Nine tables under the beam scales
Painted concrete, a high roof, a lamp on every table, a learners' bench twice a week, and not a cent riding on any of it.
Seats, chips and the run board
Seven tables are open all evening. Take a free chair, or ask at the counter and someone will walk you to one.
Two tables are held by phone for groups of four to six, and let go fifteen minutes after the booked time if nobody has arrived.
Each table carries house decks, a score pad and a tray of chips. The tray is counted back in at close and the pad goes in the bin.
The games
Five hundred, cribbage, euchre and social poker, played for points.
Learners' bench
Wednesday 6pm and Sunday 5pm, one hour, four seats, free.
Slow tables
Two tables run at half pace all Thursday evening.
Four practical questions
How many sit at a table?
Six at most in the hall, four at the learners' bench.
Can I come alone?
Plenty do. Say so at the counter and you will be seated at an open table.
Whose cards are used?
Ours. House decks only, and they are replaced every second week.
Is there a competition?
A social ladder on the second Saturday of the month — a name on the tally board, no entry fee and no prize money.