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Just an idea if space is really an issue. Would it be possible to simply get a second room next to (or at least nearby) the first one? As I image not everyone will be playing the same game, I don't see it as a problem. On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Jon Gorman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been getting some questions and I realized there was some > confusion about the Game night. I was a bit late in organizing it and > quite frankly haven't done the best job. > > I put out a request for people to express their interest on by Jan. > 14th by signing up on the wiki or sending me an email, but I didn't > actually put that date in the wiki and it was only mentioned in the > email on this list (which was on the 10th of Jan if I remember). That > wasn't a hard and fast deadline, mostly so we could get an idea of > what sized room we need. However, in the past week or two , we've > gotten a lot more people sign up and I've also heard from several > folks now that they thought the signup was only for bringing games. > As it stand though I realized this morning we had about 15 people > expressing interest a month ago and now are looking at over twice that > number. > > I don't want to turn anyone away, but this does pose some logistical hurdles. > > Mea cupla, this is my fault, not any of the Chicago folks. I'm going > to try to work with the folks on the ground on seeing if we can get > another room at the UIC Library. I'll also try to find out some > surrounding locations that can serve as overspill, like cafes that > would be fine having a table of people show up and play. I'm also > nervous about the number of games vs people who want to play games. > If you are attending and can bring some games and teach them, that > would be wonderful. (Also, I've run gaming events like this up to > about 20 people, but could really use a person or two to serve as a > helper. Mainly that just means joining people to games, answering > questions, etc) Due to the scale, I have some ideas like signup sheets > for various games at the registration desk, rather like the signups > for the newcomer's dinner. > > Again, sorry about this, > > Jon Gorman