Growth ideas.

BC needs some growth boosts, so here are a few ideas that may be able to help:

1) We should, as a community, try to get some Let's Plays going. People experienced in the game could post their own, or we could try and message a lot of big LPers and see if they'll do one. If someone large like Pewdiepie played, it could be a major influx of players.

2) Set up an affiliate program for inviting new players. Offer some gems (100-200 seems a fair amount) for every player you get to join that gets past a certain fame or CP mark. This could motivate people to get a lot more players in.

3) As I suggested elsewhere, talk to Kongregate or Armor Games (Is that the other website BC is hosted on?) about advertising on their sites. The more popular BC gets, the more traffic and money they get. They may be willing to cut a deal, and if it's still too expensive we could even try crowdfunding it with a gem sale or something.

It's one thing for us to sit around and talk about how BC needs more new players, but if we don't do anything about it all we're doing is being cynical and killing the game. We have to actually do something.

I don't really know Let's Plays, so I went to a huge list of Let's Players and I started compiling my own list of people to message. penguinz0 is apparently well known for covering very obscure games, so I think he should be our #1 priority with messaging: https://www.youtube.com/user/penguinz0?ob=0

Other major LPers from the list:

Fragbait: https://www.youtube.com/user/CommunityGamingGuide
OTG: https://www.youtube.com/user/OverTheGun
One F Jef: https://www.youtube.com/user/jefmajor
chuggaaconroy: https://www.youtube.com/user/chuggaaconroy
PotatoOrgy: https://www.youtube.com/user/Potatoorgy
Tobygames: https://www.youtube.com/user/TobyGames
CaptainSparklez: https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptainSparklez
STAR_ https://www.youtube.com/user/Niichts
Jerma985: https://www.youtube.com/user/Jerma985
TheSyndicateProject: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSyndicateProject
SeaNanners: https://www.youtube.com/user/SeaNanners
UberHaxorNova: https://www.youtube.com/user/UberHaxorNova
Gronkh: https://www.youtube.com/user/Gronkh
SSoHKPC: https://www.youtube.com/user/SSoHPKC
GaLmHD: https://www.youtube.com/user/GaLmHD
SlyFoxHound: https://www.youtube.com/user/xXSlyFoxHoundXx
kootra: https://www.youtube.com/user/kootra
OMGFcata: https://www.youtube.com/user/OMFGcata
theRadBrad: https://www.youtube.com/user/theRadBrad
iHasCupquake: https://www.youtube.com/user/iHasCupquake
Robbaz: https://www.youtube.com/user/robbaz
CriousGamers: https://www.youtube.com/user/CriousGamers
X: https://www.youtube.com/user/davidr64yt
OfficialNerdCubed: https://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialNerdCubed
NorthernLion: https://www.youtube.com/user/Northernlion
Achievement Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/user/letsplay

It's a ridiculously long list, but everyone listed there is fairly popular and could bring a fair influx of people. I'm gonna message each one, but they'd be much more likely to play the games if a lot of people want to see it! Message them too

Thanks Tops,

When I get a chance I'll do my part.

I go to other Kongregate games everyday and refer players to BC. I am trying to get as much newbies in as possible.