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Lots of Laffs at Origins A BIG Congratulations to Kory for winning a Calliope for Zendo as the best abstract board game of the year! Zendo is another game I'll never tire of. I competed in two tournaments this year — Homeworlds and RAMbots — and did pretty well. I should have played better in the Homeworlds tournament, but I had a brain fart and forgot how the red action worked! In the RAMbots match, I easily made it into the finals, and then got squashed like a little squishy robot. I also helped run the Zendo and Icehouse tournaments, which were won by Dan Isaac and Eric Zuckerman— Eric hyperventilated when he discovered his win, almost as much as Liam did two years ago. These Icehouse tournaments are beginning to make me worry about people's safety. Other fun moments include seeing the many friends and familiar faces we haven't seen since last year; crashing a Cthulu party for a few minutes of thrash dancing; shopping and listening to music at ComFest; cheering the gigantic Gay Pride Parade; and occasional quick drinks with Chris, Rich, Gina, and John Buckley. We found a seedy bar right next to the more upscale brew pub across the street. The cheaper bar had Guinness and Columbus ales on tap, was not crowded, with a Happy Hour from 3:00 to 9:00 pm! You know you're in the right bar when the bartender is drinking, too. Just got back from NASA visitor center where we watched mission control as Cassini performed orbital insert at Saturn, seven years after launch. Cool.  |
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