| Ah, Dodge. If you really, REALLY wanna make Dodge the tourist trap that would win the west, then you are going to have to expand the boothill complex into more than just a few buldings on a half-a-block hidden behind a privacy fence. If you wanna get really nuts, then instead of keeping it there in the middle of the commerical district, try moving the ENTIRE historic complex out to either the west or east of town. (Whichever smells better.) Then you could build it into a mulit block mock-up of the 1880's version of Dodge. And hey, if you want a casino, then build one, 1880's style. Huge and grand, but keep it true to the style of the old west. Put a bank in there, and then rob it 4 times a day. Hire KNOWLEDGEABLE folks to walk around this complex in 1880's attire and have gunfights, randomly. Have a marshal and a jail. Have stage coach rides, and have them ride through open prarie. Have an old "tyme" ice cream parlor, homemade ice cream all summer long. People who come to Dodge to see the old west are getting about a block of empty buildings, a tiny museum and a stage coach ride through the middle of a MODERN southwest Kansas town. They don't spend much money in town, because there is not much to stick around for. Food, gas, and thats about it. Give them something worth staying for.  |