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dinner and gaming
Jun. 26th, 2002 10:03 amWe had a pleasant dinner with Ralph and Lori last night. I made broiled lamb chops, saffron rice, some veggies, and an apple-spice cake for dessert (with fruit on the side). I discovered too late that we did not have the bottle of wine I thought we did, so we didn't do that. (I didn't think the white wines I had on hand would work.) I also failed to notice in the store that the "instant bread" (bake 20 minutes) I thought I was buying was really just dough (prep time a few hours). Drat; I can do that in the bread machine myself. Oh well.
We broke in Dani's new copy of Starfarers of Catan. This was the first complete game Dani and I had played; don't know about Ralph and Lori. (Deanna brought the game to Sunday dinner once, but as I recall we ended the game early because it was getting late.) Last night it took us about two and a half hours to play to completion; I assume it'll go faster next time. It's a fun game! They made some poor UI choices -- it's hard to tell the ships apart, and there's poor contrast on some things on the board -- but it worked out ok. I figure if I can still manage then almost anyone can. :-)
I haven't played most of the other Catan games (just Settlers, and I played the card game once or twice). So I don't know how this compares to Cities & Knights, Seafarers, or whatever else is out there, but I enjoyed Starfarers. It's not just a rehash of Settlers with a different facade; there are actually different tactical and strategic decisions to be made. I look forward to playing again.
That reminds me (somehow): Johan made up a special two-player Titan board for Dani, and I keep forgetting to get it from him. That might actually lead to the "quick game of Titan" that Dani likes to talk about. (For those who haven't played: Titan tends to run in the 6-12 hour range. But gaming sessions aren't complete if Dani doesn't propose a "quick game of Titan" late in the evening. Not that this board would help for gaming sessions, but it would mean that he might get an occasional "quick game" from me. The regular board is way too big for a two-player game.)
Tonight: D&D, where Our Heroes bravely ride off into the unknown, muttering "how do I stay on this thing anyway?". :-) (We've been walking or riding in wagons thus far, but we have a new employer who's giving us horses.)
We broke in Dani's new copy of Starfarers of Catan. This was the first complete game Dani and I had played; don't know about Ralph and Lori. (Deanna brought the game to Sunday dinner once, but as I recall we ended the game early because it was getting late.) Last night it took us about two and a half hours to play to completion; I assume it'll go faster next time. It's a fun game! They made some poor UI choices -- it's hard to tell the ships apart, and there's poor contrast on some things on the board -- but it worked out ok. I figure if I can still manage then almost anyone can. :-)
I haven't played most of the other Catan games (just Settlers, and I played the card game once or twice). So I don't know how this compares to Cities & Knights, Seafarers, or whatever else is out there, but I enjoyed Starfarers. It's not just a rehash of Settlers with a different facade; there are actually different tactical and strategic decisions to be made. I look forward to playing again.
That reminds me (somehow): Johan made up a special two-player Titan board for Dani, and I keep forgetting to get it from him. That might actually lead to the "quick game of Titan" that Dani likes to talk about. (For those who haven't played: Titan tends to run in the 6-12 hour range. But gaming sessions aren't complete if Dani doesn't propose a "quick game of Titan" late in the evening. Not that this board would help for gaming sessions, but it would mean that he might get an occasional "quick game" from me. The regular board is way too big for a two-player game.)
Tonight: D&D, where Our Heroes bravely ride off into the unknown, muttering "how do I stay on this thing anyway?". :-) (We've been walking or riding in wagons thus far, but we have a new employer who's giving us horses.)