[Gayle]

I'm thinking (just thinking at this stage) of organising a table games day in March next year. I thought I'd let you all know to see what sort of interest there was in this kind of thing and also to get some ideas from you all about what sort of things you'd want to see.

My ideas so far include:
Competitions in Chess, Scrabble and Monopoly - with trophies up for grabs
Fun tables with jenga, connect 4, cluedo available so people can just sit down and play
Challenge tables with 'experts' at certain games - reversi, mastermind, and you have to beat the expert or can learn how to play
Jigsaw swaps - bring along an old jigsaw (all pieces) and swap it for another one completely free

It would all take space over the course of the day with prizes awarded at the end. I haven't considered age ranges as I think that would make it too complex.

So what do you think?
1. Would anyone be interested in participating?
2. Would anyone like to help by stewarding or challenging?
3. Are there any obvious games I've missed from my lists
4. Are there any other angles that people would like to see introduced

It's my plan to make it mostly free to compete - I'll apply to Awards for All for some funding.

Let me know what you think.

By the way this is absolutely nothing to do with arts, sculptures or Mid Pennine Arts - just something I've been thinking about doing for ages.