Notes from Hades

T
he last couple of months have been more calm than usual. First of all, there has been no travel. Secondly, there tends to be fewer family events during this time of the year. The primary exception was my sons' birthday. They turned seven this year, and it's hard to believe that that much time has passed. They are already interested in games, and I am doing what I can to foster that interest. Hopefully they will continue that interest with the more complex games that I play.

The experiment that I mentioned last time with the zine website has been a success so far. I've had a few people donate (thank you!), and given the response, I believe I can keep things on a donation basis and be able to cover the increased cost of the website.

Two games have ended this issue. First of all, Mike Scott has managed a victory in Bulldog, just edging ahead of Dave Partridge. Second, in Sand Flea, the Atreides/Guild alliance of Jerry Roalstad and Kevin Wilson were victorious this turn. Congratulations to all the winners. That also means that two new games will start next turn. Those games will be Frontier Dog, the Gunslinger game, and Procyon, the Merchant of Venus game.

The next deadline is Tuesday, May 19 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. Starts next issue!

Pateel. Kremlin. Will start after Flea Collar ends. Have Ward Narhi, Mike Scott, Bill Scharf, Bob Robles, and Pasquale Giovine, will take up to 1 more. Starts this issue!

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, Dennis Cain, Andy Lewis, and Andy York. This game is full. Starts next issue!

Dogbreath. History of the World. Have Chris Geggus, Dave Partridge, Andy Lewis, and Kevin Wilson, will take up to 3 more.

Basset. Outpost. Will start after Hound ends. Have Andy York, Cary Nighols, Dave Partridge, Dave Hooton, Eric Brosius, Andy Lewis, Michael Lowrey, and Kevin Wilson will take up to 2 more.

Bolognese. Machiavelli. Gunboat. This game will start after the next Machiavelli game ends. Have 5, will take up to 3 more.

Boston Terrier. New World. This will use the exploration variant, plus the Non-Player Nations variant in the event I get less than 6 players. Have Andy York, Andy Lewis, Dave Partridge, and Bob Robles, will take up to 2 more.

Wish List

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

Machiavelli. This game will start after the second Machiavelli game ends. Have Ward Narhi, Bob Robles, Pasquale Giovine, and Dave Partridge, will take up to 4 more.

Silverton. Will start after Hunter ends. Have Eric Brosius, will take up to 5 more.

Kremlin. Will start after Pateel ends. Will take up to 6.

Seavarers of Catan. Will take up to 6.

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

Note that a subscription to S.O.B. is not required to play in a game run by flier, but that a game fee will be charged to non-subbers.

S.O.B. is a zine of unusual postal games, and anything else I feel like including. Your publisher is:

Chris Hassler a.k.a. Cerberus

2000 S. Armour Court

La Habra, CA 90631

Phone: (562) 690-7827

Fax: (562) 690-7827

chassler@roadrunner.com

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