So, even after the sell-off, and renouncing a huge collection, there were a few games I knew I wanted to add to the shelves. I wanted Civilization; I didn't care about Avanced Civ or the other bells and whistles very much, but I liked the base game a great deal. I also wanted the classic 3W game Regatta, since there are some sailors among my friends and if I can guarantee a game will hit the table, I have a certain interest in it.
On my grand tour of Central PA game stores, I found a nice little out-of-the-way place that sold all kinds of hobby stuff--yarn, puzzles, a dizzying array of terrain for miniatures wargames, and a great many shelves of boardgames. Including some kind of elderly games...like Civilization and Regatta, and for then-current MSRP. Rather than, say, what they're worth now. The whole store was full of half new stuff, half old stuff. There wasn't much worth buying just to flip, so I didn't talk myself into buying anything beyond what was on my checklist but still: Good find.
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