So last week I mentioned to the guys in my gaming group that I would like to try run a game of The Pool. I explained it a bit to them and got some interest so later on that evening I sent a link out to the rules page for them to peruse at their leisure. I got a few responses back to the effect of, “I’ll make up a character,” but I had one pretty strongly negative response to it so I don’t think we’re going to be running it.
I can’t say I’m too surprised or disappointed. I figured a few of the guys would feel uncomfortable with it and that a few others would be gung-ho about it, so I kept my expectations low. After all — I don’t even know if I would like it. The only really surprising thing is who fell where: One of the guys who is relatively inexperienced in playing RPGs seemed to really like the idea. It was one of my experienced RPG players who had a strong negative reaction to it.
In any case, we’ve currently got a glut of games in need of playing, so I suppose adding anything else to the pile is just gratuitous.
Color me unsurprised. I mentioned last time that there’s a weird gamer culture thing where people don’t want to try new things. Non-gamers are usually up for anything, and don’t require a “sales job” to give it a shot for an hour or two.