Session Length and You

jadrax · September 04, 2012, 06:03:07 AM

One game I am running is 7pm till 1am, the other is 12noon to around 9 pm. So I do not really fit your poll.

Bedrockbrendan · September 04, 2012, 08:12:16 AM

We do 4-6 hours. When i was younger, longer sessions were the norm though (starting at 5 pm and running well into 2 or 3 am). Right now 4-6 seems to do the trick.

deadDMwalking · September 04, 2012, 08:26:19 AM

We aim for a 5 hour game 1/week on Sundays. Noon to 5pm. Two of us have children and family responsibilities, so going too late just isn't an option anymore.

4-6 hours hits a sweet spot for me. You have enough time for general chit-chat but you can still cover a lot of ground in the session. Much longer and I think people tend to lose focus. Much shorter and you just don't hit your stride.

Marleycat · September 04, 2012, 10:53:20 AM

2-3 hours is the normal length. But usually a sitdown dinner and the rest are on top of the that. We have children and other commitments so even though we would love to go longer it just never works out that way.

The Butcher · September 04, 2012, 11:50:32 AM

Yeah, I too the 8-12 hour sessions of halcyon youth.

Nowadays I mostly play on week nights, 4 hour sessions (give or take an hour).

We did have a 7-hour splurge some months back which cost me dearly in terms of sleep time...

Silverlion · September 04, 2012, 09:32:00 PM

I can't vote because of your arbitrary time blocks!

We game from 2-4 hours depending on game, players and GM.

When I was younger we played upwards of eight hours.

JamesV · September 04, 2012, 09:38:48 PM

Saturdays, through the afternoon into night, after grabbing and eating the usual junk food. Though last weekend's big meal at the BBQ joint was a brilliant idea.

VectorSigma · September 04, 2012, 09:51:00 PM

Lately I run 2 to 2 1/2 hours online.

Previous to that, I ran 6-7 hour in-person games.

They both have their advantages and disadvantages, but I have a lot less interest in marathons than when I was younger.

RPGPundit · September 05, 2012, 08:42:35 PM

My Tuesday/Sunday games run about 6 hours; the Saturday games run about 9 hours.

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Imperator · September 06, 2012, 07:57:48 AM

With my CoC crew, as we play on weekdays, 3 hours with a sharp focus, little to no kibbitzing. With my Traveller group about 6 hours, with probably 4 of solid intense playing, and about an hour before and after for socializing.

RPGPundit · September 07, 2012, 01:34:43 PM

Yeah, in our game we take about an hour or so at the start of the game to just socializing, usually while we're waiting for our more chronically-late players.

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