Manifold Chess Club — Member Tiers

Lurker

Free · default tier

● Manifold account & chess profile
● Rating-pool inclusion
● Personal event history
● Eligible for invitations
○ $5 at the door for meetups
○ Full entry fee on tournaments

Best for: Curious players, newcomers, anyone who shows up occasionally. Step one of being known to the club.

Thrifter

$7/mo · 10% off tournaments

✓ Everything in Lurker
✓ 1 covered meetup / month
✓ 10% off every tournament entry
✓ Visible support for the club

Best for: Drops by for one meetup a month. Membership essentially pays for itself in the covered meetup alone.

Enthusiast

$14/mo · 20% off tournaments

✓ Everything in Thrifter
✓ 2 covered meetups / month
✓ 20% off every tournament entry
✓ Priority on event invites

Best for: Comes to meetups twice a month, plays the occasional weekend tournament. The "I'm a regular" tier.

Guiding Light

$35/mo · 30% off tournaments

✓ Everything in Enthusiast
✓ 1 covered meetup per week
✓ 30% off every tournament entry
✓ Direct support for the club's survival

Best for: The folks who keep the club running. Every meetup is yours, every tournament is discounted, the operator can keep the lights on.

Quick math

Thrifter at $7/mo: come to 1 meetup (covers $5) + play 1 tournament ($1.50 off a $15 entry) and you've saved $6.50 against a $7 cost. Plus everything you already get as a Lurker.

Enthusiast & Guiding Light shift from "pay for itself" to "you're supporting the club AND getting the perks." Real talk — the operator needs higher tiers to keep meetups on the calendar.

Today

Subscriptions are launching soon. Today, you can create a free Lurker account — that's the prerequisite for everything above.

Ask the organizer for a sign-in slip if you don't already have one, or go to manifoldchess.club/me.

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