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Post by Dan K on Apr 28, 2014 12:00:01 GMT -6
OK, so I just went to see the new Cuban restaurant's room. I took pictures standing along one wall. I talked with the owner who said if we bring 10-15 people twice a week (Weds and Fris) she would let us use the space. It would fit 2 4x6s and 1 4x4 with their tables with lots of room for more if we brought the folding tables. It seems like she is excited about the prospect of having a bunch of people who would come at eat/drink (as they are working on the liquor license) It is located at 2835 N. Broadway (Broadway and Diversey) so about 1 bock east of where NDG was. It is called Cohiba Cuban Restaurant. What do people think? Would this work? I would want to institute a $10 a month club fee to begin to cover the expenses some people have had, to purchase mats (as to not scratch their nice tables, and to update/repair terrain). Lets have a discussion for a few days and then put it to a vote. Also anyone who wants to see it in person or have some yummy Cuban food is encouraged to go see the place for yourselves!
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Post by Matt W. on Apr 28, 2014 19:30:25 GMT -6
One of those things I had been meaning to bring up, if we are going to have a fee AND try to grow membership I would suggest there some sort of Treasurer, with an expense report process. I would hasten to add that I don't bring it up due to any suspicion of anyone else, just as a cautionary thing. Nothing blows up groups faster than disputes over money, and having accountability from the get go helps settle that more easily.
Also I fully support a gaming site even closer to where I live than the store was.
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Post by Dan K on Apr 28, 2014 19:39:20 GMT -6
I agree about the Treasurer, as Andy mentioned at the meetings if we formed a formal club we would likely have to have a group of 3 or 4 officers to run the thing. I really do want people's honest opinions about this. Would you be willing to commit to a few month deal to get this thing off the ground? Is this something that the community wants to do? As Nick pointed out the other option is to keep gaming at peoples houses but then we run into the kinds of problems like what happened last Friday.
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Post by Nick P on Apr 28, 2014 20:09:05 GMT -6
That's awesome Dan, and Cuban food is awesome, so I fully support this!!
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Post by Matt W. on Apr 28, 2014 20:51:01 GMT -6
Well I haven't been terribly enthused about the idea of renting a place, which besides being a bit more expensive, has the downside of either requiring us to become some sort non-profit (Fortunately I think we have a lawyer now if I am not mistaken.) or put somebodies credit on the line for an unproven venture.
I'm not too wild about the concept of opening up a store for that same reason, and a few others not least of which the overhead in niche markets is poor which would require expanding into other things and soon become way more work than just playing games. (Besides if the work load I have at my job is any indication most people are struggling to do the basics so I wouldn't want to risk opening a hobby store of any variety in a wage depressed area and we probably couldn't afford a more affluent one.)
Getting space at a local business would probably be the best option. I mean we would have to behave, at least in part like adults, and comport ourselves in such a way as to be still invited by the end of the evening. But that won't be too hard.
Overall I think it's not a bad thing to have dues if we are all out in the wilderness together, and Cuban food tends to be pretty good. And like I said, I could pretty much trip into the place from my apartment, which is always a plus.
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Post by Joelercoaster on Apr 29, 2014 6:44:40 GMT -6
Do they have storage for said tables and other gear? My biggest question on any "borrowed space" is whether or not we'll be able to keep the necessary supplies on site. Without that, it quickly turns into a massive hassle that further relies on various people to be free EVERY SINGLE TIME to bring the gear to the game night.
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