Chicago: Departure

We leave for Chicago tonight. We had the unpleasant experience of getting to put our (admittedly few) bags in the trunk this morning in semi-heavy rain. This wouldn't have been that bad, except for I always keep a sleeping bag (in case of winter snows in mountains) and a 24-pack of bottled water in the trunk. This led to a few damp logistical issues that were eventually (with much cursing from me) resolved.

Fall break for me is Monday and Tuesday, but I am cancelling my single class on Wednesday so we can return with a (slightly) cheaper air fare. The only two planned excursions we have are another showing of Wicked (WOO HOO!!) and the Field Museum (which is currently playing host to the King Tut exhibit). I've seen the Field Museum before, but at the time it was undergoing renovations. Hopefully that is not the case now. I have never, however, seen the King Tut exhibit, so it is pretty exciting.

While there, in addition to the necessary sightseeing, I plan on calling around to all the local game stores I can locate to inquire as to their Shadowfist stock. I expect little success, but there are two older sets that I *really* need. The first is the set in which *my* faction (the Purists - people who mix math and wizardry) is introduced called Dark Future. I have *none* of this set at all, which is a pretty serious problem.
The second set is Seven Masters vs the Underworld, in which the Seven Masters faction is introduced (and essentially retired). I have a single box of this, but it doesn't really give me enough of the foundation cards to build compettitive decks (and I only have *ONE* Red Bat, damnit!).

So wish me luck, because I need an influx of these sets before the convention tournament season begins. ;)

Nothing else really going on now. I'll try and be better, but I am not posting again until at least Wednesday.

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In other news, I won my *second* game of Shadowfist on Gatling Engine yesterday afternoon. It was GLORIOUS! I was playing a Purist - Seven Masters Red Bat Deck. I didn't see any Red Bats, but Kallisti (Daughter of Entropy) pounded my oppenents into the ground. It made me very happy, as I always worry that I suck at Shadowfist deck-building.