I thought the hard part would be recruiting fellow nerds to join me — but it turned out to be landing a table, given that a PAX Unplugged gaming convention was in town. We were told to expect a 90-minute wait, and that once we got the call we had to be back within seven minutes or lose our spot. (Or we could wait at the three-seat bar.) But after I abandoned a nearby dinner and power-walked back to the bar when the call came 45 minutes early — then bribed my grumpy friends with drinks — things improved.