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However, the Host is dead and gone. Thank god. It rained in Kinderhook during my finale game of TI3. Kinderhook is in the basement for those out of the loop. Fucking hellhole won't be missed but the 60-70 minute drive was awesome.
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The new place will be great.
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Msample wrote: A great week for me. I'll shed no tears for the fetid damp shitpile that is the Host. While I feel bad for the bulk of the employees stuck working there, I am so looking forward to the new facility, even if its 3 hours farther. From all the initial reports ( many gamers have done recons there already ) I think we're looking at going from one of the worst convention venues to the best.
I won my second ever tournament, Combat Commander, going 6-0 to take thre title, including 5 games on Wednesday that didn't wrap up til nidnight in the Lampeter during the period when the AC was on the fritz and the room was a swamp.
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I seriously get perverse enjoyment in hearing just how low the WBC venue went.
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While I'll be the last one to defend the HVAC or air quality of the Host, I suspect for most , the combo of loooong days of gaming combined with poorer than usual eating habits and/or irregular schedules are just as strong a reason as airborne crud for getting people sick. I hit the wall the last night of the con and struggled to stay awake by about 9PM, but thankfully feel fine today.
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The new break-out game of the show was probably Flick 'em Up -- I think I played that 4 times. I also fell in love with W1815, an outstanding little game on the battle of Waterloo. Also loved Wiz-War, Catchphrase, Duke, 3 Mouseketieres [sp?], New York 1776 from Worthington, and an excellent game of Arkham that really showed the game off well.
As for the good ol', shabby Host, while I like gaming rooms to be properly ventilated and free from both floods and giant spiders, I don't like change. I think the Host has been our comfortable frat-house for 10 years+, and that we're going to miss it next year. I hope I'm wrong.
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Should be done having babies now, so who knows - perhaps I'll make it up for a few in the new venue in 2016! More likely? Making it to Euroquest/Games Day/ Prezcon because they're just closer...
More stories please for those living con life vicariously though other FATTIES!
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It has skeet and trap. I'm currently working on convincing my wife that I should go there AND origins. We'll see how it goes. If I get the remodel done by then, I'm all set.
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I played a pre-con game of MARVEL LEGENDARY with Pete (King Put) and Shellie (Uba). Shellie is frustrated and ready to throw in the towel claiming we have “no chance” against Thanos, but we rallied like true GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY and kicked his ass!
Shellie goes in to use the bathroom at the isolated “Expo Center”. We hear a scream and she comes running out claiming to have seen the “biggest-assed spider ever.” Dan (Dutch) goes in to check out the situation and a minute later we hear him exclaim “OH MY GOD!”
I played an epic game of WIZ WAR with Dan, Jay (jay718) and Saul (SJN). We were drinking a little bit which led to us singing Beach Boys songs (in perfect harmony) as we played. Other tables around us started singing songs as well. . .
Super game of FURY OF DRACULA with Justin (Dogmatix) Shellie, Jay and Pete. We kicked Dracula’s ass due to Jay’s unexpected quick deductions and shrewd thinking.
Jeff (Repoman) shows up out of nowhere. I was psyched because I hadn’t seen him in over a week!
Fantastic game of ARKHAM with Dan (Dutch), Shellie and Michael (Fralish). We saved the world.
I met Dan’s buddy Coleman who works at Mayfair Games and apparently designed the first edition of the Rolemaster RPG (and a host of other games). Coleman joined us for some late night FLICK EM UP on Friday and we had a blast. At about 3AM he pulls out the new STAR TREK dice rolling game that he had been demoing during the day. My vision was a bit blurry at that time but we had a bunch of fun with it.
I am SOMEWHERE and a bit drunk. Dave (daveroswell) appears out of nowhere and hands me two jars of jam. “My mom made these” he tells me and then disappears into a fog. . .
Playing FLICK EM UP late night Saturday with THE CREW and Jay starts to take side bets on his shots. Others join in making bets on shots. The next morning a bleary eyed Jay says to me “I think I made 20 bucks playing FLICK EM UP last night”
I am playing MOUSQUETAIRS DU ROY with Dan, Shellie and Coleman. A couple of teens that we had demoed AWAY MISSIONS for the day before approach us and ask if they can borrow our demo copy. They set it up, teach their friends how to play and then play two scenarios without any help from us. At one point they ask “What does TIME DISTORTION do?” “Look it up” Dan tells them. A minute later one of the kids exclaims: “FUCK!”
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