The Games Club The Games Club's 10th Anniversary Celebration (pt 1) 29/08/2009
INTRODUCTION
We are happy to join with you on 29th August 2009 in what will go down in history as the greatest celebration of organised play in the history of our nation.
Half a score years ago, two great Englishmen, in whose symbolic shadow we will stand on 29th August 2009, agreed to start The Games Club. This momentous decision came as a great beacon light of hope to tens of board and trading card game players who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
But ten years later, The Games Club still is not free. Ten years later, the life of the gamer is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. Ten years later, the games player lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. Ten years later, the games player is still languished in the corners of society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we'll come together on 29th August 2009 to dramatize a shameful condition.
In a sense we have come to our previous venues to drink a pint. When the architects of our club spoke the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were dictating a promissory note to which every gamer was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, games players as well as non-games players, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of 20 life, mulligans and the pursuit of a pint.
It is obvious today that society has defaulted on this promissory note, insofar as her citizens of games players are concerned. Instead of honouring this sacred obligation, society has given the games playing people a half pint, a pint which has come back marked "insufficient alcohol." But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there is insufficient alcohol in the great vaults of opportunity of this society. And so, we've come to drink this pint, a pint that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice.
Once upon a time Jason (Howlett) and Steve (Walker) Had a Dream...†
ENTRANCE FEES FREE (however participants are required to purchase their own drinks)
SIDE EVENTS
Anecdotes Frivolity Reminiscing Ridicule
JUDGES & ADMINISTRATION The other participants.
FOOD AND DRINK Fully licensed bars open all day.
Cooked food is available somewhere along the route.
BOOKINGS There is no need to pre-register for this event. Email: pubcrawl@thegamesclub.org Telephone: 07958 224 084 (mobile) SMS: 07958 224 084
FURTHER INFORMATION Email: pubcrawl@thegamesclub.org Telephone: 07958 224 084 (mobile) SMS: 07958 224 084
NEAREST UNDERGROUND STATIONS Bond Street - Central Line and Jubilee Line - 10 minutes
Marble Arch - Central Line and Piccadilly Line - 10 minutes Oxford Circus - Bakerloo Line and Central Line - 20 minutes
DIRECTIONS FROM BOND STREET UNDERGROUND STATION Leave via the West One shopping centre. Turn right onto Oxford Street (heading towards Marble Arch). Take the sixth left. The entrance to the pub is halfway along the block on the left.
DIRECTIONS FROM RUSSELL SQUARE UNDERGROUND STATION Turn left out of the station. Turn right at the traffic lights. The entrance to the pub overlooks the first junction.
NEAREST BUSES 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 23, 30, 73, 74, 82, 94, 98, 113, 137, 139, 159, 189, 274 and 390 – 5 to 10 minutes walk Night Bus N7, N10, N15, N73, N74, N98, N137, N159 and N207 – 5 to 10 minutes walk
PARKING
It would be irresponsible to drive to this event, unless you are staying a hotel overnight, so we are not going to tell you where to park.
CONGESTION CHARGE You shouldn't be driving so it's not a problem.
ACCOMMODATION
Imperial London Hotels Limited Imperial Hotel Russell Square London WC1B 5BB Tel: +44 020 7278 7871 Fax: +44 020 7837 4653 Website: www.imperialhotels.co.uk
Since 1837, we have offered visitors to Central London a good standard of accommodation and exceptional value for money.
Our six hotels, all located in Bloomsbury, are a short walk from the British Museum, Oxford Street and London’s Theatreland, making them an ideal base to explore Central London and beyond.
The room rates are all inclusive, with no hidden extras, yet standards are not compromised. This value is not just confined to the rooms, but all the bars, cafés and restaurants, too.
Whichever Imperial London Hotel you stay in, you have access to all the group’s facilities – car parking, sightseeing tours, bars, restaurants, bowling alley, health spa, shops, bureau de change, and a good deal more.
Health Club and garage at supplementary charge.
All Rooms have private bath, shower, TV and radio (excluding County).
Prices from £43.00 (single at County Hotel) to £111.00 (triple at Royal national Hotel) per room.
Generator Hostels are the leading backpacker hostel company in Europe with its first two locations in London and Berlin , with many more soon to come. They provide a unique backpacker experience which offers you safe, comfortable budget accommodation and great facilities. Including bar, internet, chill out areas and of course a great party atmosphere where you can meet other like minded people.
Great locations! Generator Hostels are in great locations with over 800 beds in each hostel. Generator London is situated in Central London, Russell Square, close to the British Museum and Covent Garden.
Friendly staff! They’ve fantastic friendly staff and superb facilities to meet all your needs. If you are looking to meet great people and have the hostel experience of a lifetime then the Generator hostels are for you.
All you can eat breakfast! Don’t forget that they offer a free "all you can eat” breakfast and free bed linen. If you are a traveller looking for budget accommodation that is affordable, clean with a safe night’s sleep, without breaking the bank then look no further than the Generator Hostels.
Prices from £15.00 per person (8 / 12 person dormitory) to £50.00 per person (1 person private room).
† The introductiory text for this event has been derived from the public speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., when he spoke of his desire for a future where blacks and whites, among others, would coexist harmoniously as equals.
King's delivery of the speech on 28 August, 1963, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement.
The speech is popularly referred to as "I Have a Dream".
