Games People Play
I was feeling kind of down Wednesday -- which is why I didn't post my normal Wednesday entry -- so Lisa, Connie and Colin gave me my birthday present early.
It's a MASSIVE strategic board game called Twilight Imperium: Third Edition. For the gamers of you out there, it's like the space baby of Settlers of Catan, Puerto Rico, Axis & Allies and the computer game Civilization.
So you're competiting to be the dominant race in the galaxy, right? And you do this through trade, space exploration, technological advances, political manouvering and open warfare. It's got a MILLION little pieces and cards and junk.
I LOVE it! I can't wait to actually play the damn thing. We thought we'd try a sample game Wednesday night with three people, but it took me about an hour and a half to read and understand the rules, then another hour just to teach the basics of the game and then it was time for bed.
Ah well. We'll find some time soon. Woo hoo!