Today, the usual occurred around lunchtime. Collect friends. Go to the Subway located downstairs. Eat. Play a game until lunch time's over.   The game of the moment that me and my co-workers play is MiniMonFa aka Mini Monster Fantasy, a card driven dungeon crawl with chibi-esque artwork by Stratelibri.  The game is reminiscent of Dungeoneer,  where the players play both the DM and the Heroes and the objective is simple.  Keep your four heroes alive while trashing your opponent's rooms.  If you a) lose all your heroes or b)...

After nearly a week of game playing, the game part gets more erratic. The dinners get longer, the drinking gets heavier, and the games get lighter.   New Games: Small World. It IS mostly Vinci, but is lighter, faster, more coherent, more random, and with a bit more whimsy. It is probably the family equivalent of a multi-player wargame. There is an art to choosing and deciding how long to keep a race going before putting it into decline. That bit is seriously tricky, giving the game a depth that isn't found so much in Euros.   ...

The past couple of months have been golden not only in terms of playing more AT games but also I think I hit paydirt in finding a fucking fantastic group of guys to game with. Last month (March) I got the courage to arrange a session of Dune at my FLGS (The Connection Games, Vancouver BC). It was myself (duh), Mike the store owner and a ragtag of bastards that  I've had the pleasure of gaming with at various times. It was recockulous at what a blast it was! So much so we've booked another session for next...

F:AT get's some overdue love on The Messy Game Room episode#3.   http://messygameroom.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=453745

I just finished our taxes. The Man says that I am Math Girl and get extra points for doing the taxes. I do all the real-life math-y stuff for our household. My job is really math-y too. Maybe that's why I hate math-y games. I like games that are as different from my real life and work as possible.