BEDFORDSHIRE
- South Beds Immortals Saturdays 3-7 pm Trinity Road Church Hall, Luton. Role-play, wargames and
others. tel: Tony Barrett (0582) 573962.
BERKSHIRE
- Reading Go Club meets at ICL Club, 53 Blagrave St, Reading on Tues at 6.30 pm. Details J Clare
tel: (0734) 507319 (H) or 693131 (W).
- Backgammon Night at the Rose and Thistle, Argyle Street, Reading
every Wednesday, 8.30 until closing time. Occasional tournaments.
Adjacent to Reading West station, 10 minutes walk from town centre.
Contact Julian Hayward (01344) 640656 for more info.
BIRMINGHAM
- I am attempting to restart a general games meet at the Unspoilt by Progress, Five Ways or at The
Hagley Duck. Neil Kendrick .tel: (021) 456 1978.
BRISTOL
- Diplomacy Hobbymeet,The Knowle, Leighton Road, first Friday of month. Paul Norris, 111A Belmont
Road, Bristol BS6 5AR, tel: (0272) 427061.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
- High Wycombe Games Club meets at the Royal Grammar School, Amerham Hill 7.30-9.45pm Wednesdays. Contact Carl "Pickle" Crook on 01494 536186 or email crc@vmark.co.uk
- Encounters meets every other Saturday. 2 Meadow Lane, Pitstone, Bucks. Kingmaker and other
boardgames.tel: (0296) 668184.
CAMBRIDGE
- Backgammon events organised in Cambridge during University term time. Alcoholic prizes only. tel:
Julian Hayward (0223) 32386.
CHESHIRE
- Experienced board gamer, role-player and wargamer seeks others in Glossop area for regular games
evenings. John Watson, tel: (0457) 854844.
- Chester/Frodsham Area. Christopher and Jane would like to meet Trivial Pursuit and Rummikub
players. Christopher tel: (0244) 321104.
CORNWALL
- Truro Bridge Club, Agriculture House, Strangways Terrace, Truro. Thursdays 6.30pm. Mrs D
Boxall.tel: (0726) 67379.
DERBYSHIRE
- Refugees from Reality, Friday 7-10 pm, Chesterfield YMCA. Role-play, war and board games. New
players welcome. tel: Adam Hollindale (0246) 276359.
DEVON
- Thatchmeet, gathering of games players, first Wednesday of every month, Mount Radford, Magdalen
Road, Exeter. tel: Rob Mulholland (0392) 494072.
EIRE
- Brendan Burgess organises the Irish Backgammon Open and other events. tel: Brendan Burgess (010)
353 1 6614959 (daytime) or (010) 353 1 660377.
ESSEX
- Colchester Games Club, Every Friday eve. The Bunting Rooms,
Essex St, Nr. Headgate.tel: (0706) 574781.
- PBM opponents wanted for abstract games. If interested please write to: Derick Green, 5 Gladwin
Road, Colchester, Essex CO2 7HW.
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- Cheltenham Go Club meets various places on Thursdays at 7.30. Contact D Killen, 33 Broad Oak
Way, Up Hatherley, Cheltenham, Glos. tel: (0242) 576524.
HAMPSHIRE
- South Hampshire Diplomacy Hobbymeet. Second Sunday of even-numbered months in Fareham. tel:
Richard Williams (0329) 236125.
- Alder Valley Gamers Society meets three times a week (2-11 Sun;
7.30-11.00 Wed; 7-11 Fri) at Union Building [Military Families Community
Centre], Hospital Hill, Aldershot, Hampshire. We play RPGs, table-top
wargames, board games and CCGs. Contacts: Peter Heysman, Membership
Secretary on 01252 333953, or e-mail Adam Crossingham, Club Publisher at
Adam.Crossingham.Octavian.mktmail.com
HERTFORDSHIRE
- Games evenings arranged in Tring on occasional Fridays to play several short games. tel: Alan Parr
(0442) 824173.
- Occasional Friday evening meetings. Contact Mike Taylor, 53A West Road, Sawbridgeworth, Herts.
tel: (0279) 724687.
- St Albans: Monday evening meetings. Steve Kingsbury, 147 Colney Heath Lane, St Albans. tel: (0727)
844475.
LINCOLNSHIRE
- Lincoln Backgammon Club, Wednesday, 7 pm, British Legion Club New players welcome. tel: Michael
Crane on (0522) 536836.
LONDON
- Backgammon, Gin-Rummy, Scrabble or Poker opponents sought in Battersea/Chelsea area. tel: Philip
(071) 924-1801.
- Small Furry Swiggers meet Wednesdays from 6.30 pm upstairs in The
Royal Oak, 2 Regency Street, Westminster, London SW1. Table fee 2 per
head. tel: (071) 358 1613 for further details.
- London Diplomacy Hobbymeet third Wed of every month at Royal
George, Eversholt Street, NW1. tel: Vic Hall (081) 802 5091, Kern
Dingsdale (071) 538 8704 or Mike Allaway (081) 863 6413.
- Deptford Adult Games Club meets at Co-op Comm. Centre, Rochdale
Way, Deptford, from 3pm until late on first and third Sundays of month
for board and card games. First visit free, then 1.25 per Sunday.
- Guild of Melee and Magic role-playing games clubs: Pub Meet: Every
second Saturday of month; Westmoreland Arms, George Street, London
W1. Central London branch: Monday eves; Westmoreland Arms, George
Street, London W1. tel: Jason (0831) 880413.
- East London branch: Thursday evenings at The Bow Bells, Bow Road,
London E3. Matt (0181) 595 3467, e-mail to davemcmann@enterprise.net
- South London branch: Sunday afternoon, Penge East Community
Centre, Station Road, London SE20. tel: Baz (081) 659 2653.
- West London branch: Northfield Comm. Centre, Northcroft Road,
London W13. tel: Mark Ludford (081) 861 6000 ext. 278 (W).
- Finchley Games Club, Old Finchleians Sports Club, Southover,
Woodside Park on Thursdays, 6.30 to 10.30 pm. tel: Tony Berry (081)
346 2327.
- SIGMA Games Club meets on second and fourth Sundays of month from
3 pm to midnight at IVC (opposite Opera House), Cubitts Yard, Covent
Garden, London. tel: Len George (081) 204 3678.
- The Kings Arms, Ealing organises social backgammon tournaments
with bottle prizes once a month. tel: Jeremy Antick (081) 567 0606.
- Sunday Scrabble Drives held at the 77 Bridge Club, 81a Brent
Street, Hendon, London NW4. Open to all, starting at 3 pm. Fee 3 per
drive. tel: Mauro Pratesi (081 556 2902) or Robert Richland (081) 420
7577.
- Double Five Backgammon Club now meets Sundays at London School of
Bridge. tel: (071) 589 3812 for news of jackpot tournaments.
- Kings Head Chess Club meets at The Kings Head, Moscow Road, London
W11 every evening from 7 pm. tel: (071) 229 4233.
- The Teddington Backgammon Association meets every first Tuesday of
the month at the Victoria Pub, West Temple Sheen.
- Young Chelsea Bridge Club: Open weekday evenings. All
abilities. 32 Barkston Gardens, Earls Court. tel: (071) 373 1665.
- South East London Wargames Group meets at Grove Park Youth Club
every Friday from 7.30pm tel: (081) 466 5047.
- Kingston Games Club meets on Tuesday at 6pm in The Swan, Hampton
Wick. Board games & role-play. tel: Ian Barnett (081) 549 6486.
- Players required to start a friendly games group in North
London. Cards, Mah-Jongg, board games. tel: (0181) 801 0418.
GREATER MANCHESTER
- Bolton Backgammon Group plays every Thursday night and welcomes new players. tel: Bill Brierley
(0204) 387997 for details.
- Manchester Boardwargamers (MBW): 1st and 3rd Saturdays 12 noon to 6 pm at Sea Scouts Hut, Nr.
Peak Forest Canal Bridge, Romiley, Cheshire.
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
- Nottingham and Derby Boardgames Club meets Thursday from 7 pm in The Queens Walk Community
Centre. tel: Mick Haytack, Derby 511898.
- Nottingham Go Club A. Dilks, 33 Wickerwood Drive, Kirkby-in-Ashfield NG17 8ER. tel: (0623) 723136.
- Nottingham Othello Club meets weekly. Contact Phil Marson, 31 Claremont Rd, Sherwood Rise,
Nottingham NG5 1BH..tel: (0602) 606234.
OXFORD
- Games Meeting every Wednesday evening only during term time at 7.30 pm in the Nuclear Physics
Building, Keble Road, Oxford. tel: Mark Stretch (0865) 56866.
SCOTLAND
- Glasgow Bridge Centre. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 1055 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow.
tel: (041) 632 3773.
SHROPSHIRE
- Shrewsbury Games Club meets Sundays 2-10 pm at The Lodge, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury. tel: Mark Kennet
(0743) 361417.
STAFFORDSHIRE
- Staffordshire Diplomacy Hobbymeet. For details of meetings
tel: Harry Bond (0785) 213259.
SUFFOLK
- Albion Guard Games Club meets 7pm-11 pm Mon & Tues in the Long Room, The Plough, Dogs Head
Street, Ipswich. Contact Keith Theobald, 54 Rosebery Road, Ipswich, Suffolk IP4 1PS.tel: (0473)
289560.
SURREY
- Ripmeet, second Tuesday of month, The Curry Garden, High Street, Ripley, Guildford, moving to
Talbot pub at 9 pm. tel: Dave Maslen (0483) 721856.
- Backgammon tournaments are held every Monday evening in Ashtead. tel: Cliff Conick (0372) 272542
for details.
- CAWS 38 Carshalton Road, Camberley, Surrey. Role-playing and figure gaming, mostly Cyberpunk and
SF tel: Shanine Gill (0276) 23223.
- Guildford Chess Club
SUSSEX
- Bognor Regis backgammon evening,Berkley Arms pub at West Street, Bognor Regis, on Wednesday
nights.
- Brighton Go Club meets at The Caxton Arms on Tuesdays from 7 pm. tel: S Newport (0903) 237767 for
details.
- Brighton Backgammon Club, The Lion & Lobster, Corner of Silwood Street and Bedford Place,
Tuesday 7.30 for 8. tel: Pamela Hare (0273) 843607.
WALES
- West Wales Go Club. Details from J Hampton, Williams Buildings, The Rock, Barmouth Gwynedd. tel: B
Allday (0341) 280066 (H) or 280076 (W).
WILTSHIRE
- Milton Libraries Chess Club. Milton Recreation Club. Milton Road, Swindon. Meets Tuesday.tel:
(0793) 526723.
WORCESTERSHIRE
- Worcester City Chess Club. Monday. Claines Church Institute, School Bank, Claines, Worcester.
Ken S Burrows. tel: (0885) 482326.
YORKSHIRE
- Doncaster Othello Club meets monthly. Contact Iain and Eileen Forsyth, 49 Balmoral Rd, Doncaster
DN2 5BZ. tel: (0302) 364626.
A significant proportion (ok most) of this information was supplied by Games and Puzzles Magazine .
Anthony Steed
Last modified: Thu May 8 09:47:00 BST 1997