April 28 1999 RussCon Report
This RussCon inaugurated my new AC system which seemed to be working quite well, keeping 18 of us cool.
Both Wendys were finally in the same room! A howling vortex of matter/antimatter plasma sent every particle of the universe spiralling outward at the speed of light in a psychedelic burst of cataclysmic armageddon...
...or maybe it just seemed that way due to eating JP's highly fermented cantaloupe...
...and speaking of alcohol, William is not able to attend RussCon lately due to Chain Drive being shorthanded. If you know anyone who wants a bartending job at a leather bar, tell them to contact William or Chain Drive.
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Yo yo yo, whassup? Monday night me and my RussCon homeys Clayton and Bob be chillin at the Early Fuckin Music Posse. Yall shoulda got yo fat asses down there to this free shit. The Original Gangsta Squeaky was jammin phat tunes on his lute. Squeaky be one badass lute masta. That Eklektikos muthafucka was rappin with em, and that astronomy ho what gave Dr B his PhD. There was a ruthless harpsichord solo that would singe yo nut hairs off. If you aint down with Henry Fuckin Purcell, then you be smokin crack and I gonna get all Fong Sai Yuk on yo stupid ass.
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Game results:
MoleHill 2 Marty 1 Steve -1 GhostParty 8 JonathanB 7 Jay 5 WendyWhe 3 RussW 1 Harry -1 Clayton -3 JonathanC -5 Dawn -7 QuoVadis 3 RussW 2 Clayton 0 JonathanB -2 Samurai 4 Bob 3 James 1 Alfred -1 WendyWhi -3 Ra 4 Alfred 3 Clayton 1 JP -1 WendyWhi -3 Bluff 3 Brady 2 JP 0 Alfred -2 MinionHunter 5 Dawn 4 Steve 2 JonathanC 0 WendyWhe -2 Jay -4 Kahuna 2 JP 1 Alfred -1 Bluff 5 WendyWhe 4 Steve 2 Brady 0 JonathanC -2 Dawn -4 Loewenherz 4 Tim 3 JonathanB 1 Bob -1 RussW -3 QuoVadis 4 RussW 3 JP 1 Brady -1 JonathanB -3 HoneyBears 4 JonathanB 3 RussW 1 JP -1 Brady -3 Britannia 4 James 3 Marty 1 Harry -1 Doug -3 DevilBunny 5 JP 4 Brady 2 Doug 0 RussW -2 JonathanB -4
Tim got a spectacular "annoy from behind" victory in Loewenherz! Bob ruthlessly and efficiently stabbed me at the last moment to steal 3rd place, leaving me in last... That's what I get for being the early leader...
The second Quo Vadis win was fun and close. JP & I tied in score, but I was in the senate first. Brady and Squeaky also tied, but Brady was in the senate first.
Devil Harry insisted on Britannia at the dining table, which lasted quite a while and led to the most protracted rules argument I've heard in a while about raiders and major invaders.
Devil Bunny went unusually slowly! Those chefs were in a continual traffic jam. We were playing it until 2am. JP reached the top first, then his 2nd chef died, but the points for being first were enough to give him victory.
I feel Bluff withdrawal symptoms...
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Evening's Soundtrack:
Brave Combo, No, No, No, Cha Cha Cha
The Cranberries, No Need To Argue
No Doubt, Tragic Kingdom
NOFX, S&M Airlines
Nowhere, music from the gregg araki movie
Will I tell you the common theme? No!
Was there a theme this evening? NO!
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Rank ratings: 1.0000 Tim (1) 0.6667 James (2) 0.5000 Marty (2) 0.3333 Bob (2) 0.3333 WendyWhe (3) 0.3333 Steve (3) 0.2500 JP (6) 0.0909 JonathanB (6) 0.0909 RussW (6) 0.0909 Jay (2) 0.0000 Brady (5) -0.1111 Alfred (4) -0.1667 Clayton (3) -0.2000 Harry (2) -0.4286 Doug (2) -0.4667 Dawn (3) -0.4667 JonathanC (3) -1.0000 WendyWhi (2) New Win ratings: 1.0000 Tim (1) 0.3333 James (2) 0.3333 Bob (2) 0.2727 JonathanB (6) 0.1333 WendyWhe (3) 0.1333 Dawn (3) 0.0625 JP (6) 0.0455 RussW (6) 0.0000 Marty (2) 0.0000 Alfred (4) -0.1250 Brady (5) -0.1818 Jay (2) -0.2000 Harry (2) -0.2000 JonathanC (3) -0.2500 Clayton (3) -0.2857 Doug (2) -0.3333 Steve (3) -0.3333 WendyWhi (2)
Tim has performed the Brady Maneuver (winning 1 game only), which makes him ineligible for Devilhood next week. (You must play at least 2 games to be eligible.) So James is the Devil! Bob and Marty are Vice-Devils. WendyWhi is the Generous Angel. Squeaky, JP, and I share the Dedicated Award.
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I'll never fly S/M airlines again.
Russ