Shopping in Brussels: Composants Electroniques et Jeux de Société
I ended up buying a set of machine screws and a package of assorted ceramic disc capacitors. I’ve bought this screw set before, and had used them up making various projects. The screws are just the right size for most small projects, particularly the kind that you build in an altoids tin. The capacitor assortment is much better than you can find at Radio Shack. The Radio Shack bag-o-capacitors is full of unhelpfully small value components, whereas the Velleman-brand assortment has a full range (in searching the web, I note that they are also sold by Fry’s Electronics stateside). I am sure that these caps are not top-of-the-line low variance components, but they are great for prototyping.
On the way back to the restaurant, I stopped by a game shop, Wonderland, that is only a few minute walk from Elak’s. This store sells primarily French language versions of “Euro” table top games: Settlers of Catan, Dominion, Carcassonne, etc. I don’t think that I saw any Z-man or Rio Grande games, but that’s not a criticism as the store wouldn’t have had room for them. The games were predominantly board rather than card, and I wish I had had more time to look through their inventory. Next time I visit the store, I’ll make sure I have more time, and I will also be sure to have more room in my suitcase. They get extra credit for having zombie dice on the counter. While I’m certainly loyal to my local supplier (Area 42 Games), Wonderland may carry some games that haven’t made it over the Atlantic yet.
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