Friday was a very good day, new gamewise... On the way home after work I stopped by my FLGS, Viking Hobby. There I found the new re-print of RA. In addition to RA, I also picked up the latest issue of Strategy & Tactics magazine which includes the solitare game Catherine the Great. In my continuing search for card games of War, I looked for a copy of NUTS! As it turns out, Jessica had moved it to the sale section of the store so I was able to get the game for half-price. (This is only the South portion of the game. I'm still on the lookout for the North set of cards.)
Arrving home and checking the mail, I found that Flaschenteufel (The Bottle Imp) had arrived from Germany sooner than I expected. Also arriving sooner than expected was the first of two packages coming from Amazon.com. This one contained Medici and David and Goliath.
I visited my parents on Saturday (yesterday) and as usual I brought along a box of games. During the day we played Zilch (a dice game), Diamant and Walk the Dogs... Zilch is a family favorite that has attained the status of tradition. It's not my first choice of games to play, but we always have fun playing it. Diamant went over like a lead balloon. Maybe I didn't teach the game right or maybe Mom was expecting a game with more strategy. Either way, I was told to not bring Diamant back next time! (Too bad, it really is a light, fun game.) Finally we played Walk the Dogs which Mom really enjoys. It's a good fit for my family. It's a light strategy game that is simple to teach and fun to play.
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