Hey Chris, since when did Chicago become the Midwest. Chicago and
Cleveland would be what I call "Great Lakes" region. I'm in Cincinnati
and, while many call it Midwest, it isn't exactly flat plains like what
the Midwest is generally considered. Too many plateaus left from the
front edge of the ice-age glaciers and the mountains running through
West Virginia and Pennsylvania as well as the rather hilly Ohio River
basin.
Anyhow, I'd go for Chicago or, if it was better centralized, St. Louis.
Of course, I'd love to have it in Cincy, but it is such a conservative
city we don't even have any good strip clubs without driving at least an
hour out of town. People here are typical Midwesterners, dinner at
6:00, watch the 11:00 news and go to bed. Boring... YAWN!
St. Louis has some cool sites, is centrally located, and has some great
food and riverboat gambling, so gaming of all sorts is in their blood.
But what we really need to do is have some regional US games. After
all, Texas is bigger than virtually all of Europe. I doubt many of the
people who show up to the FTF games/pubmeets travel 1000+ miles to get
there. It's over 600 miles to Philadelphia from Cincinnati (I know
cause I've driven it, 11 hours in the car with a couple
food/restroom/refueling stops) so for California or New York to come to
Chicago means hopping a flight or driving for days.
-Draugnar
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OK, a US game HAS to happen now. I've been salivating reading the
results of the past FTF games -- don't get me excited and leave me
hanging (er... as it were). I would definitely be in for 1-2 positions.
What would you expect costs/fees to run?
I'm somewhat biased, but I'd say Chicago for a US site. If the main
reason you're doing a US FTF game is to bring people together, then
Chicago would be the best choice geographically, given the central
location. Not mention: GREAT food, people, sights. Suggest spring or
fall for best weather.
No club that I'm aware of in the area, unfortunately. For all I know,
I'm the only player in the Midwest. (Out of curiosity, IS anybody out
there from the Chicago area?)
Chris Wolf
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