I was wondering how is pokemon go expected to be played in small cities or villages. I currently live in a village where the most interesting thing is the post office (closed probably 20 years ago) and a water well in the center.
I am trying to play pokemon go, but it seems hard when you have one gym and a few pokestops around. There doesn’t seem to be anything “interesting” around as it is small village with not much things. No monuments, no fountains, no playgrounds. I have tried to add the village water fountain (there is only one here) and some wood carvings that seem more interesting (as a massive two panel wooden door with manually encrusted 4 leaf clover), but they keep getting rejected.
I am trying hard to at least get a second gym to have some chance of doing raids more often as it is hard to go out at the exact time the one gym is having a raid. (while working and doing other stuff)
Hello,
Small communities with few places are always going to have a specific difficulty as the inclusion rules that Pokemon Go developers have determined are the same on a global basis. So there will always be the same limit on things appearing so in the small area of a village there will not be much.
Most people that live in small communities have to travel for many activities such as shopping, exercise, meeting groups of friends etc.
It is often worth thinking about your area not in terms of specifics such as fountains etc but in terms of the broad criteria.
What do you do for exercise?
Where do people in the community meet up?
If I came to visit what would you point out to me to let me know more?
If the only form of exercise is walking are there any trails etc you go on? If they are official have they a name or number? If there is no signage can you talk to the local authorities about installing some?
How about motivating the local community to come together and make the place more engaging by working with authorities to support Art, History, wildlife projects…..for example a community space with a unique insect Hotel and some information about the importance of pollinators. Perhaps some fruit trees and vegetable beds.
Creating a small but dynamic community has benefits for everyone, doesn’t cost much and you might get places to improve the game.
[TjoeMi], thanks. Not speaking specifically for me, but in general.
[elijustrying] Yes, we are definitely traveling for shopping, walks, etc. but that is not something you could usually plan with pokemon go activities such as raid hours, max monday, some events. I do get to pass a few researches and do a raid on the good days (when it could be matched with morning/evening walks), but no showcases, only 1 dynamax POI is making it hard.
I am living in a village of roughly 10 people and there’s not much meeting and exercising. We have 2 dogs and go for a walks in the forest. There is however no eco trails or paths or something recognizable. We have cleaned the paths from trees and bushes so they are walkable, but thats it.
We are having few drawings and art installations from painted old tires or christmas trees with solar lights, but they doesn’t seem acceptable. I was speaking to the mayor for putting some street fitness or kids playground, but since there are almost no people it is not something worth investing in. Giving my best to make the village good for walks and beautiful in general, but find it too hard to create new “sights” worth exploring following the community standards. I am planing to do a marked walk in the forest, but it would probably take me months to fully clean and mark the trail.
In general (not just about me) it seems hard for small communities to be included.
10 people is basically 2 or 3 families, maybe even just a single large family. OP already acknowledged that they have 2 wayspots. That sounds like a reasonable distribution of wayspots for 10 people, in my opinion.
A village of ten people has a mayor? I can’t wrap my mind around this situation enough to make suggestions. But here are some ideas from folks on the forum for rural submitters in general: Tips for Rural Nominators
Yea, its not elected mayor, rather appointed by the district mayor. There are also 3 people responsible to take care for the village - cut the trees, wipe the leafs, paint the sidewalks, etc. Having a villages with under 100 person is pretty regular for Bulgaria as most people are leaving the villages to go to the nearest big town, then to the capital. My village had like a thousand people just 20 or so years back.
It sounds as though you are doing what you can which is great.
That trail sounds like quite a project, but should be good.
It is frustrating trying to time visits to bigger places, far from ideal. But you can try to ensure those places are well served ( but I do note the comments in your other thread about stuff being removed). That’s what I try to do with our area.
If it was once larger are there any older buildings that are now abandoned but have some history to tell?