Notes from Hades

I had one short trip last week, to Paris. Unfortunately, as is usually the case, I did not have much of an opportunity to do any sightseeing. I arrived late morning on Tuesday, and by the time I got to my hotel, it was early afternoon. I took a shower and a nap, and by the time I was done with that, there really wasn't any time to go anywhere. I had meetings Wednesday through Friday, and flew out Saturday morning. However, the food, as always, was exceptional.

It's been about a year since I mentioned this last, but for those of you who get the zine exclusively by web, I still always welcome donations. The hosting service I am using is not too expensive, but it provides a lot of hosting space. This allows me to keep more back issues online, as well as doing things like hosting the pdf archive. There is also a yearly fee to maintain the domain name. While I understand that the economy has hit a lot of people (my family among them), anything you can spare would be appreciated.

Finally, congratulations to Andy Lewis on yet another History of the World victory. Dogbreath will start up next issue.

The next deadline is Tuesday, March 2 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

Dogbreath. History of the World. Have Chris Geggus, Dave Partridge, Andy Lewis, Kevin Wilson, Dave Anderson, Paul Bolduc, will take up to 1 more. Starts next issue!

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

Purebred. Machiavelli. This game will start after the second Machiavelli game ends. Have Ward Narhi, Bob Robles, Pasquale Giovine, Dave Partridge, and Walt O'Hara, Mike Scott, Kevin Wilson, Jerry Roalstad,. This game is full.

Golden Retriever. Seafarers of Catan. Have Chris Geggus, Dave Partridge, Dave Hooton, Mike Scott. Will take up to 2 more.

Plantation Dog. Puerto Rico. Have Chris Geggus, Andy York, Richard Weiss, Andy Lewis, will take up to 1 more.

Rottweiler. Industrial Waste. Have Andy York, Dave Partridge, Eric Brosius, will take up to 1 more.

Wish List

Silverton. Will start after Hunter ends. Have Eric Brosius, Dave Partridge, Dave Hooton, will take up to 3 more.

Kremlin. Will start after Pateel ends. Have Walt O'Hara, Mike Scott. Will take up to 4 more.

Outpost. Will start after Basset ends. Have Eric Brosius, Andy York, will take up to 8 more.

Goa. Have Brad Martin, will take up to 3 more.

Power Grid. Players will have the choice of 10 maps and several deck options. Will take up to 5.

Phoenicia. A game similar to Outpost set in ancient times. Will take up to 10.

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.