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This is the brave plan. I admire it. Good luck!

Good luck. It sounds like a good plan.

Rather than replaying your own games, it might be possible to get a book like 'The 1971 Honinbo tournament' http://senseis.xmp.net/?The1971HoninboTournament and replay games from that in your chosen public location. I think you might find those pro games more engrossing for you, and educational too.

Experimenting to find the right location seems crucial. Library, coffee shop, community centre, youth club. Keep thinking of possible variations and trying them out. I doubt that the first thing you try will work out, but keep at it.

Good luck, Hailthorn. I remember doing much the same thing while I was in college. (sitting in a cafe, replaying games by myself and hoping someone would be interested). I printed quarter flyers with my contact info and pamphlets about Go to hand out to people, but I think the main thing is to be really enthusiastic when people ask you about the game. I think you could also try replaying some of the cool historical games once in a while, like the Atomic Bomb game, to have more talking points. Hope your efforts bear more fruit than mine did.

You probably need to do more than just play and hope people will ask you about it. You should make an active effort to get them interested. Look up frequently and see who is watching, when you catch their eye, smile and say "you are probably wondering what I am doing, aren't you?" Tell them you are playing a 4,000 year old Chinese board game, and that the rules are so simple you can teach them how to play in a couple of minutes, if they are interested. Have a 9x9 board with you, and be ready to teach. The method I use is here: http://tigersmouth.org/viewpage.php?page_id=8 But don't teach eyes or ko until after the first game.

As someone mentioned, Hikaru is a great lead in to the game, and we will give any school or public library a free set for just the cost of shipping. More info on our website at http://agfgo.org/hikaru.html

You need to be dedicated and patient if you want to build a club. My club drew no more than a handful of kids each week for the first year, often times it was just one or two kids. 7 years later, I get 20-30 every week. That doesn't happen by chance, you have to put a lot of effort in. You will be rewarded if you do though, I think a club can be built almost anywhere, it is the dedication of the organizer that is key.