Contests and leagues have become extremely popular for virtual golfers, bowlers, bag/dart tossers and mini-golfers alike. The problem, however, is that there are still thousands of players who are searching for or trying to start one in their area.
While many have taken it upon themselves to start, recruit and run an event by themselves, this isn't easy and help might be required. This process can be frustrating, especially if a core group of dedicated and interested players are in place and ready to join in on the action.
Instead of taking this responsibility on all by yourself, it would benefit you (the player) greatly to get others involved. The amusement operator, aka the person or company that maintains, updates, and owns the game you play on, is the perfect person to get in contact with. The location owner or general manager could also be a good contact if you're serious about getting some league assistance.
Silver Strike leagues are especially popular because the concept of bowling leagues is something many are already familiar with. The fact that players can swipe in and monitor a variety of stats beyond simply average only adds to the potential possibilities one could add in to their particular bowling league.
We receive calls, emails, and inquiries on this matter on an almost daily basis. Because of this, we've recently started a process to more adequately provide the player, operator and location owner with some helpful pointers on how to easily create and maintain a league or contest. Itsgames now has an entire section built to aid operators in this process. If you're a player you can also benefit greatly from some of this knowledge, or even better, pass it along to your location and/or local amusement operator to give them as much information as possible.
From planning a budget, to marketing, to hosting an event to wrap up the entire event – the "Run Local Contest" section on www.itsgames.com has all the information needed to become a tournament or contest expert. Included, also, are some very good downloads that could provide some fantastic eye-candy if you're looking to promote this event.
We are currently working towards creating a helpful guide geared more towards players and hope to have that on each of our sites in the near future. For now, however, be sure to pass this helpful info along and your ideal league could be right around the corner!