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I'm in love with Massachusetts!

brujita — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:21:47 -0800

I'll be in Boston between the 7th and the 17th and would like to get together.

I have plans for the 7th and want to go to James Carroll's reading on the 9th, but I'm free the rest of the time.

By: Diskeater

Diskeater — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:23:23 -0800

Jonathan Katz is performing at Improv Boston on the 16th at 7pm. The show shouldn't be more than an hour. My girlfriend and I are planning to attend if anyone would like to join us. Maybe a meetup after?

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:41:50 -0800

Meetups scheduled on a Friday or Saturday evening seem to attract more attendees. That said, I have no idea right now when I'll be available.

By: Metroid Baby

Metroid Baby — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:08:27 -0800

Ooh. I just moved to Boston yesterday and would love to meet some of you guys. Still getting settled in, but I am generally free after 7 pm.

By: xbonesgt

xbonesgt — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:26:45 -0800

crap, the only weekend in that range is Easter weekend. What about the night of Friday the 10th?

By: backseatpilot

backseatpilot — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:27:51 -0800

I'm out of town the 13th through the 15th (look out, Wichita!) but otherwise I'm generally free.

By: mkb

mkb — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:51:12 -0800

I might be in for anything that is not on a Monday or Wednesday as I have preexisting plans. As long as it is not too much money.

By: Plutor

Plutor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:32:14 -0800

If I were willing to go to a meetup -- which I'm not -- I'd say that Friday the 10th sounds like a favorable date. I had a really great time at Cornwall's last time I went there -- but don't expect me to meet you there. Not to mention it's been a long time since we -- and by we I mean you -- had a meetup in Boston Proper.

By: Plutor

Plutor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:34:04 -0800

Cornwall's is in Kenmore, and April 10 is after Opening Day, but luckily the Sox will be in Los Angeles that night. So we you won't have to worry about baseball crowds.

By: xbonesgt

xbonesgt — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:10:05 -0800

Cornwall's has a pretty huge selection of board games and such, if we wanted to do the whole commandeer-a-place-to-eat-and-play-games thing again. Not that I have anything against Apples to Apples, but it sort of gets old after like 73 rounds.

By: bensherman

bensherman — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:16:54 -0800

I'm going to try and not miss this one.

By: Mayor Curley

Mayor Curley — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:47:51 -0800

Go to Cornwall's. My wife and I had our first date there. I'm totally not going because of babby, but it's awesome.

By: Ryvar

Ryvar — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:29:13 -0800

Friday the 10th is fine

By: grobstein

grobstein — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:37:13 -0800

Friday 10th is good.

By: grobstein

grobstein — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:59:49 -0800

Aw crap. Actually, can't do the 10th; that's my Passover seder. (They need me to be the wicked son.) Anyone up for the 11th?

By: brujita

brujita — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:11:43 -0800

The 11th is fine....and it looks like Cornwall's has improved since I lived in Boston. 7pm ok?

By: Diskeater

Diskeater — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 06:29:54 -0800

I'll be out of town from the 10th-12th but I'll really, really try to make the next one. Have fun guys!

By: shaun uh

shaun uh — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:19:09 -0800

I keep missing these! My family's in town from the 8th to the 12th, so I really had no shot at making this one. Let's plan another one soon, so I can go to it!

By: Admiral Haddock

Admiral Haddock — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 05:43:03 -0800

Yes please. So, 7 at Cornwalls on the 11th?

By: The Great Big Mulp

The Great Big Mulp — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:07:54 -0800

Well, nuts. I'm not going to be able to make this one. The Providence Contingent sends its regards.

By: moxiedoll

moxiedoll — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:51:53 -0800

Ok, I'm definitely coming to this one. Maybe someone will play connect four with me? Watch out - I'm pretty sneaky.

By: grobstein

grobstein — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:06:37 -0800

Do they have Settlers? Does anyone have . . . Settlers?

By: ignignokt

ignignokt — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:49:40 -0800

I have Settlers! And I just moved here, so I'll try to be there! With Metroid Baby!

By: grobstein

grobstein — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 14:51:29 -0800

With Metroid Baby!

Knew there was something fishy about those Twitter icons!

By: Metroid Baby

Metroid Baby — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 20:30:35 -0800

It's true, grobstein! Ignignokt and I are special friends!

I'm useless during Settlers, though. Unless you enjoy tired wood-for-sheep jokes.

By: The Great Big Mulp

The Great Big Mulp — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:01:34 -0800

Aw, c'mon! And there'll be Settlers! Dang!

By: brujita

brujita — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:09:27 -0800

I've never played Settlers....Trivial Pursuit?

By: grobstein

grobstein — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:04:10 -0800

Unless you enjoy tired wood-for-sheep jokes.

Love 'em!

By: emd3737

emd3737 — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:16:36 -0800

Oooh la la, a Boston meetup that's not in Cambridge! I will try to be there.

By: martinX's bellbottoms

martinX's bellbottoms — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:41:00 -0800

I'll be playing frisbee all day but I'll try to make it if we get back in time.

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:54:02 -0800

I have Settlers, but I am out of town the 11th.

So, I guess you all can suck it.

By: grobstein

grobstein — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:28:40 -0800

Actually, your revenge will have to wait! Ignignokt says he's bringing Settlers!

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:21:59 -0800

I have never played Settlers, and only know about it because of this thread. If I can't make it to the meetup, I will definitely look for the home version. (Of the game. I'm already on the home version of MetaFilter.)

By: grapefruitmoon

grapefruitmoon — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:36:02 -0800

G-ddamnit. I guess we'll have to have another meetup at some later point for you all to gather WITHOUT Settlers and proceed to suck it.

By: backseatpilot

backseatpilot — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:34:56 -0800

Maybe i'll bring Zombies. I think that's the most interesting board game I have, unless anyone gets really hot and bothered by backgammon...

(Can I brag here that I have a chess set that I built from hand out of aluminum bars?)

By: ignignokt

ignignokt — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:38:01 -0800

(Can I brag here that I have a chess set that I built from hand out of aluminum bars?)

I'm impressed! Yeah, I'd say that's braggable.

By: Plutor

Plutor — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:35:03 -0800

So it turns out my "I won't come" fake-out is now completely true. Have a good time, guys, that's a fun place, and I was looking forward to finally learning Settlers.

By: brujita

brujita — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:41:49 -0800

I'm not familiar with Zombies either, but I'm game for something new ;-) .

By: mkb

mkb — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:27:02 -0800

Well, I just blew all my spare cash for the month on replacing my misplaced T pass, so I'll have to skip this one :(

By: bensherman

bensherman — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:37:47 -0800

I am not going to make it, again, I have made plans to be out of town.

Dang. Again.

By: Metroid Baby

Metroid Baby — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:08:37 -0800

There is going to be stuff besides Settlers, right? I'm really not much of a gamer, except for the kind of games where you draw pictures of butts and then everyone drinks.

By: backseatpilot

backseatpilot — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:22:02 -0800

Zombies!!!

I could also bring a backgammon set. We could wager drinks (the doubling cube could be dangerous...).

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:29:54 -0800

I can play the drawing pictures of butts and drinking game totally awesomely; you're on! (If I can get there -- chances are good.)

By: nat

nat — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:45:50 -0800

We could bring some post its and do a live version of that drawing telephone game..

I'm really tempted to bring Race for the Galaxy, but although it is crazy awesome it's pretty rules intensive, so who knows.

Hopefully I'll manage to make it, but Boston is so-far-away (from somerville).

By: ignignokt

ignignokt — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:41:40 -0800

That telephone drawing game rules!

I'm in Somerville and naively thought it wouldn't be that long by train. Ten stops or so from Davis? About how long would that take?

By: grobstein

grobstein — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:02:20 -0800

It's not that far. Half an hour? But those of us who live in the enlightened Northern Republics rarely venture down into the lands of the Necromancer.

By: nat

nat — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:09:09 -0800

No, it's not that far away, barring public transit fail. I'm just pretty lazy.

By: Countess Elena

Countess Elena — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:11:04 -0800

I can come! It's been too long since I did drunk boardgaming.

By: Admiral Haddock

Admiral Haddock — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:21:39 -0800

Also, I'm going to J. Cannibal's Feast of Flesh! at the Coolidge Corner in Brookline at midnight or so. They're screening Cemetery Man, and punk rockers Vagiant will play and there's a macabre burlesque by Black Cat Burlesque. Deets are here.

By: lunit

lunit — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:51:12 -0800

Aw, Settlers! Can't make it, but have fun.

By: brujita

brujita — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:39:58 -0800

See you tonight!
I've put my cell # in my profile (call and text only) and am wearing dark cords and a purple shirt.

By: mkb

mkb — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:09:54 -0800

Changed my mind. I'll be there.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:50:36 -0800

Sorry to say I cannot make it. Please draw extra pictures of butts for me if a Broken Picture Telephone game is started.

By: Admiral Haddock

Admiral Haddock — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:47:00 -0800

I posted some photos--I'm terrible with names, so please be sure to add tags as appropriate.

By: brujita

brujita — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:31:33 -0800

What a fun night! I really enjoyed the BPT and Settlers (now that I have the hang of them ;-) )Sorry for not posting sooner, but the hotel computer has a dodgy connection.

By: Plutor

Plutor — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:36:50 -0800

Unfamiliar faces, many smiles, wait a minute Cornwalls has tables?, great pictures. So wish I had been there.

By: ignignokt

ignignokt — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:21:46 -0800

That was pretty kick ass! I missed some of the completed BPT games, so I hope they get posted, too.

By: moxiedoll

moxiedoll — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:00:57 -0800

That was so much fun - I had to leave early to get to a birthday thing and I hated to go... we should do it again, because that drawing game is fantastic!

By: of strange foe

of strange foe — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:32:32 -0800

After Admiral Haddock's excellent photos (thanks Admiral!), I'm certainly not going to show my p&s's pathetic attempts... But I did take a photo of one great BPT picture that captures the spirit of this meetup very well, I think.

By: Admiral Haddock

Admiral Haddock — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:04:10 -0800

That drawing game was so insanely great.

By: moxiedoll

moxiedoll — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:36:54 -0800

I love the BPT picture. Clearly it is an illustration of that old cliche:

Pretty ladies love young nerds, but old nerds are confused by dog kisses.

By: Plutor

Plutor — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:06:00 -0800

Yeah, did anyone save that whole thing? I'd love to see it scanned in.

By: Metroid Baby

Metroid Baby — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:36:34 -0800

That really was a lot of fun and I'd love to do it again. I know someone saved all the drawings with the intention of scanning... possibly nat?

By: nat

nat — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:55:07 -0800

Yep. I passed the drawings on to em who has a scanner. Look for them soon.

By: nat

nat — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:39:14 -0800

Ah phoo, looks like we managed to lose the drawings. We'll just have to play again and get pictures this time!