Rick's Pioneer Valley Fun Group

Note: If we have 8 or fewer players, we will play as partners on one table; however, if we get 10 or more players, we will play as partners at TWO TABLES, with teams of either 4, 6 or 8 players at each table. We try to get an even number of players.

You do not need to be an expert to play, since your partners will support you if you are still learning, but you should have played before and be at least familiar with the basic rules of the game. Winning strategy seems to come with greater experience. The play can typically get pretty competitive and somewhat boisterous, but you do NOT need to be a highly experienced player to participate. If you do not know how to play, you are welcome to sit in and watch us, ask questions, and learn.

For our games, we will play the partners version, with a winning score of 15. The game can also be played “cutthroat”, where single players compete against any number of opponents.
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Abandoned Building Brewery in Easthampton is open on Thursday nights until 9:00 PM. The Vegan Pizza Land food truck out back is open on Thursdays from 5:00 to 9:00 PM. Another alternative, if you want to get food before playing, is Daily Operation, a bit further down the parking lot, with some great food, including several vegan options, that you can order online earlier in the day for pickup prior to playing. Abandoned Building has plenty of long tables available where we can accommodate up to 8 players per table, plenty of free parking, great beers, and seltzers for those who don't drink beer!

i expect to be back in Easthampton around October 20--just in time for the last Food Truck Friday of the season, and i'm looking forward to seeing you all there.

i checked with the brewery, and they will be setting up tables outside with radiant heaters, and there also are warm indoor spaces we can go to, either temporarily or permanently, if it's too cold.

let's meet at first at the entrance, where they give out the wrist bands before 5, then when we have a few people there, let's go grab a table where we can sit together.

for those who don't know me, i will be wearing a faded blue hat with "GREECE" on it in white letters--or call me at 773-415-0428.

dear friends--

since our first visit to Food Truck Friday outside the Abandoned Building Brewery, when the group had just started in the fall of 2024, we've had many good times together at this fun, lively event, with a selection of good eating from a number of food trucks, and drink from the Brewery, live entertainment, and a generally festive atmosphere.

it gets crowded later, but if we arrived at the 5:00 opening time, it is easy to get seating for a group of large and indefinite size. it's a great environment to mingle, and allow people to drop in and out.

so let's meet at first at the entrance, where they give out the wrist bands, then when we have a few people there, let's go grab a table where we can sit together.

there are warm, dry indoor spaces we can go to, either temporarily or permanently, if there is cold or rain on Food Truck night--so the show will go on, and i hope to see you there.

for those who don't know me, i will be wearing a faded blue hat with "GREECE" on it in white letters, or call me at 773-415-0428.

hope to see you there,

Rick