Notes from Hades

The rest of the week went better. Our meeting place was just down the block from the summer palaces of the Danish royal family, and since one of the members was in residence, we went to observe the changing of the guards on Wednesday. It was quite a spectacle. We typically end our meetings on Friday after lunch, so a few of us took the opportunity on Friday afternoon to take a harbor cruise. The weather was perfect for it, and we got to see a lot of the city, including the Queen's yacht, the Little Mermaid statue, several nautical museums, the headquarters of the Danish shipping giant Maersk, and the main government building, which is unusual in that it houses not only the Parliament, but also the executive and judicial branches of the Danish government as well. Afterwards, a couple of us went to Roseborg Castle, which was first built by Christian IV in the early 1600s and which houses the Danish crown jewels. Quite impressive.

Two weeks later, I was in Paris. This was a shorter set of meetings, three rather than five days, which left less time for sightseeing. I was finally able to get to the top of the Eiffel Tower this trip, and the view was quite impressive. Beyond that, some excellent food, and generally good weather, there wasn't much to report on that trip.

Mike Scott is looking for players for a Gunslinger game. He has 7 possible scenarios in mind, ranging from 3 to 5 players, and in most scenarios each player will control more than one character. He will probably be running this on his own, so if you are interested, please contact him.

The next deadline is Tuesday, October 14 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time. Please do not call or fax orders after 10:00 p.m. Pacific time. My wife and I tend to retire early. Also, if you want to fax in orders, call first. We hang up on unannounced faxes.

Game Openings

Frontier Dog. Gunslinger .Scenario to be determined. Have Paul Bolduc, Chris Geggus, Mike Scott, and Andy Lewis, will take up to 3 more.

Pateel. Kremlin. Will start after Flea Collar ends. Have Ward Narhi, Mike Scott, Bill Scharf, Bob Robles, Pasquale Giovine, and Gina Teh. This game is full.

Hunter. Silverton. Will start after Terrier ends. Have Dave Partridge, Michael Longdin, Ward Narhi, Cary Nichols, Bill Scharf, and Dave Hooton. This game is full.

Procyon. Merchant of Venus. Have Dave Partridge, Bob Robles, Chris Geggus, Gina the, Dennis Cain, and Andy Lewis. This game is full.

Robover. Robo Rally. Have Dave Partridge, Bill Scharf, Chris Geggus, Dave Hooton, Gina the, Ward Narhi, Michael Longdin, and Chris Geggus. This game is full.

Husky. Power Grid. Have Andy York, Michael Longdin, Dave Partridge, Dave Hooton, and Brad Martin, will take up to 1 more.

Wish List

History of the World. Have Chris Geggus, Dave Partridge, and Gina Teh, will take up to 4 more.

Industrial Waste. Have Andy York and Dave Partridge, will take up to 2 more.

Outpost. Will start after Hound ends. Have Andy York, Cary Nighols, Dave Partridge, Dave Hooton, and Eric Brosius, will take up to 5 more.

Machiavelli. This game will start after the next Machiavelli game ends. Have Ward Narhi, Bob Robles, and Pasquale Giovine, will take up to 5 more.

Machiavelli. Gunboat. This game will start after the second Machiavelli game ends. Have 4, will take up to 4 more.

New World. This will use the exploration variant, plus the Non-Player Nations variant in the event I get less than 6 players. Need up to 6.

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

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