I started off the day with an hour on the treadmill to wake up and get going for the day. After breakfast and a shower, I was off for the quick drive North to Glendale and Silver Springs Hobby Shop.
I got there not long after 10 and was able to look around at games for a bit before starting on my first game.
The first game, Station Master, with Bill, Steve, and Nate was a great way to start the gaming day.
A quick walk down to the Pick 'N Save about 1/2 mile away led to a yummy lunch of chicken tenders and potato wedges with mustard back at the gaming store.
After about 1/2 hour wait, the longest of the day, we started a fun game of Castle Panic.
After this, I switched groups to play Small World, which was allot of fun.
This led to a final game of Elder Signs, which although about as easy as it could be was fun.
This left a half an hour at the end of the night to look through the games for sale.
I ended up purchasing Texas Zombies, The Hobbit: The Card Game, Dixit Journeys, Dixit 2, and Cthulhu dice.
With the great discount offered, I was able to save about $25 dollars off of my purchase.
Final Thoughts:
I never had any problems on the night with the players I played with or the players from other games. The staff was very nice and helpful making me want to come back in the future. Being tolerated at a store is nice, but being actively appreciated and encouraged is great.
There wasn't a ton of down time and no game to too long to get get going.
The sale was a great way to help build my small library of games.
Overall, I had a blast and was very glad that I tried it out. I am now really looking forward to the February Board Game Bonanza and moving sale as SSHS will be moving about a mile away to Port Washington Road near Subway.
I'm now even more excited about trying to get to Von Trier on Monday and especially to Midwinter Gaming Convention on the weekend.
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