Convivium · the circle

Tuesday Lunch

Every Tuesday at 12:30 · outing XIV next

IThe next table

Tuesday 28 October, at 12:30

Mezze House

14 Brick Lane · 9 min walk · Lebanese ·

Entered in the ledger

Mezze House: best fair fit for the circle; weighted most for Priya (ledger −0.60), who has had the least say lately; cost to John: not his first choice.

Will you take your place?

Going Can’t make it

MeiPriya

John

the table

You

open side · served from here

Who reclines where. The nearer the place of honour, the more the circle owes you. Priya has it this time; John, well served, takes the far end. Four at table, room for nine.

Read how the table was set

outings I–XIII, kept since MarchLedger

IIThe tally

Who is owed a seat

Strokes left of the line: owed a seat at the head of the table. Strokes right of it: owes one back.

MemberOwed a seatOwes a seatBalance

Priyahosts this time −0.60

Mei −0.10

Anthonyyou +0.25

John +0.45

I is one stroke, worth 0.05. V is five. A full seat owed is XX.

PM AJ

This round’s weights: the owed pan sits low.

Priya has had the least say lately, so she hosts this time: her preferences count most.

Scores drift back towards zero over time, so no one is owed forever.

How the table was set

Priya

hosts this time

Vegan mains on the menu, and Lebanese is a cuisine she likes. Fit +0.80.

Mei

✓ +0.40

Mains from £11, under her £15 cap. Nine minutes’ walk, inside her ten.

Anthony (you)

✓ +0.50

Halal grill on the menu, and quick enough to be back for your 13:30.

John

gives way · +0.10

Not his first choice; he ranked Saffron top. He owes a seat (+0.45), so this round leans away from him.

Struck from the list before the round

~~Burger Yard~~ — no vegan main. Priya’s constraint, never traded.
~~Noodle Bar~~ — over Mei’s £15 budget.

Minutes of the round

Four entries, two minutes. Kept on the tablet so you can check what your delegate agreed to.

Friday 24 October

10:00
Priya’s delegate proposed Mezze House.
“Vegan mains, walk-in until 12:45, and Priya has had the least say three weeks running.”
10:01
John’s delegate countered with Saffron.
“John’s first choice, and two minutes nearer the office.”
10:01
Mei, herself, accepted Mezze House.
“Fine by me, as long as we’re back by twenty past one.”
10:02
John’s delegate withdrew Saffron.
“John has done well lately. Saffron can wait a week.”

10:02

Carried: Mezze House, Tuesday 12:30. Agreed

Mezze House

14 Brick Lane, London E1

Lebanese grill

Mains£11–16

Walk from office9 min

Four at table12:30

Held until12:45

Step-freeyes

Walk-in. No booking needed.