![]() The kind of shock that removes words from mouths, replaces observations with obscenities, and defines the reason for things ranging from face palms to hate mail.ĭon’t worry: I will explain it all and tomorrow, I will be typing a letter of epic proportions on my 1955 Remington Rand typewriter I refurbished. With all these fond memories swarming around along with an opportunity to see if my dad could school me with his wits, well, we had no idea we were both in for a shocking defeat… to both of us. Admit defeat, walk off in denial, or rise as an annoying braggart. A game that through its deceptive simplicity can ruin someone’s evening as it is a blatant one on one battle for supremacy. A game that brought together my brother, father, and I and a game that, despite its deceptive simplicity, also divided us through from both victory and defeat. Divided as we were by 50+ miles, my weekend was sweet until dad and I decided to pull out a board game we had purchased in replacement for the original I have held on to that is missing a few pieces:Ī classic. It’s Georgia and we don’t have real snow (trust me, I know from Iowan and other northern life), but for our family it is a great time to just spend time in docile, fire hearth comfort. ![]() Albeit, they were able venture out in a safe manner to find some snow for the boys and friends to burn energy. I was a spoiled little kid again, but unfortunately for my wife and boys, they awoke to a disappointing accumulation of wet false hopes. Surrounded by a gorgeous unique color of light (with ice beneath it), I had a grand time being trapped inside with my mom and dad: knocking out work on Friday, inching through many drafts I have here to update, chatting up life with the parentals, and – being almost sans computers – I got the feedback I needed from my genius dad on many projects I have in the works. We had “snow” across northern Georgia this weekend as one of my previous posts indicated. There will be a follow up to this as you can bet your bottom dollar I am using my 1950’s Remington Rand typewriter I refurbished to send the new game manufacturer a letter of discontent.The title of this is an homage to David Byrne and his lyrical awesomeness.Not that I needed to, but I did my research on Stratego and its history because my father, wife, brother, and all those I know who grew up with this game know how it is supposed to operate.Game of the Week Calendar Related Sites & Subreddits ![]() The simplest use is to bold game names in your comment and add " /u/r2d8 getinfo" at the end of the post, but this post/sub has other features identified. You'll see people using bold to highlight games, that gives the opportunity to interact with /u/r2d8, a bot that can be used to grab data from BGG on games included in a post. ![]() Please see the Rules-page for a full list of the rules. Join our community! Come discuss games like Codenames, Arkham Horror, Terra Mystica, and all your other favorite games! Rules Welcome to /r/boardgames! The #1 reddit source for news, information, and discussion about modern board games. Join us on IRC or via your preferred IRC platform via libera.chat #boardgames. If you're looking to schedule an AMA, set-up a live event post, or collaborate with us in any way, reach out via modmail! New user on the sub? Please make sure you read our rules below and check out our Contribution Guides since we have additional rules regarding specific topics. Flair icons are BoardGameGeek microbadges and are used with permission.
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