Looking For Group Listing: Advanced Options

I've noticed that there seems to be an increase in the amount of GM's looking to run games that consist of 7+ players.  Likely from people who are inspired by the web series Critical Role, or people who want to run West Marches style games. I've no problem with people using the forums to recruit for these games, but as someone who generally enjoys playing in smaller groups it's becoming more and more difficult for me to find a group that works for me. I was thinking it might be nice to have a tab for the preferred group size when looking through the advanced options.  Something like: Small group (2-3 players), average group (4-6 players), large group (7+ players) or West Marches (10+ players).  Thanks for taking the time to read this.

I think it depends on game - to me, a "small group" is 3-5, 5-7 is average, and 8+ is large.  Most groups I have been in, run, and observed (across 4 different systems & almost 3 decades), tended to be in the 6-8 range. A small group was GM+3-4.  Don't forget as well, that the GM(s) count towards the # of players. 

True, though it was more a basis than an exact number.  Either way, I think it would prove useful.

I also want this. I would vote for this if the page voiting where werking.

I think that you're on to something, but your problem in particular I think can be solved by talking to the DM and also just being perceptive about looking at the listings or the forum posts as the almost always provide enough information about group sizes. And if they do not, then asking the DM for her or his preferred group size will solve the problem. That said I think it would be a good thing to bring the tags more in to play than they currently are.  For the moment you can click the "new players welcome" and the "mature content". Not too long ago, to my knowledge there was a section where you could write tags for your game so that others also could search for those and get a match.  bringing something like that would probably be a good idea both for forumpsots and the listings.  Having something like dropdown boxes with titles such as "fantasy" "real life" "horror" and then supply the post creator with plenty of options from these lists such as "fantasy" can expand in to "high fantasy with medium magic set in medieval era with steampunk influence". Or you could just leave the broad "fantasy" option clicked depending on how you want it.  then players could also whilst searching forms game click in their own preferred options of games, making it either narrow or broad. So even if a DM has clicked in the "high fantasy with medium magic set in medieval era with steampunk influence" options the game would also show up for someone that only searches for "fantasy" or "steampunk" As they are the broad searches.  This can of course be added to the number of players too, but I think that setting a specific number will be hard to fill in as sometimes things changes a shout search. Thusly leaving as it is now in the listings where it says X slots open should be enough information combined with just a quick chat. 

I wouldn't mind options like that either. 

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