Learn to Play Events are a great way to introduce players to Flesh and Blood! You can schedule a ‘Learn to Play’ tournament in GEM to bring new players into your store, using our free IRA Welcome Decks to support the event.
Learn to Play Events are designed to make onboarding players as time and staff efficient as possible for your store.
The Ira Welcome deck is designed to teach the basics of FAB play and showing off the games fast, fun, and furious gameplay.
- “Here's an Ira Welcome Deck. Take a look through it.”
- “Play the online tutorial (10 min) or watch the Learn to Play video (6 min) on your phone or in-store screen.”
- “Find someone to play against. If you have any questions, ask for help.”
Suggested event structure:
Learn to Play Open Session
- 60 minutes
- Each player gets an Ira Welcome Deck
- Players either play the online tutorial or watch the learn to play video then play against other new players
- Free to enter
Learn to Play Tournament
- 3-4 rounds
- Best of 1
- 30 minutes per round
- Free to enter
- Run using GEM
We have used this approach with success in local game stores. Check out a 90 second highlights video of one such event - the Ira Premiere Event - where more than 100 people learned how to play in 2 hours, then played a 7 round tournament!
What you need to do:
- Order your free IRA Welcome Decks from your preferred distributor.
- Schedule your Learn to Play Event in easy to use GEM (gem.fabtcg.com)
- Make this an open play session with no rounds.
- Promote your event online using Learn to Play Event digital assets
- Have boosters and Blitz decks available to sell to happy FAB players! Order from your local distributor.