::A Geek in Korea::

Hitler bar.

So I was invited to geek out and play Magic the Gathering for the first time since college. I met one of the people I’d be playing with at Say Department store. We walked to the guys house in the middle of a neighborhood dominated by villas. If you don’t know where places are in these neighborhoods, you’ll never be able to find them. They follow no logical numbering system, and Korean streets lack names.

We had been waiting for someone, but they were late. They called us as we were walking to the destination, and my friend got to utter the phrase, “Turn left on the street before the ‘Hitler bar’.” to help them find the place.

The Hitler bar is one of those “What the FUCK?” sorts of things you hear about and witness only in Korea. It’s pretty famous in the foreigner community, but no one goes inside. It’s a “Hitler Themed” bar. I’ve never been inside, but I got a picture to prove it’s existence for the world.

Once the Magic cards were brought out, it was clear I was no longer the biggest geek in the room. People had carefully crafted theme decks, lots of cards, and had a better grasp on the new rules than I did. I was able to find a deck I really liked to borrow. I was able to pick up two quick victories against it’s creator, but lost every single game after that. I still had a blast playing. In the end, our six on six free for all ended with the rookie who had never played before winning it all.

I invited everyone over to play a Super Smash Brothers Brawl when the game finally arrives. I hope the geekery will never end.