Game night began with a call from Matt from overseas (I've decided I know too many people with the name Matt. I'm up to four at last count.) He's using the new Skype program that lets him call over the internet for only two cents a minute. We chatted about life, school and games for a while, when Matt L showed up, another friend from Kenyon, and we all got in on the conversation. Matt L played Laura in a game of Yinsh, and to his chagrin, it was more complicated than at first glance.

Then Kathleen arrived so we moved to the Penguin Ultimatum. This is a cute little tile laying game (actually with cards) where you try to entertain penguins on an iceberg. We don't get to play this treat as often as we should, for some reason the theme seems a bit jarring with the actual game-play. We wrapped up the game with a four-player visit to Attika. We all began laying down our tiles, making quick stabs at the temples, but Matt suprized us all on the fifth round when he used his two amphora to lay a new board piece and draw exactly the two buildings he would need to make the connection. It was the fastest game of Attika yet.