I've managed to catch the nasty cold-thing going around which put me on the couch unable to do much for a week. Since I couldn't make it to anything I decided now was the time to jump in and try out an online board-game platform. I chose BoardGameArena since it seemed to be the easiest to use. I really like that I can choose whether I want to play a whole game at the time or just take a turn once or twice a day. Among other places you can play games online are Yucata and Boiteajeux. (My username is "Kyanite" on both of these also.) On Tuesday I went to my friend's dinner and game night. After enjoying the delicious lamb dish she prepared we introduced her two friends to Lords of Waterdeep (with expansion, naturally). They seemed quite uncertain about it at first, but they ended up really enjoying it. I suspect I may be bringing that around again! The only sad thing is that we forgot to eat the pineapple upside-down cake we whipped up as emergency dessert! It was a quiet evening at Mark's on Wednesday, and most of us played Railroad Tycoon (also known as Railways of the World). I am always quite intimidated by this game but I'm not sure why. Maybe because of it's sheer size. Mark had a bad start after overbidding for being first player, which he was unable to overcome through the rest of the game. Michael won (just) followed closely by me, then Steve. Railroad Tycoon is a pick-up-and-deliver game. That means that you must take goods from one location to another, where you will earn money for them. In Railroad Tycoon you also need to build your own railroads and upgrade how far your trains can travel. You want to invest wisely so you can maximise your income, and you get points for delivering goods - the further you take them, the more points you earn. You can only deliver goods to specific locations that are marked as wanting them. Finally, on Friday Devon's friend came over for a game of HeroQuest. They played 2 characters each and beat my evil wizard easily. Next games night date has been set: Saturday, 25th June at 7pm. Hope you can make it!
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