games people play

I decided to take some time off after the disappointing events of last Tuesday. Obama couldn't quite close the gap in the TX primary, and so the race continues. Sigh. In other news...

I spent the weekend turning 27, and celebrating this with lots of good friends playing games. There was Apples to Apples, Scattergories, Fluxx, Loaded Questions, and even Sorry, as well as some Wii fun. If you haven't played one or more of those, I highly recommend them all. Sorry is definitely more fun as a family game with kids, but it can be fun as a quick diversion. Loaded Questions is best played with a group you know pretty well, and can be made more fun if you write your own questions. Fluxx is best with people who aren't too rigid about rules and structure, because the rules are constantly changing. Scattergories and Apples to Apples are just great party games for large groups.

Thanks to a couple of good friends, I now have my own copy of Illuminati, which is a great card game in which you play as a secret society trying to control the world. I'm looking forward to getting some games of that together. I like that it only takes about 2-3 hours to play, which is considerably shorter than some of the more intricate strategy games my friends and I enjoy, such as Advanced Civ or Empire Builder. Also, it has a lighthearted tone and fairly straightforward rule set that makes it friendlier to those who aren't quite as "hardcore" as fans of Advanced Civ.

Sunday was also the draft for my fantasy baseball league. That went well and was a fun way to pass the time while I was recovering from the effects of the night before. I'll have a separate post on that later, so those of you non-baseball people (aka communists) can ignore it.

Its an absolutely beautiful day in SoCal. If only it could be a day other than Monday....