Board game night down at the Pinney library last week saw me playing 2 games that were completely new to me. But before entering the community room to throw down a game, I walked by some fine art that I couldn't ignore.
Called Bestie, this piece by Savannah Starlin dates to 1991. The Nirvana poster on the wall got me wondering how it was that their t-shirts became de rigueur amongst the younger set.
And this is Abundance Tree by Sharon Tang. I really like the colors, the patterns.
Once I made it through the art gauntlet, I was regaled by one of the game night organizers with tales of his visit to the Gamehole. Alex sure has a lot of vintage D&D stuff.
When we got down to gaming instead of staring agog at photos of vintage Monster Manuals, we began with Flip 7.
It's a bit like a combination of blackjack and Uno. You have cards flipped face up before you. If you reach 7 cards without any duplicate numbers, you win the hand. Getting two of any number puts the kibosh on things for you.
However, you can end your hand at any time and get the sum of the cards as points. There are also modifier cards that can give you bonus points or screw over another player.
A fun game with a fun group of people.
The other game we played that night was The Bucket King.
You begin by erecting a pyramid of shot glasses, er, mini buckets.
After being dealt cards, someone leads and the others have to match the card or cards color and match or beat the total. If you cannot do so, you are obligated to remove a sho - bucket from your pyramid of that color...even if it's buried beneath other ones.
It perhaps goes without saying but I lost at both games. D'oh! Still, a fun night at the library.
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