One of the many reasons that Austin is superior to other cities is that most cool hangouts here are either open to midnight or later or they simply never close.

I went to check out the board game scene at Great Hall Games. I met a bunch of great gamers there. we played Fire & Axe until about 11, hung out until midnight (when the store closed) and then reconvened at the Epoch coffee house (always open) for more gaming. We hung out and played Citadels until about 1:30 AM. They were still going strong when I bowed out to go home and sleep.

Apparently this happens every week. Awesome.