Heading to Origins Game Fair 2014...Eventually

Heading to Origins Game Fair 2014...Eventually
From gallery of W Eric Martin
I'm on my way to Columbus, Ohio to cover the 2014 Origins Game Fair for BoardGameGeek, with me planning to record a few game previews, get updates from designers and publishers as to what they're releasing, and tweet as many images and updates as possible through BGG's Twitter feed.

And I might get there eventually. My flight from Raleigh to Washington DC was delayed a half-hour, but thankfully(?) my connecting flight to Columbus was also delayed, so I didn't miss it. Unthankfully that delay has been repeatedly extended, so I'm now (maybe) leaving for Columbus 2.5 hours later than planned. Time to go prep another news post, I guess...

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