Klementi Voroshilov

$69 bucks for ASL OBA Battery Access cards ?  That's seriously a lot of dough.

I quit writing the blog for a long time, but last weekend I spent some time in Carimate, Italy and it brought back some of my ASL enthusiasm.  Carimate is north of Milan, near Lake Como.  Its really a beautiful spot with excellent coffee, good food and lots of pretty Italian women.  If you've never been here, its a gorgeous part of the world. ASL Italia lists Winter Gathering Carimate as a gathering, not as a tournament.  This brings in lots of newbies and there were more than a few Starter Kit games.  I would really recommend that clubs think about these gatherings because I will testify that it has a very different feeling in terms of competition.  There is a lot more learning going on when you aren't competing.  I don't just say this because I suck at ASL, I do, but because sometimes those who can, do and those who can't teach.  Not only does a non-competitive gathering bring in new blood, but it allows people to display a completely different skill set to the hob