2. A brief summary of what’s to come:
ŠŠ The scale of things.
ŠŠ How much space is needed to play Magic?
ŠŠ What to look out for when arranging space for Magic tournaments?
ŠŠ General overview of crowd management.
Introduction
23. Natural light
Comes in two varieties:
ŠŠ focused (bad)
ŠŠ scattered (good)
Can be controlled via curtains or blinders.
What to look out for
24. Acoustics
Not often a problem, but usually seriously annoying once problematic.
What to look out for
25. Smells
Check for any unpleasant smelling areas and determine what is causing the smell.
Usual suspects:
ŠŠ toilets
ŠŠ trash cans
What to look out for
26. Things you are able to feel
Some examples:
ŠŠ sticky floors
ŠŠ unpleasant table surfaces
ŠŠ heat vents
ŠŠ cold areas
What to look out for
33. Determine points of interest
Typical POIs at a Magic tournament:
ŠŠ Judge table (registration, reporting results)
ŠŠ The pairing/standing board (checking pairings/standings)
ŠŠ Toilets
ŠŠ Tables
Arranging Space
34. Figure out optimal communication between POIs
If your POIs are fixed, try to make sure it’s easy to get from one to another. If you
have the ability to place your POIs where you please, try to create pathways that
require your players to move around the least.
Arranging Space
35. Space required for comfortable two-way communication
Arranging Space
120 cm
36. Logical, continous table numbering
A player should not be forced to wander around the venue trying to locate his or
her table. Avoid assigning consecutive table numbers to tables that are far away
from each other.
Arranging Space
40. Understanding crowd behaviour
Crowds are groups of individuals with distinct objectives that additionaly share
a crowd mentality. Individual crowd members will make their own decisions, but
they’ll often take into account what other crowd members are doing in the pro-
cess.
Crowd Management
53. ŠŠ The human scale
ŠŠ The amount of space Billy needs to play Magic
ŠŠ What to look out for when arranging tournament space (use all 5 senses)
ŠŠ Basics of arranging space:
ŒŒ Points of Interest
ŒŒ Communication
ŒŒ Logical layout
ŒŒ Avoiding choke points
ŠŠ Crowd mangement:
ŒŒ Understanding crowd mentality
ŒŒ Controlling crowds through planning, vision denial and proper signage
Summary
54. Thank You.
If you have any Questions, now is
probably a good time to ask them.
