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We'll play "Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile". Please watch the rules video beforehand: https://youtu.be/rhmOiRa4BNs?si=-fWqys0AsdoTJkS_ ============================== In ***Oath***, one to six players guide the course of history in an ancient land. Players might take the role of agents bolstering the old order or scheme to bring the kingdom to ruin. The consequences of one game will ripple through those that follow, changing what resources and actions future players may have at their disposal and even altering the game's core victory condition. If a player seizes control by courting anarchy and distrust, future players will have to contend with a land overrun by thieves and petty warlords. In a later game, a warlord might attempt to found a dynasty, creating a line of rulers that might last generations or be crushed by the rise of a terrible, arcane cult. In *Oath*, there are no fancy production tricks, app-assisted mechanisms or production gimmicks. The game can be reset at any time and doesn't require the same play group from one game to the next. A player might use the fully-featured solo mode to play several generations during the week and then use that same copy of the game for Saturday game-night with friends. There are no scripted narratives or predetermined end points. The history embedded in each copy of *Oath* will grow to be as unique as the players who helped build it. ================================= The fee will be paid directly to the venue and the cost is about $70 per person. They do not sell food there, but you may bring takeaways or order food for delivery.

My name is Sandy and I am a mandarin tutor. I am holding regular “office hours” where you can come and practice your mandarin with me while enjoying a cup of coffee. I’m here to answer any questions you may have during your mandarin learning journey! Limited attendance available, so sign up as early as possible! A small non-refundable fee of HKD80 is required to confirm attendance. Must be paid before attendance. Fee collected via PayMe Tap to PayMe! https://payme.hsbc/sandii

We had a good first meeting after the CNY holiday, with over a dozen people attending. Welcome to Grigoris, and nice to see you again, Brian! Hope even more people can attend the next meeting on Monday, March 9th. Please note that the bar/restaurant expects us to buy food and/or drinks as patrons of the establishment. All levels of backgammon skill are welcome, including beginners! We offer free lessons to people who are interested in learning. People with experience can play friendly matches among each other.

Brand New Weekly Classes @ Studio Pamphile Venue New Location. Urban Krav Maga is a defence system that: The Urban Krav Maga aim is to equip the student as soon as possible to defend themselves against the most common attacks they may face. Once the student has mastered these techniques more difficult scenarios are addressed to build a support system that will enable the student to deal with almost any situation. By teaching concepts through techniques, students are taught how to read a situation and react/respond accordingly, even if they have not experienced that exact same scenario in training. Giving students the ability to improvise is an important element of our training, this is not like learning a kata. Awareness, avoidance and pre-emption are placed high in order of priority but we recognise that you can’t always avoid a potential violent encounter. We teach everything that is needed for self defence when it’s necessary in all environments, including, highly confined, crowded spaces, cars, shopping centres, nightclubs, buses etc. We make no apologies for our civilian approach to street violence and our subsequent breakaway from the original military solutions in dealing with armed attackers: a knife defence based on somebody attacking like they were making a committed bayonet thrust will not be so effective as one that is based on somebody stabbing with an aggressive pumping/piston motion with fast recoil when we are dealing with today’s street. As stated we retain the term Krav Maga as our approach reflects that on which Krav Maga was originally founded and we are, of course, indebted to the experiences we have gained training with the various Israeli Fighting Systems

我地唔打錢, 打名次開心玩! 活動會track winning % (Win定義: 正數得分) 及第一名總次數. ⚠️⚠️⚠️ Hi 想提提大家只要響Meetup報咗名，我哋就當你會準備出席。如果嚟唔到麻煩廿四小時之前撳返not going. 大家都知道麻雀三缺一係玩唔到，如果任何人放飛機，另外嗰三個出席嘅朋友等同白行一趟, 所以我哋係一定會踢。用嚟保障返出席嘅朋友。 遲到⏰少少ok, 但半個鐘以上亦會被放進黑名單. 將心比己，大家都唔想去到發覺唔夠腳 / 大家都唔想準時到但係要坐響度等人半粒鐘 🙏 埸費: $100 (a free drink is included)[第一名回贈$20, 第二名$10. 比賽成績會計落我哋嘅小聯賽. 年終會有兩個冠軍🏆奬: (1)勝率冠軍 (2)第一名次數冠軍. 獎品會於我地Whatsapp 群內公布. (1)勝率: 勝率=勝出次數/參賽次數。（勝利定義: 得分係正數） 一年嘅賽季會分成四個quarter, 一月到三月為之1st quarter. 四月到六月為2nd quarter 如此類推。每個quarter會逐次加一埸參賽場次作為計名次門檻。例子：四月份開始，勝率計算只會計參賽咗兩場或以上嘅玩家。七月份只會計參賽咗三場。十月份計參賽咗四場。所以年終總排名每個玩家需要最少參賽左四場才符合計算資格。 (2) 第一名冠軍: 簡單計每局第一名次數最多者. 🔔 報名參加Meetup活動, 當系統問你"Are you bringing anyone"時, 如果你祗是一個人來, 毋須㩒+1 (+1代表會帶朋友來的意思). 🔔我哋嘅活動主持人有時會因為工作或者學業關係臨時嚟唔到，Meeple Tree 保留臨時更換主持嘅可能性。🙏 🔔本會因放飛機(活動開始前24小時內退出者)被移除人數: 99 🔔Follow我哋IG: mtboardgame / boardgame_hk

香港西洋棋之夜返嚟啦！下一次聚將會繼續喺 My Home Cafe，**當中最低消費為每人一杯飲品，另加每人50港元**。 一方面我會帶象棋嚟，另外cafe裡面亦有好多其他桌遊，可以隨便試玩。同埋由於活動至少要4人，所以我們會喺活動前一日，亦即係星期日晚確認會否成團。 為咗公平起見，報咗名但臨時飛機既人下次報名時需提前支付$50，否則我們將不接納其報名。 如有任何問題，可以whatsapp 9379 3041搵我。 Chess Night Hong Kong is back! The next event will continue be held at My Home Cafe. **Minimum charge is one drink, plus $50 per person**. I will bring along the chess sets. Also, there are many other boardgames so you can try something else at the cafe too. Minimum attendance is 4 so we will confirm the event the night before by Sunday. In order to discourage no-shows, those who registered but failed to turn up will have to pay the $50 in advance next time they sign up again, or I will not count them in the registered list. Feel free to WhatsApp me at 9379 3041 if you have any questions.

Jump, kick, lift and turn! Lots of fun learning to dance this very highly uplifting, energetic and fun dance from India! Learn the culture and dance moves of this classical Indian dance that has become very popular all around the world! You will enjoy it thoroughly regardless of what dance background you may or may not have! WhatsApp 63344266 to book Prepayment required to secure booking www.deedreamlife.com/pricing-packages for fee info Download Dee Dream Life App for more info

星期五 血染鐘樓夜唔夜 地點：荔枝角 A Joy 7pm-0am $120 per head Lv 0.5 說書人: Zen 血染鐘樓Blood on the clocktower 是一款關於推理和欺騙，謊言與邏輯，謀殺與謎團的社交遊戲, 比《狼人殺》更進階。 由於有人數需求，如不夠人數，會改為桌遊聚（超過500款輕中重策遊戲）。 專業導師指導，唔識玩到識。 請先WhatsApp 6704 2789 Zen 了解詳情。

Join us for an exciting evening of language exchange and practice with friendly international friends. Whether you're a beginner or fluent speaker, this event is perfect for anyone interested in Mandarin and English languages and making new connections. Our previous meetups have been filled with engaging conversations and opportunities to improve your language skills in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Come to our Mandarin and English Corner and mingle with like-minded language enthusiasts. Don't miss out on this chance to expand your cultural horizons and make new friends. [PLEASE NOTE] If there's a cancelation of the event, host will text attendees at least one hour before the event begins. Please pay attention to your message box and event comments board. Thank you and see you

A TTRPG meetup to kick off the weekend with a wizard time. Buried in the Bahamas (Pirate Borg): Join the rag tag crew of the Tarantula as they set sail into the murky waters of the Dark Caribbean in search of distant shores and the promise of a treasure beyond their wildest imaginings! Delta Green Welcome to America at the end of the Millennium. Do you know who is pulling the strings? Delta Green knows. Things from beyond time and space that lurk and titter in the shadows, the slow rot at the core of humanity, the dark stars that whirl madly above-these are the true masters of the world. Delta Green has been fighting them since the 1928 Raid on Innsmouth, and the fight still rages on. This book is your weapon and your guide. **Minimum Charge:** There Is a minimum spend requirement of one drinks per person, or equivalent items such as bagels or fries. If you are interested in runnin a TTRPG Game for us, join our WhatsApp group! https://chat.whatsapp.com/HHjdBJRbc038phG4DSsjTO

Unlike the usual BYOB format of this group, this is an **assigned reading format.** **You are expected to have read some of the book** to join the discussion :) I am excited to finally read this book, its an award-winning, one of the most highly rated non fiction books across Goodreads/Amazon and for good reason! About the book: # A grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin. From the prize-winning and bestselling author of Say Nothing. *"A real-life version of the HBO series Succession with a lethal sting in its tail…a masterful work of narrative reportage.*” – Laura Miller, Slate “*The opioid epidemic has killed nearly half a million Americans over the past two decades. Many of their loved ones, along with public health advocates and experts, believe that one very rich, very famous family has never fully faced the consequences for its role in those deaths. EMPIRE OF PAIN, the explosive new book by journalist Patrick Radden Keefe, is an attempt to change that — to hold the family accountable in a way that nobody has quite done before...*” —Jonathan Cohn, The Washington Post Note: * **location subject to change** but we'll keep it around Wan Chai District. * You **must** buy something at the venue. * **First timer attendees** are requested to contribute 20HKD to fund the Meetup Group Subscription. * No-Shows make the host sad (please update your attendance)

WHAT IS ONE-SHOT SATURDAY? It's a weekly meet-up in Sheung Wan/Central, focusing on indie games and single-session games (one-shots). 而家所有游戏係英文嘅但如果你要嚟玩中文游戏，我哋會無任歡迎。只要湊啱玩家就行！ You can drop in and play at any One-Shot Saturday – you do not need to have played in a previous session or commit to playing again. Whether you've played an RPG before or not, you're welcome to join us. Please arrive on time as once the games begin it becomes difficult to properly introduce latecomers. Join the conversation, make plans, suggest games to play, etc. — Facebook group: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/oneshotsaturdays/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/oneshotsaturdays/) \*\*\* WHAT IS A TABLETOP RPG? It's a game in which you never know where the next stop will be, because it’s all down to the decisions you and your fellow players make. Usually one person is the Game Master (or "GM"). Everyone else will be players, taking the role of the characters in the game. The players get to say what their characters say, think, and do. The GM describes everything else in the world. Then... we play to find out what happens. The game is a conversation: I say something, then you reply, maybe someone else chimes in. We talk about what's happening to the characters we imagine and the world around them. We also talk about the rules, which help us decide what happens next if the next step is in doubt. The rules differ from game to game: some use dice to shape the story, others use cards or something else. It's always a conversation, though.

New comer, let’s learn to play magic: the gathering. The oldest & most popular TCG, magic: the gathering have over 50k different cards in the pool, fantasy storyline also super fun in gameplay and deckbuilding. Competitive & casual game style can be fulfilled. And its free! Join us in the mtg world! Please WhatsApp 6704 2789 Zen

**Our March pick is *God of the Woods* by Liz Moore.** **This month’s novel is an award-winning literary mystery that blends family drama with psychological suspense. It explores women’s voices and relationships while delivering an exciting, eerie, and deeply suspenseful story. The book is 576 pages in print or 14 hours and 35 minutes on audiobook.** Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found. As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.

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Join us as we get together to see SIRAT, an Oscar-nominated Best International Film from Spain that follows a father, accompanied by his son, goes looking for his missing daughter in North Africa. Here’s a description, trailer and our plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: A father, accompanied by his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco while searching for his daughter who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. As their search continues, the journey forces them to confront their own limits. The film is directed by Oliver Laxe and stars Sergi Lopez, Bruno Nunez Arjona and Richard Bellamy. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww-IXHXvS70 BUZZ & ACCLAIM: SIRAT has already won numerous awards, including 4 at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, along with the Chicago, Montclair and Toronto International Film Festivals! It also earned a whopping 11 nominations at the 40th Goya Awards, including Best Film and Director, and was nominated for Best International Feature Film and Best Sound at this year’s Academy Awards. The film is earning a stellar 92% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes which calls it “an unforgettable exercise in tension” and “a brutal reminder that the journey can be more important than the destination.” PLAN: Please purchase your ticket for the 7:00pm showing and we’ll meet inside the upstairs lobby between 6:40 and 6:50pm. Super Tuesday ticket price is just $6.50 (including online fee)! Advance ticket purchase is advised (via Gateway website preferred). Once you have yours, please list your seat number in the Comments section of this event! This one will be a “movie only” event. PARKING: Close, convenient parking is available in the nearby garage (located between 9th and 11th, just off High St). Bring your ticket with you and have it validated at the theater and for $2, you’re covered for the night! Look forward to seeing you there, Dan

Rev. Steven Clevenger is an ordained spiritualist minister with over 40 years experience as a Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant and Spiritual Teacher, educated and trained at the White Lily Chapel. Rev. Siobhan Wolf Shaffer is an ordained spiritualist minister and certified medium and healer with over 20 years experience. She began her development in 1988 in Pennsylvania and continued when she moved to Ohio in 1998 where she studied at Rays of Lights Church with Rev. Steven Clevenger. Our full worship services consist of an inspirational lecture, healing meditation, and messages from the spirit world that serve to demonstrate evidence of eternal life. Please visit our Official Church Website (http://raysoflightchurch.com) for more information.

Interested? Contact Preston Moore k.preston.moore@gmail.com 614-300-5989 ———————————— Engaging in men’s work is the new way to forge friendships while being open-minded to personal growth. Many men experience healthier relationships, personally and professionally, by engaging in this work. Open Men’s Group is a container for men to share vulnerably without receiving judgment or feedback. We believe that emotionally mature, powerful, compassionate, and purpose-driven men will help heal some of society’s deepest wounds. We support the powerful brilliance of men and we are willing to look at, and take full responsibility for, the pain we are also capable of creating – and suffering. We care deeply about men, our families, communities, and the planet. Visit ManKind Project USA to discover more. https://mkpusa.org/

**Men of Unity** is a safe, welcoming space for men to connect, share, and grow together. In this circle, we explore what it means to live with purpose, integrity, and spiritual awareness in today’s world. Through open dialogue, reflection, and mutual support, we learn to balance strength with compassion, confidence with humility, and action with mindfulness. Whether you’re seeking deeper spiritual connection, personal clarity, or simply a supportive brotherhood, this group invites you to bring your authentic self and grow in community. Each gathering may include: * Open discussion on real-life challenges and victories * Guided reflection, prayer, or meditation * Encouragement for living from truth, not fear * Tools for emotional and spiritual growth No preaching. No pressure. Just real men, real conversations, and real transformation.

Join us as we get together to see Ryan Gosling and Sandra Huller in the highly anticipated sci-fi adventure, PROJECT HAIL MARY! The film is based on the best-selling novel of The Martian and follows a man who awakens on a spacecraft before realizing his mission to save Earth. Here’s a description, trailer and plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: A science teacher wakes up on a spaceship, light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission to save the Earth. The film is directed by the filmmaking due Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (21 and 22 Jump Street, Into and Across the Spider-Verse) and is based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir (The Martian). The film stars Ryan Gosling, Sandra Huller (Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest), Lionel Boyce, Milana Vayntrub and Ken Leung. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VYsnngkS_U MOVIE PLAN: Please purchase your ticket for the 2:30pm SuperScreen DLX showing and meet in the lobby area between 2:05 and 2:15pm! Tickets already on sale and will likely move fast for this hot ticket / opening weekend showing so advance ticket purchase as soon as possible is advised! Once you have yours, please list your seat number in the Comments section of this event. As a head’s up, this is a longer movie at 2hrs 36mins. DINNER PLAN: Dinner immediately following the movie at 5:30pm at group favorite, FUGU SUSHI, located just next door! Separate RSVP required for the Dinner / Movie portions of this event. An RSVP here means you're signed up for the MOVIE! This portion will be open as long as seats remain. If you also plan to join for dinner, please also RSVP in the separate event listing for the dinner portion of this event. Should be a good one, Dan