Monday Gaming

May as well see who is showing up on Monday. I will, after having been grievously absent last week. And who else? We'll see...

You don't call, you don't write...

I skip writing one Monday night call to arms and the blog goes dead for a week? Sheesh.

I'll be there on Monday. I just got back from a convention in Houston which went pretty well, although I didn't get to try out that many new games. (Played lots of classics, though). I did see lots of new games being played, though. The ludic equivalent of Tantulus. Fortunately for me, the grapes games looked sour. One of the games I saw was Heads of State, which one website has for dirt cheap (limited time offer). I'm not sure if it's good, though.

Planning

Blah blah blah witty blah blah picture blah blah pop-culture blah-ity blah. Monday night Dragon's Lair blah blah rsvp blah.

P.S. Blah

Milk Carton Rules

Thanks to Chris for hosting. We played a lot of games. Some of them had rules we seemed to have forgotten.

• After reading Alexfrog's strategy article, he claimed that you could use each production room twice/round in year 2 in dungeon lords.
• In Agricola, the "Major or Minor Improvement" starts in Round 1, when playing the Farmers of the Moor expansion! I think we got the rest of the rules right, though.
  
• In Loyang, I planted Leaks in the wrong type of soil. So my loss is marked with an asterisk. So sad...

Today we rest, recover and watch football. Tomorrow night, gaming! I'll be at Dragon's Lair at the early time of 5pm! Hopefully others will join me.

December Gaming

Holiday gaming varies. People leave town to visit family (or to endure family in order to get pie). So while I'm sure there will be some Christmas day (or weekend) gaming, it's best to play it safe and attend gaming at Dragon's Lair tomorrow night. I'll be there early (probably by 5pm). I will have games. But no pie.

What happens in Dungeon Crawling ...

... stays in dungeon crawling! The words "This doesn't go on the blog" were specifically invoked. So I'm afraid that those of you who missed gaming for something so trivial as writing, sleeping, or science will have to just imagine the funny that happened. Because it was funny. Oh my.

Scott and I opened with a game of Blue Moon. Then, after Jacqui got back from some errands we tried my copy of Homesteaders (graciously brought back from BGG.Con by Toggy). I have high expectations for this game, and so far I'm pleased with the results. A complicated auction/resource management game is right up my alley.

The we broke out Dungeon Lords. And played it twice. Paladins were dispatched to our dungeons, then (sometimes) dispatched by our dungeons. Fireballs were flung. Trolls did things to Imps that should not be mentioned on a family blog. Life and Death and Taxes, Tears and Laughter, Dragons, Devils and Slime! And Imps. And at the end of the game, kissing! Bet you didn't expect that! But you don't get the story, you who skip gaming.

So, here's the thing. The truly great stories all deal with redemption. (Successful, or non-). So, you have your very own chance to redeem yourself and earn some stories tomorrow night, at Dragon's Lair. Will Imps be there? Of course, who can stop those little guys?

Those of you not at BGG Con ...

... can respond to my newest Geeklist. And plot our Monday night gaming. And (maybe, just maybe) plot Thanksgiving Weekend gaming. Do people have Friday off? Saturday? (I do). That game of Seven Ages won't play itself...

Monday Night Gaming

Do I really have to post to remind everyone that gaming is on for tomorrow? No.

I want to. Also, just to mix this up, does anyone else get November 11th off? I've got the day free for bonus gaming, and if we can get a crowd then that would be a good time for a longer title, like 7 Ages or Here I Stand. (Not that I have anything against Endeavour or the other new Euros, but I just haven't laughed as someone's Civ gets destroyed by a Volcano, or burnt anyone at the stake in a long time).

In fact, tomorrow might be the time for a mid-length game ... perhaps Through the Ages belongs in the bag. And it's been a month (or more) since I've played BSG! (Those may not help with the meetup crowd, but if we get a lot of interest there will be multiple games...)

I wuz robbed...

...of a weekend game session, apparently. Ah well. In case you missed it, one of our own was Geek of the Week (and still is, for another day or so).

So all I have to look forward to is gaming on monday. I'll be there at the normal time. Many games need playing. I haven't tried Chaos in the New World, for example.

Less Talk More Game

Well, this has been the wettest "dry spell" of gaming in recent memory. But I'm planning on ending my long nightmare tomorrow night at Dragon's Lair. I'll have Shadow Hunters and other new games.

While any weekend ...

... where you beat a new song (or two) on Rock Band is hardly wasted, gaming lacked. So I'll be at Dragon's Lair on Monday to make up for lost time. Now I just have to deal with *#$@# Dream Theater.

Monday and Labor Day Weekend

Despite many, many BSG games, I doubt that anyone is burned out. But I'll bring along other games just in case. (I still haven't played Uruk, or Master of Venice, despite owning both for 10 days!). So I'll bring them on Monday.

For Labor Day Weekend Jacqui and I will host a BanklerCon. We'll throw open the house from about 1pm Sunday and the full day Monday (We're not hosting on Saturday, which I'm sure someone else will handle).

Where's the Toaster, the Silent Treatment, and Monday

Thanks to Jeff, Amy and Ian for hosting. In particular, Ian helped us figure out the differences between monkeys and giraffes, and knows the answer to "Where's the toaster?" Some thanks go to Papa Johns, who managed to get our pizza their quickly despite (because of?) having no phone service. Next time we know "Bacon + Mushroom FTW."

As for games played -- well, I played a game of BSG (as Cavil), a few games of Roll Through the Ages, and the St. Petersburg expansion. I taught Snow Tails, and saw that Warhammer Invasion (and many other games of BSG) hit the table. We also saw the Chicken Hat. Don't know what happened later.

As for Monday, I'll be at Dragon's Lair at the normal time, with my new games (Roll through the ages, Uruk, Snow Tails, Masters of Venice) as well as any old games I feel like inflicting on people.

Smashy Smashy

Monday nights have been Rock-N as of late, and I see no reason why this monday will be any different, especially as we may have a newcomer. Will there be eleventy-one games of Battlestar on Monday? Probably not. But there will probably be some, even though we're all waiting for the expansion ... and you know what that means.

In any case, I'm sure other games will be played. I wouldn't mind playing Automobile, Rob. Just saying. I'll be there at 5:30, I think. Perhaps a touch earlier. Of course, the next week will have the Pegasus expansion, or Jon will have to answer to the star chamber...

Anyway, RSVP in the comments ...

The Eye of Sauron ...

Is looking at you ... yes, you ... and reminding you that you only have a few days left to vote on the SABG Top50 for this year. (I'll probably post the results Friday and once I've started the geeklist...) Lots of new games have jumped onto the list, but will the perennials bloom again? Your vote could decide.

The eye's reminding me that I have songs to unlock. And buy. Me precious songs... And why does the eye speak in the voice of Bruce Buffer?

Oh, and we're having gaming Monday night. You know. If you are into that sort of thing. Sure, we're probably having massive 4th of July weekend gaming if we can ever get our act together, but what are the odds of that? Best to stock up with monday night...

Monday planning

The drill, you know it.

Smoke dem fishes if you got em.

Scott, Chris and I started with No Thanks. I have decided that standard laws of probability do not apply, as the number of times where card N was followed by N +/- 1 is way higher than normal. (And, as Scott and Chris will attest to, I kept shuffling and cutting the deck between cards during the game). Due to the unfortunate (and highly improbable) card draw, Chris won.

At that point, we added Tiffany as well as a new face (Pat). Actually, she wasn't the first new face, as Chris and Scott were talking with Frank when I came in. Pat joined us for Adel Verpflictect (how to pronounce it). Scott led for most of the game, and I was doing fine until my thief was caught by every single detective in the game. Literally. Every Single one. This triggered the end game, and not to my benefit. Chris buried Scott's lead under a wave of curiousities.

At this point, Chris decided he needed to lose something, so played Memoir '44. Sean joined the rest of us in Phoenicia. And won. (Pat was just a point behind me in second, not bad for the first game). Pat had to leave, so Tiffany, Sean and I played Le Havre. After a bit, another gamer wandered by and watched the last half of the game, making this a banner night for new faces.

By the way, discussing Bridge with Chris reminds me that a) I'm still willing to teach people if they want to learn, b) I wrote an article on how tournaments work, and c) there is a regional tournament in San Antonio in a few months. (I wouldn't expect new players to be interested, but they'll probably have dedicated novice games ... )

And mybrute is down for maintenance. Boo.

Monday Planning

So, I'll be there at the normal bat time. Anyone else?

OK, and here's a timewaster you need to do -- My Brute. You challenge other people's brutes to fights. (The link will let you challenge my personal brute, TaoffEnuff). You get random stats and skills, and no control. It's addictive.

Monday night gaming

I will probably be able to make it to Dragons Lair for Monday night gaming. Who else thinks they may be able to attend?

monday planning

I should be at DL monday 5:15/45-8:30; who might be coming out to join me?