Games of the Month VLOG November 2024

[@VikingKittens]

Excellent VLOG Paul. I enjoy listening to these as I work. Congrats on another successful Gridcon. Cheers

[@arnaudvanderploeg]

Thanks for another nice VLOG. Regarding Gridcon: I am a Patreon supporter, haven't been to any Gridcon, but I would consider coming in the coming years. I think it's totally fair to sell them to Patreon supporters first. I'd say reserve a certain number of tickets for Patreon supporters to be sold beforehand, 200 for example. Then make the remaining 100 (and any left from the presale) available to everyone.

[@rachelbrown989]

I feel like it is totally fair to open tickets to patreon supporters first. I've been to GridCon now for 3 years and been a patreon supporter for 5 years(?) I think, GridCon is a lovely bonus and wonderful for catching up with all people we chat to every day in the slack channel, but it isn't why I am a patreon supporter.

[@Feldingor]

Great video Paul, lots of interesting games. On the Andromeda’s Edge subject: I’m not sure what comments people left you on your playthrough video, but the rulebook says “return all your ships from the BOARD and SCRAPYARD to your STATION”. Ships already on the station (i.e. those you didn’t launch on the board aka map) are not returned. They are ALREADY on the ration. You get to use just the ships you launched on the map or got destroyed but you’ve been able to move them to the repair barge. On their way back to your station, you can use them to activate modules in your station, before finally moving them to your launch bays at the end of your turn. Unless the rulebook is deeply wrong-spelled, there’s no way one could interpret it as “you can also use ships in the launch bay to activate modules” “Board” in the rulebook lingo is the sectors map, NOT your own player board. That is the STATION

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thanks for clarifying. I must have misunderstood what the other person was saying.

[@shinjial]

About Gridcon: I'd say give early access to a % number of patreon, and save the rest for the public; if you have 300 spots total, 200 early access, 100 open. That'll give your patreon enough slots and it'll give some of them time to consider if they want to go or their schedule. They can then buy the open tickets if they want.

[@heatherdash5815]

This was my thoughts exactly too. I have no problem as all the tickets open to Patreons even as a non Patreon member but I can totally understand that is something that you and Vickie would not want

[@jackpotman1984]

My thought as well. I feel like many events do this sort of thing.

[@elainetyger]

I very much enjoyed the game of Just One with you and the others two nights before what was officially gridcon but for me was the start of gridcon.

[@devonhickey3302]

My friend and I just finished our ISS Vanguard campaign two weeks ago! Started in April and we loved every bit of it. What a game. Every time we thought we had things figured out, we abaolutely didn't. 10/10 game. 🔥🔥 Can't wait for your review.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Sounds like we had similar experiences.

[@LungGore]

Hi Paul, Thank you for hosting Gridcon; it has been enjoyable event as always. Personally without moving to a larger venue (which you already mentioned that this will be a long term solution) there is no easy fix as it will always disappoint certain people. As a patreon member it will be disappointing if the tickets go out to members and public at the same time and ending up with no tickets to come to event. If the public enjoys these events and want to get tickets early, they will become a patreon member. You will have another problem is when all 300 tickets go to all patreon and even then some patreon member might miss out but hopefully the future plans will rectify this. Also, I recommend you hire a helper with the event as I can understand the frustration of being at a gaming event and not being able to have any free time to play games yourself. Keep up the good work!

[@brianonboard6483]

As an (non board game) event organiser and non patreon supporter, although I do watch a lot of your videos, I think the way you do the tickets is totally fair, your Patreon supporters enable you to make a lot of the videos, so for me the fact they can priority access to tickets is a bonus for them, in thanks for their support. Whichever way you do it, you will get people complaining or unhappy, but I would say they would be in the minority. As an event organiser I always get a small number of complainers, especially when an event sells out, and I have had to grow some thick skin to not over analyse everything that is said and go with the if 99.9% are happy then I must be doing something right.

[@georgioschalikias4883]

What a relief of having you back ! after the "madness" of GridCon5 !!! Any plans Christmas ?

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Got a couple of ideas, but still not fully unpacked yet, and lots planned for the next few weeks.

[@serensoner3944]

I'm a patreon supporter, although I haven't attended GridCon yet. I think it makes sense that patreon supporters have priority, from 2 perspectives: 1. indirectly, they help this event happen. 2. there's a very good community there which is already well knit together. I would keep supporting your patreon regardless of your decision, but I think the current set is totally fair. But if the number of patreon supporters requesting tickets is too high, even for the current capacity.. Maybe increase the prices? :)

[@amazingConSim]

I am a current patreon supporter but I have not been to any GridCon. I would love to attend at least once in the future if and when I travel to the UK. I don't mind, due to the early access ticketing system, that all the attendees are patrons of the channel.

[@JohnClem56]

I'd love to attend Gridcon but being in the US it's unlikely I'll actually ever be able to. I think giving advanced access to Patreon supporters makes perfect sense. I think the way you're doing it works and is logical. However, if you definitely want to continue to have a mix of Patreon and non-Patreon attendees then one idea to consider is to set aside a fixed percentage of tickets specifically for non-Patreon attendees. Set a deadline for public (non-Patreon) tickets to be purchased. Any tickets left after the public sales could then be made available to any Patreon members that did not get a ticket in the advanced ticket sales. As always, thanks for the video and glad another successful Gridcon is in the books!

[@GamingRulesVideos]

4 people came from the US this year. Almost 6 :)

[@Theplaysthet]

Please come soon Captains Chair! Pleeeeease! 🤣🤣🤣

[@GamingRulesVideos]

I don't know what you mean... It's already here ;) #jealousy

[@IosifStalin2]

This is more exciting than the World Chess Championship currently in Singapore!

[@PhilSorrell]

I was not a patreon but managed to get GridCon tickets from the waiting list. I have become a patreon because of the community I discovered at the event. I think there is nothing wrong with giving your supporters first shout, but at the same time having at least some public tickets makes for a more diverse event. I would suggest an allocation available for the public but giving patreons not able to get tickets priority on the waiting list. As for charities - MS Trust is close to my heart after I was diagnosed with MS in 2010.

[@Vequeth]

Glad you like Agemonia - also loving it here, every time I play it I am impressed by its value and tha passion that went to the content in that box.

[@crepusculo1027]

I'm here just for a while to give you a like and a view, but please know that I'll listen to o you via the podcast :-D keep being awesome

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Thank you. It should be there later today.

[@sarahb5179]

Since I'm in the USA, it's very unlikely that I will ever attend a Gridcon. I am a Patreon supporter because I like your content. I'm happy having someone else be able to use my possible Gridcon ticket. Since you have been very transparent on how Gridcon tickets are handled, I think it's fair. :)

[@GamingRulesVideos]

4 people came from the US this time :) Would have been more but two people couldn't make it at last minute.

[@richardcrozier-jobber7502]

As a 'member of the public, I think it is absolutely fair to give Patreon Supporters priority. No problem at all

[@ragura]

Same! I also happen to think the price of admission is too low. Even if you double it… I’m saying this for the health of the con’s future. Plus, you could then afford to pay yourself and volunteers at least a stipend, which you all deserve! I’m not saying it has to change into a profitable venture, just a proponent of equilibrium. 😊

[@GamingRulesVideos]

@@ragura Thanks. Compared to other cons, we are definitely cheap. But we don't run it to make money. Ticket prices will likely increase next year though so we can pay more people to help us.

[@elainetyger]

@@GamingRulesVideos that would be exactly my suggestion, to double the price and pay some people to help you. There's no rule against making money on it anyway right? I'm coming there from the US, and the price of the convention itself this year was about 2% of my cost for the trip. Someone driving over locally may have a different opinion.

[@jareduxr]

Glad to hear that the Andromeda Edge moon rule was tweaked because that one stuck out like a rough edge on an otherwise smooth game.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

I thought so too.

[@eikejmeyer]

Thank you for hosting GridCon, it was my first time this year and it was amazing! As for the tickets: I personally feel it is totally ok to allow for early booking for patreon supporters as a thank you and if it sells out in that stage, it sells out. One alternative would either be to make it free for all from the get go which you don't want and I agree. It feels nice and appreciative that as patreons we get this benefit of early booking. The second alternative would be to limit patreon early bookings, which as a patreon would feel really bad if you don't get one of the early tickets and then also don't get a ticket during regular release. Also, it is not like you are trying to push people to become supporters, but that GridCon it is just so popular that so many people want to come. And if those supporting the channel buy all the tickets during early booking, that is ok imo. Patreon is not exclusive, so anyone can join if they want to and if you compare the ticket + patreon membership to the cost of travel and hotel, it is not that much to pay on top if anyone REALLY wants that. Another option would be to run another GridCon each year to help spread the crowd between both, but of course that is a LOT of extra work.

[@johnmedany9294]

and I suspect that you'd still get the same issue with the Patreons.

[@georgioschalikias4883]

We thank you !!! for all the efforts to organize and run Gridcon5 !!! Is it Gridcon6 yet ?

[@GamingRulesVideos]

soon!

[@KMReviews]

With andromedas edge I suggest 3 players as the best count. I suggest trying the nethervoid deck. I also highly suggest different factions. Pick one that lines up with your playstyle. Really focus on getting tactics cards. I highly suggest playing as the telluloid technoblorps at least once. That person is correct, you can return to station whenever you want. There’s a lot of nuances in the game. “You lost 3 ships”. You shouldn’t be bringing in 3 ships into a battle early in the game unless you have some great tactics cards or repairs ready. You also realize getting those repair moons are great. You can slot one in the compensation slot. Slot them in the moon spots on the brown ones. If you get those purple ones you can slot anywhere, slot them on green and you can eventually get sooo much with one ship. I played a game and now a strategy of mine is to slot lots of repairs so by the time I return to station I can still use everything.

[@kevinsmith9899]

At times, I have been a patreon supporter, and at times I have not. I don't expect to ever attend Gridcon, for geographical reasons. I think whatever you decide to do is fair. Pick your values, draft rules to best express those values, and don't fret over the consequences. If I were in your position, I would either offer the slots to supporters first, then the public (as you have done). Or perhaps allocate X slots for the public, offer 300-X to supporters first, and then X (where of course supporters could also end up with tickets as members of the public). Presumably for each allocation, there would either be a "first-come-first-serve" queue or a lottery system (your choice). But back to what I said: Don't fret. Just do your best, which you naturally do anyway.

[@renvhoek]

Revive is in Alpha

[@johnmedany9294]

Don't change the Patreon early access - It makes perfect sense and is definitely the right thing to do. My own fault I missed out ... that won't happen again - miserable weekend lol. Realistically the only solution (if the fact there's only a small number of place left and it bothers you) is grow the con so its bigger than the Patreon - which of course then becomes a logistical nightmare ...

[@SisyphusX]

If Jamey gave you the idea for Play And Win, he likely borrowed that idea from his hometown game con, Geekway to the West. They do the same thing with around 200 copies of 100 games. List should be up on BGG.

[@crepusculo1027]

Suggestion for gridcon: limit the number of early access tickets. You could say only 150 of them go early, and the rest via normal channels.

[@bugscheese]

GridCon ticket solution: Sell 80% advanced tix to Patreon supporters. When they run out, have a draw for the last 20% made up of late Patreon supporters and the public.

[@michaeledmonds4849]

Love the game currently sitting on your table (at the time of this recording)

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Did you catch my playthrough video?

[@michaeledmonds4849]

@@GamingRulesVideos Yes, on VOD though as we were out of town for the USA holiday and would have been rude to ignore our hosts for a Gaming Rules livestream :)

[@RasmusNicolajWest]

I think it is fair that patreons get first pick on tickets. And I would love to gome at some point. But requires some travel and planning. And I don't have an issue with it fully booked by patreons. Theater tickets are not the same as they but on multiple shows and there are a lot more seats than they have patreons

[@Yxvandoolu]

I would let 200 of the 300 tickets go to patreons with a raffle for who gets a ticket. The remaining tickets go on normal sale and can be bought by anyone, incl. patreons who missed out in the raffle. Any patreon who completely missed out this year automatically get offered a ticket for next year.

[@SisyphusX]

I think the GridCon question is simply a long term question of convention growing pains. Most successful conventions outgrow their founding venue and their founding staff. Once you change venue, expand your staff, and can expand your administrative expense - it works fine. Measure 2025 attendance (likely purely Patreon) and search for venues that fit that number +25% non member current and +20% space for growth. Yes that’s a lot of work. And that’s why the even bigger red flag for you is that you couldn’t play. You need to expand staff. This is now a real Enterprise with stakeholders, and you’re in the Captain’s Chair. Your job isn’t to do everything. It’s to provide a spirit to the bridge crew.

[@SirKarlosG]

As a gridcon patreon, personally I want to have early access as I want to attend local conventions and this is one of the closest (I am based in Devon) which a lot of my friend's who are also supporter's. It is a good chance to try some new releases. If the question was framed as would I continue to support without this it would be a interesting question as it was definitely a draw to sign up. I appreciate your content and efforts although I am more interested in playing games than knowing about the new releases. The Q&As are my favourite format of video and very fun. I have recently started engaging in the slack channel, which is a great community.

[@UtterMarcus]

if the young Paul liked to play Talisman, you are Lucky (we are lucky) that Vlaada made Prophecy ;) Z-Man version

[@jeffhiatt1682]

I really appreciate your concern in trying to balance the needs of the public against the Patreon supporters. Its a tough situation. The simplest solution is you hold back 20% or so of the tickets for the public to purchase. Patreon members who miss the early access will still have an opportunity to get tickets via the public sale. There is no perfect solution, but were I in your position this would be my starting point. Prefer Beyond the Horizon over Beyond the Sun

[@TheSludgeMan]

I'm not a patron and have no problem with the early access thing. If as long as you hold back at least some for non-patrons I don't see any issue with it at all. But I understand your concerns about wanting to find the right balance so it's not just a patreon exclusive event, which I agree would be a bit icky.

[@andrewdobbs4623]

Hi Paul, in regard to Gridcon. I’m not a patreon member and I’d love to come. However, your patreon’s keep your channel going and fully support you year round. Therefore I do believe that they earn the right to attend ahead of anybody else. Perhaps, if this is possible, you could reward your most loyal supporters (for example those who have supported you for 12 months or more) with the pre-sale and the put the rest on general sale after that?

[@futurescaper]

I actually like Beyond the Horizon slightly better, having played it once recently. And I say that as someone who has played Beyond the Sun over 20 times and love it. In Beyond the Horizon, are the tokens that you place to indicate whether something is a warrior or settler a bit fiddly? Yes. But the mechanics of exploring the world and gaining points by putting out improvements ,fortifications or settling a village seemed more interesting than the Planets board in Beyond the Sun. So, at the end of the day, Beyond the Sun still feels more streamlined and less friction to play, but I like the added depth of the world exploration (and the additional track on the player boards) in Beyond the Horizon.

[@jackiethomas325]

I think your right in Patreon Supports getting early access etc. it all started from what I know at your house to get the Patreon community together to play games. Keeping the heart of the convention will be crucial as it grows. I like that Grid Con is smaller and more about the community and playing games and getting together. Hopefully one day I will make it to at least one Grid Con. I am a Patreon supporter since August/September 24 and really love the community and slack channel. Having ran work conventions we had to split it into two across a number of days. Could you run it from Friday to Monday inc therefore 4 days and sell tickets to attend the Friday & Saturday or Sunday & Monday therefore more get the chance to attend but only 2 days? The raffle would be more difficult as you would need to split it into two raffles potentially 🤷🏼‍♀️ but doable as an interim solution for more to be able to attend.

[@lilmuns1]

The Gridcon dilemma. I think it's great that you allow your patreon supporters to have first access to tickets. They are the ones already supporting your channel and it's a nice nod to them to say thank you for your ongoing support. I don't know what your schedule is like there (sounds busy) but if it's bothering you I'd just cancel patreon earlybird access and during gridcon have a patron only event either at the beginning of the con (perhaps on the Thursday if you do an extra day if possible) or at the end. Perhaps a more relaxed atmosphere where you have a chance to interact or play with patrons. Give the Patrons the heads up when tickets go on sale and then its fair to both parties and the patrons still feel like they are acknowledged for their support.

[@nickgiannini8860]

I'm proud to have been the one to first point out the moon amounts and suggest following the player aid for simplicity in andromedas edge 😅 Peter and Luke have been very accommodating to rules questions and tweaks.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Good for you! Thank you.

[@BoardGaymesJames]

I don’t think you’re ever late to the party 19:05 when a game isn’t in retail yet, but I do try and make sure a game is in stores still if I’m covering “late” lol I respect your opinion regardless if you played while paid, any bias there is going to be so minimal and if you’re lying will come through blatantly in your voice lol

[@GamingRulesVideos]

I'm a terrible liar :)

[@LarrySchneider]

I will rarely go into a Andromeda’s Edge battle where I have multiple ships on the line without having at least 1 combat tactics card in my hand that would help me avoid a disaster. I learned a hard lesson early on that tactics cards are a critical part of the game. If I’m holding far fewer tactics cards than my opponents, I’m putting myself at a severe disadvantage.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Good plan!

[@c.w.2000]

I live in Canada, and I am quite certain I will never attend Gridcon. I am also not a Patreon subscriber. Both could happen if I won the lottery. 😀 However, I agree with some of the other comments that suggest doing early access for 66-80% of the tickets for Patreon members only, then opening the remaining tickets to anyone. That way the odds are in favour of the Patreon members without being totally exclusive.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

4 people came from the US this year. :) #justsaying

[@jacobmason3313]

I would think that it would be reasonable to open the tickets for Gridcon to Patreon members early, but limit it to 200 out of the 300 available tickets (or some other proportion). That way patreon supporters have that opportunity and members of the public too. Still an advantage for Patreon supporters, just not a given that you'll get a ticket in the early batch - so you have to be quick! Just like anyone else who wants a ticket - they will have to be quick too! As a disclaimer, I'm not a patreon supporter, haven't attended Gridcon before and am unlikely to. This is just a suggestion that feels fair to me.

[@Jon.Frosty]

Gridcon Question: I really appreciate that you would like some of the tickets to be available to the general public. But I also don’t see any issue with all the tickets being snapped up by your Patreon supporters. They are the people who are choosing to consistently support you. They 100% deserve the first opportunity to purchase tickets and if they happen to buy all the tickets then so be it. Absolutely nothing wrong with that. You might want to consider how long the early access is for and how many tickets each Patreon can purchase. But other than that it is what it is.

[@kylemeighan1143]

If you don't want GridCon to be Patreon only but still want to give Patreon early access. Do both. Give Patreon early access to the first 200 tickets, then open up the last 100 tickets to the public (still including Patreons that didn't take advantage or missed the first 200) This provides the benefit you want to give to Patreons while still leaving a fair distribution to everyone.

[@selby2180]

I came here to say this so, thanks for saving me the time :)

[@rickhoward5830]

I'm conflicted re gridcon, I can see patreon only being the best option, but also want some local people I know who aren't patreons to be able to go...

[@brianmccarty3615]

Unlikely to attend Maybe limit early access to a certain number (250?)

[@klaus3856]

I see no issue with limiting tickets to only Patron folks. Your bigger issue will be when you need to restrict access further. Rather than a bigger venue, how about doing Gridcon twice a year, same venue?

[@karloarciaga7084]

I cant find Revive on Board Game Arena.... can anyone help?

[@SisyphusX]

It’s in testing, so you have to be signed up to test.

[@karloarciaga7084]

@SisyphusX np!

[@CATPLANET24]

@@SisyphusX Is it in alpha or beta testing?

[@SisyphusX]

@@CATPLANET24Still in Alpha. :/

[@frankhechtner3156]

Thanks for the nice vlog. Let's talk about Gridcon. That's simply an economic problem. Your capacity is limited, and you are reaching out to more people. I think it is still fair for Patreon supporters to have pre-access. If you would like, you can still place an amount of x for non-patreon supporters. In nearly every video, you acknowledge the support of Patreon supporters. This would include in my opinion to give this group early access.

[@KDSBestGameDev]

I don't like two things in andromedas edge. Combat and the immersion. Claiming moons and noone can contest that is for me very strange. Also your first ship can fly wherever but your second/third/whatever ship can't. Extremly breaks Immersion for me. Gridcon dilemma: If you want some public tickets maybe sell 250 of the 300 tickets to patreons early and then all remaining to the public. It is absolutly fine to sell early access to patreon. Opinion of a non patreon supporter.

[@quesoblanco444]

I love Men-Nefer! Hardly anyone has covered it on KZbin.

[@azzido851]

Paul, Are you the author of any board game rulebook?

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Yes. Many. I was a rulebook writer and editor for many years :)

[@azzido851]

@GamingRulesVideos What makes them clear and engaging?

[@GamingRulesVideos]

@@azzido851 That's not something that can easily be answered in a reply to a KZbin comment :) Rulebook writing is an art and takes a lot of time and experience.

[@andrewwilson895]

Note: I am not a patron, nor am I in a position to go to the UK for a con. I think it's fine if all the sales go to patrons. That said, if you're uncomfortable with that, maybe run a patron poll. I imagine they'd like the opportunity, and many may have (despite your intentions) engaged with the incentive system you created to try to get early purchases. If you DON'T WANT all ticket sales to go to patrons, you shouldn't offer it. Let patrons know WELL IN ADVANCE that this incentive will be going away. OR add a higher Patreon tier that DOES offer early ticket sales. OR offer early sales ONLY to patrons who have pledged for the last 12 (or 6+, etc.) months.

[@johnfoughty8501]

Regarding Gridcon 6: As a patreon supporter and someone who's never come to GridCon (but who has dreams of planning a family vacation to the UK just so I can slip away for a day of gaming with you fine folks, while my wife takes the kids to local zoo or something), I wonder if you've thought about selling day-passes. For example, if the con lasts three days, you could sell 150 tickets for the full weekend, then maybe 450 1-day-only passes (150 tickets per day for 3 days) and then limit the number of passes per person? Of course, it would require people buying the day passes to be on an honor-system and not buy 3 individual day-passes all for themselves. This is obviously not the most elegant solution, as it limits some people's access to the con more than others, but it might be a way to allow more people to access the event, even if this is only for a day at a time. And that, after all, is what you were asking for suggestions on, right? That being said, buying a one-day-only pass would work perfectly for me, as I plan to slip away for a bit of gaming while my wife takes the kids to a local museum for the day! Haha! :D

[@elainetyger]

The cost for all three days of grid con is less than a day at pax unplugged in Philadelphia

[@johnfoughty8501]

@elainetyger Understood. I have no idea how much tickets are now, but the suggestion still stands. If a full weekend pass currently costs $150, then each day pass could cost $60. It helps bump up the amount collected for donations, as well as allows for a 150 full-weekend, patreon-first tickets to be pre-sold, then a bunch more individual/day passes to be sold to patreon/the public. Anyway, it's just a suggestion to throw in the hat. 😉

[@elainetyger]

@ I think the ticket this year was 30 pounds for the entire time if I remember correctly and I think the price is too low

[@johnfoughty8501]

@@elainetyger oh wow, that's way low!

[@nickgiannini8860]

Hey Paul i feel like i should point this out again here since it is a pretty big rules misunderstanding for andromedas edge. You may return to station without any ships on the board but you only get to activate modules with ships that come from the board or the repair barge, so if you return to station when all your ships are still in your launch bay you wont get to activate any modules. This is a very circumstantial move that could be useful if you have a card that says something like "when you return to station..." that you just need to play that turn. So normally, returning to station without any ships out will almost never happen. Hope that makes sense!😊

[@GamingRulesVideos]

Yeah, so... to be clear. The person who left me the comment told me that you could "return to station" even if you hadn't placed any ships. That is correct. The rest of the stuff that I said in this video was not true. It was just me trying to understand why you would do that.

[@GamingRulesVideos]

And of course, that person may have been you. :) Sorry for misunderstanding.

[@nickgiannini8860]

@@GamingRulesVideos just like Shaggy, it wasn't me!😅

[@mccrispy]

Your table: your rules. It doesn't matter whether folks think it's "fair" or not... because it's your convention. It's probably - to some extent - your community's convention too, in that they helped you get it going. You might feel you "owe" them something for providing you with that initial startup support, but I don't agree. Other than folks who actually help you in the planning and execution of Gridcon, you owe nobody anything. I think that there are too many "invitation only" events in board gaming; it leads to elitism, and we have enough of that already in the hobby. I'm not a Patreon, I don't know how many Patreons you have, and I don't know what the oversubscription rate amongst Patreons there is for Gridcon. But, if you strongly feel that members of the public should have access to the event (and I can see a number of really good reasons why you would feel that way), then I think you have no option but to hold a reserve of public tickets. Of course, a significant number of those tickets will go to Patreons anyway, so you'll need to reserve proportionally more public tickets than is strictly necessary to hit your target "public attendee" level. My guess is that a 50:50 split will result in 75% Patreons, 25% non-Patreons. If that would be OK, then I've given you the answer 😉