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Just start a prac ladder and duel ladder perhaps. Reset all old prac stats. This should be competitive enough for veterans to play for a while. The truth is the veterans will only stick with the game for a few months anyway. All focus on newcomers. I'm sorry I can't be much help in this endeavour. I...

I know a few that use MailChimp. Should be alright

There is a problem with emails sent from your own email address. Most recipients' email providers treat that as spam and the message ends up in junk. You should use a newsletter service or similar that send each email individually.

Indeed, and it's been like this for years and years

No plans. I think we can get access to it if someone really wants to update it though.

You could post a draft of the message here if you don't mind. We could all tweak it together to get it as attractive as possible.

I would start messaging early but host nothing until September.

What is the time consuming part? You send out an email, FB message and post on forums and hope for the best. Next time you just change the dates and use the same message. If you have the emails ready, this would take max. 30 minutes and the next time max 10.

I love the idea. At least it is worth giving a try. Some dates easy to remember, such as every first Sunday of March and September we would gather together
and play. I could make it twice a year

Someone might be more optimistic and try something like 1.3 1.6. 1.9. 1.12

Racists.. Just get a picture of an Asian guy and Man Ho will be fine.

If you google Man Ho you will see lots of Asian places, restaurants, etc. are named Man Ho.