Games Day wrap-up

[winterbadger]

I think the day went very well. People started arriving about noon, and we had lunch and started a game of Mystery of the Abbey (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/915), which Jeff had brought. Bryan ended up winning by a hair, if I recall correctly (it was a long day...) with Jason and Melissa in close pursuit and the rest of us (Jeff, me, Jennie) lagging behind. Nicholas, who had arrived partway through, waited patiently for us to finish up, sampling some of my (small) comic collection. Julia, who brought some delicious grapes and some microwave popcorn, left for the marts of trade (her description was "lending badly needed help to Virginia's retail business sector") before we were done and able to ensnare her in some other pursuit.

Reinforcements had arrived (Thierry, Brooke, Chris, Keith, and Becky), and we broke up into two groups. One went upstairs (Jason was suffering heavily from allergies by that point) to play Traders of Genoa (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/viewitem.php3?gameid=1345), while the rest of us stayed below and played Apples to Apples (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/74). After that, Thierry broke out the copy of Cranium Hoopla (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/4424) she had brought, Keith hammered me and other comers in a couple of foosball (http://www.foosball.com/) matches, and then another game of Apples ensued. A few more people had to leave, but the upstairs group absorbed one or two more players and switched to Settlers of Catan (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/13). That ended, a few more bodies dropped by the wayside, and the rest of us ordered Indian food (http://www.mehak.com/). After the curry and the roganrosh, though, it was getting to be late for starting another game (~9.30), so we chatted a while longer and then the last travellers went on their way.

Many thanks to everyone who brought food and drink, or new games, or just a spirit of friendly competition. I think everyone had a good time. I'd like to continue the pattern of monthly meetings; I don't know whether December will prove a little too cluttered for people, though. Thoughts? And I'd like to try to arrange one or two games in advance in the future, just because there are a couple of boardgames that fall less in the "family" category and more towards the "political/military" genre that I think people would enjoy but which would probably be easier to play if folks have read the rules in advance. And they may not be to everyone's taste, so it would probably be good to gdet players sorted for those in advance. They include:

Sword of Rome (http://www.gmtgames.com/sor/main.html)
Republic of Rome (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/1513)
Britannia (http://www.skirmisher.com/britania.htm) (http://www.diogenes.sacramento.ca.us/LockwoodIntro.html)
Medieval (http://www.gmtgames.com/mdvl/main.html)
A Mighty Fortress (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/viewitem.php3?gameid=2666)
Empires of the Middle Ages (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/911)
Maharajah (like Britannia, but set in India)
Soldier Kings (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2997)
Soldier Emperor (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/7861)
The Napoleonic Wars (http://www.gmtgames.com/nnnw/main.html)

La Revoution Francaise (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/10022) I put this one off by itself because its rules are longer and more complex than others; it looks really, really cool, but it will require some substantial effort (not a game to bring several bottles of vin ordinaire to...)

Comments

[poeticalpanther.livejournal.com]

Црфеююю

Bugger. I keep doing that, forgetting to switch the keyboard back from Russian. :)

What day in December were you all thinking? Only, I'm gonna be not all that far away in the last week of the month, and...:)

[winterbadger]

Hadn't actually settled on a December date. I wasn't sure if people would be too busy with the holidays and all to get together. But if you were actually in town, Blue might *have* to actually come to one of these! ;-)

[mazzie.livejournal.com]

boo! shopping in VA! BOO!


*hides money from anti-queer red states*

[azbound.livejournal.com]

I purposely shop in VA, simply because the sales tax is less. That way I can donate my money to candidates of my choice.

[winterbadger]

Hon, that's a little reductionist, isn't it? All the people with businesses in Virginia should fail, no matter what their beliefs or their politics, because 9% more people voted for Bush than for Kerry statewide?

[mazzie.livejournal.com]

before they voted for bush they voted overwhelmingly to outlaw gay marriage.

i don't want the businesses to suffer or fail. but i don't want my money going to support a government that discriminates against queers. if i could shop there without paying tax, i'd have no squabble.

[mazzie.livejournal.com]

brava! i choose not to shop there so the state government doesn't get any of my queer-loving hard-earned cash.

[sharrainchains.livejournal.com]

Thank you for a wonderful afternoon and evening! I would love to learn some of the games you mentioned - in a quiet setting. December is fairly full, but I have a couple of days free.

Also, would you be interested in trying a Civ game (over here) one day in early January? I have a few each year. We generally set aside 1 PM until 11:00, with lots of food -- and no other games.

[mazzie.livejournal.com]

i just threw in the red state thing 'cause i'm bitter :)
but still, it's awfully arrogant of a state who gets so much revenue from queers to deny them equal rights.

[chrisv.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to visit this weekend. To say that things were kind of crazy last week would be an understatement. :-) Next time, ok?

[winterbadger]

Absolutley! :-)

[winterbadger]

[Civ game] Sure! It's been quite a while since I played that...