Notes from Hades

his time, it was Seoul. Seoul must be one of the few national capitals in the world without its own international airport. When you fly to Seoul, you fly into Inchon airport, which is about 50 minutes away. Inchon has one of the cleanest airports I've ever been in. As for Seoul itself, once again, I did not really have enough time to do much there. The hotel I stayed at was in the center of the city, and it adjoined a major shopping center, including a huge underground marketplace. A few of us went there on Monday evening, and it took us an hour to walk the length of it and back. The Koreans were wonderful hosts. Very generous. Wednesday evening , we were taken out to dinner by the head of the Public Procurement Service (the equivalent to the head of GSA in the U.S.). It was a 14 course meal at a very nice restaurant. They provided very nice lunches as well.

I had to cut the trip about a day short, in order to get back so that Celeste could fly out to New York and sing with her sister's choir at Carnegie Hall. She said it was an incredible experience, although she was exhausted by the time she got back

I hope all of you have a wonderful holiday season, and a great new year!

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Game Openings

Terrier. Silverton. We will play the advanced game with the Hiring and Advancement optional rule. Have Dave Partridge, Bill Scharf, Andy Lewis, Paul Bolduc, Michael Longdin, and Dave Hooton. Starts this issue!

Hound. Outpost. Dave Partridge, Bill Scharf, Kevin Wilson, Andy Lewis, Michael Lowrey, Andy York, Eric Brosius, and Michael Longdin, will take up to 2 more.

Dog Park. Machiavelli. Rules determined by player vote as usual. Have Kevin Wilson, Dave Partridge, Bob Robles, Pasquale Giovine, Mike Scott, and Dale Horsely, will take up to 2 more.

Bulldog. Seafarers of Catan. We will be playing the Oceans scenario. Have Mike Scott, Dave Partridge, Michael Longdin, Andy York, and Dave Hooton, need up to 1 more.

Greyhound. Age of Renaissance. This game will start when Dog Chow finishes and will use the European rules and alternate map. Have Michael Longdin, Bob Robles, Dave Partridge, and Dennis Cain, need up to 2 more.

Wish List

Dune. We will use the optional Lansraad, Ixians, and Bene Tleilaxu powers. Have Kevin Wilson, Bob Robles, and Paul Bolduc, will take up to 3 more (4 if one player plays the Bene Tleilaxu).

History of the World. Have Andy Lewis, Kevin Wilson, and Dave Partridge, will take up to 4 more.

New World. Have Dennis Cain, will take up to 5 more.

Gunslinger. Scenario to be determined. Will take up to 7.

Kremlin. Will start after Flea Collar ends. Will take up to 6.

In general, game ownership is recommended, but not required.

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