PAX Easter
This past weekend was the weekend when everything was scheduled all at once: No fewer than three major events that I would have considered going to, plus Passover and Easter. What I did end up going to was PAX East, with a break on Friday to attend a Passover seder with my extended family.
PAX was fun this year. I spent far less time on the expo floor than I did in past years, since I wanted to take in more of the tabletop games with Julie. I focused a lot on old-favorites, played two M:tG tournaments (both a mini-master format, where players receive far too few cards to build their starting decks, but winners of each round get to move on to the next with additional cards and the chance to rebuild), a few rounds of Dominion, and a not-yet-released lines-and-dots game of castle building.
I didn't miss the expo floor entirely: I played a demo of a stylish heist game, flailed around in front of a screen playing Fruit Ninja Kinect, played far too many rounds of Jetpack Joyride, and puzzled through a few levels of Lawnmower Challenge. I also got to pick up a 3DS for the first time. I'm not sure if the 3D display will really make any game better, but it's a rather magical gimmick.
PAX was fun this year. I spent far less time on the expo floor than I did in past years, since I wanted to take in more of the tabletop games with Julie. I focused a lot on old-favorites, played two M:tG tournaments (both a mini-master format, where players receive far too few cards to build their starting decks, but winners of each round get to move on to the next with additional cards and the chance to rebuild), a few rounds of Dominion, and a not-yet-released lines-and-dots game of castle building.
I didn't miss the expo floor entirely: I played a demo of a stylish heist game, flailed around in front of a screen playing Fruit Ninja Kinect, played far too many rounds of Jetpack Joyride, and puzzled through a few levels of Lawnmower Challenge. I also got to pick up a 3DS for the first time. I'm not sure if the 3D display will really make any game better, but it's a rather magical gimmick.