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Shade_Jon

Shade_Jon

Web Site: Yehuda

Claimed Blog: Yehuda

GamerBlips Member since March 2, 2009

In Toronto
jergames.blogspot.com — Toronto is old hat to me, I guess. Other than a brief trip for Chinese at Golden... Chopsticks (ok, but nothing amazing), Cafe Bistro with Rachel (very nice dairy), and to pick up some games, I've been inside, working. Rachel is scholar-in-residence one more time, this time at Beth Tzedec, a big ... (more) In Toronto
Session Report, in which they play Galaxy Trucker while I'm away
jergames.blogspot.com — The latest Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club session report is up. Games played Galaxy Trucker, It's Alive. First... play of Galaxy Trucker for everyone, I think. Next week back at my house. (more) Session Report, in which they play Galaxy Trucker while ...
Games Shed and Acquired On This Trip
jergames.blogspot.com — Shed It's Alive x 4 Carpe Astra Hacienda Kingdoms Path Merchants of Amsterdam Beyond Balderdash Greedy Greedy... Chapati Bridge Troll Verrater / Meuterer El Grande expansions Winner's Circle Industria Griddly Headz Baseball Die Macher Acquired Steam Dominion Intrigue Dominion Seaside Pillars of ... (more) Games Shed and Acquired On This Trip
Zauberenhändler aka Wizard Trader
jergames.blogspot.com — I ran a game at BGG.con which I called Zauberenhändler, which I hope means Wizard Trader in... German (that's what it was supposed to mean). Cards There were 1000 cards, 10 identical copies of 100 different cards. The 100 cards contained a) a name, such as "David", which is the person represented ... (more) Zauberenhändler aka Wizard Trader
Session report, in which many people I don't know show up at game night while I'm away
jergames.blogspot.com — The latest Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club session report is up, quite belatedly (last Wed's). Games played: Fluxx,... Year of the Dragon, Shadows Over Camelot, Notre Dame, Vegas Showdown, Tichu, Puerto Rico. Many people appear in the session report whose names I don't know. Go Nadine. (more) Session report, in which many people I don't know show ...
Airline Found My Ticket
jergames.blogspot.com — I have verbal assurance from American that they will be refunding me my $1200. And it only... took three hours on the telephone to four different airline reps at two different airlines. Here's what happened: Background Tickets have a ticket number (14 digits) and a record number (6 letters). You ... (more) Airline Found My Ticket
Airline Lost my Ticket
jergames.blogspot.com — I just spent a half an hour arguing and pleading with American Airlines to give me a... discount after they lost my ticket Dallas to Toronto. They said it was my agent's fault for changing something; they could see my name there, but there was no longer an associated ticket. I had to spend $1200 ... (more) Airline Lost my Ticket
BGG.con: One Night in Dallas
BGG.con: One Night in Dallas
jergames.blogspot.com — My taxi ride from the Westin to Dallas proper ... or, I should say, one of my... taxi rides. I forgot to mention the several times that I played Tichu, one of which was pretty epic. We decided to play to 500, after our opponents got 300 on the first hand. In the next hand, my partner (playing ... (more) BGG.con: One Night in Dallas
BGG.con Sunday
jergames.blogspot.com — At the Geekbuzz station. BGG.con is now wrapping up and I'll try to help clean up, get... a ride to Dallas, hit 1/2 Priced Books, and a bridge club this evening with David. Then to Toronto tomorrow. Played Time's Up (a expansion about titles) - it's a party game, hard, but fun. Played a game whose ... (more) BGG.con Sunday
BGG.con Saturday
jergames.blogspot.com — Rachel was scholar-in-residence, and I was "her husband", for shabbat. We stayed with and ate at lovely... people's houses, but I felt a little out of place; most of the conversations were about sports, business, Republican politics, drinking (which I don't, much). But they were great people, ... (more) BGG.con Saturday
BGG.con Friday
jergames.blogspot.com — More info Rachel is scholar and residence in Dallas this shabbat (not a coincidence). She landed in... Dallas at 1:00, at the same time that I found my good friend Chris Brooks. Chris let Rachel crash for an hour in his room, and then I introduced Rachel to Aldie, Derk, Mischa, and Ted. Then the ... (more) BGG.con Friday
BGG.con Thurs
jergames.blogspot.com — More info and pictures My computer decided to start working again, so I'll write while I can.... Games played today: Russian Fish This is Go Fish for six players (possibly more). The 8's are removed from a deck of cards, yielding 8 sets of 6 cards in each suit (high clubs, low clubs, etc). All ... (more) BGG.con Thurs
BGG.con Wed
jergames.blogspot.com — For more information, see my prep-day/"> prep-day/"> prep-day/">Purple Pawn entry . Games I saw a lot of,... so far: Tichu, Race for the Galaxy, Endeavor. Mischa brought me kosher food from New Orleans. Yum. After helping set up, I played some games: Peeper: Ted Alspach demonstrated this ... (more) BGG.con Wed
Last Day in Oxford; Next Stop BGG.con
jergames.blogspot.com — Visited the Oxford Gaming Club to play a little more Magic. This evening, attendance was low and... people had to go early, so we didn't play an entire draft and Swiss rotation like we did last time. I started with a game of ... I don't remember the name. Oops. I thought it was The Great Wall of ... (more) Last Day in Oxford; Next Stop BGG.con
Slices of Heaven
Slices of Heaven
jergames.blogspot.com — I'm usually the one who leaves his cell phone (or overcoat) in the airplane lounge. It wasn't... me this time. I gave the phone to the agent at the gate, and it turned out to be the guy sitting in front of us. Dante Sunday morning I walked down Broadway, ending up at Kosher Delight . It may ... (more) Slices of Heaven
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