Hotlanta

Yes, it is hot. But not terrible. Hey, 95% of the day we’re in the airconditioned meeting rooms. 

 

More highlight pictures below…

 Early gatherers.  A cool little German "Mouse" game called "Burg Appenzell" where you slide stuff about in a multi-layered board.  Got to be a good game when you come in last and still say "oooh, I need this one!"  One of several games of Zendo.  This one was one of the bigger ones. Learning Notre Dame.  Daytona 500, a race game that’s kind of old but still great.  A fifty year old Parker Brother’s game called Astron, that was just fabulous!  The board scrolled past under the pieces which sat on a transparent layer of plastic.  Viva Pampolona, a game about bull fighting.

 

Missing are pictures of the barbeque place we hit for lunch.  Did you know Mac and Cheese is a vegetable?  Yeah, it’s a bit different down here…

 

Oasis

Big vacation time.  Oasis of Fun in Atlanta Georga.  It’s an invitation only gaming convention.  This year I got an invite by virtue of my friend and fellow pod-caster Doug Garrett.  So, fly to Atlanta with no expectations, for four days of gaming, and whatever I can eek out about local culture, food, and experiences. 

 

Weird to travel on a vacation without either Debbie or Justin.  Kind of lonely.  But still kind of exciting.  Deb and I paired up and got married so early in life I really didn’t take many "single" vacations.  Pictures below: Delta Airlines line.  Doug and Shelley.  Hansa variant board (my first game!), Dale and "Risk Express". Doug teaches R-Eco (one of my favorite games… that I don’t own!)