game day

[winterbadger]

Peter replied; is anyone else (local) up for some gaming, on either the 4th or the 5th of November? I've gotten a few more titles since the last big event (yes, *more* ;-) including an interesting-looking card game called En Garde! and some boardgames that are close along the line between historical and more general-audience.

Comments

[rolypolypony.livejournal.com]

Ohh! I did a demo of En Garde! at GenCon!!

[peaceful-fox.livejournal.com]

Hey! Do it on the 5th of November and then burn something! Hopefully not the games!

[deridere.livejournal.com]

Gaming? oh what? *yawn* Not back gammon, cluedo or monoply then, eh? I've no interest but felt the desire to respond. I'll be at the Urbanna Oyster Festival any how, probably trying to thrown an effigy on the bon fire.

[winterbadger]

Not backgammon, cluedo or monoply then, eh?

All games are welcome; most folks just prefer ones a little more interesting than those, is all. :-)

...probably trying to thrown an effigy on the bonfire.

Which makes me think of (the by then wheelchair-bound) Michael Flanders in one of his monologues saying, "Ah, nearly November the 5th, my goodness! [His musical comedy partner Donald] Swann pushed me up the road--we got one and sixpence, all in coppers..." :-)

[For those not familiar with the custom, not only do (or at any rate did) people in the UK celebrate Nov. 5th--Guy Fawkes Day--with fireworks and a bonfire on which was burned an effigy of Mr Fawkes himself, called "a Guy", but kids (at any rate used) wheel their Guy around the neighborhood in a barrow beforehand, asking for "a penny for the Guy" with which to buy fireworks. Kind of a British trick-or-treat.]

[peaceful-fox.livejournal.com]

And then there's Cob Coaling for the bonfire, too, not to mention Soul Caking for All Saint's Day. These Brits will do anything to go from door to door!

[flyingwolf.livejournal.com]

maybe. Currently no set plans, but I must dye stuff and sell dyed stuff. hmmm.

[shy-kat.livejournal.com]

I 'll be playing Ars MAgica on the 4th. The 5th is our anniversary, so we'll probably be celebrating in some way.

[winterbadger]

Well, I haven't emailed my non-LJ friends yet, but it's sounding like this isn't a good time to pick for this event. Peter, maybe we should just invite some of the WAB players over and make it a miniatures day...

[selki.livejournal.com]

I played three games of En Garde! a few weeks ago. Fun! Fast play, too.

[redactrice.livejournal.com]

I'm free on the 4th, as shy_kat will be playing her RPG. As she said, the 5th is anniversay night (I may be doing something with Glenda that morning/early afternoon).

So if you end up doing general board gaming on the 4th, count me in!

[winterbadger]

OK, cool!

BTW, poliscidiva said she was free for dinner and games next Friday night, if you guys would be up for that.

[winterbadger]

My mistake: the weekend is the 5th & 6th. Peter said he was free on the 5th, so we'd probably do whatever it is then. I assume the 5th really is your anniversary, so you guys will be busy that day. :-(

[redactrice.livejournal.com]

Hm. He might not be as free as he thinks he is on the 5th. Glenda and I are going to an open-hearth baking class at Sully Plantation from 9 a.m. to noon, and I think young Ethan has a soccer game at around 2 p.m. :-)

[winterbadger]

Well, my guess is that he wouldn't have heard about at least half of that until Saturday morning if it weren't for your reply. I'd say more, but the whole subject makes me sad and very, very tired.