Play or Learn Go in North Oakland!

Welcome to the North Oakland Go Club! We meet from 10:00 AM to at least 2:00 PM at the 3013 Broadway Starbucks (as late as 5:00 PM if anyone besides me will be there past 2:00; please be especially sure to RSVP with a time if you're coming after 2:00). We meet outside in the plaza unless it's too cold or wet.

This is a great venue for us, with plenty of seating in and out as well as lots of parking in the neighborhood (in particular the CVS/Grocery Outlet parking lot across the street and a block south.) Starbucks serves some food, and there's a Chipotle right next door and Sprouts supermarket just a few steps past that. Please buy at least a small drink from Starbucks to help show our appreciation for use of the venue.

As we all know the pandemic is far from over, so please be prepared to comply with local and Starbucks rules. Even if masks aren't required at a given time, some players will keep wearing them for a while, so please bring yours in order to ensure the comfort of others.

If you can bring a set, please do! I'll bring several, but it would be good to ensure not running short.

If this is your first time playing and you need to learn the basics, there's a good tutorial at learn-go.net. It's generally most efficient to go over it before your first time playing in person.

Finally, as has always been the case, I and other experienced players will be available to teach beginners, give game reviews etc.

Please feel free to message me if you have any questions. See you all there!

-- Steve Bloom (2 dan, club organizer)