The Spiky club was started in April 1999, by 12 gaming enthusiasts, who couldn't fit in the local Games Workshop anymore as in order for everyone to be able to play a game we needed to be there till 3am.

Which on a week day, is understandably....tiring!

And yes yes, we started from Games Workshop, but we really don't care what we play.

So, the 12 of us decided that we needed a new home and through one of our members (Dave Palmer) we relocated to the Royal Post Office Sports & Social Club

So there we were, 12 of us in a small room, (big enough for all to play in an evening) able to play our games and we were all happy...and then the word got out and what was supposed to be a small gathering...got bigger. So we took another room. And filled it with Magic CCG & Roleplayers.

Then it got bigger again

..and again until the amount of people turning up meant that if we squeezed any more in the windows would burst and we'd all fall out, which some of us thought that damaging the venue window would be a bad idea...not to mention I guess the possible damages to the first few out of the windows. Still, it was only the 1st floor and someone was bound to get a soft landing eventually.

So we changed rooms and nights and started meeting on the Thursday. And there we have been ever since.

Our actual membership has topped 80 fully paid up members in 2004, with a another 20-30 kicking around who can only make it infrequently or never have the membership money & if one night, they all turn up, even we'll be stuffed for space!

So the club has gone from strength to strength and is a successful club, providing plenty of scenery for the gamers and space for the CCG players & RPG members to attend.

And I almost forgot. The venue sports a very nice bar too for those of us over 18, it'll even serve up alcoholic beverages! Huzzah!