Happy solstice! I ended my spring on a high note, with my first Go Play NW, an event I've been looking forward to for months. My friends who've attended in previous years have been universally enthusiastic about their experiences, and I'm happy to say that I had an equally good time. I met a lot of new people, all of whom were friendly and welcoming, I had a very good time in every session I played, and it was a pleasure to be up in Seattle for the first time in almost a year. I had only two regrets: one, that I couldn't muster a little more energy for the games that I played on Sunday, and two, that I didn't have the time to eat at Plum Bistro or any of the other wonderful-looking places I'd been planning to visit. Oh, well - there's always next year.Anyway, I'm hoping to post a little more about the weekend over the next few days, but for now, a quick rundown of everything I was able to play:
Two games of Fiasco, using the "Boomtown" and "Tales From Suburbia" playsets.
My first game of Lacuna, with almost no prior knowledge of the game, which now seems like the ideal way to come to it.
A nice long session of Apocalypse World.
A pickup game of Lady Blackbird, easily my favorite of the three times I've played it.
A handful of short-form games, including The Believers, which I've been wanting to play for quite a while, and really enjoyed.
Several pickup games of Dominion.
All in all, it was a really terrific weekend. Many thanks to all the friendly folks I met, everyone that I played with, and especially to the Hugo House and all the GPNW organizers for putting together such an amazing event.
