The Specialist Games plug is being pulled, it would seem...

[greenstuff_gav]

woth failstrom dying (again), Helix closing its doors and Tabletop Nation being essex simeplace all i got is the free hall in Radstock or Firestorm Games in Cardiff...

as to prizes with stopping the Pay-On-The-Day it should be possible ti buy prizea before the event... theres plenty of 54mm and several people looking ar their own casts...

[MarcoSkoll]

Neither Radstock or Cardiff are really better than Hockley, at least as far as our northern friends are concerned.

As a very rough guess, we probably want to be somewhere north of Birmingham but south of Manchester, latitude wise.

It's possible there are wargaming venues in the area (and definitely rentable space, if we bring our own terrain), but I think WHW really is our best call until such a point as either we or GW really are no longer willing to have anything to do with each other.

I guess we'll know if we ring them up one day and they tell us to get stuffed.

with stopping the Pay-On-The-Day

Oooh, not a call I'd make. Our events are often half (or more) latecomers.

several people looking at their own casts

In the event I did start a range, I'd be willing to donate store credit to the cause.

But I don't know if I will - I'm not even quite sure what I'd start with.

[greenstuff_gav]

theres also skyfall, once dionzi gets his current round of exams over, plus if im.not destitute ill hopefully.get some casts done

somerset is a bit far for most but the option is there :-)
maybe someone with rapport with theGCN can name summat midcountry

[BoB]

As a very rough guess, we probably want to be somewhere north of Birmingham but south of Manchester, latitude wise.

Having a mosy round, I thought I'd throw my tuppence in here for what it's worth.  There's the Northwest Gaming Centre in Stockport as an option north of Birmingham and south of Manchester.

I've played in numerous Warmachine & Hordes tournaments there, Darran Palmer (the guy who owns the place) may well entertain the idea of people playing some Inquisitor (while he doesn't keep a lot of stock on site for many games systems, he seems to be happy for most any games to be played there as long as people put some money behind the bar for drinks etc while there ).

[Necris]

For the actual midpoint of the members registers on the where do we live page it's in Cumbria but that doesn't mean there are suitable venues (with scenery) available.

Stockport seems like a good idea, but then in saying that GWHQ should still be a viable venue I'd be surprised if they shelved the playing of specialist games seeing as how they have a bloodbowl tournament there every year with a large number of players,

We seriously need to arrange bigger events, and maybe coordinate with Molatov to have both inq 28 and inq  54 represented on the same day (I'm not saying duel scale events but both events happening on the same day)

[MarcoSkoll]

The latest news (ie. when I rang them yesterday) is that Specialist Games are still legit at WHW, so we appear to be alright for a venue - at least for now.

For the actual midpoint of the members registers on the where do we live page it's in Cumbria

When we've got something like three times as many members south of York as north of it, I doubt our optimal location is further  north. I think you're just taking the average of the extremes there, which doesn't work as a good approximation when the distribution is uneven.

[Necris]

Actually south of Milton Keynes you have 10 people on the map

North of York you have 15 people on the map

And the majority are between Milton Keynes and Leeds

But if I factor in the two widest locations in the north, midland and south it comes out near harrogate

[Koval]

I think we're going with flawed data here as there are probably a few active members that aren't on the map, and a few less-than-active ones that are.

[MarcoSkoll]

I'm also going to note that there's a lot of space between York and Milton Keynes, so that statement doesn't really disprove anything I said.

[greenstuff_gav]

and a few less-than-active ones that are.

i've got BoB and Lancer in Bath, Adrian in Trowbridge, Alhaus in Westbury, Dan in Norton and Olis in... somewhere local :lol:
how many come with me varies from 4 to 0 but that's a date-dependent issue!

[Necris]

I'm also going to note that there's a lot of space between York and Milton Keynes, so that statement doesn't really disprove anything I said.

if we take your discounting of people north of York for selecting a location by that rights we should also discount anyone living south of Milton Keynes as well as by your own statement for the north

There are three times as many players north of Milton Keynes.

So if you discount the north and south I mean who cares if they have to travel further than anyone else right?

The midpoint is Cannock chase

Which is further south of Nottingham
Is a bitch to get to if you don't drive

If you factor in absolutely every point on the map its chatsworth park near Sheffield

[Koval]

Tony, sorry to bring this up again, but do your data account for:
-people that show up to events only infrequently
-people that haven't showed up to events before but are just about to start doing so (eg. Krenshar)
-people that come along to events but don't post so much (eg. Gav's mates)
-people that have moved house
-other anomalies that I'm forgetting?

Basically, my concern is just about the accuracy of the data.

[Necris]

I concede that the data isn't accruate but in saying that it still gives an optimal dispersal of players of inquisitor.

But if you only count people that show up to events you need to look at he average number of attendees over the years lets say that (at a guess) is around 6-10 people per event

Then look at the regular attendees

1 of them is in Preston
2 of them are in Scotland

That's between 30 and 50 percent of regular attendees coming from the north

Now from the other end there is one in bath and one just outside of London (if I'm correct)

[MarcoSkoll]

if we take your discounting of people north of York for selecting a location by that rights we should also discount anyone living south of Milton Keynes as well as by your own statement for the north

Yes...? It was you that brought up Milton Keynes, and I can't see how it is any way relevant to disproving what I said (your whole post started with an "actually", implying the overlooking of some relevant detail in what I said about York).

The matter of below Milton Keynes being too far south to be central doesn't change above York being too far north to be central.

But if you only count people that show up to events you need to look at he average number of attendees over the years lets say that (at a guess) is around 6-10 people per event

We've had a couple of bum events, but I think we've averaged about 11 (including organisers) over the 9 events I've been to since the 2009 IGT.

Now from the other end there is one in bath and one just outside of London (if I'm correct)

Gav regularly brings extras or Shannow catches a lift with him, so there's actually several regulars around the Bath/Bristol area.

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Aside from sticking with my rough initial assessment of between Birmingham and Manchester seeming a solid bet, we've not been kicked out of WHW yet and gaming stores seem to come and go on a regular basis, so it doesn't really seem worth thinking too far ahead.

[The Reaper]

I was able to pick up the Chaos Magus and Krieger on GW's site but they had to get Krieger from the UK; I'm in NYC.  I picked up Quovidanius fairly cheap on Ebay.  Ebay has some good stuff there and not too pricey for the most part.