tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post3964938112734789952..comments2024-03-25T20:55:48.523+00:00Comments on Didcot Wargames Club: Starting a Wargames Club: Experiences from Didcot Wargames ClubMike (Didcot Wargames Club)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-81395180874637680362022-05-07T12:36:33.217+01:002022-05-07T12:36:33.217+01:00Great news! Find us on Facebook to organise games....Great news! Find us on Facebook to organise games. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-62785718396517517872022-05-07T01:14:10.038+01:002022-05-07T01:14:10.038+01:00I live in Didcot, didn't know about you guys. ...I live in Didcot, didn't know about you guys. I may well come down at some point if I can ever get out of work! Markohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237546815006667674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-27035613920193787092021-12-22T17:28:45.622+00:002021-12-22T17:28:45.622+00:00The Tuck Shop could help fund Club Owned mats and ...The Tuck Shop could help fund Club Owned mats and terrain, so you don't have to shoulder that burden completely. It could also directly fund Club projects if you want to consider that. Civ-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516853778103654667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-61469129278568648572021-12-20T11:14:36.508+00:002021-12-20T11:14:36.508+00:00At my old club in Sunderland (before we moved nort...At my old club in Sunderland (before we moved north of the border) the tuck shop was one of the big money earners, mostly it was just cans and chocolate bars but pretty much everyone brought a can and choccy bar every night. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07412304888734273336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-56851883105991227372021-12-17T09:41:18.031+00:002021-12-17T09:41:18.031+00:00I'm not actually sure of the alcohol policy. N...I'm not actually sure of the alcohol policy. Not sure how much it would be of use, the club is a bit out of the way, and most people drive to the hall anyway. Perhaps a tuck shop would be of interest though!Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-30905383922540908882021-12-17T09:40:35.004+00:002021-12-17T09:40:35.004+00:00Thanks very much! I hope to bring you more details...Thanks very much! I hope to bring you more details and plenty of pics of the event (assuming it still goes ahead). Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-77818544637342330832021-12-17T09:39:59.705+00:002021-12-17T09:39:59.705+00:00Ah, that's a real shame that your club folded....Ah, that's a real shame that your club folded. We are fortunate to have enough interest and not too many competing clubs in the local area that are weekly. Mike (Didcot Wargames Club)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04136576868354842829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-7967183903582891962021-12-17T04:04:01.666+00:002021-12-17T04:04:01.666+00:00I applaud your tenacity! Can you sell beer in the ...I applaud your tenacity! Can you sell beer in the hall? Or charge an uncorking fee per drinker? I know our club is "wet" and the alcohol revenue is substantial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-85365834239298750712021-12-16T21:47:14.845+00:002021-12-16T21:47:14.845+00:00great job.
our club in cambridge charge £3 a sess...great job.<br /><br />our club in cambridge charge £3 a session or £2 if member (£10 a year)<br /><br />membership is a good way to get funds in the bank <br /><br />good luck with the event. toonboy78https://www.blogger.com/profile/06032744373751739974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668255476316917252.post-21391779197852888072021-12-16T12:20:09.375+00:002021-12-16T12:20:09.375+00:00ouch, what a time to start your club! I'm on t...ouch, what a time to start your club! I'm on the opposite end of the scale, I wound down our club a couple years ago... the membership had been dwindling and we'd gone from regular money to put back into the club to just about breaking even. We were in essence a victim of the hobby success... once we were the only club in the city. But as the hobby has grown and more clubs have emerged and several businesses have got in on the action, there have been a wealth of options for people, which made our excellent, cheap, good storage but sadly not great parking and not near public transport hubs venue met it's limitations. I'm not complaining - the core group of us still meet for regular gaming, attendance is now just a size I can fit in my living room. And as I said, there are many other options out there, and the benefit of city living and a large player base means the cost per attendee seems to be about 2 quid per session, about what we were running in our own club (and why I couldn't justify raising admission in order to keep the club going - it made more economic sense for us to become members of a bigger club than to keep running our own.)<br /><br />Anyway, I'm guessing that's a difference in problem between living in a city and living in a smaller town. In Portsmouth you can wargame damn near every night of the week if you want to. Different set of challenges. But good luck with the club and I hope it grows well.Gingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155099423475435032noreply@blogger.com