Playing Games

Your dice and how you carry them can say a lot about you.

Last time, in Part (3) of this campaign, described from the Dungeon Master’s point of view what happened when an ignorant, unprepared, wounded, and tired party of adventurers bit off more than they could chew. This is the story of the second encounter that the group had with the same dragon, but told from the perspective of the cleric.

Dominion is a game that was introduced to me nearly 15 years after the base set was created. Now I have shown it to at least a dozen other gamers, gifted the base set to a few people, and it has become a go-to for any game night.

You used to think of yourself as brave, but for some reason you are quaking in your boots as you get closer to the objective. You are about to face a dragon and finally know the meaning of dragon fear!

Most of the time we follow the rules in board games. Sometimes we have to go online to verify a rule that is obscure in the game. And sometimes we just change the rules to satisfy our own play style.

Cally’s first sessions playing D & D involved a lot of preparation and looking up spells and abilities, however she didn’t skimp on the roleplaying aspect of the game, especially when bad luck struck almost everyone in the party!

SteamUp (2-5 players) combines the tasty treats found in a dim sum restaurant, with a light-strategy game of trying to get your chopsticks on the most pieces of food!

A glimpse into my daughter’s first experience with the tabletop version of character creation and some of my comments about RPGs.