West Coast MeleeX XVIII - February 19th - 22nd, 2026

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From www.socalasl.com

West Coast Melee XXVIII
Where: Best Western Plus, Heritage Inn
8179 Spruce Avenue
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
When: Thursday, February 19th through Sunday, February 22nd, 2026
Entry Fee: $60 (full, includes 1 year membership)
$35 (one day pass, includes 1 year membership)

The flyer and registration form is available at www.socalasl.com

We are returning to last year’s venue. Best Western Plus, Heritage Inn is just west of Interstate 15, about halfway between Interstates 10 and 210. They have a large meeting room with plenty of light and free parking. The hotel room rate is $129, plus tax.
Our food options are pretty plentiful. The hotel shares a parking lot with Mimi’s Cafe. And across the driveway you’ll find The Habit, Cafe Rio, Jersey Mike’s and Chipotle. If you want to walk a block and cross Foothill Blvd, you’ll find the Black Bear Diner and a number of other restaurants.

The pricing is the same as last year: $129 per night plus tax, including up to 2 breakfasts per room per day. The hotel information is on the flyer. Just call the reservation line at 909-466-1111. Our group name is West Coast Melee. You’ll have your choice between double queen size or one king size. Cut-off is February 5th, 2026.

As always, please remember to get your hotel reservation in early. We’ve tried to make sure our room block will have enough rooms, but once they’re gone, they’re gone.

See you there!
 

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Thank you for planning the trip out here! It'll be fun to roll some bones with you again. Happy New Year!
 

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Anyone want to set up a game for Thursday? I will be there by 10 AM.
 

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Solid Thursday. Well over a dozen games played in the room, many players getting in two games for the day; and we had a Dinant campaign going on at a back table. Saw Larry & Honus playing Resignation Supermen; Clubby with Shklov's Labors Lost; A couple of guys for their second game were setting up The Closer (it does look hard on the British); A Lone Canuck offering being set up for game 2 for another pair of guys; I played a back-and-forth close game of The 11th Hour from Ponyri with the Russian paras pulling out the victory. Conference Approved was also being played and two or three other matches for which I can't remember the scenario name. Lots of old friends catching up with one another. It was a rainy day but good gaming inside!
 

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Back home and decompressed. I got in a little gaming this weekend which was mostly unforgettable but the real pleasure of melee is seeing all the people you only see once a year. Shared stories with many people. Discussed my asl tragedies with others. Had some great meals with others where we did more of the same. Made some new friends and reacquainted myself with some old friends. Said an early goodbye to a long time friend. Returned home with everything I left with, which is a first. The breakfast it was said many times was pretty good for free. 😂 A special shout out to @Larry for always making every meal an occasion even if it's at Mimis café.
 
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Jim has ascended to emeritus status. The best ASL club in the world has rested on his hard work and dedication not only to the SOCALASL.COM group but to the larger ASL community as a whole. Playing, playtesting, etc.
 
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