Sunday, December 26, 2010

Twas the Day After Christmas...


...and the wife and I are sacked out on the couch watching the Seahawks game and vegging.

Got my brother a copy of Labyrinth Lord and his own dice (for our Thursday night games). He returned the favor with a copy of Stratego: Star Wars Saga Edition.

I've always loved Stratego...as a kid it was one of those board games my family never owned, but which I played at every opportunity. It's a quirky little game, that has a poker-like quality to it (reading your opponent) and has the wonderful military command structure that has fascinated me for many years.

[military ranks, chain of command...I've always loved these things. The way a huge, chaotic fighting force could be managed by a simple paradigm of order and communication. I have often thought I would enjoy being a peg in the military machine...if I didn't have such a huge aversion to killing real human beings]

And, of course, Star Wars...goes without saying I'm a fan (especially the weird optional rules that allow one to model the betrayal/conversion of Anakin Skywalker...I look forward to trying it out).

Yesterday, I was at Christmas Mass, thinking mostly about "churchy things," but I had some interesting (to me) thoughts about religion and RPGs. I want to develop my thoughts a little bit before posting anything about 'em. And right now, I'm a bit distracted by the 'Hawks game.

I do think there are some interesting things there to discuss, though.

Hope everyone's enjoying their weekend...I'll post more this week (including more on Boot Hill), but probably not today.

3 comments:

  1. Sounds good.

    For my part, I'm receiving a copy of B/X Companion from my parents. :-)

    I look forward to your thoughts about religion; I'm continuing to try and develop my campaign's theology.

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  2. You and your wife sound like our kind of people. Tim and I sack out on the couch, too. It's so nice.

    Have a great week. Hope it's filled with fun games and good food. Happy New Year, JB.

    -Whisk

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  3. @ Jayson: Cool...I hope you like it (and your parents have pretty good taste in gifts, IMO)!

    @ Whisk: Thank you for the well wishes. Likewise to you and yours!
    : )

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