by Kickback on Wed Jul 08, 2009 1:03 pm
I feel like weekly tourney's should stay $5. $10 scares off players that feel like their chances are slim. It's often the same people battling it out at the end. A handful of players come out for the thrill and don't mind losing $5 as bad as $10 hurts when you already feel like your chances are slim. "It's more fun to compete" is the slogan. Having more people to compete with, and get excited about pinball, should be the goal, more than seeing how much you can take from them. I am cocky enough to think that I will take some money home, I think maybe it should be planned more than 1 day and hype it a bit. Shorty's went up to $10 very briefly. When attendance went from 16 to 4 players, they went back to $5. Many people are broke and not as good as others. Just food for thought. I need friends in pinball more than I need dead presidents.
There is nothing divine about morality; it is a purely human affair. (Albert Einstein, 1934)