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Update on Kitties!

The kitties are doing really well, Lana is chill and Archer is amazing. I think that I got really lucky with my choice of kitties. They are getting along with Howard a lot better, if not great yet. Howard has started trying to herd them. Lana won’t put up with it at all, but Archer will let it go for a bit before getting pissed off at Howard. I’m surprised to see them able to be in close proximity.

This week I am going to start training them with the toilet. It is convenient that Rob will be out of town this week. I will be able to get them past the really messy point before the roommates have to deal with it, I hope. I’m loving my kitties so much, and am really glad I was able to get them.

July 28, 2013 2

The Market of Alturien

This game was ok, but not terribly fun. There was a decent amount of strategy to it, but the mechanics were really slow to develop and the game was quick to finish. Since there were so many people going between your turns there was very little control of the board, but at the same time a single piece might not move from the spot it was in before for several rounds of the table. I know a good number of things I’d do differently if I were to play again, but I don’t really want to. This was a roll and move, plus strategy; which didn’t do it for me.

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July 28, 2013 0

Fish Cook

I really like this game. It was a market heavy day, but the market simulation in Fish Cook was really enjoyable. The game went really well for me, even though I had 2 of my recipes stolen. The workings of the game are really cool, and I wouldn’t mind playing something with that kind of market simulation for a bit longer. The mitigated randomness was really nicely done.

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July 28, 2013 0

Glory to Rome

We played another round of Glory to Rome today, and I really ran away with it. It was to the point that we didn’t even bother counting the points at the end of the game and everyone but Tina gave up about half way through. Everyone was a pretty good sport about it, and Steph did a move that would just end the game more quickly. Tina was about to be able to steal one of my buildings but I already had too much synergy going for it to matter significantly. I really like this game and how all the mechanics work well together. I also like that the game loop is spelled out on the game cards directly. It makes such a complex game much easier to understand and play.

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July 28, 2013 0

Mars Needs Mechanics

This game was rather simple, but annoying to play. The game started with 30 gears (currency) per person with the one who got the most currency by the end of the game winning. The game ended with little more than 40 currency as the winner, and some people had lost money along the way. The mechanic of manipulating the market price was frustrating when playing with 4 people. The boosts weren’t very powerful, and usually caused more frustration. I won the first game with 44 points and Steph won the second with 36 points. Nick and Tina played along with us, and none of us enjoyed the game. The theme didn’t have much to do with the game, since it was a pure market simulation. There was nothing to do with Mars and little to do with Mechanics. The art was steam punk, but nothing beyond that was.

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July 28, 2013 0

Chocolate Garage with Nick

I went to the chocolate garage yesterday morning with Nick, and it was really nice. I didn’t get any of the chocolate there since I have way to much to go through at my place still, but I did taste some really nice chocolates. I will have to get some of the spicy chocolates next time I go, especially patrick’s habenero.

July 28, 2013 0

The Gathering Storm: Wheel of Time 12

This was a fantastic book with so many things being resolved, and the great battle at the White Tower. I really liked how they portrayed most of the characters. Perrin is falling off for me, he doesn’t seem to be that exciting anymore, and more whiny than anything else. Matt is still great, and unpredictably funny. I’m really liking the story that has come to be around Egwene, and I look forward to the conclusion of it.

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July 28, 2013 0

Lunch at Google

I had lunch at Google today with Adam. We talked over board games and how his first few weeks had been going. We went to eat at a bbq place, and the food was really good. I ate a little much, and had a lot of the really tasty drinks that they provided.

July 26, 2013 0

Tzolk’in Round 3

This round went really well. It was nice to have a lot of food and people so that I could do nearly anything I wanted. Tina still won in the end, with me in second, Adam in third, and Eliot in fourth. The game went really well as I sprinted for the food upgrade, then used it as much as I could to get the great amounts of food. I then used the food to place everyone on yellow several times to do whatever I wanted and get lots more food. I placed 2 skulls and got a great Monument. Tina placed 5 skulls and took it with that. I think I get this game now, and can really take it on next time.

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July 26, 2013 0