I think the
schedule is back to normal – at least for the moment. No, that’s not it either. In reality, I have adjusted to a new “normal”,
which will last until the end of October.
At that point, football will end and “normal” will be redefined again!
This past
weekend saw the three year anniversary of our gaming groups formation. When we started in September 2008, it was
just three of us: Geo (my wife’s brother
who I am close to) and Spud (one of our neighbors). Others were invited, but didn’t come but once
or twice. Tom, our next door neighbor,
started coming shortly thereafter, though he tends to come only during certain
parts of the year. As time went on, the
group has expanded and contracted, but Geo and your truly have made every
session. There was even a session where
it was just the two of us. Now there are
four regulars, and a few that come when they can. The time we had twelve was a little crazy,
but my wife, Kay, played so that she could help teach. She’s better at that than I am anyway!
So it was
fitting that Geo spent the night after my son’s football game Saturday. (They won and are 4-0!) The rest of the family was out of town, so it
was just the two of us. After watching
Notre Dame dismantle Michigan State’s running game, we had dinner, finally
breaking out a few games when we probably should have been thinking about going
to bed.
First, we
played The Kingdoms of the Crusaders,
which I received a review copy of, and which will get a full review shortly.
Next we played
Risk: Star Wars; The Clone Wars Edition. This game is out of print, but can easily be
found on eBay for a reasonable price. (I
would love to have the Original Trilogy
Edition, covering Episodes IV-VI, but those are going for over $75
USD). This is game that I really enjoy,
and certainly does feel like the movies.
With Risk being the core game,
the rules are familiar to many, which allows everybody to start playing
quickly.
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| Image by Amazon.com |
Next, we
played Triumvirate, a two player
trick taking game. We walked away from
that figuring it needed more play.
However, since it was 2:00am, we decided we were too foggy to really
grasp any strategy.
Our gaming
session started at the normal 2:00pm on Sunday, with two games of 7 Wonders, then a game of Ticket to Ride. We had new players at each game, so things
took longer than usual. Nonetheless, it
was a lot of fun. These fall sessions
are just about the only gaming I get right now, so having the extra time before
was great!
Over the
next couple of weeks I will also be talking about a new adventure in
gaming. I am going to start painting my
figurines for some games. Specifically,
we are coming up on that time of year that calls out for Fury of Dracula, and I need to paint my miniatures to add to the
Awesomeness Factor. I am one of those
rare people that can paint as well with my feet as with my hands – which is to
say I can’t paint at all! Hopefully,
when I am done they look as good as these:
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| Image by Jacob Stormo |
I will post
pictures of mine when I get that far, with tales of how I am doing. For now,
It’s
Your Move!
