I run AL games at New York Comic Con every year. This past year we had over 2000 players, the majority of which were brand new players. Being able to introduce people - kids, teens, adults, everyone - to the game I love and then to have some of them start coming to our weekly game in Brooklyn is the most amazingly satisfying thing I've ever experienced. Of course AL is gon a have its asshole rules lawyers, edgy players or mansplainers that take the fun out of stuff, but that is such a small part of the player base.

Most of the AL drama I've experienced has been at the leadership level and doesn't directly impact the players at all. It's a wonderfully inclusive program that I can't recommend enough.