About Eclipse

Here in GCL Eclipse, we're aiming for about 12–16 members—a small enough group to create familiarity, but a large enough group that each member will only be responsible for three or four geeklists in a year.

If you're a lurker or have otherwise discovered GCL Eclipse, feel free to read along with us and see what the members have to say on everything under the sun. If you have a constructive comment or something else you think would add to the discussion, consider posting it—if it's helpful, respectful, and polite to the discussion group as a whole, as well as to its individual members. However, if you'd like to join in regular discussion, first post to the current discussion list inquiring about the possibility of becoming a member, with full discussion privileges.

The purpose of the GameChat Leagues is to provide small groups of users with recurring places to discuss games in more focused fora where they can learn about new games, discuss old ones, and share opinions about gaming and about life in general. Lee chose the original membership to reflect a diversity of backgrounds, regions, and gaming styles, and that's what makes GCL Eclipse what it is.

Have fun, share some of your thoughts, and enjoy your GameChat League division.

Subscription Geeklist

GameChat League: Eclipse Division subscription list

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Creating Your List

When it's your turn to create a geeklist, post your geeklist on the Sunday beginning your week, or as soon before or after as possible.

When you create your geeklist, name it GCL Eclipse Division: Episode #: Title. Somewhere in the header of your geeklist, paste the remaining geeklist rotation for the season, copied from here.

The content is up to you—funny, thoughtful, serious, thematic, whatever takes your interest and seems to you to be a good point of discussion for the group. Don't stress about putting together a marathon-length list or a work of art if you don't have the time or inclination—just pull together a few topics for discussion and let the group join in.

Before you complete your list, add an item to describe your own gaming during that week. Throughout the week, talk about what you're playing, and maybe mention any games you received (or ordered), adding any comments or ratings you'd like.

When you submit your geeklist, don't mark it as "private" (this will prevent other users from receiving subscription notifications), but do check the box that prevents it from showing on the front page of BGG so we don't clog up main page with our group discussions.

This may all sound like a lot, but it really isn't. Once a week, you get the chance to check out a new list and join in the discussion. And you'll get to hear other members' perspectives about games you like, dislike, and may never have heard of. You may end up being pointed toward some new games, or may end up rethinking some old ones. And throughout the week, other members will add items to your geeklist to discuss their own gaming during the week, and possibly also to schedule online plays between members of the group.

If you feel intimidated by the idea of creating your own geeklist, don't worry. The other GameChat Leagues have dozens of previous lists that can give you ideas or jumpstart a list of your own.

Posting Your List

After you've created and posted your geeklist, add an entry for it to the GameChat League: Eclipse Division subscription list to notify the other members of the league that you've posted your list for the week. Also edit this page to update the geeklist link for your new entry in the rotation.

Once you've posted your list and added an entry for it to the subscription list, contact the member who will be up the following week to let him or her know that he or she is on deck.