It’s been something of a busy week. I’ve been setting up all the end-of-semester reports at work, which is actually coming along nicely for once; I think I’m ahead of the deadlines. I’ve also been working on the computer room booking web interface, and that’s looking good as well.
Gaming? Well, I spent last Sunday afternoon at Good Games, the new game store in Ballarat, playing boardgames with the owner and a few customers; none of them had played the games I brought along before (Ticket to Ride, Settlers of Catan, and Cosmic Encounter) and we all had a great time. I expect I’ll be back there as often as I can, but my gaming life is getting rather full.
I’ve also made sure my RPGA/DCI registration was up-to-date, and I’m signed on as a Wizards Play Network organiser. I’m hoping to run a few Delve “Nights” (okay, afternoons) at Good Games – for my friends and for people new to D&D. At present, it looks like being one Sunday afternoon a month, with another Sunday being devoted to boardgames.
Last night I spent at Randy’s (as normal) playing Combat Commander: Europe and then Memoir ’44. M44 was a lot of fun, since Randy broke out my birthday present to him – the M44 Campaign Book (vol 1). For those of you who like M44, it’s a must have: several campaigns of linked scenarios where the next scenario you play depends on the previous one, and there’s also extra fun with reserve units and victory benefits. We played through two scenarios of the Barbarossa North campaign and we’re currently only separated by a single VP! (Randy’s in the lead). Alas, we didn’t have time to play the final two scenarios on Friday night, but I dare say we’ll get back to them soon.
Tonight is the resumption of my D&D Greyhawk campaign after a gap of about 6 weeks, and then Sunday is what is likely to be the penultimate session of Pyramid of Shadows. I’ve reduced all the monster HP in that game by 1/3, which seems to be working well so far.