General, Write-a-palooza 2017

Some needed gaming relaxation

To say that Tuesday was a stressful afternoon at work would be a huge understatement. It was a rough day with challenging interpersonal issues that boiled over into some incredibly tense conversations. Things eventually resolved before I went home, but I still left the building in the throes of an anger/stress hangover. I decided to […]

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General, Write-a-palooza 2017

Sheriff of Nottingham

Recently, I picked up a used copy of the board game, Sheriff of Nottingham. This is a bluffing-style game that I was first introduced to on the show Tabletop. A friend of mine was selling it at their garage sale, and I decided it was worth picking up. The other night we got together with […]

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Blog-o-rama 2016, General

Some different Catan

The other night the family went to our local game center and after munching on some food, decided to try out a version of Catan that we’ve never tried before. We chose the Cities and Knights edition, and after a lot longer than it should have taken, had the game set up and ready to […]

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Blog-o-rama 2016, General

Trains (the game)

The family hit Fantasy Flight Game Center on Tuesday night and we tried out a new game, called Trains. It’s a unique combination of a deck building game, and a board game. The goal of the game is to expand your rail lines across the map, building stations in various cities, to earn more victory […]

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