{"id":1502,"date":"2010-11-21T21:18:15","date_gmt":"2010-11-21T21:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2010-11-21T21:18:15","modified_gmt":"2010-11-21T21:18:15","slug":"bggcon_2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hamzy.net\/blog2\/?p=1502","title":{"rendered":"BGG.con 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nWell, for this con, I had wanted to take portraits while playing boardgames.  I brought the camera and accessories and packed them in a nifty travel carry-on luggage.  Which I then lugged around the con but never got up the nerve to use.  Sigh.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSo, instead I will post about landmarks\/sights on the trip up:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=Little+Czech+Bakery&amp;cid=8768745076477310449\">Little Czech Bakery<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=31.464301,-97.168443%20%28Hewitt,%20TX,%20USA%29\">Geodesic Church<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/?q=Kitok+Restaurant&amp;cid=16914208835476494292\">Kitock&#8217;s<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=32.086358,-97.038487%20%28Hillsboro,%20TX%2076645,%20USA%29\">Carl&#8217;s Corner<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=32.202095,-96.896330%20%28Italy,%20TX%2076651,%20USA%29\">Monolithic Construction (Geodesic domes)<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=32.637239,-96.822731%20%283801-3987%20I-%2035%20Service%20Rd%20E,%20Lancaster,%20TX%2075134,%20USA%29\">The point where you can see the downtown skyscrapers of Dallas<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=32.743392,-96.814270%20%28712%20NE%2013th%20St,%20Grand%20Prairie,%20TX%2075203,%20USA%29\">Dallas Zoo Giraffe sculpture<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\nAnd the boardgames that I wanted to buy after playing them at BGG.con:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/75441\/master-of-economy\">Master of Economy<\/a> &#8211; This game is a interesting economic engine game in two parts.  You build up your production capabilities and sell goods on the market.  And you buy\/sell shares in the four companies in the game.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/73439\/troyes\">Troyes<\/a> &#8211; This is a dice game.  But there are ways to mitigate the randomness of the dice roll.  It&#8217;s a meatier <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/21632\/to-court-the-king\">To Court The King<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/66589\/navegador\">Navegador<\/a> &#8211; The new rondel game.  It&#8217;s thematic as well.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/76674\/string-railway\">String Railway<\/a> &#8211; This is a cute filler game.  You get the feeling that you are building a Japanese subway system at the end.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/76417\/poseidon\">Poseidon<\/a> &#8211; A lighter\/introductory 18xx game.  The theme is ancient Greece.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/48726\/alien-frontiers\">Alien Frontiers<\/a> &#8211; Another dice game.  I definitely want to try this again.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/62219\/dominant-species\">Dominant Species<\/a> &#8211; A meatier evo game.  This game has many agonizing choices.  Perhaps too many.\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilgotha.org\/18xx\/1865\/1865.php\">1865 Sardinia<\/a> &#8211; Another 18xx game.  The artwork is gorgeous (done by 18AL&#8217;s Koyro).\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, for this con, I had wanted to take portraits while playing boardgames. I brought the camera and accessories and packed them in a nifty travel carry-on luggage. Which I then lugged around the con but never got up the nerve to use. Sigh. 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