This time round, the theme is on resource management type of games. It is also my favourite genre of games! Some people term this type of games as "Pek Chek" (means frustrating in Hokkien) games. In this type of games, it is all about making tough decisions base on the limited amount of resources that you have.
Information
Date: Tuesday 25th Nov 2008
Time: 7.00pm to 10.30pm
Venue: Pitstop Cafe
Charges: No charges and free flow of drinks as well!
Number: 25 pax (by registration only)
Theme: Making the best out of your resources
Some of the games that will be introduced are:
Do provide us with some of your suggestions if there are other games you like to play. Hope to see you there!
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
astro
2008/11/18
November PMS
2008/11/17
Compliments
Hey! (: I went to your cafe yesterday and your crews were all really friendly, helpful and nice. Pls help me say thank you to them! Those who were on shift at about 10pm. They gave us a warm and cosy feeling and it was really awesome! I'll drop by again soon. Thanks alot!
-Amelia Wun
I like to say thanks to the wonderful Pitstop team who have made this possible. I think it is a constant reminder to us that people do notice and appreciate good service if we take pride in it ourselves. We know that we are the best, that is why we try harder.
Special thanks to Fernie, Haopeng & Dickson for the job well done! Also thanks to Chao Turtle for making sure everything went well that night.
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
astro
2008/10/29
October PMS
Thanks to those who made it to the 3rd PMS considering the last minute notice after our Miss Jojo decided to fly kite on me. Last heard that she has gone overseas...
Some of the games that is base on the horror theme.
Despite the small turnout, I hope that you guys enjoyed the choice of board games for this session. We uncovered a little gem, Dawn Under which appear to be popular among the girls. :)
Do also keep a look out for the Nov PMS. Will try to confirm it earlier this time.
astro
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
2008/10/23
October PMS
We are planning to have the next Pitstoppers Meetup Session (PMS) next Tuesday (28th Oct).
This board games meetup is to provide an opportunity for everyone to make more friends and learn more about some of the fun and unique designer board games.
Information
Date: Tuesday 28th Oct 2008
Time: 7.00pm to 10.30pm
Venue: Pitstop Cafe
Charges: No charges and free flow of drinks as well!
Number: 25 pax (by registration only)
Theme: Halloween Night
Some of the games that will be introduced are:
- Mall of Horror
- Fearsome Floors
- Gloom
- Betrayal at House on the Hill
- Dawn Under
- The Haunting House
- Last night on Earth (provided someone knows how to play it)
- Arkham Horror (3hr! Provided Alfie is willing to...)
Do provide us with some of your suggestions and sign up soon!
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
astro
2008/10/20
Weekdays Noon Special
Looking for a fun place to hangout after school? Why not come to Pitstop Cafe for a great afternoon of fun and laughter. We have make changes to our weekday noon package to give you better value!
Enjoy free flow of selected drinks and gaming from 2pm to 6pm at only $5. In additional, you can also grab any of our delicious main courses at $7 and our yummy snacks at $4 only!
See you soon!
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
astro
2008/10/07
Happy Birthday to Evelyn and Xingzhi
2008/09/25
You got the look!
Thanks to the kind sponsorship from L'Oréal Studio, we got a couple of cool hair styling products. To give away these products, we decided to have a fun hairstyling competition. The game is simple, just style your hair into a different hairstyle and walk away with some cool products from L'Oréal Studio Line.
Or if you prefer, you can do it yourself.
So do come and take part in this simple contest. There are also discount vouchers from Loreal Studio Line for you to grab on your next visit to Pitstop Cafe. See you soon at Pitstop Cafe!
2008/09/24
Another great PMS
Organizing the Pitstoppers Meetup Session (PMS) can be really tiring but all the fun that comes with it is makes it worthwhile. Tonight we had another successful meetup with a good mix of new faces, members and our ex crews.
Some of the really great Euro games for this session.
2008/09/14
2nd Pitstop Cafe Board Games Meetup
After a great first board games meetup, we are planning to organize another meetup next Tuesday (23rd Sept).
This board games meetup is to provide an opportunity for everyone to make more friends and learn more about some of the fun unique designer board games.
Information
Date: Tuesday 23rd September 2008
Time: 7.00pm to 10.30pm
Venue: Pitstop Cafe
Charges: No charges and free flow of drinks as well!
Number: 25 pax (by registration only)
Theme: Show me the money!
All the games will be focus on making tons of money. Some of the games that will be introduced are:
- For Sale
- Modern Art
- I'm the Boss
- Buy Low Sell High
- Acquire
- PowerGrid
Do provide us with some of your suggestions and sign up soon!
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
astro
2008/09/11
Pitstop Cafe Board Games Meetup
Yes, we will be organizing the Pitstop Cafe Board Games Meetup (PSCBGM) again. The previous session was fun and we gathered some useful feedback that we try to address in this upcoming meetup.
Details will be up soon. At the meantime, do leave your comments and suggestions if there are any.
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
astro
2008/09/09
Pitstop Cafe, an insider story
The past few months, from leaving TP till enlistment, has been the busiest period of my life so far and at the same time the most fulfilling. The period where I've taken more risks than the whole of my life added together, and where most of them paid off. The whole Pitstop period has also been more than just a "part-time" job as I had initially intended it to be (considering that I'm almost full-time over there but of course that's not what I mean :D).
Pitstop Cafe has been, in many ways, a direct catalyst and influence on my life, from the very tiresome late nights to meeting the most awesome girl ever (haha). To put it simply, I've gained a lot spending the past 4 months there, and I'm not talking about just the girl (though she pretty much sums up the experience :). Working there has in many ways fulfilled several muses of mine, of which included teaching. Yet, teaching can get really annoying most of the time (which explains the crazy teachers you get back in school), but the thing that keeps making you want to come back to it is that it creates a great deal of satisfaction. Of course, the free food/drinks at Pitstop helps as well. It has also been the closest thing to what people call "playing at work, and getting paid for it". The pay wasn't marvelous, but of the things to complain about, this mattered the least because in the most clichéd of phrases - it's the experience that counts.
I would also like to go on talking about the people. Just a fun fact first. It is/was the place that held the largest congregation of smart people, in terms of proportion to size considering how small Pitstop was. Much of the staffs there (with the exceptions of me, Bryan, Winston and Joey) were either pursuing degrees, or have completed degrees in either NUS(!) or NTU(!!). We even had a PSC scholar who managed 7(I think?) distinctions for her 'A' levels. With the amount of smarts, you would have expected a rather stressful, competitive atmosphere, but no there wasn't. The people were as down-to-earth as you could have it, albeit a little crazy sometimes. We all get cranky when we're tired. It’s weird.
This also brings me to what I would like to talk about, the earnestness of the people that builds the Pitstop experience. While working there, you realise that Pitstop is unlike any other cafe. There is none of that stifled feel of pseudo-classiness which standard cafes give, and none of that smiling waiter standing by the sides waiting to take your orders. In one of the bosses' own words, it’s called "casual". At Pitstop, it’s all about the shouting, and though it honestly gets very irritating when you can't hear anything over the customers screams, you still find yourself smiling. It didn't honestly feel like a job in most ways, instead, it felt more like a gathering of friends. The bosses, especially Evelyn and Weekee, would have gotten the Best Local Employer Award if there was one, or the Not Funny Jokes Award on better hindsight. Where would you find a place where you could order the bosses around (which I try not to do), get muffins to eat at night, enjoy home-cooked food by the in-house chef (haha), or just sit around and play games.
And then you also get people like Cameron who creates another kind of atmosphere altogether. All the constant jokes about one particular person. Or just anyone else who isn't around.
P.S. Tell him he’s a $%#@ pangseh kia for me. He’ll understand.
All in all, it has been fun. And on behalf of Bryan (though he probably doesn’t want to say this) and Joey – Thanks. :)
Oh, and I’ll be back after I grow back my hair.
Shoutouts to Zed, Winston, Alfie, Carolin, Cam, Shuyu, Sylvia, Haopeng, Adeline, Cherie, Yvonne, and whoever else that is working playing.
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
Huang Weijie
2008/09/01
Now you can buy board games at Pitstop Cafe
Board games do make great unique gift for yourself or for your friends. As such, we are now retailing a selection of some of the popular games.
Why get the games from us?
- Great competitive pricing and members get 10% discount off retail price.
- You can play the different games at the cafe first before deciding what the games you like to buy.
- We provide great service support. You can find out more about the games from our site and if you need any help on rules and gameplay, simply drop us a message on our chatbox.
2008/08/17
喜怒哀乐
Folks that come to Pitstop Cafe are a fun lot. Apart from the board games, they enjoy taking lots of pictures. I saw one of the group posing in a variety of mood and took the chance to snap a few shots as well.
Presenting the 喜怒哀乐 folks...
喜
怒
哀
乐
I think the most difficult poses are 喜 and 乐 because it is hard to show the differences. Anyway for me all the 4 poses are tough. If I ever do the 4 poses, I think I will end up with 4 identical photos.
They even got pose for 1 to 5. These folks are pro!
Special thanks to all of you for the poses. It was really fun and I hope you guys had a great time too! :)
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
astro
2008/08/06
First Board Games Meetup , Mission Accomplished.
Yeah, Pitstop Cafe finally had our first board games meetup! I was pretty worried that our virgin attempt could not get enough participants. To my surprise, we had more than 20 people turn up, babes and hunks included. It was nice to see some new faces, regulars as well as ex-Pitstop crew like Smith, Chris and Carolin.
It is also funny to see their real identity. Especially if you have folks with names like Batman signing up. Some were registered as male turns up to be female. All sort of interesting folks.
Check the pictures below:
The first few to turn up
Since the theme was "Around the World", we picked the following games:
Ticket to Ride Europe. Carolin did Pitstop proud by winning the game :)
Ticket to Ride Marklin...
Thurns and Taxis
and Around the World in 80 Days
Even got special guest Si Mi Fu from China...
Of course, how can we forget to take a group pic. A pity that some left earlier.
Group picture but hey I can'tfind myself in the picture!
More pictures are viewable in the forum so check it out!
Thanks everyone for the support and Alfie for the organizing the program. Hope you guys made new friends and enjoyed yourselves! Feel free to share your thoughts and add in suggestions for future meetup.
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
astro
2008/07/30
Have you sign up for the meetup?
Pitstop Cafe first board games meetup will be happening on 5th August next Tuesday. Get this chance to know more new friends. It will be free gaming and free flow of drinks through the night. Here is the update on the meetup.
Theme for the night will be "Around the world". Some of the games that will be making their appearance for the meet up will be:
- Thurns & Taxis
- Around The World In 80 Days
- Ticket To Ride Marklin
- Ticket To Ride Europe
- Ticket To Ride Switzerland
Program flow:
7.00 pm – Arrival of guests
7.05 pm – Friends making and taking of orders
7.15 pm – Game time!
9.30 pm – Group photo-taking and more cam whoring
9.35 pm – Free & easy
10.30 pm – End
Since this is our first meet up, the above is just a tentative program flow. The most important thing is everyone gets to know more friends and have good fun together!
This event is open to both members and non-members. Invite your friends too. If you have not sign up, simply register now!
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
2008/07/28
First Board Games Meetup Coming Soon!
Yeah after such a long time we finally get to organize our first upcoming board games meetup. We are planning to kick off our first meetup on the 5th of August.
If the response is good we definitely would like to make this a regular monthly event!
This board games meetup is to provide an opportunity for everyone to make more friends and enjoy board games together. You might also get a chance to challenge our staff at some of the games.
Information
Date: Tuesday 5th August 2007
Time: 7.00pm to 10.30pm
Venue: Pitstop Cafe
Charges: No charges and there will be a free flow of drinks as well!
Number: 25 pax
You will need to register for the event at the Pitstoppers Network.
We are still planning on the games that we are going to play for the evening as well as other promotions. The Ticket to Ride series seem like a good theme for the evening.
What do all of you think? Do provide us with some of your suggestions and sign up soon!
Pitstop Cafe, first meetup coming soon!
astro
2008/07/20
On Reservation
Just a short note to remind everyone that when you make an online reservation, the reservation is confirm. If it is not available,then we will contact you. Hence it is not necessary to request for further email confirmation. Hope this clear some doubts.
If there are changes in the reservation, do let us know in advance so that we can make the space available to others.
A group has made a reservation for 40 person and less than 20 person actually turn out. We ended up having to turn down other groups.
So help us out and keep us a call if there are changes. Thanks and we greatly appreciate it!
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
astro
2008/07/10
Say Cheese!
It is always a joy to see all the fun poses that people do when taking their photos at Pitstop Cafe.
This is also why at Pitstop Cafe, apart from providing printing service for the photos, we also upload the pictures online for you to view it and remember the fun times that you had!
The problem is that uploading the pictures can be a pretty time consuming process. So the question to all you folks is that are you guys aware that you can access your pictures online? Is this a service that you find useful?
So share your thoughts with us. This will help me to better gauge on how often we should upload the photos.
We love pleasing you guys so do drop us your comments!
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
astro
2008/07/04
Story of Char Siew Bao - Part 3
After the first 2 sequel, it turns out that there is a third part to the Char Siew Bao story. Wah never know that we got a trilogy in the making. Hear it goes...
Seeing that Lian Rong Bao and her are not that compatible, Char Siew Bao went on a date with Rou Bao. They went to catch the sad movie. However Char Siew Bao did not cry this time. Instead, Rou Bao started crying. Why?Have a cool weekend!
For those who missed the earlier parts:
Story of Char Siew Bao Part 1
Story of Char Siew Bao Part 2
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun!
astro
You Got Mail
We receive a nice and short email in our inbox. Attached were 2 photos and a short and sweet message....
Kath with her pals...
Crew for the day, Winston & Zek
"Thanks for a lovely evening. Me and my pals had a great time." - KathGreat job guys!
It is really nice of Kath to spend the time to drop us an email. Her words are definitely an encouragement to us.
It is a reminder to the Pitstop Team that the effort that everyone put in to provide a good experience for our customers does make a difference.
Pitstop Team, Kambatei!
Pitstop Cafe, be part of the fun
astro
