We've been heading to Pegasus for gaming recently, and the people there invited us to join up with the Madison Board Gamers, who play every Wednesday and the first Saturday of each month. As we're booked Wednesdays for LOST, this was the first session I could make. There were many more gamers there than on sundays, so there were always two or more games in play at once. I had loads of fun with Zendo, Dawn Under, a tough memory game about vampires which seems more suited to children, and Wettstreit der Baumeister a city building / auction game. There were so many enticing games there on the table that people brought, that it was hard to have to call it a day and head home.

On the topic of games, I have been getting in some two player games with Laura. We have loads of fun equally helping each other and dashing the other's plans. Our current favorites are Yinsh and Startship Catan. Starship is in the spirit of the Settlers of Catan classic, but with spaceships and exploration weaving a very tight storyline. You never know if you'll be transporting Carbon or fighting Pirates on your next exploration, so you need to be prepared for everything. It keeps us busy for about two hours each time we play, which is about once a week now.