fwiffo wrote:Ten is "down"? I think we got ten people at our club, like once. "Down" for us was like two. Or just me showing up and reading go books by myself.
Yes, it's all relative I guess. But when you remember seeing 20 people showing up every week, and running out of boards and table space constantly, then when you have 3 or 4 boards and a couple onlookers it feels pretty dead.
The good thing (for me) is that about half of the Portland go club seems be in the 2k..3d range, so even when there are only 10 people showing up I can usually get a good, close game (I'm about 1k/1d). But of course it's best for the club to have a wider range of people, so that newcomers are more likely to have a good time. I don't think it's hard for weaker players to find stronger players willing to give games (I know that I end up playing white in high-ish handicap games on a fairly regular bases), but it's always best if you can find an even game when you want it.
