I've taken up the challenge of growing a local CoCLCG community from scratch. Bought three Core Sets, made a bunch of 'highlander' style two-faction decks and started teaching anybody I could Shanghai at Gameology FLGS last Thursday.
I taught "W" the store employee, who whupped me convincingly, and then another guy "R", who also thrashed me in his first attempt. Both were taken with the LCG approach as both had years previously sworn off CCGs. I thought that was a pretty good start.
Showed up again last night, Tuesday. I taught three youngsters, who REALLY seemed to enjoy the game, and particularly seemed to enjoy driving their buddies' characters insane !
"R" from last week arrived, and PURCHASED THE CORE SET ! Wanted to play again ! We had a game which I managed to win.
Then we attracted "T" who learned the rules and played against "R" with me on overwatch/consultation. "T" played cleverly and beat "R", said he had fun, discovered the core set is only $40, and ORDERED TWO OF THEM from Gameology, since they had no more in stock !!
Now if FFG would actually send me the two League packets I ordered and paid for two weeks ago, things would be even better !
I'm very jazzed, this could just work.
Chick