Gaming Club Sessions Nov/Dec

This coming Saturday the club has access to the large meeting room so there is plenty of space for games this weekend. In December we also have the large meeting room most weeks, in fact its only the 5th Dec that we are using the second meeting room.

Why come along and try one of the many new games that are being played. (I'll try and update the list of games played soon).

We have had the interim report for the Global Gossip Game from International Games Day and I'll post details here once the final report is published.

IGD Overview

Its all over for another year! Thanks for everyone who came along to play this weekend.

Poole Chess Club had 15 children attend their weekly junior chess tuition. They run sessions every Saturday from 10-11 for beginners and 11-12 for improvers. These are open to children aged 7-11 costing £3 per week.

Worlds Away and the Wii games session had an attendance of 16. Board games played included X-Wing, Dungeons and Dragons Attack Wing, King of Tokyo and on the Wii Super Smash Bros (plus some other games I didn’t recognize). Six of those at the gaming club took also part in the Global Gossip Game, a full debrief of this by the organizers should be available later in the week.

Our Stay and Play for children and parents was very successful with 16 children and 7 parents attending over the hour and half session using games from the various Bournemouth Toy Libraries. We were asked whether this could be a regular event and will be looking into this.

Sadly we were a bit short staffed on the day and I didn't get chance to take any photos of the event.


Those of you who are regulars to the club will have noticed attendance dropping off recently from averaging just over 20 in the Spring to half that in recent weeks. Next weekend we are going to have a meeting with our volunteers to look at ways of getting some new members and increasing the numbers coming on Saturdays.

International Games Day Programme

International Games Day is finally upon us and we can reveal the line up for this Saturdays events.

10am - 12noon Junior Chess Club

Things will kick off with Poole Chess Club's junior chess session from 10-12. This will be on the 1st floor and is open to children aged 7-11, costing £3 per session. There are two sessions each week, 10-11 for beginners and 11-12 for improvers.

10am to 4pm Heritage Zone Quiz

All day we will be giving out quiz forms to find out how much you know about Bournemouth in WW1.

12noon - 4pm Worlds Away - The Bournemouth Library Gaming Club

At 12 noon Worlds Away will be offering the normal range of boardgames, cardgames, roleplaying and wargames. In addition to our normal output we will be running introductory games for wargames and roleplaying. The gaming club will be in the Large Meeting Room and will feature the online cardgame Hearthstone.

1pm - 3pm Wii Sports Tournament

From 1 we have a big screen Wii Sports Tournament for everyone in our second meeting room.

1:30pm to 2pm The Global Gossip Game

Once again we are taking part in the global gossip game. A secret message will be passed across the world via 80 libraries in 16 different countries, starting in Australia and ending in the USA 24 hours later. We will be receiving our message from The University Library Svetozar Markovic in Belgrade, Serbia and will be passing on our message to RAF Croughton Base Library near Brackley in the UK.

2pm to 3:30pm Children's Stay and Play

In the Children's library, using toys and games from the Bournemouth Toy Libraries, we have a stay and play session for our younger visitors and their families.

International Games Day

We are near to finalising our content for this years International Games Day. Earlier today I took a phone call from Phil in Australia, who is organising the Global Gossip Game, and we should have all the details with us in the next couple of days.

If all goes well we will be offering the usual mix of boardgames and wargames for our regulars as well as introductory games for new players, junior chess tuition (via Poole Chess Club), the global gossip game, a stay and play session for children and their parents, a Wii Sports tournament, the online card game Hearthstone and a selection of traditional boardgames and card games.

I'm away at Indiecon this weekend so I won't see you this Saturday, but you'll be in Lyndsey's capable hands. I hope we'll see you all at IGD