[Churchofgaming] Churchofgaming Digest, Vol 46, Issue 8

Sun May 20 01:58:56 UTC 2012

Hi, I'm in broadford today. I 'might' be in but my girlfriend needed a driver for a soccer game. Have a good diaspora session.

Redmond

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>   1. Re: CoG on the move? (Mark)
>   2. Re: CoG on the move? (lev at rpgreview.net)
>   3. Re: CoG on the move? (lev at rpgreview.net)
>   4. Re: CoG on the move? ( James Hutchings )
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> Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 21:25:33 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Mark <egrek2000 at yahoo.com>
> To: Church of Gaming <churchofgaming at rpgreview.net>
> Subject: Re: [Churchofgaming] CoG on the move?
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> $40 = I had a feeling it would creep up.
> ?
> Good games is very full in the week - not been at weekends - but run a game on tuesday nights there (seems increasingly crowded and not quiet!)
> I'm happy for either 'free' place - I'm not convinced the price at $40 would stay like that for long if we accept it.
> I'd assume they could both be loud though!
> ?
> And Lev - when does it start from - is this?sunday off/$40? Or do we have a few weeks to work it out?
> 
> Mark 
> PS Crap.
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>> From: Michael Cole <mcole222 at yahoo.com.au>
>> To: Church of Gaming <churchofgaming at rpgreview.net> 
>> Sent: Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 13:24
>> Subject: Re: [Churchofgaming] CoG on the move?
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>> The Church are determined to get rid of us, aren't they?? $20 I could have handled, $40 is getting a bit much.? Particularly if it is a week in which only?four turn up, that's $10 each for not much in return.? Unless they are willing to change it to say something along the lines of $2 per person, I say we move.
>> 
>> I assume the Casa de Cranbourne option is off the table? :-)
>> Is the library at Casa de Kew a possibility?
>> 
>> With the other two options, I have no preference.?Only issue I would have would be with parking - I don't know how it works on Sundays in terms of metering, but for me, it could be up to $10 for the day.
>> 
>> GL has its WebPage titled, "Magic the Gathering Melbourne", and it does only list casual play for Mondays and Tuesdays - probably want to check that.? GG does list some D&D stuff, including on Sundays.? Do both?have room, and would they be willing to accept us?
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>> --- On Tue, 15/5/12, Felix Aplin <f.aplin at pgrad.unimelb.edu.au> wrote:
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>>> From: Felix Aplin <f.aplin at pgrad.unimelb.edu.au>
>>> Subject: Re: [Churchofgaming] CoG on the move?
>>> To: "Church of Gaming" <churchofgaming at rpgreview.net>
>>> Received: Tuesday, 15 May, 2012, 1:02 PM
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>>> 
>>> I don't know how good these new places are, but if you think they are OK lev I trust your judgement. As such I vote for 2) move to games laboratory. Is actually closer to us than UC anyway. Also happy to move to GG, but I hear that is mostly a place for magic the gathering and not so much RPGs.Cheers,Felix 
>>> On 15 May 2012 11:58, <lev at rpgreview.net> wrote: 
>>> The Unitarian Church has established a new fee structure, apparently based
>>>> on a break-even structure.
>>>> 
>>>> The cost proposed to us is:
>>>> 
>>>> $20.00 per use for a period of up to 3 hours, whether one-off or regular use
>>>> $40.00 for a period over 3 hours, up to 7 hours, whether one-off or
>>>> regular use.
>>>> 
>>>> We're in that delightful level of having four-and-a-half hour meetings,
>>>> although apparently we could extend this to 7 at the same cost.
>>>> 
>>>> Also, we're expected to provide our own tea/coffee/milk :)
>>>> 
>>>> Other options, which are free, modern and central:
>>>> 
>>>> Games Laboratory
>>>> ----------------
>>>> http://www.gameslaboratory.com.au/
>>>> 
>>>> Ground Floor, Galleria
>>>> 385 Bourke St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
>>>> 
>>>> Open from 10am to 8pm (or later)
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.facebook.com/Games.Laboratory
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Good Games
>>>> ----------
>>>> http://www.goodgames.com.au/stores/Good-Games-Melbourne
>>>> 
>>>> Level 1, 365 Lonsdale Street
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.facebook.com/pages/Good-Games/50496067244
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> This gives us three options, which I we should vote on (with preferences).
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 1. Stay at the Unitarian Church
>>>> 2. Move to Games Laboratory
>>>> 3. Move to Good Games
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> We're familiar with the UC, so no need to elaborate too much on that. I've
>>>> scouted out the Laboratory and it looks pretty good. My opinion is that
>>>> the suggested fees don't really provide any tangible benefits for us in
>>>> comparison to the alternatives (although parking is probably easier - most
>>>> of the time).
>>>> 
>>>> Any other thoughts, options etc?
>>>> 
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>> The Church are determined to get rid of us, aren't they?? $20 I could have
>> handled, $40 is getting a bit much.?
> 
> It's not just for us, it's for any group.
> 
>> I assume the Casa de Cranbourne option is off the table? :-)
> 
> Yes :p
> 
>> Is the library at Casa de Kew a possibility?
> 
> That is a possibility as well, I would certainly list that as an option.
> 
>> With the other two options, I have no preference.?Only issue I would have
>> would be with parking - I don't know how it works on Sundays in terms of
>> metering, but for me, it could be up to $10 for the day.
> 
> Not sure about that; I think just outside the city centre (e.g., Victoria
> St) it's free.
> 
>> GL has its WebPage titled, "Magic the Gathering Melbourne", and it does
>> only list casual play for Mondays and Tuesdays - probably want to check
>> that.? GG does list some D&D stuff, including on Sundays.? Do both?have
>> room, and would they be willing to accept us?
> 
> GL does do RPG stuff as well.
> 
> Both have room and would accept us.
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> All the best, Lev
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> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 17:25:56 +1000
> From: lev at rpgreview.net
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>> ?
>> And Lev - when does it start from - is this?sunday off/$40? Or do we have
>> a few weeks to work it out?
> 
> Yeah, we have a couple of weeks to discuss the issue.
> 
> All the best, Lev
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> Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 13:44:17 +0000
> From: " James Hutchings " <news at apolitical.info>
> To: Church of Gaming <churchofgaming at rpgreview.net>
> Subject: Re: [Churchofgaming] CoG on the move?
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> Good Games is usually very quiet on a Tuesday, and busy on a Wednesday.
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