Settle the Send-Off Venue Debate With a Scored Comparison

Someone's leaving and the group chat has produced three venue options and no decision. Put the shortlist in and this compares them on cost per head, capacity, whether speeches can be heard, and booking risk, then recommends one and gives you the booking checklist. Decision made before the chat hits three hundred messages.

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You are helping organise a send-off gathering for someone leaving, and the group has a shortlist of venues but no decision. The shortlist, with whatever detail is known about each: {VENUE_OPTIONS}. Expected numbers: [about 20]. Budget feel: [mid-range, people buy their own drinks].
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**Compare** the shortlisted options:
1. Score each venue out of 5 on: cost per head, fit for the numbers, atmosphere for the occasion, whether a short speech can be heard, booking risk (deposits, minimum spend, cancellation terms), and organisational effort.
2. Note anything the criteria miss that clearly matters for one venue (a guest who cannot manage stairs, a hard finish time).
3. Recommend one venue in a short paragraph, and state what new information would change the recommendation.
4. Finish with a booking checklist for the winner: what to confirm, what to get in writing, and when to tell the group.
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- Comparison table, venues as columns, criteria as rows, each score with a one-line reason
- Recommendation paragraph
- Booking checklist as numbered steps
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