My wife and I like to do lunch on Fridays when we can. She has an hour lunch that day and so I either go to her office or she comes to my office. Normally we eat, chat, and just chill. Sometimes I'll bring a game from home if I remember. The only problem is that most of the games I have at home are not fast or portable.
So today I picked up the Catan Dice Game from Kevin at The Command Post (our local FLGS). It was only about $11 bucks so the price was right. We were able to get a quick game in after eating and had a blast. It's basically Yahtzee! with a Catan theme pasted on it but I think it's funner than Yahtzee! It's Euro! :D
Oh another cool thing, it's small and portable. So I'm thinking we'll be playing this a lot at lunch now! Yay for more games!
In baby news, our registry is mostly complete. Visit Babies R Us and search for "Vailliencourt" for info on our registry. Karen has a baby shower in Delaware at the end of the month, then another one down here from her office. It's been fun and tiring looking at all the baby stuff. Talk about a change! Wow! I cannot wait! For those so inclined feel free to purchase an XBox 360 or PS3 for dad-to-be... ;)
The baby is moving quite a bit now. Getting hiccups a bit too much to Karen's discomfort. The Doctor said that all is right online and looking good.
Almost 9 weeks counting...
Eek! :)
Friday, September 12, 2008
Catan Dice Game & Baby Update!
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Bummer.
Well, my game didn't sell on eBay. So I'm putting it on Craigslist instead. You can check it out here.
Hopefully it will sell this time. I need the moola! hehe
In other news, everyone is doing well. Karen's been working a good number of hours at HBC and still enjoying it. I'm coming up to a month now at FGP and am really enjoying it. Hopefully I'll be able to place some candidates soon! Got a few lined up for some interviews so we'll see what happens...
Oh, if you visit the FGP website you can see my bio. :D No pic, but just some blurbage that Karen and put together.
Again, visit my other site for regular updates on my work, tech, and everything else non-personal. :)
This weekend is our monthly gameday at one of the local game stores. Hopefully we'll have a good turnout! Wee for board games! I've not played any games in a good while and am having withdrawals. *twitch*
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
2007 Nickel & Dime Game Plays
A lot of board gamers like to put together lists of 5 & 10's at the end of the year. The 5 & 10 list is basically a list of games that you've played 5 times or more and 10 times or more.
Here's our list of 5 & 10's for 2007 -
10 + plays
- Memoir '44
- Thurn & Taxis
- Vegas Showdown
- Dreamblade
- Pitch Car
- Andromeda
- For Sale
- Manila
- Niagara
- Oasis
- Shear Panic
You can see my full list here.
Monday, January 7, 2008
What's Been Played Recently
I just added a new widget on the side showing what games we've recently played. A new favorite of ours is the Ticket to Ride Swiss Expansion map. It's a great game for 2-3 players. The artwork is great, the game play is intense and plays pretty fast too. I finally won my 1st game against my wife this past week (currently my record is 1-6 I think). :(
Other notables games we've played recently have been Alhambra, El Grande, and For Sale!
Guess what? You can buy some of these at my store too! <-- shameless plug.
It has been so much fun over the last couple of years introducing new people to board games, and specifically to euro-style/designer/German games. Everyone that has played them has commented on how much fun they are, how the artwork looks incredible, and how unique they can be each time they are played.
We routinely get together with friends and family to game and you can't beat sitting around a table playing games with friends and family. It sure beats the digital entertainment that we are surrounded with all the time (and I'm a huge video gamer too!)
So get out and play some games this year! I know you'll enjoy it.
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