"Sunday meetings are getting HUGE!"

Sunday meetings are going nuts! In addition to our usual regulars, we’re getting at least one new person almost every week. Yesterday we had three completely new people. We’ve also had a bunch of people asking about the club though the web site and passers-by inquiring about this mysterious game we’re playing. Several of the players at Rob’s chess club have also expressed curiosity about go and have started showing up.

I want to take a moment to encourage everyone to bring equipment with them to the meetings if you have it. Because we do have quite a few beginners who don’t have their own, we sometimes are at risk of running a little short. If you don’t bring a board you can’t complain if you get the crappy plastic one where the stones don’t stay put!

We took a some photos last week, I’ve posted a few below the fold.

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Sunday meetings are picking up. We had six people show up, including a new member. We had a really broad range of skill levels, so there were some good match-ups for all.

Tomorrow will be that last meeting on Monday night. With only three or four people showing up, it’s just too hard to justify going all the way out to Borders on a weeknight.

We have been getting a few new people at the Sunday meetings, so those will continue. As a reminder, they’re at the Books-a-Million on US-41 between Boy Scout and Colonial from 12:30-4:30pm. Hopefully a weekend afternoon time is going to work out better for more people.

We had a couple exciting match-ups today, so I’ve posted a couple game records below the fold.

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We’ve had a few new faces showing up on Sundays, but the Barnes & Noble is too crowded and the tables are too small. We’re going to be moving the Sunday meetings to the Books-a-Million on 41 near Boy Scout drive.

It’s just a little further North, so it shouldn’t be too much different to get to.

There will be a meeting this Sunday (the 4th) from about 12:30 to 4:30 at the Barnes & Noble in Fort Myers on 41 near Daniels. Since we’re not getting a lot of people on Monday we’re going to try a weekend time to see if we can get attendance up a bit. Both meeting times will continue for a while still.

Be there or be square!

Not a lot of people have been able to attend the Monday evening meetings so we’re considering adding a weekend meeting time. The time being considered is Sunday afternoon from 12:30 to 4:30 (approximately). Roughly the first hour would be set aside for discussion, chatting, game reviews, etc. and the serious games would start about 1:30.

We’re also thinking of having club games in a tournament format so that we could get in more games against more different opponents during each meeting. We’d set up the tournaments in such a way that you could still join in if you weren’t able to arrive right at the start, or you could step out easily if you had to leave early. For each game you play you’d earn a point, and you’d earn an extra point for each game you win. There will be some sort of prize for the point leaders at the end of the year (or season or whatever).

For a location we’re considering something more centrally located. Suggestions have included the Books-a-Million or Barnes & Noble on 41, or the Books-a-Million on Colonial near I-75.

As usual, we’re looking for feedback. This is your club!