[MR] The SCA is Cheaper than LARPs

[Achbar Ibn Ali]

On Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:27:39 EDT, you wrote:

>Just my two cents, take it for what it's worth.

>We have a family of 3 adults and often times have several newcomers or  
>newbies with us.   And our newcomers are surprised at how small most  of 
>our event fees are.  Shoot a movie rental and pizza along for the 3 of  us 
>will run $20 easily and that's for a couple of hours entertainment.  But  even 
>the more expensive fees are still a bargin to us.  And the cost of  feast?  
>Let's see a good meal out runs 15 to 25 per person.  That's  one entree, a 
>side or two and a drink.  No dessert, no varied choices and  certainly not 
>several portions to enjoy at your leisure.  And fast  food?  Well for the 
>typical $7 to $8 feast cost you'll get a burger, fries  and drink...none of 
>which is original and certainly not good for you!  Cost  wise, to me no matter 
>how you break it down a weekend event or even a day trip  is well worth 
>every penny I spend including the trip to the event.
> 

>Milicent
I agree with you.   The SCA over all is pretty cheap, this is one of
the many reasons I do the SCA.
  get this, while at ConCarolinas a few weeks ago, there was a panel
of people who do similar but not really the same things as the SCA.
These were mainly Live Action Role Players.   On average, these guys
are paying $50.00 an event and have to buy food on top of that.   The
SCA is a deal.




Achbar