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How did your board\ngame journey start?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I used to play Monopoly and Life as a kid, but my first foray into modern board games was when I found the game Axis and Allies back in high school. My coworkers and I would play it every weekend, and sometimes every day, for a couple of years. I also played Fortress America and Titan. Years went by and I didn\u2019t play any games. My time was spent going out to bars with friends. One night, I was bored at home and turned on YouTube to view different things. I stumbled across Wil Wheaton playing Zombie Dice. He was doing trivia, and I knew the answers to the questions he asked in the video. I found myself enjoying watching a video of people playing board games more than going out to the bar with friends. After that, I discovered that there are conventions for board games. I traveled down to St Louis for a convention. This was a couple of weeks after I discovered Wil Wheaton, I played nonstop for 2 days in a row and bought 8 board games. And I kept looking for a group in TC. This was a couple of years before Kyle started TCBG. I checked out a couple of groups, but they seemed to be more discussions on board games rather than playing them. I actually met Kyle at one of these events. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n How long have you\nbeen playing games with TCBG? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the inception of the group. I remember playing with Kyle in a different group.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n What is your favorite\nstyle of board game? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I like worker placement games. I like board games where people start off on the same level with no special powers. I like the ability to affect other people\u2019s game play by destroying things and manipulating the system. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n What are your\nfavorite board game(s)? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lords of Waterdeep and Nippon<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n How did you get the\nnickname Evil Eric? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There were 2 Erics in the group. And one had to be evil. Others will say it is because I enjoy messing with other people. I enjoy winning, but more important than winning is to destroy someone else who thought that they were going to win. (Author\u2019s note: we will also be talking to the other Eric to get his take on these nicknames.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n What type of gamer\nare you? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One who destroys other gamers (author\u2019s note: this does not make him sound like a fun person to play games with, but he really is). I like to try multiple strategies. I might win with one strategy, and then the next time I play, I will try another strategy. I like to look at it from other points in order to handle different scenarios. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n What has been your\ngreatest achievement in board games? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Getting my wife into board games. And getting my children excited to play games even though they are still little. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n What direction would\nyou like to see TCBG go in the future? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To create an organization that is bigger than any one person. I want people to be able to play together on game nights but also feel comfortable getting together at other times outside of the main group to play games. It should be a place where likeminded people can have fun and be comfortable. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"http:\/\/traversecityboardgamers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/20180806_081715-1024x498.jpg\")
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