We use the Events board here, posters and fliers in store, and (just recently) an e-mail list.

I would perfer not to use something like Facebook for events. For one, I don't use it at all and, for another, I have literally no idea how many of my players use it. Seems kind of silly to me to have to go to yet another place (besides the official WK site and here) to go and get tournament info.

But if that is the way you decide to do it, then I guess that is the way it is done :shrug: My vote, though, would be some kind of locator/event tracker actually through the Wizkids main page. Anyone who is looking for Heroclix stuff is going to go there first.

I don't use Facebook at all, and I would prefer to not be associated with it.

Something to consider about Meetup.com is that the person who maintains the group has to pay a monthly fee.

The thing I miss about a centralized event listing is for travel. When I go to a different town and want to play Heroclix I don't know everyone's private email listing, Facebook group, store forums, etc. Having the event search on the WizKids site was a great solution for this problem. I imagine new players would also go to WizKids looking for events first.

For my little group of players in Delaware, I simply just email my players weekly to let them know whats' going on for the games on Saturdays.

As for Facebook, not to thrilled about having to use that as my source to let people know what I am running. I would rather see something like the old system or I can just continue to do the simple weekly emails to my players.

I say it should all be on site. Using third party services for something like this is a bad idea and would be hard to organize in such a way as to make it useful on a larger scale. Realistically a forum isn't needed on the official site, as pertinent communications can be done via email and HcRealms is a fine resource already in place, but the event function should be there. Putting it in the hands of the players will scatter it among various other web services and make it near impossible for anyone new to find anything.

I have a facebook page for players and those interested in the game and whats going on as far as events are concerned.
It works to an extent.

I would really prefer the "old" system. Facebook is not something I want to force the store owner to use to get players in the door.

An official WK/NECA site that would have a locator program, with full editing capabilities for the Judge and Store Owner would be the way to go.(as before)

My store owner puts stickers of event times and day on each individual booster. This has gotten a few new players on board.

I display flyers at the store and get word of mouth out by other players and venues.

It just seems to make sense if players are looking for figures, rules, new product, why not find out where to play from the same website other then being redirected, logging in and accepting friends needlessly.

I'm going to echo a lot of folks here: it wasn't (terribly) broken the last time 'round; why muck with it? Have the Store Locator allow for event listings. I use Facebook rather sporadically; it's one of my "c-list" sites--feh. And yet, it did do well to invite some travelers for the local Hammer Marquees!

At my Venue, I e-mail most of the local regulars with weekly build-to rules and such. I've been doing that back to a while before Black Monday, and it seems to be working pretty well. The players can e-mail me with questions and comments about the scenarios, whether they'll be able to make it and so on. I'm right in the heart of several area colleges; I have GOT to get out and flyer the commons in the next week or three! The store's workers also play up the game if anyone asks.

I've never used the event listings here on the Realms; I suppose I should take a peek at the forums.

Muskie

I have no intrest what so ever in Facebook. I run the events for a Game store in Las Vegas and we keep in touch on HC Realms under the United States- Las Vegas thread. This has worked for over 4 years and will continue to do so. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

We currently use emails and word of mouth. We have just started a Facebook group - but only 50% of our players have joined it. (Although it has to be said that a fair number of the other 50% are to young to join facebook - not that it stops them)

In an ideal world I'd like a system that allows players to check the scenario rules/restrictions, RSVP and maybe allow us to record the results.

We've at least two judges (Noman does 90% of the Judging but we let him play now and then ) so we'd need to have away for each of us to log games etc.

I would agree with using similiar to the old system. I traveled alot and was able to visit stores: In Hawaii, California, and Texas based on looking up what venues where avaible. If you do something based on facebook you would have to know who these venues/players are to even find them and Im not a facebook person.

ditto.

Before WK went under, things went well with the old system. Most people signed up for events at the WK site, and some just showed up at the venue I frequent. In the 'dead zone' with no WK, people who played on Monday night just discussed what they would like next week's tourny to be--majority rules.

By the way, I think we need a new judge. My venue would like to know how to get one, officially, when the time is right...

Would prefer a Wizkids site store locater. I'm not the envoy currently, but when I was running events I would get a mass email/FB posting hook-up going for most of my players.

However, having an official event locator on the website would often net us new players, or be a good fallback for people who cancelled or changed email/FB accounts.

Keep in mind that the only website listed on the side of a Heroclix booster is the Wizkids site, so that should be the go-to for all relevant player info. All other forums should be for discussion.

We've used Facebook in the past, and found it to be a failure. Too many folks don't use it at all.
Right now it's an email list and in-store posting.
I'd much rather have something off the wizkids site than any other solution for several reasons.

1) Get's people seeing new stuff there.
2) Attracts new players via serendipity better.
3) Seems the most official, with the company connection.

that seems quite strange. I would guesstimate that 95% of people I know use Facebook. It's very popular in Australia.