The New Dark Age

Based on recommendations from sirriamnis I gave hollyqueen a copy of [Unhallowed Metropolis][uh] for her birthday. Now she’s lost it for the near future… We were enjoying a relaxed afternoon and I picked up the book and started reading. I didn’t put it down until bed time and I brought it to work with me to read during lunch.

So my Queen and I are looking for a role playing game to join. We have Unhallowed Metropolis and GURPS books and are open to other systems. hollyqueen would like to play in a non-fantasy setting while I’m open to anything. Anyone have a couple of openings?

Brainssss....

Speaking of games, hollyqueen picked up a copy of Zombie Fluxx yesterday. We played a few games last night and I thought it was a lot of fun.

If you've played Fluxx then you know most of the game. ZF adds Creeper cards which are the zombies. The Keeper cards include weapons and the Goals can be won only if you have zombies or if you have no zombies. For example, the goal "I'll Hold Them Off!" is won if you have a weapon and are the only player to have zombies. There is also the Ungoal which causes all players to lose because the zombies win.

Like Fluxx I think it's a great game for a casual gathering. It doesn't take long to learn the rules. It's a bit slow keeping track of what rules are in effect at first but it quickly gets easier with practice. If you like Fluxx and you like zombies I would pick up a copy. (Or just invite me over and I'll bring it along. ;)

Washington Cask Beer Festival

I've mentioned this to a few people who've shown interest, so I thought I would post here so everyone would have the details and could let me know if they're interested in attending. So without further ado:

The Washington Cask Beer Festival is Saturday March 22nd. The Cask Festival is a major highlight of the Pacific Northwest beer festival scene, featuring over 60 one-of-a-kind handcrafted cask-conditioned beers from the state's most innovative breweries. The cost to get in is $40 (or $35 with advanced purchase). Admission includes a commemorative tasting cup and all beer tastes. Designated driver admission is $5 and is available at the door only.

Looking at my calendar I notice that this is the same weekend as Norwescon. With the rumors I've been hearing about parties at Norwescon this year it might not be a big loss to take a break from Norwescon and go taste some beer.

Anyone else interested?