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trailhead launch date

**Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:15 pm

Rekidk

There tend to be a lot of launches in the New Year and in the Summer, at least from what I've seen. A Fall or Spring launch may be an easy way to get our game to 'stand out.'

However, if the ARG is high-quality, people will play it--even if there are lots of other games going on at the same time.

**Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:27 pm

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**Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:55 pm

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Can't talk for other people, but for me the starting date isn't as important as the first impression. Most people here probably take a look at all the new trailheads posted in news & rumors. If their first impression of your ARG is good, they'll find time (I know I will Smile

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**Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:26 pm

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Caz · Veteran Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Posts: 127

public holidays: Sad

Don't start on any major holiday. yes we have time off work but time gets eaten by other things. and forget any date after 15th of December just start in the new year.

weekends: Smile

i myself have more time at the weekend to look throw ARG stuff [like trailheads]. so if you send out the rabbits hole on Friday you may get more players as we look over it weekend. if you start mid week you may have people find the rabbits hole but forget about it as there snowed in at work.

that about the only help i can give you about this but as every ones said if it good you will get players.

**Posted:** Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:25 pm

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Jas0n · Decorated Joined: 19 Aug 2006 Posts: 244

dates as a gimick sometimes work too...

7 July 2007

any Friday the 13th

Halloween if you're running a spooky ARG

a particular day in the year which the number of the day of that year matches something important...

but those are just gimmicks which may get people talking. When I ran Ny Takma we used a Friday 13th gimmick which happened to fall on a particularly numbered day which some people at some conspiracy site were tying in with the apocolypse and some comet that may hit the earth around that time (I hadn't seen that about the comet, but posting a video on youtube with the earth blowing up ... well that helped to fuel that debat LOL)

**Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2007 2:36 pm

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The only circumstance where launch date is important is if someone else starts a better one at the same time Confused

So just go for it!

**Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:36 am