Board Games Club and Friend's Visit

Board Games Club @ school
I am looking forward to tomorrow's Board Games Club at school. Several weeks ago I was frustrated with how some of "my" kids were doing playing the "strategy games", because they didn't seem to be getting them down. So two Thursdays ago when 5 students came to my room I explained that if they wanted to play checkers or another simple game, that was fine, but not with me, and that they need to start learning the mechanics of a game if they are going to get to a more enjoyable level of play. We then had two separate games going on using the Starter sets (Ruby, Vindicator Hodoon, Lotherin, Gorebelly) and the Action Cards. They seemed to have it down, so we ended with an enjoyable 3-way battle that expanded to include a Voidwalker and Troll Shaman. Last week I did not bring in any games unfortunately and I also had to help a student with academics, but did play some Uno.

Friend's Visit
Today I got together with my good friend David Derr from junior high. He is visiting from the USS Alabama. It's been 6 years since I'd seen him last and he reminded me of our game of Starfarers of Cataan and some HeroClix when he was here last. He said that inspired him to get Starfarers. I remember a very frustrating game of HeroClix against him. He had Batman or Robin up in some hindering terrain and kept sniping me. Out-turtled! He and I are both very defensive players.

When talking about what game we would play he asked about playing some Greyhawk Wars. We briefly talked of Iuz and the Scarlet Brotherhood and the like, but I don't know where the game is exactly. We might play it tomorrow night. Instead we settled on some MAGIC: TG and once more some Thrull Champions, Breeding Pits, Bog Imps, and Serra Angels were summoned forth to do battle. I haven't played since playing Scott a couple of games at Larry's possibly a couple of years ago. We used the same decks. Instant fun.

I need to go to bed. I enjoyed hearing David's stories of getting PK'd in Ultimate Online.