Saturday at Essen

Today was the last day at the fair that I could purchase anything and I walked away with:

1. Martinique
2. Wypass (I hope it's as fun to play as it is to say)
3. I also purchased an extra set of pieces for Gauss for my travel set

While playing Carson City, I saw Michael Schacht, one of my other favorite designers. He designed Web of Power!


I grabbed lunch with Emanuele, Barbara, and Marco. And Emanuele introduced me to Carlo Rossi.


For I joined Paul and two of his friends at the Istra, which is across the street from the Jung. The Jung is the hotel that Martin Wallace basically rents out every year. Paul is staying at the hotel and we went there after dinner for a game before I headed back to my apartment. But, for dinner, I had a plate of meat. It had lots of oniony and garlicy flavor. It truly seems as if Germany love french fries with all meals. That and meat. But, it is odd going into a very fancy restaurant and seeing french fries on the menu with most items.


I had to pack up my games, and yes, they did take up a bit more room than I thought they would. Though that is largely because I am stowing the smaller carry-on suitcase inside of my larger suitaces while they are with Olav. Finally, mom, I decided to leave my scarf behind. It's big, bulky, and I don't think it will help me much. Ah well, it did make me look European.