Any twixt players in New York?

Interested in playing in real life? :)

I'm a PATH ride away from New York. Due to my laptop being stolen, my computer access is only occasional at the moment. But if you send me a message with your contact info, I'll get back to you.

I'll be on a trip (with four friends) in NYC in July. I won't have a car, and we are supposedly more than fully booked with sightseeing, but I'm sure I can squeeze in a meet for a game somewhere (you got to set priorities, after all).

Let me know if either of you is willing to meet me in NYC? Dvd, you already have my personal data on Linked-In.

Hey guys; I've been waiting some 20 years (or more) to encounter some actual, 'real live' Twixt players. I'd be happy to join up - proviso is that, currently, my only days off from work are Tuesday and Friday (though certain evenings are possible).

I'm also in NJ (like you, Dvd - in fact, we've apparently missed each other at numerous Amateur Team Easts - I've played about 8 times in the past 10 years or so).

Let's see what we can put together - a mini Twixt tournament? Maybe with clocks? Perhaps Mr. Bush will care to commute in from PA and wipe the floor with all of us!

(meow)

There are a smattering of LG twixt players up and down the east coast. I live in the DC area but often commute up to central NJ.

Finding a time and place that works for enough people is always the hard part.

from personal experience, the best way is to simply (by yourself) define a date and place about a month ahead, and then see who joins and comes. Discussing the date and place to reach a majority agreement will not really work.

Thanks for the invite! I live in Lexington VA, about 360 miles away. I would have to fly from Roanoke and stay probably two nights. I doubt I would be able to work this before July, and I may not be able to go at all.

BUT I very much like the idea of a Twixt tournament in the U.S., however informal it may be. I could bring some sets and clocks. If the time slot is not too tight for anyone, maybe clocks would not be necessary.

Alan Hensel lives in North Carolina, and Paul Van Wamelen (a strong player who plays mostly on Gamerz under the handle fritzd) lives in Baton Rouge.

If we want to get really serious, we could rent a conference room at some hotel or something. Or we could meet in Washington Square :-)

Aganju, I'm happy enough defining a date and place based on YOUR schedule - your announced visit to NYC in July. Provide the specific dates, and decide which day or evening you'd like to ditch your friends for a few hours.

With advance notice, I can even adjust my days off at my job; I just did exactly that last week.

DB - sorry I got your state wrong. I thought you ran something in PA a few years back. Maybe I was dreaming.

Money - I don't have lots. Chipping in to hotel conference room - a bit too much, I think. Chipping in to bar or restaurant to use their party room in the back for a few hours - now THAT I can probably handle. Actually I can think of places on WEEKDAYS that - due to lack of business - are generally so empty we could just sit there and not be disturbed, and nobody would care. There would be no added expense (aside from food/drink).

I own ONE 3M Twixt set (and 4 Chess clocks).

mc

MisterCat, send you a message with more.

You probably meant Dvd, not David? he is around NY I think.

I ran a tourney at the WBC in Lancaster back in 2006, which was about the same distance as NYC is from me. But maybe this idea of a tournament, "official" or otherwise, goes beyond what most of you had in mind. We could have an informal meet instead, just chill and play some games, eat some food. I'm with Homer Simpson on the food issue.

@Aganju - I'll send you a message with my contact info - if you come to NYC, happy to play.

I have been ask to kind of organize the potential meet in NYC, but I don't feel up to it.

A. I have very limited time in NYC, as I'm there with family and friends, and we have a full schedule already. I will abandon them for two hours to meet whoever LG people if they are there, but I don't have more time.

B. I'm not a local. I have no idea where would be a good place to meet, and I cannot go anywhere and find out.

C. Aside from that, I would not want to be part of something larger and organized, without knowing some people in person and having their personal commitment (bad experience - I once organized a free climbing trip in the Provence for 10 people, and ended up alone there for a week, paying the whole villa. Nobody could remember that he supposedly committed. And the worst, you can't even do free climbing alone)

So, sorry, but I'm not going to do organizing for this one. If someone local gives me an address in Manhattan, I'll try to be there and meet him for some fun. And I hope there are more than one there, but that's it.

P.S.

If anyone wants to get a meet going in Central Florida, I'm willing to organize something here. August or October, for example. And not only for Twixt.

I suspect now that something of some sort may end up happening - kind of 'on it's own inertia', regardless of any additional organizational efforts on your part, so not to worry.

What I'm envisioning is a scenario where several individuals are at a set place around a set time, playing Twixt games. As long as you know the when and the where, you can make whatever portion you find convenient, for your schedule.

Some bar/restaurant - large, cavernous space I believe on E. 3rd street, just west of Bowery; forget the name right now, but I think it might work out well. Maybe someone knows what I'm talking about. I'll track that name down.

Dusting off those cobwebs from my Twixt set, already!

(meow)

Oh - that dude Irvin seems to be anxious to play in Fl; you might shout out to him.

The locations that the New York Boardgames group on Meetup meet at might work. Perhpas we could even meet at one of their meetups.

I assume that due Irvin means me :-) I'm in Brunswick, GA. Jacksonville, FL would be a lot easier for me then central FL, but just let me know...

dude*

of course, I just like being able to play in real time. I'm sure sitting across an actual board would be nice, but I take what I can get. Maybe we could set up a weekly time for a bunch of us to meet on www.IGgamecenter.com?

How about Sundays? Around 1900- 2100 GMT perhaps?

I'm leaving Sun during the day (need to be at Niagara Falls for the evening). For me it's Fri or Sat, morning or afternoon (and not evening). Otherwise, it's without me (but don't let yourself stop because of that)

Aganju, let's get this detail -

specifically, WHICH Friday in July are we talking about?

Here's my proposal; I can get into the city (no problem); presumably Dvd; presumably Upendra (this is HIS thread, after all). Anybody beyond that - such as D. Bush if he really wants to travel that far - would be gravy.

Friday IS my day off. I'd propose being at 'the place' in the early afternoon, to accommodate you; I'll stay there after you've gone - other people might have JOBS, for example, and could only make early evening. I can stay until evening sometime - must get home to NJ and get to sleep, for long day of work on Saturday.

And the place? I'm working on that. Friday is usually a big night for bars/restaurants, so I need to see if they are happy with having a bunch of folks taking up their table for a day. Of course, they WILL be selling us stuff, only not 5 Course Meals (I expect). The place I have in mind is really big - they might not care at all. I will look into it, and consider other places.

Need that specific date in July. That's the starting point.

(meow)

oops. I thought I already mentioned it, but I didn't. Fri July 15th.

BUMP.

This is a bump. Just in case any Twixt players only view this 'general' thread, I want to make sure they have a look over at the 'Twixt' thread.

See my post 'Twixt in NYC July 15'.

Hope to see you there.

(meow)