Except that there was no sign of my luggage. At Buffalo airport, we met up with our other sharer and were ready My connecting flight to Buffalo went well – I was even sitting next to Cathy Carroll, with whom I was sharing a ride to the hotel in Niagara Falls. There were no delays in immigration at Boston airport. The plane ride was tedious, but uneventful. However, my journey to Niagara Falls went swimmingly. ![]() I’ve said before that attending any games convention usually involves some sort of transport problem. It consists of people playing games – most of which they’ve brought with them and made available to everyone else. The event would be recognisable to anyone who’s attended any gamer-organised convention in the UK. However, the emphasis remains on playing games and having fun. Games designers bring prototypes to test and show to the publishers who attend. There is an increasing business element to the Gathering, as well. ![]() It has moved, arriving in Niagara Falls in 2011 after several years in Columbus, Ohio. Over the years, the Gathering has expanded in time and space: the 2014 event had close to 400 attendees over nine full days (though very few people were there for the whole time – the peak was probably 250-ish). Never mind six degrees of separation at the Gathering it’s hard to find anyone more than 2 degrees away! This makes for a very convivial, relaxed atmosphere in which anyone can walk up to anyone and ask to join This is the abiding principle of the Gathering of Friends: everybody who comes is a friend (and is invited by Alan). The following year they did it again, bringing some friends with them. This year’s event was the 25th Gathering of Friends, which started out as a weekend get-together by a bunch of gamers, led by Alan Moon (now well known as the designer of Airlines, Elfenland, Ticket to Ride et al). * Provisional rating based on playing just once Top of page List of new (to me) games Titleįunkenschlag/Power Grid 10th anniversary edition ![]() Day 2 – From Russia to Istanbul, via Helios.(You will need Adobe Reader to view this document – use the link to download it if necessary.) It is also available as a PDF document: Gathering of Friends 2014 report (4.7 Mb). You can use the indexes below to take you to specific sections or games. My report is written as a narrative to be read through and focuses on the new (to me) games I played, as well as the social side of the Gathering. April at the Falls Pevans was at the 2014 Gathering of Friends
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