Games in Ames

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I decided to do a quick trip to Iowa to visit with my college roomie, Kat, once more before she heads back overseas. Wandering down Main Street in Ames, we saw a game shop, and went in. It mostly sold Magic cards, but stocked a few board games as well. Kat has been mulling over getting some board games to take back to Cambodia with her - the catch being that they need to not rely on English writing on the cards or board, and they have to be simple enough that she can teach them with the limited Khmer she has learned thus far. The clerks in the store pulled out a demo copy of Tsuro, and Kat ended up picking up a copy. I picked up a copy of Pandemic, and we played it yesterday evening with one of the folks Kat is staying with in Ames. I liked it enough that I'm considering getting a copy of the expansion before Omegacon.