What the Christ is there to do on the Wednesday night of the convention?

The answer?

Tetris.

Yes, that simple geometric game from your youth is back in a big way at Forest Room Five on the last Wednesday of every month. For just $5, you can compete in a double-elimination bracket against the best of the best of the best gamer nerds in Colorado. Matches are played on a Super Nintendo, projected huge on the wall. You have never seen a tetromino this big in your life. Games last three minutes, and the player with the most lines at the end of the match advances. There's a grand prize of $50 for first place, and also awards for Best Dressed and Rookie of the Month. The tournament takes place at Forest Room Five, a hip little joint just across the bridge from downtown.

If you plan on eating there, just have a few backup choices in mind when you order, because they are always out of approximately one half of the items on the menu on any given night. Otherwise, it's a cool place with a crazy nice patio, featuring a gigantic moose head and a bridge for no reason. Sometimes they even show movies projected onto the adjacent apartments. Tetris is fun. Forest Room Five is fun. You can get the deets and the current power rankings at www.tetrisleague.com.

Love,
Timmy Tinkletop