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Post by dave3 on Sept 23, 2008 20:13:12 GMT
Here is a thought. Last club was fairly rammed! great, just what we like, no probs. What do we do when we have more members attending regularly than we have space for games?? oooh!  Dave |
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Post by Matt on Sept 23, 2008 20:28:29 GMT
Wait and see if it starts to happen more regularly first . If it does then yes I guess you're hinting at a new location. Me I like where we are at the moment and of course they offer storage etc...
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Post by dave3 on Sept 23, 2008 20:33:21 GMT
This is my point, we have a great venue, and not too pricey, so members get a cheap night out gaming...with beer, and all the toys upstairs. BUT we have been VERY good at recruiting, and sensibly shouldn't ignore the overcrowding issue,and look at solutions before it becomes a problem.
Dave
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Post by sapper on Sept 23, 2008 21:19:49 GMT
Some sort of phased culling and/or euthanasia policy seems to be in order a la Logan's Run. Those with low membership numbers first, of course.
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Post by joeoe18 on Sept 23, 2008 21:28:08 GMT
This is my point, we have a great venue, and not too pricey, so members get a cheap night out gaming...with beer, and all the toys upstairs. BUT we have been VERY good at recruiting, and sensibly shouldn't ignore the overcrowding issue,and look at solutions before it becomes a problem. Dave QFT (Not that I really have a say in anything  ) |
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Post by Mark Wightman on Sept 24, 2008 9:42:21 GMT
Some sort of phased culling and/or euthanasia policy seems to be in order a la Logan's Run. Those with low membership numbers first, of course. Nah - we should throw the small ones to the wolves first |
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Post by John on Sept 24, 2008 9:59:09 GMT
The venue is certainly a good one  so I certainly think looking for pastures new should be avoided if possible. The Room we have could easily contain 10 different games if they are positioned even remotely well. I think last night we only had 6 games including the Boardgamers? As long as people consider the need to fit other tables in when setting up their game I think we can manage easily enough in the space we have, and personally I quite like the 'busier' enviroment. On the Culling / Wolf feeding plans, personally I think both are top notch ideas... |
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Post by terrywarden on Sept 24, 2008 11:36:47 GMT
I would agree its a bit early thinking about a new venue; lets see how we go for the next few months; if the numbers stay up then maybe we will need to consider it. However if we are going to be busier then I would agree with John that we will need to give a bit more thought and planning to putting games on and how to best use the space available.
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Post by Mark Wightman on Sept 24, 2008 12:19:18 GMT
I agree with John, and others I suspect; if it becomes a problem then we need to think about using the space we have better.
Weren't there 7 games though? Which is pretty good going for a Monday.
2 WFB
1 40K
1 Flames of War
1 AT43
1 WWII
1 Zombie Boardgames (Brraaaaaiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnsssssssssssssssss!)
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Post by John on Sept 24, 2008 13:12:47 GMT
Mark: I think you are right I have trouble counting on more than one hand.... |
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Post by dave3 on Sept 24, 2008 21:30:21 GMT
Yes, I am loathe to quit such an excellent venue. We certainly will be hard pressed to equal it for value, and convenience. Maybe some kind of order in the table department is needed. I suggest we set them up in a "nationals" style end to end, this would maximise space I am sure, leaving the brown ones at the dart board end for anyone doing a game not on a 6x4 format.
Dave
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Post by Matt on Sept 25, 2008 7:39:14 GMT
Sounds like a good idea Mr Wilkin!
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Post by daiv on Sept 25, 2008 12:21:22 GMT
Another idea, but could take a little organizing (and Maybe not a popular idea) How about an extra day during the week, GW games one day of the week, Board Games/Other Wargames another night. Or we can find another way of spliting the group. This has several benefits: Reduce the number of people on 1 night, Although we have a lot of scenery, if we have too many games on at once, the terrain could get spread a little thin, and I can see if we get more the attic could start to overflow. Increase the space to expand further - (Take over the Venue  These are just a few of the pros., but there could be cons too |
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Post by John on Sept 25, 2008 13:00:11 GMT
Dave brought up the idea of a second all day Sunday a couple of months ago, one of the reasons I don't think this got further was that any increase in club time requires more organiser time from the club commitee. Especially now we are a GCN club I would expect we would need someone who is a commitee member (or at least CRB checked) at every session. Besides which we are still some way from full enough to need to make more space though I have to admit the second all day idea was one I liked |
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Post by dave3 on Sept 25, 2008 15:59:27 GMT
I was talking to Peter on the thought of an additional night, as it happens. He was not keen, and pointed out that this would double our outlay, with no guarantee of returns to cover it. To give an example, the Sundays are sometimes well attended, and sometimes (as with perhapse the last three) not well attended at all. The Mondays on the other hand have been fairly consistantly full, with a few occasions like last Monday, totaly rammed! So a new night in addition to Monday would be a risk. As for taking over the whole club, I doubt that is an option. For one, we couldn't hope to match the beer sales for it to be worth thier while, or the hire costs would be so expensive as to make it unviable.
Dave
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so I certainly think looking for pastures new should be avoided if possible.
