Equinox 64

The 64th Semi-Annual Equinox Word Games Party took place in Berkeley on March 18, 2017.

Theme: chess

Name tags: Transgender tags by Barbara Selfridge (Banterweight): men were queens, women chose any other chess piece

Wall games:
    Acrostic by Pam Hampton
    Nation puzzles by Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto (Trazom and Hot)
    Cryptic crossword (anonymous!)
    Movie Remakes by Rick Rubenstein (Rubrick)
    Chess Scrabble challenge by Craig Kasper (Gabby)

Mixer: Shifting Gears by Dean Howard (Shrdlu), presented by Mariko Soto and others
Creative game: Nearly Chess by Henri Picciotto (Hot)
Pencil-paper game: Knight's Boggle, by Ann Daniels & Jon Zingman (Iolanthe and Plaid)
Paper-pencil puzzle: Acronym vs. Acronym by Austin Shapiro
Performance game: Speed Chess by NeilFred Picciotto (Renfield)
Megagame: Chessboxing by Joshua Kosman and Rick Rubenstein (Trazom and Rubrick)