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The city is gorgeous. I didn't really get a chance to wander off very far, but what I saw was fantastic. It's just so different. The history, the culture, and the people all bleed together into a awesome package. The northwest is still beautiful in it's own ways, but our cities are so different. Though, you are totally right. Our rainy season is ending, and after that is why I feel in love with the Seattle area.
Stupid PPB, making me second guess everything.
The weekend was like slipping into a warm bath. Before I moved to Boston for work I had weekly tabletop game nights, many of my friends gamed, and there were hangouts for us that welcomed our group. These days, I have to either explain what I'm talking about every time I try to have a conversation (which means gaming will inevitably come up) or just not talk/pretend I don't know or care about games in order to socialize.
It made going back to work on Monday miserable, but I just try to stay psyched about next year while I play single-player games and design new D&D campaigns noone will likely ever play.
Sounds like you just need to meed some more gamers in your area, which is certainly not an insurmountable task. I assume you live in Boston based on your post and there is, in fact, a monthly meetup in Boston of Penny Arcade folks. There is a thread in the PAX forums somewhere. Here is the Facebook page. The next meet is April 24th. I would suggest you check it out. I live in MD, and we have a [shameless plug]similar monthly meetup[/shameless plug] of PAX'ers and it has always been a blast.
Edit: Found the thread. It's an old thread, but is still the current one to my knowledge. Someone who is actually part of the Boston group feel free to correct me if this is inaccurate.
my boss banned pax-talk at one point, but it didn't stop us from being all giddy about it.
def. bummed that it's over. coming home to a star wars xbox lessened the sting.
next year i'm thinking borderlands mordecai cosplay!
I love the shit out of Seattle. It's by far my favorite city. It beats Osaka, San Fran, and a whatever other cool cities I've been to. And it's big in game dev. So I could work there if I'm awesome enough :3
SAME! How am I going to finish Find Mii 2 now!!!
This year was my first PAX experience and if I have my way, it'll be only the first of a twice annual experience. I've been considering a move to get away from the midwest, and now I have yet another city clamoring for my residence. I suppose Seattle will create similar feelings when I make my way to PAX Prime later this year.
For anyone who has been to both PAX East and Prime, which is better? Will I be disappointed by Prime since I had such a great time at East?
This year was my very first PAX. It was amazing. It had such an astonishing impact on me and my life. Somehow it cheered up this bitter spirit. It actually felt like a part of myself was returned to me. I also love video games again! If there's a heaven, I hope it's just like PAX.
If you're looking for gamers, my friends and I have a weekly board game night at Comicazi in Davis Square in Somerville. We've played everything from Arkham Horror to BSG to Blood Bowl to GMT wargames (e.g., Twilight Struggle) to Game of Thrones. We have a blast. You should check it out by visiting their website or send me a message on here.
That's exactly how my life is too. My son is getting to be a good co-op partner for video games, but I really don't have any adult video/board/card gamers in my life (except the occasional Pokemon card battle with the kid). Like many here I'm painfully introverted so just showing up to Magic night at a local shop and trying to slide into their existing groups just isn't in my comfort zone (and would require me to buy cards again) and finding a D&D group is even less likely. Maine really isn't a hot bed of gaming groups, so PAX is that one time each year where I can truly relax - the warm bath is probably the best comparison I've ever heard for how I feel at PAX.
...and now I feel worse again...
I feel for you up here in Maine!
Hey, I may just do that. I'm stunted to most board games, as is my girlfriend (who, after one PAX has gone from casual interest in my hobby to spending most of my tax return on games for us to play, having grown up loving board games but only recently discovering just how many kinds there are) but one of the things we did all during PAX was just ask if groups would mind helping two beginners learn while they play.
I was more sad to leave them, than see PAX end. I came for my friends tbh, PAX was just a bonus. Next year we hope to be 30 deep, and just as much fun.
I was sad, but as I got closer to home, I started to miss my wife and kids.
Glad I could help. Just don't forget that the awesome community we are a part of doesn't magically vanish 362 days out of the year. It's just not out on display to the same extent, so you have to look a little for it.
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I've been telling most of friends to come with me to pax, but they were never convinced about how much fun it can be. This was my first pax and I come back on Sunday and I tell them about what I did and showed the pictures I took, needless to say I think I have a big group coming with me next year haha...
My cat was horrifically blindingly happy to the point that we wondered if he was going to rub his face off that we were back.
Relevant info: #PAX East: 3 Coin Lunch organizer. 2012 Trading card available. Pokecrawl Assistant 2012. Pokecrawl attendee 2011. Cult of the Leaf attendee 2012.
I'm possibly in this boat, as well, as much as I want to go to Prime. Can we try to keep the PAX East Only community active through the summer? ;.;
There should be a PAX East 2013 thread up once it gets closer to PAX Prime, you can post in there!
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yes! let's keep that thread active! i plan on working on cosplay stuff for east 2013 all summer anyway, since i won't have time once i resume grad classes in the fall. don't leave me, pax friends!
Actually, I go to that too- usually around every other week, but lately less. Anna's and Red Bones FTW!
Relevant info: #PAX East: 3 Coin Lunch organizer. 2012 Trading card available. Pokecrawl Assistant 2012. Pokecrawl attendee 2011. Cult of the Leaf attendee 2012.
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I have the same issue.
I do have some friends on-line (some of whom I went to PAX this year with) I loved being able to play games BESIDES video games with people.
XBL has Ticket to Ride & Catan (I believe).
Introduce your friends and/or family to games you tried at PAX. I know I've gotten my own mother interested in Ascension.
Just keep interacting with the PAX community. Even if you're not going to Prime it's fun to be part of the conversation.
There's certainly things you can do to keep the PAX spirit alive until next year (or sooner if you can afford to go to Prime) & I speak from experience when I say it's really helped me get past my PPD.
What are your cosplay plans?
For real, #PAX is so sad. But we're united in the sad.
Relevant info: #PAX East: 3 Coin Lunch organizer. 2012 Trading card available. Pokecrawl Assistant 2012. Pokecrawl attendee 2011. Cult of the Leaf attendee 2012.