Saturday, December 26, 2009
Xmas games
It's been a while, I hope any potential readers didn't miss me too much! :)
Yesterday saw the unwrapping of Chicago Express, the Narrow Rails/Erie expansion for same, Homesteaders and Terra Prime.
I got Chicago Express as part of a package, because I wanted the English rules (I picked my copy up from Germany) and the expansion looks good. Homesteaders and Terra Prime were pre-ordered. This new publisher needs to do something with his supplier. Both games were very nearly dripping despite desiccant packages that were added after they arrived in the states. On the bright side, I only had some minor tearing when punching. The main board and player shields are slightly warped, but probably still usable. I'll be trying to get these games on the table at ROBA today!
My in-laws arrived and after eating too much, repairing a long broken closet door (my father-in-law can fix anything, I think) with JB Weld, playing some Wii and catching up on a few computer games, then setting the tone for the evening watching some female relatives discuss the Yule log that we'd gotten from Rudy's (a great little local grocery), we cleared the table for some games.
I still owe a review on Word on the Street, so we dragged it out for another play. The "girls" beat the "boys" convincingly without using the magic word, YAMS! Then we started a marathon Dalmuti game with seven of us that lasted a few hours with Z reigning supreme with 54 or 58 points. Then some of the guests departed and we played a few games of four player Run Wild, a real time Rummy game. We finished the evening (and a couple bottles of wine) off with a couple games of PowWow.
Yesterday saw the unwrapping of Chicago Express, the Narrow Rails/Erie expansion for same, Homesteaders and Terra Prime.
I got Chicago Express as part of a package, because I wanted the English rules (I picked my copy up from Germany) and the expansion looks good. Homesteaders and Terra Prime were pre-ordered. This new publisher needs to do something with his supplier. Both games were very nearly dripping despite desiccant packages that were added after they arrived in the states. On the bright side, I only had some minor tearing when punching. The main board and player shields are slightly warped, but probably still usable. I'll be trying to get these games on the table at ROBA today!
My in-laws arrived and after eating too much, repairing a long broken closet door (my father-in-law can fix anything, I think) with JB Weld, playing some Wii and catching up on a few computer games, then setting the tone for the evening watching some female relatives discuss the Yule log that we'd gotten from Rudy's (a great little local grocery), we cleared the table for some games.
I still owe a review on Word on the Street, so we dragged it out for another play. The "girls" beat the "boys" convincingly without using the magic word, YAMS! Then we started a marathon Dalmuti game with seven of us that lasted a few hours with Z reigning supreme with 54 or 58 points. Then some of the guests departed and we played a few games of four player Run Wild, a real time Rummy game. We finished the evening (and a couple bottles of wine) off with a couple games of PowWow.
