Well, we could increase the price of the tournaments and do away with the "walking around" fee. But the badge fee covers part of the costs for the tournament prizes, the space, the painting prizes, and the random prizes. So I could change to $35 and $70 for the tournaments and add a seperate category for open gaming and painting; thinking about it that way might make it seem like less of a kick in the balls and more like 2 tournaments put together.
Since we're larger this year, the pricing is effectively reduced. We do run a little more than most IGTs because we spend a lot more; our prize $$ per capita is roughly 3x that of any other tournament.