It’s a fair question. After all you have Facebook and Twitter, plus two or three other websites dedicated to board games or RPGs. Your local gaming group probably has it’s own mailing list, your favorite game store posts events on their website, and, when you remember, you can even connect with other gamers on the websites of your favorite game publishers.

How’s that working out for you?

If you are like me, even with (or because of) all those sites you still aren’t gaming as often as you’d like. You tell yourself it’s because you are too busy, but sometimes you wonder. What about the gaming opportunities that are getting lost in the shuffle?

There was that time you forgot about game night because the invitation got buried in a pile of Mafia Wars gifts. You’ve also missed more than one message from your gaming group listserv because your e-mail client decided it was spam. On the other hand, you did have that one great night of gaming with a group of friends. . .of course that was three months ago and you’ve not gotten around to scheduling another one.

So maybe your gaming life could use a little TLC. But how is joining another gaming website going to solve that problem??

The answer lies in a fairy tale with three hairy beasts and a blonde.

 

Some sites are too big

Facebook and, to a lesser extent, Twitter can be useful for gamers because most people are already using the sites for other reasons. Since everyone is already there, adding your game night as an event and inviting the friends you want to attend should be pretty easy.

Except--there’s that one guy in the group who is morally opposed to Facebook so you end up having to invite him separately. Also, Mark Zuckerburg moves the events link every three weeks so it’s hard to tell if your friends are ignoring your invite or just didn’t see it. RPVPing to a friend’s event isn’t so bad--if you saw it come through in the first place and remember to dig through the notes about your high school reunion, virtual fundraisers, and Aunt Sally’s Tupperware party to find the invitation when it’s time to add it to your calendar.

Even after all that digging, there is the problem of that new person you met at GenCon. He was pretty cool, and you’d like to game with him again--but there’s “I’d like to play games with you” friends and “I want you to see everything I post on Facebook” friends. Is creating a new Facebook filter worth the trouble??

When you look at it like that, having a website that is just about game related activities and friends could be very useful. . .

 

Some sites are too small

Then there are gaming sites on the other end of the spectrum. These sites are great--for a very narrow portion of your gaming life. One covers absolutely every aspect of board gaming, but says nothing about minis. Other sites are perfect for role-players --so long as that is the only type of game they play. Then, there are geographically specific sites. Your local game group has an e-mail list and maybe a website--which is great for when you want to play with them, but not so useful for planning a private get together. Finally, we mustn't forget the websites and blogs for individual stores, game publishers, up-and-coming game designers & reviewers--each promoting their particular gaming world-view.

There is no way a single website could, or even should, replace all of the diverse people and perspectives behind these sites. And yet, a gamer who plays more than one type of game with more than one group of people ends up needing to keep track of a whole lot of websites pretty quickly. What’s worse is there are tons of amazing niche sites that never reach their full potential because it’s hard to get noticed when the Internet is big and the sites are so small.

 

Play More Gamez is just right

By serving all kinds of gamers, but limiting its focus to gaming and game related activities, Play More Gamez is not so big that your gaming plans get lost, and not so small that your gaming activities end up spread over several different platforms.

In addition to being right sized, Play More Gamez is also highly customizable. 

• Only want to game with people you know? Make your events private and lock down your profile's privacy settings.
• Want to meet your gaming neighbors? Create or join a group focused on your city. 
• Want to grow your fan base? If you have a product or service that gamers want, you are welcome to create a group exclusively for the fans of your stuff--either as an outpost to your website, or as a way to reach your fans without the headache of building a site from scratch. 
• Want to discover new games, gaming merchandise or ideas? Browse the groups created by your fellow gamers and join the ones that peek your interest.

 

What about Chickens and Eggs?

The problem with most new gaming sites is they require critical mass before they actually do anything. That means in order to get off the ground, website creators have to convince gamers to join before the site is useful--and then hope to grow fast enough that the site starts to provide benefits before the early adopters lose interest.

Play More Gamez is different. As soon as you and the people with whom you already game join, you’ll be able to start benefiting from the site. You can create private events to schedule your weekly game and keep track of who is bringing what. You can create private groups to start planning your hotel arrangements for next year’s Origins, (and make fun of the dude who snores). If you are the creator of one of the aforementioned niche gamer sites you can start introducing your work to a larger audience. No lines, no waiting.

Too Long, Didn’t read

Play More Gamez lets you keep all of your gaming related relationships and events (public and private) in the same place, keeps them from getting lost in the shuffle of the non-gaming aspects of your life, and serves as a platform to introduce you to new gamers, games, gaming websites and opportunities to play more often.

Also it’s free so join already!