The power of LJ - Food and Board Games

[matgb]

Today, I had a good day. It started well, I had a nice doze, checked my email using the phone, and then, well, I started getting text messages. Many of them. Mostly from mapp, but also from paulatpingu and freddiefraggles. I was, um, persuaded, to get out of bed and get to Exeter.

So, rather than turn the PC on as I went into the kitchen, I instead actually turned on the oven and cooked a decent, but quick, meal. Jacket spud, carrot, peas, Quorn fillets, beetroot and some of the mixed salad I keep buying. I used to hate salad leaves, these days I can't eat meals without them; benefits of travel I guess, the Greeks persuaded me to try them alongside halloumi, haven't looked back.

Drove up to Exeter, met up with nearly_everyone, including the abovementioned as well as draxar, iamseph, seth_ra and others. We played Fluxx, which, as usual, was silly, then Duncan insisted we try Sitting Ducks. It's silly. Very very silly. There are few, if any, tactics involved. I want a copy.

We playe Fluxx again as we were waiting for granjero to arrive, we then played Britannia. This is a classic board game that I play every so often on Monday nights with the Chuckadice loons, but Duncan has bought the new Fantasy Flight all singing-all dancing incredibly well presented (it is Fantasy Flight) version. I do well as the Belgae (as in, I don't die), awful as the Picts (as in, I do reasonably badly and never actually get anywhere; next time, stay in the Highlands until after the Romans have given you a big slap), very well as the Angles until the very end where I messed up and then I was the Normans. Suffice to say, William didn't really Conquer. He sort of gave a few people a slap, then died. We ended up with a Dubliner king. Don't ask how, I'm still not sure. Very very cool, the new version is an improvement on a classic game and well worth it. If at some point I'm able to start spending money again (not long now), I'll get a copy I think.

Overall, very glad I dragged self out of flat to Exeter, board games are always a great way to spend an afternoon, and talked through with various people the plans for different bits of TaKtiX, which is good. Back to work tomorrow. Ought to turn in really.

Comments

[tregwilym.livejournal.com]

britannia is cool. New version sounds interesting

[matgb]

It is, having looked at the old version this evening, essentially the same game but improved presentation and a few little fixes.

Much easier to teach with the new layout of cards, score, counters, etc.

[atlanta06.livejournal.com]

Hey I got a new blog: http://theobservatory.blogspirit.com.

The old was giving errors when I tried to make new posts,so I moved. Is there a way to modify the feed thing? If not,'tis okay...

[matgb]

You'll need to contact support and tell them you've changed the location and the feed address has changed, give them the new feed. I've never done it, but plan to soon, let me know how it works out?

[atlanta06.livejournal.com]

Wiil it work if you don't have a paid account?

[matgb]

They have to do it manually, and you'll simply need to prove the feed tot eh old site was you, no idea how it works though. Could set up a new feed account, but then you lose whatever readers you've got, better to get them to change it.

It's in the support or syndication section of the LJ FAQ, I read it a few months back but have never done it; g'luck (and let me know, I may need to do it soon as well).

[atlanta06.livejournal.com]

Hmm...okay.