Hey everyone, I know that I'm bad about posting here but I wanted to give you the update on the situation for our (currently non existent) locals. I have looked at some Venues and here is what I've ran into:
AFK Gamer Lounge in Downtown San Jose:
This venue was looking really promising for a long time. It was supposed to open in January, but it is now late february and there is still no note on when it will open. We're going to have to scratch out this one for now.
Legends Comics and Games at Vallco Mall in Cupertino
This venue has a sizable amount of space, is close to most of us, and has a ton of food places nearby. We're also a small enough crew that going in here on a pop-in/pop-out basis shouldn't be too bad. Unfortunately form their calender, they are running free TCG events almost every single day which makes it impossible for us to set up here. The ideal days for us (Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday night) are all taken up by free events.
Folsom Street Foundry
This was a promising venue at one point, but is still limited to 21+. This is only a problem because the 3 main event organizers (Me, Beamsprouts, and Biz Casual) are under 21. I've also been told there is basically no space there thanks to the melee players.
Myungcenter/Gamecenter in San Carlos
Space issue, but is otherwise the ideal venue. This one is probably MOST likely at this point.