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Table Insights and trends from Recap Raven
How long does combat last? How much does the GM speak? Who gets a memorable moment? Explore the patterns behind D&D and other tabletop RPG sessions, through anonymous Recap Raven statistics. Free to use with citation.
Game nights
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The headline measure
2 hr 53 min
Median recording length
A starting point for discussing how much evening your group wants to commit.
Half of eligible recordings are shorter than this and half are longer. Recording length includes any breaks left in the recording.
Middle 50% of recordings
Shows the range around the typical session, so one average does not become a target.
One quarter of eligible recordings are shorter than this range and one quarter are longer.
Percentage in each duration band
Find the time slot closest to yours and plan around the time your players actually have.
Share of timed recordings in each duration band.
Share of sessions · recording start in UTC
See when these groups play. Use this as a conversation starter when arranging a regular slot, not a measure of player availability.
Group sessions by the weekday of their actual recording start, in UTC, not upload or processing date. Exclude recordings without a reliable start date. This may differ from the local day at a table.
Mean of campaign averages
Weekly play is roughly 7 days apart; fortnightly play is 14. Longer gaps may include holidays or games that were not recorded.
Order distinct session dates within each campaign using recording start dates, not upload dates. Calculate positive gaps between consecutive dates within the snapshot window, average within each campaign, then average across campaigns. Requires at least two recorded dates per campaign. Unrecorded games and gaps crossing the window boundary are not observed.
Median of campaign averages
Compare this with the average to see whether longer breaks are pulling the average upwards. It describes recorded games, not promised schedules.
Take the median of the same campaign-level average gaps used above. Campaigns with only one recorded session cannot contribute.
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