Serendib Games

I decided to try giving Anand Warhammer for Christmas — the hope was that we’d be able to get him off devices for at least some of this trip, and there’s a Warhammer store in downtown Los Gatos that seduced me when I was doing last-minute shopping. Getting him off devices for a while worked, […]

OPALGA October potluck; I was very tired, but it was nice to stop by for a hour, eat some good food, and chat with queer friends and allies; always rejuvenating, being in that space. Favorite dish was the hot cheese, artichoke, jalapeño dip — I went back for seconds, even though I was full…

Little pics from board-gaming yesterday. I learned Tokaido, which is a fun 30-minute game where you’re a tourist in Japan, seeing the sights, eating, visiting hot springs and temples. The slower you can go, the more points you get. I didn’t win, but I did get to spend a lot of time relaxing in hot

– 6:30 a.m., get up, bring in grocery delivery from porch, bake Pillsbury crescent rolls in the hope that Kavi will eat something before taking the PSAT, make tea – 7:15 a.m., hand Kavi 2 crescent rolls (which she will eat in the car, triumph), and drive her to the high school for the PSAT

John came over and ran a little one-off D&D campaign for me and Anand this morning. Fun! If any other locals are interested in joining us again in a month or so, let me know! Knitting and D&D go really well together.

I didn’t take any photos during gaming on Sunday, but here’s a photo of some of the snacks. Snacks are very important for gaming. A few old friends came by, and we made a new friend, who has kids the same age as mine and who like video games, so they were cheerfully ensconced with

Last bit of WisCon was playing a final game of Terraforming Mars with Benjamin, after we drove back to my house on Monday. I taught him the colonies expansion, and even though it was his first time playing with them, he came very close to beating me — the final score had me ahead by

Jed taught me and Anand a new game today, sort of like Tsuro. I would tell you what it’s called, but I’m not sure he actually told us. I won by a mile, so of course, I like it.