THIS EPISODE: The Game Convention! and Father's Day!
In the car, Jason and I head to Columbus Ohio to get our 'geek
on' at the game convention. We're meeting JT at the Convention
Center and he is the original game geek. In fact, it's his fault
that I am currently addicted. It's my fault that Jason is addicted.
We are pretty jazzed about the trip and about finding a place to
have lunch. We give a brief glimpse (very brief) at nightlife in
the game convention...then we plunge into a game and forget to
podcast anything.
We recorded some breakfast conversation but a baseball team
was eating nearby and they were sooooooo noisy I couldn't use the
recording.
Back in the car, Jason and I talk about metal dice and
cooperative board games and the philosophical implications of each.
On the drive home, we try to figure out if we'd pay 100 bucks for a
dice tray. There's some road noise, but you're used to that by
now...We discuss the games we bought and why we bought them. Then
we talk about the greatest game of all time and choke back tears
reminiscing. (This is the greatest game in the world https://goo.gl/vuhhuK) I tell Jason
about the time I played this game with Pendletons and thought they
were hating it. Then I demonstrate my deep love for "Lords of
Waterdeep". Then I give some valuable advice for how to make
Yahtzee a much better game. Jason and I confess how we dominated at
Dead Men Tell No Tales. Then we find a Skyline chili and lose
interest in everything else.
Then it's Father's Day and I try to get the family to explain
what's wonderful about me. It's more difficult than I expected it
would be. There's a great big spider on the wall and the
conversation is dominated by that. Grandma Turbo shows up
unexpectedly and throws around Silver ointment. Tabby and Joe show
up too! Turbo makes a big announcement about her new adopted
responsibility.
The spider comes up again in conversation because Andrew is
paranoid. Grandma Turbo explains how to get rid of spiders. Andrew
offers his own method of pest disposal. Tabby offers her rules for
showering with spiders.
About the Podcast
"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day." - E.B. White