My luck continues

[robotech_master]

So, I caught the bus at 12:20, got down to the vicinity of the glasses shop at 12:40. Had them fix the glasses (they also fixed the nose pads and adjusted them for me, for free) and then headed over to St. George's Donuts to have "breakfast." Then I headed across the street and up the block to pull out $40 in con money.

As I was biking away from the ATM, I felt my back tire give. Poof. Dead flat. So I had to wheel my bike about two miles or so to the bike shop, arriving about 1:30. I was halfway afraid they wouldn't be open, but luckily, they were—and I was able to get my flat fixed, my rear derailleur unbent, chain lubed, and brakes adjusted, for $13 in about 15 minutes. So I was able to get to the con in time…for nobody to show up for the 2:00 game.

After a while I gave up and headed over to the panel room where some authors were giving a panel on writing. It was a decent panel; I enjoyed it. Afterward I was able to get Brad Sinor to autograph his chapbook for me.

Then I headed to a sword demonstration where swordsmith Hank Reinhart was demonstrating katanas and other blades, chopping through rolled up bamboo mats and newspapers and even a raw pork roast. I was also able to talk to his wife, Baen's publisher, Toni Weiskopf Reinhart, briefly, about getting the Liaden chapbooks made available electronically, and other things.

After that, I hung around briefly in another author panel, then headed to the game room. I had a great location, an empty table right by the main concourse. I got my dice out and my sheets and everything. And again…no one showed up. I suppose it was wishful thinking to imagine that there might be some gaggle of unoccupied roleplayers looking for something else to do, but I just hoped. I really want to play this game, to the point of annoying everyone who might possibly play it with me by pestering them about it. But I'm not a part of any local gaming group, and any local gaming group I might find to try to join would already be playing something else.

I was so positive that anyone who played Universalis would enjoy it so much they'd want to buy it that I bought a bunch of copies of the game at a wholesale rate to sell to them. I thought surely at an entire convention, someone would be curious enough to play it. But no dice. No luck at all at any of the three sessions. It's damned depressing. I know I should look on the bright side—I saved $30 or so in con admission fees and didn't have to do anything in return except sit around for a half hour or so—but somehow that doesn't cheer me up.

Anybody want to buy a brand new copy of Universalis? $20, including shipping. You won't find it cheaper anywhere on the net—the place that sells it for $18 charges $3 shipping. Email me.

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