Chinatown

Went to Melanie and Heinz's today for an evening of food, fun, and games.

Chinatown is still the game of choice for Melanie.  Derek is now at an age where he's getting into it also - great to see!  He loves money.  I wonder where that will take him.

Poor Heinz, he tries to deal fairly with Melanie - but she totally rips him off.

Ticket To Ride

Played again last night, with the "40s" group.  Loved it.  Nothing like playing a great board game in the dead of winter while it's -20 outside.

Board Games In The Prairies

Earlier this Fall I discovered a group of people that get together about once a month to play board games.  I've been a few times, and we play some of my favourite games - Settlers, TTR, Carcassonne,  and Citadel.

We meet at a tea house, which is a bit of a downer, given the great atmosphere that coffee shops offer.  Trouble is, most coffee shops close early around here, 8pm.

Yesterday we played Carcassonne.  Friendly, unassuming people, mostly in my age group.  My guess is people who - like me - have a hard time fitting into the conventional categories of society: married with children.

Good group of people.  I'm thankful.