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If I can make it back from That London in time, definitely

Set off earlier, Gaz. You can do it!!

Are 9 year olds allowed to attend, DrZ?

I believe it's mandatory.

<edit> also, how is he 9 already?

@mr Russell, DrZ says you can go!

Honestly, I don’t know. If I write or say it I have to backtrack and think to myself ‘wait, is that right?’. Super, I’ll tell him after school as he’ll really enjoy it there.

Well I guess if I'm responsible for transportation of a guest, then also in! Marvellous

Closet parking appears to be http://www.crownwharfshoppingpark.co.uk/ which is paid parking, but around £3-4 for the afternoon.

So we can meet there at about 12:50 to get across the road for 1pm Ish?

Or, if you want to come to ours first PM me for an address and I can drive up to 2 people down there or we can go in convoy.

I’ll probably just come to yours if that’s ok.
Shall we book tickets in advance?

I'd have thought we'd have to book wouldn't we?

Looks like I can get a train from London that gets me to Walsall station at 12:26, and its only a 3 minute walk away.

Sounds good. And yes, let’s book next Sunday at 1pm

Just to be certain I have this right, @dr Zoidberg

Each person books their own ticket(s)

Sunday, 5th January, 1pm?

Adult session (Child session for Darwin).

https://www.theretrorealm.co.uk/booking ... lt-session

I’m going to be at home with the puppy, but Russell and Darwin are excited to go.

So excited, that we have made our booking. 1pm on the 5th is in the calendar now!

Booked mine as well.

Ticket booked.

Are you still coming @theVision?

I am indeed... I haven't booked yet but I'll do it in a mo.

Booked!

Cool. Are you meeting us at Russell’s or the venue?

If you come to mine you're welcome to have lunch first, both of you. Just need to know

Don't worry about me, I'm going to go straight to the venue.

Some twunt activated the passenger alarm as my train had literally just started moving, so it’s 25 minutes late leaving London.

Should hopefully still be there for around 1pm, just depends on when the next train between Birmingham and Walsall is, as I’ll have missed my connection now.

We’ll see you there then. I’m collecting Russell on the way..

Should be there by 1.15 at the latest.

Just paid for parking and I'll make my way over to the Arcade.

Good to see everyone today. I had a lot of fun. It’s not a patch on Arcade Club but nothing is, and there’s enough there to pass a few hours quite easily. As it’s so close I’ll definitely be back.

Same here Dr Zoidberg! I had a great time and it was lovely to see you all.

Had a lovely time! Took this awful group shot, but also a couple of Darwin being very proud of getting two secret warp zones on Mario Bros despite having never laid eyes on a real NES in his life

I’ll let you know if I have a trip to RMC in Stroud planned and we could always do a trip to one of the Arcade Club venues at some point.

I'd be up for either of those!

I mostly do RMC when they have a guest speaker as you get access to the arcade and computer sections plus lunch, but there’s none been announced just yet.

Yeah, I'd definitely be up for another trip to any venue!

That's actually quite a charming group photo, looks like the big kids and the small kid (and I mean all of those terms nicely) had fun.