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I'm interested in starting a club, and I have a few questions about what services your various gaming clubs offer.
Working in the software industry, I'm interested in what online services your clubs have as well Anyone who could fill this form out would be of immense help

Country:
# of Members:
# of tables:
Entry fee:
Games offered: Average sized game?
Hours open:
Age restriction?
Terrain offered: (fully sculpted? boards with detailed bits? all GW-bought? cloth and books?)
Working with Children/equiv:?
Do you run tournaments?
Do you have club-owned armies/books/accessories for beginners/demos?
Food/beverages offered?
Licensed?

Do you have a...
Website?
Facebook page? Twitter/RSS feed?
Discussion Forum?
Online Calendar?
Game finder finder?

Is there something your club offers that ones around you don't? Are you famous for a particular game/event/anything?
What makes your club great?
What do you wish you did better?

Feedback very much appreciated. Maybe other people can pick up on some things that might be a good idea for their clubs!

Trasvi wrote:I'm interested in starting a club, and I have a few questions about what services your various gaming clubs offer.
Working in the software industry, I'm interested in what online services your clubs have as well Anyone who could fill this form out would be of immense help
Feedback very much appreciated. Maybe other people can pick up on some things that might be a good idea for their clubs!

We're a bit different than what you're asking about but...

Chicago Skirmish Wargames

-Country: Chicago, IL, USA
-# of Members: 5 regulars and another 3-4 part timers
-# of tables: We use tables at a local game store. A given meeting usually occupies 2 of the 10 tables.
-Games offered: Many various 28mm skirmish games and others but usually Song of Blades and Heroes, Wastelands or WarEngine. Sometimes Future War Commander or Full Thrust
-Average sized game? Varries
-Hours open: Every other Thursday from 6-10 and sometimes additional meetings at member's houses.
-Age restriction? Adults only.
-Terrain offered: (fully sculpted? boards with detailed bits? all GW-bought? cloth and books?) Depends on locale. Usually a plain board with a mat of some kind and a variety of model terrain. Hills and buildings, both GW and custom made.
-Working with Children/equiv:? Not at our meetings, but we make a point that the games we run at conventions are family/child friendly.
-Do you run tournaments? NO
-Do you have club-owned armies/books/accessories for beginners/demos? We always provide enough painted figures for any game we play that folks new to the hobby or those not-as-interested in a particular game can play.
-Food/beverages offered? Beverages avaialble at game store and several places deliver food if ordered.
-Licensed? NO

Do you have a...
Website? No
Facebook page? Twitter/RSS feed?
Discussion Forum? http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/chicagoskirmish/
Online Calendar? http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Skirmish-Wargames
Game finder finder? Meetup page above

Is there something your club offers that ones around you don't? Miniatures games other than those made by GW and PP
Are you famous for a particular game/event/anything? We put on a Song of Blades and Heroes event at a Chicagoland Wargame convention and have agree to continue to run games at local conventions, though not always SoBH.
What makes your club great? We make Wargaming Fun and Affordable by introducing players to the wider world of Sci-Fi and Fantasy gaming outside the usual games.
What do you wish you did better? Better outreach to find new members.

Country: Uk
# of Members: about 14-20 regulars
# of tables: anywhere between 6 big tables (4ft x 8ft) or 8 ish regualr tables (6x4 or 4x4)
Entry fee: £3.50 if your a member, £4.50 if not. (membership is £8 a year.)
Games offered: Average sized game? Anything that any two people play.
Hours open: Sundays: 4-8pm Saturdays: 10am-6pm
Age restriction? The sunday is open to over 16s only due to late finnish and getting home
Terrain offered: (fully sculpted? boards with detailed bits? all GW-bought? cloth and books?) Several boxes worth
Working with Children/equiv:? Nobody under 12 allowed in without an accompaning adult.
Do you run tournaments? Sometimes. Generally awful however.
Do you have club-owned armies/books/accessories for beginners/demos? 1 for 40K only. It's awful however.
Food/beverages offered? None however a supermarket is a minute away
Licensed? GCN member

Do you have a...
Website? yes
Facebook page? Twitter/RSS feed? facebook
Discussion Forum? on the website but frequented by few.
Online Calendar? Probably
Game finder finder? No.

Is there something your club offers that ones around you don't? Are you famous for a particular game/event/anything?
What makes your club great? Nothing in particular.
What do you wish you did better? A certain person kicked out but that's it.

Wait, thought this was for stores. Whoops.