Adam, Dan, and Andrew came over to Beachhead to play New Era with Steph and I. I got a really good start, and was able to get a lot of point producing buildings out. The best part was that most of the point buildings were action based, and didn’t actually require I spend resources and men to get the points. I got a massive score for the game, 46, when only 33 is required to win. Adam did really well also with a score of 41.
We met Stephanie’s parents at Panda Dumpling in San Carlos, and the dumplings were pretty good. The portions were very large, so we got some really good leftovers as well. They seemed to be doing well, and they are going to be going to Russia soon.
This book is quite interesting and I like the world that has been built. There are a few things that are a little over the top, like the mist, ash rain, and red sun. There is a lot of mysteriousness that isn’t explained in this first book. There is a really nice end to the first book, but it leaves things a little open for the next two. I like the characters and their development, and I also like the story.
San Juan was a good game, I tried to get some good point engines going without a card engine, but it didn’t turn out. Steph did the card engine and ended up winning with it. I wasn’t able to build nearly enough. Michael and Bill were fun to play with.
We also played Kingdom Builder. This was fun, and I was able to be very mobile with the bonuses. That kept me moving around and getting the castles, but I spread out too much and missed out on some important bonuses.
This is set in the D&D universe of Icewind Dale and all that follows from there. I didn’t much care for the book as the characters are all over the top, and they don’t develop at all. I was amused by the assassin, but not much more than that. The story didn’t make up for the lack of character development either. The one good thing about this book is that it has interesting action sequences, but that is about it.
Adam, Kevin, Andrew, and I played a day of MTG where we took about 15 packs worth each and made a sealed deck with them. I was able to get a decent control deck going, but didn’t have any way to finish it. There were a few big hitters, but they weren’t enough typically to do the trick. I played a black, blue, and then added some green when I played against Andrew. Andrew took the day like he normally does. I didn’t have as good a showing as I typically do. I look forward to next time when we can do a rare and epic draft. It will be a decent bit harder since there will be many more multicolored, and the mana curve will be very different.
I enjoyed a rousing game of squash with Nima. He destroyed me badly at the start. It took me a while to get my placement back, but once I did Nima had a hard time beating me. It was a really enjoyable game. I look forward to playing him more, and I expect to have a good deal more time when I have the apps published.
Stephanie showed me the movie Amelie, and I liked it. The whole movie was a series of quirks, but it was funny quirks and the story was nice. I also liked that it didn’t end with everyone in love and getting along. It seemed more real that way.
