WHY ULYSSES??
The name originates from a poem of the same title by Alfred Lord Tennyson. It tells how the great Greek hero Ulysses, now middle-aged and securely in charge of his kingdom of Ithaca, becomes bored and longs to go gaming with his schoolmates of old. It describes well the type of person who still has enough spark to continue playing into middle & even later years.. It is much to long to quote here, but you can find it in libraries, and in the "Albatross Book of Verse"
THE CLUBS AIMS ARE; To provide ways in which older gamers can get together for companionship & mutual support, to show by example that gamers can be an enjoyable and practical activity for gamers of all ages & to draw attention of public and private institutions to the needs and views of older gamers..
