As we're approaching the end of May, it's probably time to organise when we're meeting up for the next London Sentinels Day (TM). As Ameena's partner Ja'ph can only do Sundays, the options are:

Sunday 8th (LOB: The Mad Hatter, 3-7 Stamford Street, SE1 9NY)

Sunday 15th (LOB: The Mad Hatter, 3-7 Stamford Street, SE1 9NY)

Sunday 22nd (LOB: The Mad Hatter, 3-7 Stamford Street, SE1 9NY)

Sunday 29th (LOB: The Mad Hatter, 3-7 Stamford Street, SE1 9NY)

So, which date suits people the best? I would be aiming for the 15th/22nd so that GSF has time to cross the Atlantic before we play.

Also if people find the LoB locatin too much of a pain to get to as the Old Star is probably no longer available, let me know and I'll organise something, probably at the Jugged Hare as they were prettty good last time (although they only open at 12 on Sunday so it would be later than usual).

I favour the 29th, since I'll definitely be in London by then.

Ja'Ph' will be arriving at my house in about 45 mins so I'll try and remember to ask him if he has a preference. I don't think it'll matter, though, unless he happens to end up working any of those Sundays. I just looked up that Mad Hatter place on Google Maps and as I was thinking we'd have to get a Tube from Victoria...then remembered that trains from Swanley go to Blackfriars as well so we can get one of those instead and just walk across the bridge :).

Neither the 8th or the 22nd would work for me, so the 29th would also be my favoured choice. I'll certainly be along for GSF, that previous play wasn't really enough to get into the game so I'd like to play again all the way through.

Ja'Ph' is working on a couple of Sundays, he thinks early in June, but needs to check on it to confirm. I'll see if I can remember to remind him later :).

I'd like to play a complete game of GSF too :(

Unlikely I'll get to London again any time soon though. Sad times. 

Ja'Ph' is working on the 8th, he's just told me, and he says that when he's in work tomorrow he'll say he can't do any other Sundays after that so hopefully we should be able to attend any of the others. Awaiting confirmation though.

I would like to come along, unfortunately I only know my work rota a little bit in advance so I shall just have to sit here with fingers crossed that it's at a time I can make it.

Unless something major changes, we'll be at LoB on the 29th June. The reservations open on the 15th at 12. The meet-up itself opens at 12, as, presumably, does the pub. As it's part of the LoB meetup, could non-LoBsters join up and reserve spaces to avoid us getting in trouble.

I will bring GSF along as well as Sentinels, but as it looks like there'll be a few of us, could a second copy of Sentinels make it's way down as well, please?

Just as a reminder to people, the London on Board meet up for the 29th is now open for booking.

Ah yes, thanks for the reminder - Ja'Ph' and I shall be there :).

Thanks for the reminder, RSVP'ed.

UK people, owing to a lot of busyness this month, the only Sunday I can make in July is next Sunday, the 13th. Is this convenient for people? We'd be back at the Mad Hatter, same place as last time.

I'll try and remember to ask Ja'Ph' tonight when he's online and get back to you :).

Okay, we're signed up for it :).

Just a reminder (more to myself than anything) that the game day is tomorrow!

It ends at 18.00 because of the football

Time to sort out August's London Sentinels' Day (TM).

All are at the Railway Tavern, which is near Liverpool Street Station

3rd August

10th August

17th August

24th August

31st August

There are also Saturday games at the Theodore Bullfrog, Between Charing Cross and Embankment.

After a bit of searching around on Google Maps I finally managed to find both Liverpool Street Station (which I've never been to, except in Monopoly ;)) and the specific Railway Tavern you meant (originally Googling just that name gave me about six results, lol). It looks like we can get the train to Blackfriars (if it's open this time...), or maybe Farringdon (as I seem to recall that the train that goes through Blackfriars stops there as well) and then the Tube from there. I'll try and remember to mention it to Ja'Ph' this evening and confirm which day we both fancy coming along.

If only you'd been near Liverpool Street Station back in may when I was staying near Aldgate ;)

We can come along on the 10th if that sounds good.

10th is fine with me. The booking is already open.

Oh, cool I'll go and sign up now, then :).

Given that this is the 3rd (or is it 4th?) date in a row that I have missed, I'm just going to go ahead and say I can't do Sundays anymore, sorry guys.

Umm, so Ja'Ph' and I were a bit late (twenty minutes), given that we had to wait about twenty minutes for a Tube from Blackfriars. Then we emerged from Liverpool Street Station and couldn't find the Railway Tavern. So we asked a random policeman and he said it wasn't there any more 'cause it had been boarded up and stuff, so we went along the road a bit and found a place that looked like it had been boarded up, stood there for a while, then went off and did other stuff as we had no way of contacting anyone to ask what was going on.

Now we're home I've had a better look on Google Maps (I was kind of tired when I did so the other night, and forgot to Street View it and stuff) and found that the place is actually there, and that it was round the other side of the station from where we came out (we'd've come out near it if that exit hadn't been closed off, however).

So, whoops, lol. But at least we'll be able to find it next time, if we're there again (and hopefully there will be more Tube trains headed along the Circle line so we won't be so late again :P). Sorry if you were sat waiting for us to arrive :(.

As today didn't work out so well, do people want to try again next Sunday? Same place and time?

Ja'Ph' thinks he is working next Sunday - we'll have to get back to you when he knows which Sundays he's off.

I'm out for the next few weekends (flat/house-share hunting basically, but I don't have time to see places after work), is it too early to try and pick a time in September? I'd be good to meet you all!

Ja'Ph' is working next week but not on the 31st so we can do then if it's okay.

31st is fine for me. Booking is open for that sesseion now.

Okies, have just gone and signed up for it :). We should be able to actually find the place this time rather than mooching about on the wrong road and asking for directions from someone who thought the place had shut two weeks previously ;).

And time for September's Sentinels day to be announxced. LoB has something every weekend (actually every single day except today, but that's just silly) this month, so when can people make it?

I shall inquire tonight and get back to you :). Will it be at that Railway place again?

All the Sunday sessions are at the Railway Tavern. The Saturday ones are at the Theodore Bullfrog

I will say that if the day were the 21st I would definitely be able to attend.

This event seems to have become as regular as the Indianapolis meetups, maybe it should be stickied? (Or maybe there should be some overview thread that is stickied.)

You are correct! If a city gets meetups on such a regular basis, they get a stickied thread!

Yay us :D.

It's looking like Ja'Ph' may not have a free weekend this month (lots of full working weekends and then we are going to the wedding of a friend of mine on the 27th) but he needs to confirm it, which he intends to do at some point within the next few days.

ewww, it's all sticky in here now!

This month is crazy busy at the weekends for me but I would very much like to come along next month. I'll keep an eye out for the October dates!

We're not gonna be able to make anything for this month, I'm afraid - Ja'Ph's next free day on a weekend will be on the fifth.

Ok. Sorry you can't make it this month. As Matchstickman can make the 21st, we'll make that the Sentinels Day. At the Railway Tavern right gy the huilding site by Liverpool Street station.

Don't forget to book with the London on Board site.

Duh un, will see you there!

Glad you enjoyed yourself, MatchstickMan. *shakes fist at the meddling heroes for ruinging the lgorious plan to bring order to Megalopolis*

So, time for October's to be planned. There's a LoB on every weekend, so which days can people mnake?

Ja'Ph's next free Sunday will be the 12th :).

So I was at a friend's wedding yesterday (with Ja'Ph') and I unexpectedly met up with another old school friend and at the reception we started talking about games - her partner said he played Magic a bit and so I then had to say something along the lines of "There's this card game we play that's co-operative and it's to do with superheroes and stuff and even though I'm not really interested in superheroes or comics and stuff I think this game is really amazing..." and we then spent over an hour talking about Sentinels and I basically sold it to them because they say they're gonna look into buying it :D. I also told them about the regular London meet-ups and they might be along to one of those at some point (they both work in London so they said they can get there pretty easily), so we can split into two groups or something if they show up and there's too many of us for a single game :).

All will be assimilated.

As no-one's said otherwise, next London Sentinels day will be Sunday October 12th. Don't forget to book through the London on Board site.

Ahh I see sign-ups are available - I'm in :).

RSVP'd

I'm busy up till around 2pm but the afternoon is clear after then.

Bit of an issue with November's date as there are holidays in the middle for 3/4 of the regular group, so, available dates are just the 9th and the 30th, both Sundays, both at the Railway Tavern. Any preferences for which of those two?

I think we're up for the 30th :).

30th confirmed as date of the next meetup. Booking open. Don't forget to reserve your place in the Meetup group.

Took about ten minutes, but managed to sign up :D.

Signed up again, but with my track record who knows?

Hopefully I'll actually be able to make it this time without anything coming up at the last minute!

Dang it! There is a clash with something else that weekend so I'll have to drop out again. :annoyed face:

Ok, as Christmas is now over, time to organise for January. Given World Sentinels Weekend is the 10th and 11th, that would seem to be a sensible weekend to aim for, but any weekend will do. All Saturdays are at the Frog, Sundays are at the Railway Tavern by Liverpool Street.

So, when do people want to meet up?

What's World Sentinels Week?

I may need to wait and see when Ja'Ph' is available this month but as usual I'll get back to you :).

https://greaterthangames.com/content/announcing-multiverse-month

Looks like it's gonna be toward the end of the month for us - Ja'Ph' is having some building work done at his house so it's a bit of a mess there atm but he says it should be done within the next couple of weeks (when we have a London meet, we go from his place). Plus he hasn't checked when he's off yet.

Does anyone know what the motorcycle parking is like near either of those venues? With the one day travel card going up by 35% yesterday, I'm probably only going to go to venues I can ride to. I think the Liverpool St one may have something nearby, but don't know anything about the Frog.

We can do the 25th or the 1st :).

Ok, let's say the next Sentinels Day is the 25th.

"The next Sentinels Day is the 25th."

Bookings for London on Board open next Sunday for the 25th, just to remind people to book. Hopefully Wrath will have arrived by then.

ViolentSilence,

Not sure of the parking situation, but I think there are some motorbicycle bays in the Finsbury Circus/Bloomfield Street area which is almost right next to the pub, if there aren't any closer. There's some building work next to the pub so that parrt of Liverpool Street (1-14) may not be accessible.

Sign up for the 25th is now open on the London On-Board Metup site.

Yup, I've already gone and signed up for it :).

Signed up, hope to meet you guys (finally)

Cool :).

I so want to be there but it looks like another day when my better half will be doing college work again. What time are you guys planning to stay there till? I might be able to swing by for the evening but not much point if most of you will be there for the day then heading home early.

Usually finish around 4-5, which is probably too early for you.

Yeah, sounds like a bust for me again

Any tips on recognising you guys? I notice there are 75 people signed up and the profile pictures are for the names I recognise are both cartoons! I'll be carrying a white motorcycle helmet if that helps you

If things progress as usual, we'll be the table right next to the bar, with a big silver wheely case to hold all the SotM stuff.

Upstairs bar, unless something's changed.

Apologies for the late withdrawal, my bike lost the back end on diesel so I'm figuring a good part of the remainder of the day might well be in the local A&E gettying my hip checked out.

Have had better days...

Sorry to hear that. Hope you're ok.

And there's always next month.

D'oh, that's not good :(. Well, hopefully you'll be okay to come to the next one (probably late next month) :).

Well, the bike is a write off (cracked engine casing, fairing damage vs the depreciation), and walking is still uncomfortable, but getting better. Will be on public transport for the next one!

What day do people feel like having the February meetup on? I'd lean towards tne 22nd to give the maximum possible time for Wrath and Villains playtesting cards, assuming Vilains is the next thing playtested, to appear.

As a note, the sessions would be at the Mad Hatter, rather than the Railway Tavern, so the nearest statin is Blackfriars.

Oh good, that's a bit less of an arse to get to :). Ja'Ph' should be online at some point within the next hour or so, so I'll try and remember to ask him about his days off. I expect...ooh, wait, he's literally just logged in right now :D. He says he's gonna double-check tomorrow but the 22nd should be okay. I'll let you know :).

Can confirm the 22nd is okay, see you at the Hatter :).

Wonderful. Finally I am free for one of these weekends and it lands on my wedding anniversary. Oh well, roll on March!

We're not doing this deliberately. Honest.

That'll learn you for getting married.

I woz never much gooder at learnering.

The Meet up for the 22nd is now open for peopl to RSVP.

Ah cool, I was gonna check it tomorrow as the last few have come up on Mondays. Oh well, all signed up :).

What date do people want for the March meetup? All at the Mad Hatter and either the 8th, 15th, 22nd or 29th.

We can do the 29th :).

I could do the 29th :D

Fingers crossed for the 29th - would have made the February one but for a friend having a birthday party on that day... but on the plus side, he LOVED Guise!

29th eh? Let me see…
Kid’s on holiday… check
No Sunday clubs… check
No College seminars… check
Current Brownie points… 437

I’m going to go out on a limb and say that I’m actually gonna be able to make this one!

Ok, time to reschedule!! We can't break Mezike's perfect streak.

Noooooo!! I knew it was all just a big conspiracy!

Wow, that makes seven of us if Matt turns up as well :D.

Yup. The plan to conquer London On Board proceeds apace. Slowly, but apace.

Does anyone have Compounded?

Umm...never heard of it...unless you mean Jim's Compounded Bow ;).

https://greaterthangames.com/store/compounded

It's a DIce Hate Me game about being chemists in a lab, described as Ticket To Ride weight (and thoroughly enjoyed!) by Tom Vasel. I'm interested as I'd like a game about that difficulty, but find the train theme a complete turn-off!

I've never heard of "Ticket to Ride" either, lol...well, other than the Beatles song ;).

I did have a brief scroll through the Dice Hate Me stuff on the page right after the merge thingy was announced, but at a glance pretty much every game seemed to be about drinks (coffee and beer, mainly) so nothing grabbed my attention. If there'd been pictures of dragons or something I might've had a closer look ;).

Ameena, have you been living under a rock?

Not heard of Ticket to Ride? That's practically mainstream nowadays!

Silverleaf, you mentioned a train game and DIDN’T make a pun?

Maybe among board-gamey people, but I'm more of a computer-gamey person. Pretty much every tabletop game I play is something that was introduced to me by someone else, and even then I mostly play Sentinels ;). If you were talking about Titan Quest or the Elite series or something, then yeah, I'd instantly know what you were talking about ;).

Nah, it's not uncommon for a non-boardgamer type to have played TTR. They sell it in Waterstones.

Where's the challenge in that?

Haven't enough threads been derailed?

Ameena - you can try Ticket To Ride on steam nowadays, but I'm with you on theme, I'm kind of an escapist gamer so I like to imagine myself doing interesting stuff. Trains don't do it for me either!

TTR is essentially an abstract game about collecting coloured cards to link up points on the map with little plastic tokens to get victory points. It's not really a train game, just train-flavoured.

It's really not a game you'd like though Ameena, it can be extremely cut-throat as a big part of the game is cutting off other people by claiming the section of track they need to complete a route (assuming you've guessed where they're trying to get to).

Train-flavoured - fine in the world of boardgames, appalling in the world of coffee...

I'd get a buzz out of it.

...must...resist...pun...

There's also an excellent version of Ticket to Ride for iPhones and iPads.  Fun game.

Check out tabletop on you tube for great board gsmes.

Geekandsundry.com

Is Wil Wheaton spamming us now? Or just those of us who live in London?

The 29th is open for sign-ups

Cool, done :).

At the moment, it looks like we're having 8-10 people coming now (!!!!).

Fortunately, we'll have enough cards for 2 games, especially if we include the Cauldron and the bizarre rubbish I've come up with. Please try to make sure you're roughly on time so we can claim two tables (or one large table) without (too much of) a fuss.

Since you and I (and Ja'Ph') are usually on time (and before pretty much everyone else), we should manage to spread ourselves onto enough space before it runs out,I hope ;). Pubs need to have bigger tables so I don't have to keep squishing my cards up every time ;).

I'm still on for Sunday! Hurrah!

What time are you folks planning to be there so I can ensure I am there right from the off?

PWatson, Ja'Ph' and I are generally there on time (I think it starts at noon when we're at the Hatter) so feel free to stop by whenever, really :). Ja'Ph' and I tend to leave at around four-ish or so to go and get food (there's a Nando's just down the road) before heading home :).

It does start at noon. See you there tomorrow.

And don't forget the clocks go forward so it'll feel like 11

Oh yeah, forgot about that. Normally the first reminder I get that the clocks are changing is when my computer gives me a pop-up to tell me so (as it changes) because I don't tend to specifically make note of which weekend the change is gonna happen, I just know which months it is :D.

It was cool meeting you guys on the weekend, roll on the next one!

Yeah, it was fun :D. Almost a pity there were so many of us since it meant I didn't really get to talk to the people in the other group. I wonder how many people we'll manage to amass in future meet-ups. Maybe we'll end up with everyone playing Sentinels and then we will have won! Well, in that group…then we'll have to spread to another one and get them started on it as well… >:)

And then, WORLD DOMINATION OF BRITAIN.

(And that's why you jump groups halfway through. Talk to all the shiny people! :D)

As the last one was such a success, time to organise the next. I'd suggest April 26th, just to keep things regular.

This will be at the Railway Tavern, near Liverpool Street, rather than the Mad Hatter. Itwill start at 11 rather than 12, however, and the Meetup RSVP system opens on Sunday the 19th for it.

26th works for me. I thought the RSVPs opened two weeks before the event or is it different from venue to venue?

They've changed it owing to lots of people signing up. The weekdays are also at a week's notice, now. Technically it opens at 00:15 on the Sunday but I doubt many people will be booking in then.

I have to admit that only being able to confirm you've got a place so late is pretty annoying if you're planning to travel to London and thus need to arrange transport and accommodation.

I guess I'm not the target audience though...

That complaint has been made. This is experimenting to find the balance as a lot of people book very early and then don't show up but don't cancel the RSVP so people who are on the wait list who could have gone can't.

If you find yourself able to attend, let me know and I'll put you down as a +1 or 2 depending.

When demand outstrips supply, charge money or increase supply. What's stopping the organizers from finding a larger space?

Thanks, that'll work. No London plans right now, but who knows?

It's a shame that inconsiderate behaviour has lead to making things difficult for non-London types.

The fact that we're free and the pubs that are letting us use their facilities for free (well, for us buying food and beer) are pretty large. Finding pubs with room for more than 50 gamers on a regular basis, in central London, ain't easy or cheap. And as this is an all-volunteer affair, no one can spend all their time finding them, or certainly paying the likely large cost to rent one properly.

Also LoB has been going for years. Hell, i've been going to them for more than 7 years. Charging would be a massive change in the way we work and one that is likely to be resisted by the organisers as much as the members.

Hmmm ... I suppose another solution might be to meet more often.

Perhaps the solution is to take attendance and temporarily ban people who sign up, don't attend, and don't cancel their RSVP. You can be nice about this -- perhaps only banning after X misses or something like that.

That is on track, the banning of persisent offenders at least. We're going with stern warnigns first, but sanctions are being considered.

However, meeting more often would be tricky. LoB meets practically every day of the week now. I just arange these thigns once a month. I'm at LoB once a week more or less.

I let Ja'Ph' know about the suggested date last night and he said he'd check to confirm that he's free. He's had a bit of a busy couple of days so hopefully he'll remember. If he has then I expect I'll be right back posting here at some point within the next hour or so to let you know ;).

Okay, yup, looks like we're good for the 26th :).

London On Board should probably start thinking about multiple venues on key meetup dates, although that could lead to splintering the club. It might be the best way to go though as it continues to grow. It was only a few years ago that they could barely fill the Red Herring once a week with every other Sunday held at that place in St. James, and now it's pretty much daily meets and poeple being turned away due to overcrowding.

In other news, I'm not going to be around for the next Sentinels day but it sure was great to finally make it to one again!

psssst Sign ups are live, don't spread it around or there wont be enough fo all us Sentinels fans.

I remembered to check it about an hour ago so I'm signed up :).

Signed in too. May have a plus one, but need to speak to them first!

By the way - does anyone know if the marathon route is going to disrupt journeys here?

Without knowing more about your journey I can only point you to the page tfl has on it

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/campaign/london-marathon?intcmp=26222

Oh is it the Marathon this weekend? Hrmm, on looking on that site it looks like some of the Tube stations on the C 'n' D line are gonna be a bit busy but hopefully we can get away with it and not get stuck in masses of people :D.

Ok, time for the sorting out of dates. 24th would be the bank holiday weekend or the 31st. Both at the Railway Tavern, so what say the attendees? which day would work out best for people?

I'm working on the 25th (the Bank Holiday)…unless I've got a new job by then (waiting to hear about it, should do before the end of the month) in which case I'll have that day off and will be working early-morning every other Monday, lol. So for now I'd prefer the 31st but I haven't asked Ja'Ph' yet. Trains are normally arsey on Bank Holidays so might be best to avoid it anyway, though.

I'd lean towards the 31st personally, though I can make both dates. Not sure if it has any impact, but the 24th will be the last day of the Premier league season so the pubs may have a few more people in than normal (or maybe not since it looks like everything is going to be decided before then)

I did ask Ja'Ph' about this a few days ago and he said that he thinks he might be working on the Sundays but isn't sure so we're gonna need to find that out. It's possible that we may actually not be able to make it this month but we'll have to see...

Planning a little in advance, my wife and I will be in town the weekend of June 20. If one of these is happening then, we'd love to join you all.

Woots!

In which case, June's Sentinels day is now Sunday June 21st, at the Railway Tavern by Liverpool Street.

grysqrl, if you want, I can talk to the organisers. We can usually put aside spaces for overseas vistiors in the booking list.

That would be excellent. I'm not sure how many we will be yet (somewhere in the 1-3 range). When would you need a number?

As early as possible, but as the reservtion list doesn't open until a week before, before then would be best.

Ok. I hope to have an answer well before then.

This probably means I have to try to make an appearance too. How likely this is, I don't know.

Okay, Ja'Ph' is off on the 24th of this month so we can do that weekend - can't do the 31st as he is working. But the 24th is better for me as it turns out I do definitely have a new job and I'm starting on the 26th...at 7am, so this'll be the last month I can stay over Ja'Ph's till Monday morning, lol.

Yes. It's required. Besides, everybody's doing it. You know you want to. (does peer pressure work on adults?)

Are you assuming you're my peer?

For some reason, I feel a strange urge to go to London next month. I have no idea why…

I'll have to have a think about money. The transport's not so bad, but accommodation's expensive and I'm poor. We'll see.

OK, I'm in on the 24th - well I will be when sign-ups open!

Sign up opens tomorrow for the 24th. See you all next week

Sign ups open.

Done :).

Okay, I can make a day trip out of SquiggleCon and therefore avoid paying for expensive London accommodation which I can't afford. It'll be six or seven hours of travelling, but what the hell.

I have two choices for return times from Victoria: 8.30pm and 11.30pm. I know you guys finish late afternoon, but will there be something to entertain me in the evening? Trying to work out if it's worth getting the later coach, and I guess indirectly asking if anyone's up for food and geeky chat after games...

I'll answer, I'd love to do that, no idea where we can eat around there but it's a thing that can be done.

Yay! Then I will book the later coach. It will be awesome to catch up. :)

I'm sure we could find food, I hear London has these new-fangled places where you can exchange pieces of paper and/or small metal discs for nourishment and a temporary place to consume said nourishment in. It'll never catch on, but we could try that.

I have coach tickets. This is a thing, people!

Huzzah for things!

Your information is accurate but outdated. Some people still use paper and discs, but a lot of us now put flat rectangles of plastic into a machine, press a few buttons, then take our plastic rectangles back and leave.

The plastic "rectangles," as you call them, are actually just boxes full of tiny metal discs. A few get poured into the machine when you use them.

Rectangles? Machines? Buttons? That sounds way too complicated to me. I now have to rethink my entire existence...

Sounds pretty fiddly to me.

Aaaaugh! He said the word

Squiggle Con booking is open! Get your seat while they're available.

There is one fewer seat available. 

Booked my (and Ja'Ph's) place a few minutes ago :). We will have to leave a bit earlier than usual from now on, however, as the job I have now starts at 7:30am which means getting up at about half six, which means I can't stay over Ja'Ph's house on Sunday night like I normally do so will have to go straight home from Victoria after we've had dinner.

7 Sentinel gamers already. As Matt is likely to sign up, can we break the previous record and get 3 games of Sentinels at once?

I'm signed in

There is an England u21 game kicking off at 5pm I'm planning to catch, but if it helps to get three games going, do people want me to bring my cards + counters?

Sometimes, I wish I could justify the rail fare from Liverpool to London!

Probably no need for your cards, as there are more than enough cards in the set for three games. Tokens might be an idea, though as three games would stretch those.

We also have dice for those who don't mind using those for hp, don't forget ;).

Directions for those unfamiliar with the location.

Get to Liverpool Stret station.

Take the exit by McDonalds. Keep McD on your left, along with the evacuee statue.

Cross the road and turn right. There's the Railway Tavern. We'll be upstairs, or if it's before 11, outside waiting for them to open amidst the other gamers. I'll be in a Sentinels t-shirt so should be fairly visible.

No, the other left.

Good news, bad news.

I realised just now that my coach ticket into London was for today, rather than yesterday. I have no idea how I managed that. I blame Ronway. Anyway I've booked a correct ticket now, and luckily I realised in time to sort things out.

This does mean that I'll be an hour late, probably a bit more than an hour, but you're used to me being late, right?

You're doing better than me - I've twisted my ankle so I can't do much walking today, and can't get to the pub. Hope you all have a good time

Thanks to everyone that came out - it was great to get to meet you all in person! And to those who couldn't make it, hopefully there will be a next time before too long. Or, feel free to schedule one in Chicago (it's only a measly 8-hour flight).

I spent over 4 hours on a coach going home, so that makes me halfway there already, right?

Congratulations. You're mid-Atlantic. Now swim the rest of the way!

Ok, time to sort out the July Sentinels day:

Saturdays are at the Frog (John Adams Street, Near charring Cross and Embankment), Sundays at the Railway Tavern as usual.

Which day is most suitable for people?

Ok, as no one's responding, I'm using my base power "Herd Cats": Unless people object, the next Sentinels Day will be Sunday 26th July at the Railway Tavern.

Sorry, yes, I was meaning to post here. Ja'Ph has a new manager at work and they're taking ages to sort his rota this month. I'm busy on the 18th so was gonna suggest the 26th anyway. I just don't know for sure whether we can make it yet, because I don't know if Ja'Ph' will be off yet. He's gonna ask about it, though.

Bookings for 26th now open.

Yup, I have signed up for it. Ja'Ph' still hasn't been told when he's working so he's just gonna tell them he's taking Sunday off and that they should've got back to him sooner if they wanted him to work it :D.

Sentinels day on my birthday

Unfortunately I will be approximately a thousand miles away at the time without my Sentinels cards to hand, hope it's another great gaming day!

The August Sentinels sunday will be on the 30th at the Railway Tavern, next to Liverpol Street Station. This is the Bank Holiday weekend.

Cool, that means we don't need to leave as early :D. Hopefully they won't decide to do a whole load of engineering works on the train lines we all use - that's always the down side of doing anything around a Bank Holiday, isn't it :P.

Reminder, the meetup for next week's Sentinels Day is now open.

Have signed up for Sunday :). Would've done it last night but I'd ended up playing many hours of Sentinels with my sister and her boyfriend - she'd nt really expressed an interest before but he was up for it when I first told him about it a while back so we've played a few games now and then. Yesterday he persuaded her to join in and she actually got into it and stuff and we played a whole bunch of (mostly unsuccessful) games. We beat Miss Info, then got beaten by Lilian, Voss, Skinwalker Gloomy (first time ever for me - we didn't evne flip him :() and the Ennead. The latter got out about four more members in the first couple of rounds and we whittled them down, then we had Osiris on 2hp and Shu on erm, about 15 or something. As Omni-10, I Singularitied all my stuff (no-one else had any equipment, Sky-Scraper and Captain Cosmic, or I'd've had one of those as well) to flip Osiris and get Shu down to 1hp. And then Nuit came out. Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...

And Tefnut came out later as well, once it was just Captain Cosmic left and he clawed his way slowly to the final mercy of a slow and painful defeat, lol.

Next Sentinels Sunday is the 27th unless there's an objection. Also, new venue alert! We are now at the Bavarian Beerhouse, The Arches, 9 Crutched Friars, Tower Hill, EC3N 2AU. Also starting from 12 not 11, so changes all round.

Cool, Ja'Ph' is off that weekend so we were gonna ask if it could be then anyway :). We'll still have to leave earlier, though, as I'll have work the following day, so the fact it starts an hour later is a bit of a bummer. Oh well. I looked up the place on Google Maps (having never heard of it) and it looks like it's not-very-far from Tower Hill, which we pass through en route to Liverpool Street anyway so that should be easy enough to get to :).

Meetup open for next week.

Yup, remembered this time and went and signed up for it a few minutes ago. I had forgotten it's at a different place so hopefully I'll remember that on Saturday evening when we're sorting out our train times :D.

There's no meetup the last Sunday this month (25th). Do people want to meet up on the 18th (Bavarian Beerhouse as last time with the long thin tables) or the 1st November (back in the Railway Tavern)?

Ja'Ph's gonna check his days off but so far we're thinking maybe the 1st is more likely (plus we prefer the Railway to the Beerhouse). I'll post again when he's confirmed :).

Can confirm we'll be coming along for the 1st :).

Sign ups open. However, the meetup is now at the Bavarian Beerhouse at 12, not the Railway Tavern.

Aaww, land of the skinny tables? Ah well...maybe we can push two together this time and have more space rather than our cards being all squashed up.

At present, I'll be busy on the 29th, so it looks like the November Sentinels Day will occur on the 22nd at the Bavarian Beerhouse. At present, there's nothing scheduled for trhe 6th so that may or may not be an option.

We can do the 6th :).

6th is not currently an option on the meetup.

Ah. Well, if it is, we can do it ;).

And apparerntly, because Ameena is either psychic, a time-traveller or using her great powers for selfish purposes, the 6th is now on. Bavarian Beerhouse, 12 pm as is the new normal.

Cool :). Well, I think I prefer the Railway for bigger tables and a slightly earlier start time, but this will do ;).

Damnit! I was all set to come on any weekend except the 6th, curse you and your reality manipulating abilities!

Unfortunately, I cannot now make the 6th. A clash with my niece's 5th birthday party. You know I love oyu guys, but this does take priority.

The 13th December or 29th or November are available, with the 13th being my preference. Of course, if you prefer you can meet up on the 6th and I just can't make it. Both are in the Bacarian Beerhouse at 12.

Without Paul it would mean you Ameena dragging down your Sentinels stuff to the meet up.

I "vote" the 13th, as I am free that weekend.

I'll check with Ja'Ph, but I imagine the 13th will be okay :).

Can confirm that we are good for the 13th :).

13th now open for booking.

Yes, I remembered and signed up yesterday :).

I shall be enjoying the delight of <insert reality TV cast member's name here> appearing in Jack & the Beanstalk.

Oh no I wont!

Oh yes I will!

and so on.

I'm definitely on for the January one though!

At present, I'm planning on the January meetup being the 31st so that there is the maximum probability that Villains has arrived. If it arrives the week before, the Beerhouse isn't usually full, but might be hard to reallocate people's plans.

Any comments?

I will turn up to the Villains meet up regardless of the date or location, otherwise it's not easy for me to make time at the weekends due to family commitments. So I probably won't sign up in advance for Jan as it might not arrive and I'd just be taking up a seat that somebody else could make better use of.

We can do the 31st :).

Having been travelling today I found out that the Met Line will be shut on the 24th! Let's not go changing the London meet up date ay?

Given Villains is still enjoying its time in Paris, that seems unlikely anyway, but I shall accede to your wishes. The next London Sentinels Day remains the 31sr.

Forgot to mention last night - me and Ja'Ph' are all signed up for Sunday :). It's not looking great for Villains having arrived by then, seeing how we haven't heard anything, but never mind - there's always February :).

Owing to Villains of the Multiverse finally escaping into the wild, there will be an emergency Sentinels Day on Sunday 7th Feb at the Bavarian Beerhouse so i can distribute them to those I'm acting as a clearing house for. And, you know, play some Sentinels. If any Tim Cosings who happen to be in London feel like dropping by, let me know and I'll book a place on the meetup for you.

Oooh, what time?

The Sunday meet-ups start at midday, when the pub opens, and run till erm...whenever it shuts, I imagine. But we're not all there all day - Ja'Ph' and I tend to leave some time between three and four due to our needing to go get food and then go back to our respective homes to get up for work the next day.

Address is Bavarian Beerhouse, The Arches, 9 Crutched Friars, Tower Hill, EC2N 2AU

Nearest stations are Tower Hill and Aldgate.

I wish I could make it, and I hope that Peter can :)

Ah, I don't think I'm going to be able to make it! I'm driving back from Stonehenge at that time - was hoping it was in the evening. (Clearly "reading post titles" is not my superpower.)

Isn't Fenchurch Street right outside the pub as well?

If the meet was in the evening, it'd make getting home a bit of a pain for those of us who have to get the train in from outside London (or rather, who have to get the train out of London afterwards, and get up at about 6:30am the following day) ;).

Ok, as people can't make this weekend, we're rescheduling for the 14th. So if anyone in London wants to spend a romatic Valentines Day beating up heinous villains, you can sign up for the meetup.

What, pray tell, is a Sentinels Day, and how does it work? Inquiring minds want to know. 

Its a regular, usually monthly, meetup where a bunch of us play Sentinels a lot. Pretty much what you'd think, really. We use one of the London on Bord meetup as that saves us having to scrmble for a pub to play in.

That's kind of what I thought, but I wanted to get some details. Tagging along on a regular Meetup is a great idea. Maybe I can tag along one of my local Meetups and get something like that going here. 

Don't forget that signups for this weekend are open!

Yeah, I put my name down on Sunday :).

So, which Sunday in March do people want for the next Sentinels Day? All are at the Bavarian Beerhouse from 12.

We'd like to do either the 20th or 27th as I'm off from about the 16th (spending holiday that I need to use before the end of the month) and will be able to stay over Ja'Ph's house if we have the meet on either of those two weekends, meaning we'll be able to stay later :D.

Ok, let's say the 20th, as the 27th is Easter Sunday so the chances of any tube or train running remotely normally is basically zero.

Ahh okay, yes let's not do it on Easter, the trains will be totally buggered. Forgot about that. 20th sounds good then, yeah :).

This month there appears to be a gap in the Sunday schedules so it's either the 10th or the 17th. Preferences?

EDIT: Can't make the 10th now, so will have to be 17th unless another one opens up.

That's cool, I was gonna say the 17th anyway :).

In other news, Ja'Ph' came over today and we fought my Dragon deck again (as I've made quite a few big changes since the last London meet). And we lost, though it wasn't a total wipe or anything - we did pretty well but just got kind of overwhelmed by damage. So that was pretty good. I think :).

At present, it loks like no Sunday games this month, except for the 15th, so 15th is Sentinels day.

Can confirm that we can make the 15th :).

Sign ups now open.

Cool, thought they normally opened up at about 8pm. Oh well, done :).

The sign ups for the next Sentinels day (Saturday the 18th) with special guest Migrantp are now open. To remind people, it's at the Theodore Bullfrog, 26-30 John Adam Street, WC2N 6HL at 11 am. Nearest stations are charing Cross and Embankment as far as I can see.

See people there.

So, when would people like the next Sentinels day? 10th, 17th or 24th?

I'll get back to you on that ;).

We can do the 17th or 24th, either is good :).

Is there some confirmation as to whether we're meeting up this weekend or next weekend? I'll need to sign up on the website if it's this weekend and don't want to leave it too late in case it gets full...

I'm checking with Matt today and will let you know.

We would prefer to do the 24th if possible, but we can still do the 17th :).

24th it is, then.

Alrighty then :).

Owing to all sorts of family commitments, the next Sentinels Day is the 21st August. Usual place and time.

Cool, I'll check with Ja'Ph' :). Pity that's not the weekend of the Bank Holiday, then we could stay later :D.

More family commitment occurrings, so we can do either 11th September or the 25th. Both at the Bavarian Beerkeller as usual.

Okay :). As usual, I shall get back to you once I've consulted with Ja'Ph' concerning his availability :D.

Ja'Ph' says the 25th would be best :).

Edit - Okay, it's possible I'm busy on the evening of the 24th so would prefer the 11th but bear with me, I shall report back as soon as I know :D.

Okay, I'm only busy during the day of the 24th so I'll be able to get to Ja'Ph's for the evening and we can go ahead as usual. So the 25th is good :).

To confirm, the next London Sentinels Day will be the 25th September.

OK, where is it happening on the 25th? The only thing I see on LoB's calendar is ISH, is that the venue?

Hmm that's weird...maybe they moved or something? Usually it's at the Bavarian Beerhouse...

They have moved it. The ISH is right next door to Great Portland Street station on the Circle,r Hammersmith or Metropilitan lines. It's not much of a work up Great Portland Street from Oxford Circus.

From looking at the calendar, this is likely to be the new Sudnay home.

Figured as much when I looked at this month's calander too, huzzah for my Wraith-like detective skills!

Hmm, looks like it'll probably be easier/quicker to get the Victoria line up to Warren Street or something, rather than go aaaalll the way round the Circle line. Looking for it on the Google Maps street view thingy I can't actually seem to find the place. Does it have a big sign outside it or something? My street-view exploration is blocked by a "no entry" barrier on a side road and there's also a van right in the way so I can't see if this ISH place is down there. I found a Pizza Express next door to where it's supposed to be, but that's about it :D.

That is correct. The ISH is between the Pizza Express and the traffic lights. Should be easy to spot. And if not, look for the usual gaggle of LOBsters hanging around outside.

Cool, we'll see you there, then :D.

So, which Sunday do people want to meet up for the October Sentinels Day? All are at the ISH again. 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th available.

23rd or 30th would be great, but I'll cede to other people's preferences.

The 30th is fine for us :).

30th is the next London Sentinels Day. So mote it be.

Groovy :).

Sick :D

Sign up for next weekend's London Sentinels Day is now open.

Yup, I signed up yesterday :).

So, which Sunday do people want to meet up for the November Sentinels Day? All are at the ISH again. 13th and  20th available.

We're up for the 20th :).

Reservations for next week open

Done :).

Apologies for the late notice, but next Sudnay, the 11th, is the next London Sentinels Day at International Students House.

Reservations already open.

I'll get back to you later as to whether we can go :).

Ahh, turns out we can't make that day as Ja'Ph' has his work Christmas meal thingy. Looks like we'll be seeing you next year instead :).

I'm excited about the next time I get a chance to attend one of these! I'm right now hoping for the end of May :)

That would be cool! :D

Paul, let me know dates a bit closer to the time and I'll get things organised.

@pwatson

I definitely will! We'll be at UK Games Expo again this year in a much more organized way (Craig will be coming, as well as, most likely, Christopher and Mara). I hope to have a chance to stop by a meetup with you all in London first!

Owing to no-one except me appearing to be able to make it, I'm cancelling the December meetup. Next one's in Jan. Any prefernces for which weekend?

Umm...probably not the one that contains New Year's Day ;). Other than that, I don't yet know but I'll get back to you when I've checked with Ja'Ph'.

As no one's got back to me, I'm suggesting Sunday 22nd as the next Sentinels Day. Any problems with that?

Oops, I forgot you'd already asked. Sorry, forgot :(. I'm fairly sure any weekend will be okay but I'll double-check later and get back to you :).

Okay, can confirm that the 22nd is good for us :).

I've now signed up for next week :).

Next Sentinels Day is the 12th unless I hear protests.

Will probably be okay but I'll get back to you within a day or two if it isn't :).

Okay, yup, can confirm we can make the 12th :).

Now open for registration.

Yup, remembered to check it last night so I'm all signed up and ready to go :).

Moving that day, see you in March! :)

Excuses, excuses. See you in March. Hope the move goes well.

Might as well get this organised now. Which Sunday works best for people 5th, 12th, 19th or 26th?

We don't mind, we can probably do any of them :).

Next London Sentinels Day is Sunday the 5th of MArch at the International Student House, unless I hear some serious objections and alternatives.

Orrr… The 12th? Assuming everyone else can still make that, would be nice to be able to turn up

How about the 26th?

That would also work!

Ja'Ph' hasn't been online for a few days, I think his Internet might've buggered again. But when I see him on I'll double-check which date(s) is/are good, in case anything's come up since last time.

Okay, the 26th is probably not the best for us but we can do any of the other three dates :).

How is the 19th for people?

Yup, that's good for us :).

Not great, but don't worry about me, doesn't seem like there's a fix. See you in April! :)

Ok, back to the 12th it's the only one we haven't properly stress tested!

Lol yeah we can do any day except the 26th because Ja'Ph' thinks he might be busy then - I remembered about half an hour ago that that's probably because it's his birthday two days before so he's wanting to keep that weekend free in case he ends up doing something :D.

12th is now open for bookings.

Okay, I will sign us up now :D.

And having caused y’all to shuffle round me, I now can’t make it Have fun, see you in April. Probably. Honestly, I’m starting to doubt my own existence…

Just stop thinking about it.

I am very disappointed in you, young Meerkat. Go to the corner and think about what you've done.

See you next month, hopefully.

Ah well, I'm sure we'll see you at some point :D.

In order to avoid the kerfuffle of this month, when is convenient for people in April? As the 16th is Easter and I figure we want to avoid that date, possible dates are 2nd, 9ths, 23rd and 30th

Yeah, let's avoid Easter because the trains will probably be all messed up and stuff. If I remember to ask Ja'Ph' tonight I'll get back to you on whether or not we have a preferred week :).

Ja'Ph' would prefer not to do the 2nd due to it being before payday and has suggested the 9th :).

I second the ‘not the second’

Current dates are the 9th or the 23rd. I prefer the 23rd but can do the 9th. Other people's opinions?

I think either will be good for us but I'll get back to you once I've confirmed it with Ja'Ph'.

We can do the 23rd :).

Reminder: The Sentinels Day is next Sunday and the reservation list is now open.

Yup, hadn't forgotten about it but hadn't thought to check the site yet today. All signed up and ready to go :). We might have lunch there this time - it looks fairly cheap and it'll mean we can stick around for longer (though may require a break while we take up all the table speace with foody things) to play more :D. Will have to see if Ja'Ph' is still up for that - last time I reminded him he seemed to have forgotten, lol.

Ok, all, when do we want the May Sentinels Day to be? 7th, 14th, 21st or 28th?

So... just in case anyone happens to be free on 29 May, Christopher, Jenn, Mara, Craig, and I will all be in London trying to not have jet lag and would love to hang out with any of you all who happen to be around :)

29th is the holiday weekend so we should be able to sort something. There is a LoB Meetup that day so we could meet up then.

Do you mean the 28th? The 29th is the (Bank Holiday) Monday. It would be cool if we could do it that Sunday because I won't have to go home that evening. And I do still need to check with Ja'Ph' anyway.

Nope. Referencing Paul's reply. He, Christopher, Jenn, Mara and Craig will be around London on the 29th. Whether we meet up for games or just chat that day will depend very much on their wishes.

We'll be in town for UK Games Expo up in Birmingham the following weekend, but I know there are some awesome people around the London area who won't be able to make it up for the Expo and I'd love to say "hi" if any of you are around! No worries though if you can't make it; I know it is a weird and inconvenient time :)

I'm both weird and inconvenient! Mondays are far better for me than Sundays, especially Bank Holiday Monday, huzzahs!

Ohh, sorry, I didn't even see the post from Paul. Yeah, maybe we can sort something out :).

So, organising two completly separate things

1) Regular London Sentinels Day: Sunday, 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th

2) Hanging with >G which may or may not include games.

So, London peeps, thoughts on the former and >G peeps on the latter.

I'll be at the expo on the Friday so will stop and say hi - going as a family so unable to help on the stand but the sprogs love playing Sentinels so we may well end up hanging around for a bit! Don't think the Bank Holiday will be likely for me, but apparently strange and weird things are happening these days.

Ok, I see two options

1) 28th London meet up[ and 29th meet with >G.

2) Combine the London Meet-Up with >G and just meet up on the 29th.

Either is good for us, I was just coming on here to post that we can do either/both of those days :).

Okay, turns out Ja'Ph' thought he was free on the 29th but actually he isn't. I still might come along, though, if something ends up happening :).

Something is happening on the 29th, even if it's just me going to a random pub and crying bitter tears.

In that case, here's the plan:

28th is a London Sentinels Day as usual at the ISH.

29th is a meetup with the >G people. There is a London on Board meetup that day, so if Greater Than Games would like a gaming day, we can organise that. If theyd prefer to just meet up in a pub for chat and recovery from jetlag, we can arrange that, too. Paul or Craig, let me know what you guys want to do.

The Sunday meet up is now open.

For the Monday, it will be at the Mad Hatter from 12. Directions. Nearest Tube station is Embankment. Cross the bridge and it's on the far side of the crossroads. As thre isn't a host to organise exrta bodies with, Matchstickman and Ameena, could you book in with a +2 to that between the three of us we'll have the >G folks covered.

Cool, I've put myself (and Ja'Ph') down for the Sunday session but Monday hasn't unlocked yet. I recall going to the Mad Hatter a few times previously, probably a couple of years ago now - I remember it had artwork of Alice in Wonderland on the ceiling :).

Done.

I have now also signed up for Monday with a +2 :).

Also, just to mention...the nearest Tube station is more Blackfriars than Embankment - it's directly across the bridge from there :).

Thank you for correcting my brain fart on London geography.

Lol, well, it's only 'cause I was chatting about it with Ja'Ph' last night and he queried it so I went and checked on Google Maps, otherwise I wouldn't have remembered myself :D.

Cool!! That's one transfer away for us (we're on Holloway Rd. between the Picadilly and Victoria line stops), so nbd. What time are you all planning to meet there? At least some of us (definitely me!) will make a jet-lagged attempt to get there on time :)

The meetup starts at 12 so probably around then. See you on Monday.

DAMMIT, this is what I get for not checking the forums for like a week. Blergh. Come ooon, 25 dropouts...

Eh, we should have enough +2s to cover you, meerkat. We don't really need that Christopher chap showing up, do we? :-)

Give me some time to grow my beard and I can make a passable Christopher :P

Oh wow, 12 like noon-12? We might be a bit late if it is that early, but we'll be there! How late will it run do you suppose?

It's billed as "all day" but that really means 10:30pm, I don't know if there's anywhere near by we could decamp to after that.

As UK Games Expo is now over and I've gotten some sleep, time for the June Sentinetls Day to be worked out. As tomorrow seems a little short notice, we have 18th or 25th of June, both at ISH. Any preferences?

I'll get back to you once I've checked with Ja'Ph'. By the way, what time did the >G guys turn up the other week? Was it ages after I left?

About 5: 30, I think, so yeah. Quite a while after you left.

Bleh. Oh well, maybe next time. Anyway, we can do the 25th for this month :).

I just realized... I'm going to be in London on Friday!  This thread is relevant for me!  Well, not really.  It's a family vacation so I definitely won't be sneaking off to play card games while I'm there. :(

The Meetup for next Sunday is now open.

Cool - done :).

So, July meetup, which Sunday would people liek to journey to the ISH? 9th, 16th, 23rd or 30th?

30th would be best for us :).

Meetup for the 30th is now open.

Oh yes, good point. I seem to be somewhat sporadic in remembering to sign up - sometimes I remember consistently for days before sign-ups are active and then either forget or remember once they are...and sometimes like this time, I completely forget about sign-up until I see the post here, even though I haven't forgotten when the next meet-up is :P.

I will likely be in London for a few days around January 1, 2018. Just putting that out there =)

Ach, the most awkward time of year to arrange a meet-up, lol. We tend to skip December and have the next meet be around the end of January if I can remember rightly. Lots of people tend to be (understandably ;)) busy around that time of year and the trains are usually kind of tricky. Maybe we can sort something out? I suppose it depends which specific days you're available - we meet at weekends because those are the days we're not at work and stuff, after all ;).

I know! We haven't booked anything yet but the idea is we want to go from Canada to (probably) Cyprus. Flying "directly" there is wacky expensive. Flying to London, then separately flying to Cyprus is quite reasonable. And London is fun! So we're looking at probably being in London from Dec 31 to perhaps Jan 4 for a stopover. I'll be sure to post more when we have details worked out!

Also as part of these travels we plan to be in Glasgow for May and somewhere nearby to Birmingham for June. So there can definitely be 2018 meetups later on if January doesn't work out.

Do I sense attendance at Expo?

Yes, I already posted in that thread a while back =)

Don't mind me, I don't currently have a functioning brain.

And also YAY!

Next London Sentinels Day is Sunday the 20th at ISH.

Have checked with Ja'Ph' and we should be there :).

Meetup open for next week.

Cool, signed up :).

For the Septemer Sentinels day, Sunday the 10th, 17th or 24th? What are people's preferences?

We're going for either the 17th or the 24th but I'll get back to you with a specific date once Ja'Ph' knows which he prefers :).

I think it's probably gonna be best if we say the 24th for the next meet-up - I haven't spoken to Ja'Ph' for a few days since I got a text message from him saying his computer had broken, so I don't know when he'll be around next for me to ask him about dates. Hopefully not long :).

Okay, update! So, Ja'Ph's hard drive died and he's ordered a new one so hopefully that'll be sorted soon. He says he won't be able to make this month's meet-up again though, so I'm not fussed which day we do it on.

17th would be better for us, but whatever works.

Sure, I don't mind doing the 17th :).

Well, the people have spoken. The meetup is now open on the 17th for booking.

Cool, sign-up done :).

And now for the October Meetup: 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd or 30th? All Sundays, all at the ISH.

I'm waiting to find out from Ja'Ph' if he can make it this month and on which day if so. I have noticed that your date list is wrong, though, Paul - all those dates are the Mondays, not the Sundays ;).

Bah! Dates are, 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th then.

Okay, Ja'Ph' most likely can't make it this month again. So I'm not fussed when we go :).

Hey just wanted to mention our London visit dates are set: Dec 30 - Jan 4. If that's not workable no problem. We'll be at UKGE 2018, and probably in London for a bit towards the end of June too.

Hehe...yeah, New Year is um...not really the best time to be attempting to travel into London by train ;). But I'm sure we can arrange something for elsewhen in the year :D.

Sooo...does anyone have any preferences for the date of this month's meet-up? Because I feel we should probably pick one soon ;).

Next Sentinels Day is Sunday 22nd, ISH.

Cool :).

Meetup reservations open for booking.

Yup, remembered and went and signed up a minute ago :).

Next Sentinels Day is Sunday 19th November, ISH.

Alrighty :).

Meetup now open for the 19th

Oh yes, I already signed up for it yesterday :). Forgot to mention it...

Migrantp,

There will be a meetup on the evening of Tuesday January 2nd at The Sir Christopher Hatton. Not sure how many people will be able to make it, but I certainly will. If you want me to put you down for that, let me know.

Sign me up! Brittney may also join but not 100% sure. What time will it be?

We're staying near southeast Regent's Park so that's a handy location not far away.

Starts from 5:30. Nearest Stations are Chancery Lane (Central Line) and Farringdon (Circle, Metropilitan and Hammersmith Line). The pub's on Leather Lane for proper directions.

London Sentinels Day is one week from today on Sunday 21st at the ISH.

Ooh, okay! And I see the website has massively changed since last time I was there. Still pretty much the same procedure to find the day and sign up for it, though :D.

Febuary meetup. What date works best for people? 11th, 18th or 25th? All Sundays at the ISH

I don't believe I have plans for any of the Sundays this month so I'm not really fussed :).

In which case, this month’s Sentinels Day is Sunday the 18th at the International Students House.

Okay, cool :).

Sign ups are live, I'm done :).

So because I am a curious soul do these only happen once a month at London on board Sunday things? I am asking because I am in London for a weekend next month and was curious? 

Yeah, we meet up one Sunday a month, usually toward the end of the month, to play Sentinels for a few hours (currently from 12pm, when the doors unlock, till around 3-4pm). The main exception to this is December, when obviously the end of the month tends to be a little busy for most people, plus the trains tend to be rather sparse...

Well, that sounds awesome and now I am sad I didn't know about the community at large when I lived there ah well.  

Let me know which weekend you’re in town and I’ll see about making that the weekend we meet up next month.

That would be awesome :D 

I will be there on the weekend of the 17-18th.

If that's not possible it's all cool. I only live in the Midlands not too far away and if any of you make it to the UKGE maybe have a game there. 

I’m going to be a Citizen at UKGE. See you there.

To confirm, next months London Sentinels Day is Sunday the 18th at the International Students House near Great Portland Street station. Starting at 12 as usual.

If Adam and I were in London on the evening of the 8th, 9th, or 10th of April, would anyone want to hang out with us?

Everyone!

...

or at least me.

If it was the morning or afternoon of the 8th then sure. Evenings, not so much...

Meetup now open for the 18th.

Demiher0, I've assumed you're not a member of LoB so I've put you down as +1. You'll need to sign in when you get in, just find Paul Watson and sign in next to him. We'll probably be at the back of the bar with a huge black wheelie-case by the table.

Also link to the venue in case you need directions: https://www.google.com/maps/place/229+The+Venue/@51.5236805,-0.1443796,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48761ad708a0ae07:0x672712bc8d7b4911!8m2!3d51.5236805!4d-0.1443796

I am amusingly and remembered to sign up yesterday. It is a remnant of my time living in London.

I shall keep the black carry case in mind whilst hunting for you all on the day.

Signed up :).

Just as a heads-up, looking out my window at the snow that's currently falling...I know the current weather isn't supposed to be as bad/last as long as the last lot, but just in case it gets bad and is so tomorrow, there's a chance I may not risk the trains in case they all get cancelled and stuff. Hopefully it'll be fine, though, and we can continue as planned :).

Was just going to check that the snow wasn’t messing up anyones plans. Hope to see you there.

Well, the trains look okay so far - no weather-related delays or anything. It does look like my train is gonna get into London via the other line, rather than the one it normally takes, but that's probably 'cause of engineering works or something. It just means it'll take me a bit longer to actually get to London. Hopefully the snow won't get much worse than it is and everything will be running fine :).

Trains look okay - looks like things will be going ahead as planned :).

It was lovely to meet you all yesterday by the way. Thanks for the entertaining Sunday and hopefully we can do it again soon. :)

A strage confluence of events has led me to being free at the weekends for the first time in almost never! It's completely out of synch with the regular meetups but I'll be a free agent between Sat 31st March and Fri 13th April. Other plans will no doubt rear up along the way but would be good to catch up after such a long abscence if there is anything scheduled during this time.

Ooh hey Mezike...didn't recognise you for a moment there, with your different avatar. Yeah, it'd be cool if we can fit in the next meet-up during your free time :).

Demihero, it was cool to meet you too :). If you should ever happen to acquire Tabletop Sim we can play Sentinels and/or Spirit Island there too, without your needing to specifically arrange to stop by at one of our London meets on the rare occasion you happen to be down this way :).

Ahh, yeah, can't remember why I changed it now. Should be better now!

Ahh yeah, there we go, the good old Voodoo-mask-skull-face-thing :D.

Paul,

There will be a London on Board on Tuesday the 10th, if you and/or Adam are interested in attending. Located at the Sir Christopher Hatton between Faringdon (Circle/Hammersmith/Metropolitan line) and Chancery Lane (Cenral line). You’ll need to be down as +1s to get in but I can sort that out. If interested, I can give better directions.

Which Sunday do people want to meet up this month? 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th available.

I don't mind, as usual ;).

Ok! It turns out that Adam and I are super booked while we're over on your island! However, we would love to hang out with you all at Eclecticon if you can make it out to Reading. Here's the info about it: http://www.eclecticgames.co.uk/eclecticon-iii-weekend-ticket.ir

Meetup is for Sunday the 22nd of April at the ISH

Okies :).

Change of date now the 29th. Sorry. Something came up.

Ah okay, no worries :).

All signed up :). Probably just as well we didn't do it this week - turns out it was the Marathon today :D.

Are random people from the forum able to join you guys? I’m hooked on the Sentinels app but have never played the physical game, would love to come along next week if that’s ok?

Sure. It works best if you sign up to meetup.com, and then to London on Board, and finally to the meetup itself. Otherwise I'll have to sign you in as a +1, which is no problem, just need to know how many.

Thanks Paul! It’s the All-Day Sunday Gaming at ISH, right? Have just signed up to it.

That is correct.

Thanks! See you Sunday :)

Cool, yeah, see you there :).

Ugh.

Sorry to have been taken down by a sudden illness and miss meeting a new face.

Actually, three new faces. We introduced (read conscripted) Bruno and Tammy into fighting the Ennead and then reascuing Spirit island from hideous indvaders.

How did the Spirit Island game go? Which spirits did everyone play, and did you win? Did they like it?

Standard intro game. No events, no adversary.

Me: Virtal Strength.

Jim: Shadows Flicker

Tammy: Lightning

Bruno: River

They seemed to like it. As with most intro games took a couple of turns ot get the rhythm of play but by the end they were dealing with things without me making suggestions.

This month's Sentinels can be any Sunday, but i'm suggesting the 20th. All at the ISH.

And >G peoples. If you're in London for Tuseday the 29th there is a regular London on Board meet up that night.

Sure, that should be fine. I have no specific plans right now for any upcoming weekend...

We should be there Tue the 29th!! Where is the meetup happening??

The Sir Christopher Hatton, 4 Leather Lane, London, EC1N 7RA. Nearest tube stations are Farringdon (Hammersmith, Metropolitan and Circle lines) and Chancery Lane (Central Line) although Farringdon is closer of the two. Starts 5:30.

Google maps

I really liked it - keen to play again at some point! Thanks for making me so welcome. Will hopefully see you on 20th!

Cool, yeah, Spirit Island is a super-cool game. If I had access to my PC right now I'd suggest that we can play it on Tabletop Sim, but...well, yeah. Not for a while yet, sadly :P.

@pwatson1974

Awesome! That's right around the corner from Ye Olde Mitre, which is one of my favorite pubs in London! I'll plan to be there for the meetup and then wander over there after while :)

I'll try to join you. Do I need to sign up or anything?

As long as I know numbers before I can arrange it with the organisers. Being out of towners you can't be expected to join the meetup.

Meetup for next Sunday is now up for booking.

Just signed up! See you there :)

Yup. Forgot to sign up yesterday so just done it now :).

Paul/Andy,

Do you know if any more will be joining us on the Tuesday? Just as I need to know how many guests to get on the list.

There's a slim chance Mezike might want to join, but he could speak for himself. I'll give him a nudge to look at the forums … I can't speak for any of the other GtG staff. There are six of them total, including Paul, but what the other five will do, I dunno.

I know that Paul and I were planning on joining you! I don't know if there are others, too.

Christopher and I will be there! There is a chance that Craig will too, but it is about 50/50.

If I said I was going to be there too, would it change the odds?

For info, likely games I'll be bringing:

Sentinels + Playtest stuff

Spirit Island + Playtest stuff

Compounded - Now with added Geiger expansion

Sagrada (4 player dice drafter)

Escape from Pompeii (4-player placement and race)

And it looks like we're into the 8-10 players range depedning on exactly who shows up.

Edit: It also appears that Keith Baker and Jean Ellis will be demoing their new game at the meet-up, Illimat, if anyone's interested in that information.

Message from London on Board re tonight:

Hi all,

Unfortunately due to a double booking at the Sir Christopher Hatton the cellar bar will not be available tonight, so we'll be in the raised area on the ground floor instead. Space will be limited, so please update your RSVP if you are no longer able to attend.

Regards,

Simon

I've checked and our RSVPs are still in place, but figured might as well alert people.

Sorry to have missed you all, but sick Nephews take (begrudging) priority.

On the plus side I didn't have to walk in the rain you brought over with you!

Now that I’m back from UKGE and awake, time to start organising the next London Sentinels Day, this one without special guests. Sunday the 24th ok with people?

Yeah, sounds okay. Sorry about the delay in replying - I've just got online today after a week without Internet in between switching from hotel to house and then getting the Internet set up here ;).

Yup 24th is great for me!

This month's Snetinels meetup is open for reservations.

Yup, signed up last night but didn't get round to mentioning it on here :).

Next London Sentinels day will be either the 22nd or the 29th July. At present, considering the 29th to give OblivAeon maximum amount of time to arrive.

Presents? Yay!

Hehe :D. As usual, I don't mind when we meet up. Hopefully the stupid crappy Football will have finished by then so we can actually just sit down and play like normal without getting shunted around between rooms :P.

29th is now open for booking the meetup

Ooh yeah, kept reminding myself about this until yesterday when sign-ups went live and I promptly forgot about it, lol. Hope you've received your great big mega-shipment by then...although, um...good luck with getting it all to London ;). I'm trying to work out just how big the mega-box is from photos but it's hard to tell the scale.

I’ll post a photo when I get te box. I’ve already invested in a sturdy cart.

If ?i don’t get it by Friday, I may do an emergency reschedule so keep an eye out.

The collector's case is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to the collector's case.

Okay. Well, as long as I don't panic or forget my towel, everything will be fine, right? ;)

And yeah, I don't mind if we have to change weeks to allow for stuff to arrive. Might also allow for the weather to cool down a bit so I can lug all this stuff back from London without melting :P.

Whatever happens don't bring mine.

I have decided to not attend this weekend, some train lines are out and I don't feel like jumping trains when I can go see my nephews instead.

Everything has arrived.

I will not bring your stuff this time MM.

Ameena, for anticipation purposes, the big box is about 2/3 the size of the wheely case o’ doom.

Despite not being there to pick up mine this week, let me thank you for doing this Paul, you are an incredible human being.

Given the amout I'll be carrying anyway, I'd need to be the Incredible Hulk to bring yours as well. :-)

Woooah, okay...yeah, that's pretty big. Hm. Well, I'll bring some really big carrier bags and see if it'll fit. If not, I suppose I get to lug it in my arms, lol. That'll be fun getting back from the station. But yaaaay it's finally arrived! :D Woohoo, been looking forward to this, even if I have already been able to play with these decks when we meet up.

And then I can start looking forward to the new Spirit Island expansion, even if it's still a year or two away :P.

As glad as I am that horrendous heatwave is finally over, couldn't we have had today's weather yesterday instead? I mean, couldn't the two days have swapped or something? Bleh. Just complaining 'cause on this day, of all days, it's chucking it down outside :P.

Oh well...Oblivaeon, here I come :D.

And now that one of the packages has been handed off, time to organise the other one: Sunday 5th, 12th or 19th. i can't make the 26th

Hehe yeah, managed to get this thing back to the house (got a taxi from the station :P). Will sort all the cards into it tomorrow, I think. Um, although one of the handles broke on your bag when I was putting it into the taxi :(.

I am open this month, so whenever suits the rest of you.

Barring other comments, this month’s Sentinels Day is now the 19th.

Other comments.

(no, it's fine)

Sounds good :).

Meetup open.

I shall be attending.

If you would be so kind as to bring my OblivAeon kickstarter I would be grateful.

Cool, I'm all signed up :).

Is there likely to be room for 2 more? My fiancée is getting really into Sentinels so might see if she’s up for it if it doesn’t screw up numbers.

Always room for more. We have enough stuff for 2 3 player games if we hit 6 people.

EDIT: And just checked (because I'm curious like that): Between official, Cauldron, my personal homebrew and various playtesting decks we have enough for 28 simultaneous three player games without even touching Team Villains or OblivAeon himself. We can even do it without having to play Spite, Miss Information or Wager Master. So adding two people will not cause us a problem. Unless we already have 83 players. But that's more than the venue will cater for so I think we'll be ok.

Yeah, we've done that before - bring MOAR PEOPLE! >:D

Any preferences for which Sunday? 9th, 16th, 23rd or 30th?

Towards the end of the month would be better for me, but take as much notice of my words as you would ordinarily.

As usual, I don't mind :).

I’m away on 16th, but any of the other 3 would be good for me.

By the power vested in my by someone who clearly ddin't know what they were doing, this month's Sentinel's Sunday is the 23rd September at thwe ISH.

Awesome! I’m definitely in, as is a friend of mine who’s hooked after playing with me and my fiancée the other week. My fiancée is hopefully coming if she gets enough of her dissertation done before then to take the afternoon off.

Registration for next Sunday’s meetup is now open.

Cool, all signed up. Sounds like we might have enough people to split ourseles into two games this time around (hope we can grab enough tables if that ends up being the case) :D.

cheers, have signed up for me and my fiancée and friend! See you next weekend.

So (at least) 6 people next week, how exciting!

Morning All! Unfortunately Julia’s not feeling well so is having to bail; she says she’ll hopefully see you next month. (Have just updated my rsvp on meetup.)

I should be there by noon; my friend unexpectedly had to work this morning so may miss the first game or two but should be able to join us by 1:15 latest, she thinks.

Looking forward to it!

Well I'm glad someone was able to go, I also fell unwell, sorry to have missed it (again).

There was a lot of it going around. Only 3 people made it in the end.

For October, I propose the 14th. Will accept alterntive proposals if this causes problems.

Yeah, I don't seem to have any plans for that day :).

Meetup open for next Sunday.

Huh, looks like they've changed it to be "Newbie Day" rather than the usual meet-up. Well, maybe that means we'll get some random new people we can teach? :D

I’ll be there, hopefully with 2 others!

Uggggh.

This looking-after-my-nephews-sometimes is not working in my favour, I keep catching the dreaded lurgi from them just before a LoB meeting.

Next Sentinels Day is Sunday 25th November at the usual time and place.

Okay :). That should be fine as long as we don't happen to pick that specific day to move back home, but I expect it'll be okay - we might even be back before then.

All signed up for the 25th :). Hey PWatson, what do I owe you for Spirit Island? I can bring that. It was for Jagged Earth plus the tray insert thingy.

Near enough to £75 that I can’t be bothered figuring out the maths.See you on Sunday.

Okay, cool, I'll bring that much along for you, then :).

Me and Julia are in; I think Debbie is too.

There is a possibility that Sunday the 16th December may be available for  meetup. Would people be interested in bravign London so close to Christmas?

Hmm, it might well be ridiculously busy so it may be risky. So far I don't have any plans for that weekend (well, it's my birthday on Saturday but I don't do anything special for that) but it's more a matter of how busy do we think London will be...I mean, I suppose the area where we meet up won't be too bad but I can see Victoria and the Tube being packed. Train times look okay, though - just checked and they seem the same as usual.

Christmas schedule has firmed up and I can no longer make the 16th. So see you all next year.

That's fine. It's pretty busy for most of us, I think :).

It is nearly next year. Which Sunday do people want to gather on, all at the ISH? 6, 13, 20, 27?

As usual, I'm not too fussed :).

6th would be out for the 3 of us, 27th would be out for Debbie and maybe for Julia. 20th should be fine for all of us and 13th probably ok.

By the powers awarded to me by no one in particular, I declare 20th January is the next London Sentinels Day.

By the powers vested in me by me, I award you those powers now. Now you have someone to blame if it all goes to your head.

Thank you, but we both know I’d blame you anyway.

Cool, I shall be there :).

Next week’s meetup is now open for reservations.

Yup, just signed up ;).

Argh - I’m really sorry to do this, but we’re going to have to bail. Debbie’s unexpectedly away and we have an upcoming flat inspection AND I just found out I’m having a lesson observation next week so my Saturday and Sunday will be spent cleaning and planning.

Sorry for the drop out, and hopefully we’ll see you in Feb!

No worries, see you next time :).

Late notice from me too.

I have to cut out of this month's meet up too. (bet you're surprised about that!)

Oh well, there's still at least two of us going :D.

Ok, next month's session: 10th, 17th or 24th?

Also anyone I was kickstarting Spirit Isand for? You now need to preorder it as they're not doing multibuys.Go to the kickstarter and there's a preorder button.

Yeah, pre-ordered mine last night. Somewhat more expensive than I was expecting, ouch :(.

As usual, I don't mind the date for next month :).

I’m away on 17th but either of the others should work.

The next Sentinels day is hereby decreed to be Sunday the 24th. So it is written, so lete it be. Unless people object too strongly.

Meetup open for next week's session.

Yup, all signed up :).

Me and Julia are in and have signed up, although we may have to leave around 3:15. Looking forward to it!

That's cool. See you Sunday :).

March's Sentinels Sunday: 10th, 17th or 24th? Any strong opinions?

No, not really :D.

Can’t do 10th but either of the others works for me, and hopefully for Julia!

Dammit, just realised we’re busy on 17th. Could do 24th if that works for others though.

The date is now set at Sunday 24th. So it is moted, so let it be.

I'm confused, when did you get the power to change the date? And why does it say you posted on the 3rd if you changed the date to the 24th? Is it the 24th today too?

Oh it was only the 24th on that day - it's gone back to normal now so it's currently the fourth :D.

Meetup open for the next session.

Done :).

Me and Julia will be there just after noon. Debbie is joining us but not 100% sure what time she’ll get there.

Next mont's session dates 14th or 28th. Missing out the 21st as I doubt many of us want to brave bank holiday weekened London.Any preferences?

Whatever it is I definitely cannot make any weekend this month, enjoy your games everyone!

As usual, I can do whenever :).

With all the helpful replies, Sentinels Sunday is now going to be the 28th.

Sounds cool.

Meetups now open for next week

Signed up :).

Ok, working out next month’s dates: 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th

GTG, are you guys and gals going to be in London before the UK Games Expo this year and fancy coming along? There’s also a session on Tuesday the 28th.

We will be in London briefly on the 28th and 29th! I know from past experience that we will be very jet lagged, so we might not be very interesting lol.

Let me know when and where you are having your event, and I'll see if we have the mental capacity to engage with cool people :)

The 28th session would be from 5: 30 to 10ish at the Sir Christopher Hatton. Same pub as last time.

This month’s Sentinels day is hereby declared to be Sunday 26th, which is the bank holiday. At the ISH as usual.

Sounds good :).

Sign-ups are ready for next week, if anyone else other than me or PWatson plans on doing so ;)

Paul, booked a couple of extra places on the session next Tuesday. Location is the Sir Christopher Hatton, Leather Lane.

if you can make it, cool. If too tired/not feeling like it, also cool. Let me know if a GTG horde is likely to descend so I can talk to the organisers to make sure there’s space.

Sorry, forgot to post - me and Julia are in for tomorrow and Tues, Debbie hopefully joining us Tues. (we’ve signed up on Meetup.)

Apologies all, we’re not going to make it tonight after all.

No problem. The >G folks weren't able to make it in the end, so you just missed a couple of spirits slaughtering invaders and then a nice training game of Compounded before I have to teach it properly over the weekend.

Maybe another Tuesday,

Which Sunday do people want for the June Sentinels’ Day? 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th?

As usual, I don't mind ;).

I’m away for 16th but could do 23rd or 30th.

Next session is now scheduled for the 23rd.

Sounds good.

Meetup now open for next week.

Oh yeah, remembered yesterday while I was making lunch, then forgot by the time I got back to my computer :D.

Me and Julia will be there; looking forward to it!

Apologies, going to have to bail actually. Hopefully see you in a month or two!

The July session. Which Sunday works best for people: 7th 14th, 21st or 28th?

Don't mind. As usual ;).

Ok. As there aren’t preferences, I use my mighty organiser powers to declare the next London Sentinels Day is Sunday, 21st at the ISH.

Sounds good :).

Meetup open for registrations for next Sunday.

Done :).

Owing to holidays, the August London Sentinels day will be the Sunday the 18th at the ISH

Okies, fine by me :).

Sign-ups are ready for the 18th :).

Me, Julia and Debbie should all be there :)

Me and Julia are having issues with buses but should be there by 12:30 or so, so we’ll hopefully be around for second game onwards!

At Farringdon now but ALL trains showing as delayed so not quite sure what’s going on!

Ok, which date works best for people for September? 8th, 15th or 29th. 22nd is a LoB 7 Wonders tournament so may be busy.

Okay, maybe best we not meet on that day, if it seems like it's gonna be busy with another thing. But as usual I'm up for any other day :).

Can’t do 8th but up for 15th or 29th!

Next meetup will be the 29th

Meetup now open for next week.

Boom, I'm in.

Sorry, we were hoping to make it but can’t - have a good time.

Bit lat to organise this time: Sunday 19th or 26th of October?

Those are Saturdays - the 20th and 27th are the Sundays ;). But I can do either, as usual.

Barring other information, the next London Sentinels day is the 27th. Definitely the Sunday

Meetup for next Sunday now open.

Oh yeah, was gonna sign up yesterday but I forgot. Done now :).

Oh btw, clocks go back this weekend - don't forget :D.

Thanks for reminder!

Me and Julia are in Vienna atm. Flying back tomorrow and hoping to make it on Sun if we're not too tired. :)

Stupid DST... >:-( 

At some point maybe they'll just ditch it - when we put the clocks back tonight we're going back to "proper time" as we'll be back on GMT rather than BST (British Summer Time). I know some countries have stopped it - maybe one day, the UK will follow :P.

The next London Sentinels Day is currently scheduled for the Sunday 10th November. If this causes problems, let me know

Ooh, early one. Yeah, think that should be good for me. Last meet-up of the year, most likely?

Probably. There may be one on the 16th December

Meetup open for the London Sentinels Day next week

Oh yeah. Done :).

Sunday the 15th December has a London on Board Meetup. Do people want a Sentinels day arranged for then?

Think I shall pass just on the off chance I end up actually doing anything on my birthday :D.

I am now unable to make the 15th, so will organise the next session for January.

That's okay - turns out that not only is it my birthday but I'm gonna be in Norway at the time as well :D.

January Meetup: 12th, 19th or 26th? All Sundays. All at the ISH. Which suits people best?

Got no plans so far, so not fussed :).

We should be ok for any but have a slight preference for 19th or 26th.

Let’s go for the 19th, then. See everyone there and then

Meetup now open for the 19th.

Yup, signed up :).

The 2 of us are in :)

Just as a heads up, I don't think I'll be late but just in case...I just checked the train times to confirm they're still good and it looks like there are some delays/cancellations somewhere "between Rainham and Gravesend" (someone got hit by a train, apparently), which is kind of vague as that's a pretty long stretch of track. Delays are apparently gonna last till around 11am and there seems to be the possibility of rail-replacement buses and stuff too. It'll probably be fine (even undelayed my train gets into Victoria at like ten past eleven, which gives me loads of time), but just so you know ;).

Hope your journey isn't too disrupted!

We're having some bus issues so will be late - should be there maybe 12:30 so will be around for second game onwards I guess.

Ok. Time to sort out Feb’s dates. Which Sunday can people do, 9th, 16th or 23rd? I lnow yayayeah can’t make either the 9th or the 16th but I confess I’ve forgotten which.

No preference here :).

16th is out for us; 9th or 23rd fine.

9th it is then. Short distance from announcement to booking, but there it is.

Cool. Well, signed up already, then. It says there's some Catan event thing on the same day so maybe sign up quickly in case it gets full up with people going to that?

Just as a reminder/heads up for tomorrow, there's that big storm thing supposed to hit so trains and stuff might be delayed (just checked the website and there are revised timetables and stuff for that day). Might not be that bad or maybe those of us coming by train will get stuck somewhere for ages. I'm sure the weather will be just lovely, regardless :P.

Hope this catches everyone.Can't get into London so calling today off

Oh, good - I just got home from the station having attempted to get there :D. Your post would've missed me otherwise (left the house around 9:25), but yeah, turns out it is actually really bad weather like they said :O.

We can't get in either, East Croydon closed. Better luck next time hopefully!

Speaking of, which Sunday is most convenient for people in March? 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th?

Should be ok for any of them I think.

Yay! I did not miss a gaming day! I too went to the train station and could not get anywhere because of a tree on the line.

I intend to attend next time, but not on the 1st for me.

Going for the 8th. Objections?

Fine with me :).

Yup 8th is good.

Meetup now open for the 8th.

Ahh yeah, cool. Hopefully the weather won't decide to dump a big storm on us on that exact day again :D.

With Easter, we have fewer options: 19th or 26th?

Don't mind :).

Fairly obviously, given recent events, the monthly Sentinels meet ups are on hold until further notice. Hopefully we can resume before too long.

Yeah, I figured that was the case - it seems unwise to be hopping onto trains/tubes and especially going somewhere crowded like London (although I imagine it's somewhat less crowded right now ;)) given the current situation. Oh well - eventually we'll get back to it, I'm sure :D.

Hi all - just wanted to let you know that I got my visa and we're moving to the US in a couple of days' time! Thanks for making me and Julia feel so welcome over the last couple of years; I'm sorry we won't get the chance to say goodbye in person. All the best!

Ahh, good luck over there - you still have Tabletop Sim and whatever if you want to play Sentinels with people over this side of the Atlantic, after all ;).

Congrats on escaping!

Congratulations.