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Well, here it is again, as unwanted as ever - Monday. It wasn't a bad weekend, even though it rained each day at least a little bit, making it 16 out of 20 weekends so far this year. I did manage to squeeze in a mowing of the lawn to at least show someone lives here. We played #Seafall on Sunday, getting in a whole "game", which was fun. It makes 8 games out of probably 20 for this campaign legacy game. #boardgames

I messed up #today when I didn't make R and I breakfast sandwiches, which I do every Wednesday morning. But without my regular Tuesday / Friday hockey, I kind of lose track of what day it is! I promised her I would make us sandwiches tomorrow morning. M will come over this evening and maybe we can get back to #Seafall. I tried to set up a play last weekend but it didn't happen. Then 4 Guy Co-op will take on level 8 of #SeriousSam 4. Although M just reminded me the #NHLBruins are playing tonight.

Probably nothing so exciting scheduled for #today. I'd love to take the #dogs for a nice long walk today - we haven't been to the Fells in weeks. And while it is still chilly, the sun is shining and it looks lovely. But I have my weekly lunchtime one-on-one with my boss, so I don't think I will have time for it. Tonight I would like to have an extra long #Seafall session, as B is out of the country on vacation, so we don't have the full 4 Guys Co-op band together.

I had a good evening of gaming last night. We finished another game of #Seafall. @adrienne won that one, but after 5 games, I'm slightly in the overall lead. We are still enjoying it. Then 4 Guys Co-op had a rousing game of Serious Sam 4. First time on Chapter 5, The Die Is Cast, and they throw you right into the fire! They must have heard my complaints about no wide-open brawling because it was wild - new monsters, including snipers. But B is traveling to China for a month, so no SS4.

So that means house cleaning is back on for #today. We've been trying to keep up with it, so it doesn't take too long each time. I had hoped to get in a real #Seafall session today but @adrienne's idea of a "free" afternoon is available by around 4 pm, which is a bit too late to get a game started. She's a busy girl. Going to test her Bolt EUV with a drive to Worcester.

I had a good day of gaming yesterday. On Tuesday, C and I started a new RPG, this one probably even longer than our recently finished 200+ hour Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Gloomhaven. There are 95+ dungeons and after 2 hours we didn't even get thru 1! So I played the tutorials. Then we got some time in on #Seafall. And then we finished a Serious Sam 4 chapter, although I had to increase our life count to 10 and we barely eked by then. Good times.

We didn't play #Seafall unfortunately. @adrienne was too tired. She fought off a stomach bug over the weekend and is still recovering I think. So instead C, M, and I played our Ark Nova game on BGA. We've been enjoying it. Lots of things to think about. Probably too long a game in real life (like 4+ hours I've heard), but it plays well asynchronously online. Wish I could win one for a change though! #boardgames @boardgames

I hope we can get back to #Seafall tonight. It has been over a month since we played and we even opened a new box at the end of our last play. I hope we can remember how to play! Then it is back to Serious Sam 4. I'm trying to remember if we were finally able to finish the 3rd chapter. Looks like we did, so we'll explore a new level tonight. Makes for a fun evening.

First real frost on the windshields #today. I need to make sure all the cars have scrapers. Again, not much planned. I should finish cleaning off the deck. Wondering if I should deal with the leaves before the nor'easter sets in on Saturday, although the trees in my yard have barely begun to drop their leaves. And perhaps we'll get in another session at #Seafall. It's been like 3 weeks. And finish up with a rousing game of #SeriousSam 4. Maybe I'll add a couple more lives.

Unfortunately, @adrienne was too busy with her Rover work for us to get back to #Seafall. C, M, and I have been playing the always delightful Castles of Burgundy on BGA - it's easily the best online implementation. I've been getting my head handed to me, so I need to get better! We might try it again. I suggested they take a look at Clans of Caledonia, which I've played online but only solo. #boardgames @boardgames

Not much planned for #today. Finish cleaning off the deck is about it. Hopefully, we can get back to #Seafall tonight and then get started on #SeriousSam 4 with 4 guys co-op. I have a couple of second interviews coming up later this week. One is another programming one (3rd one for this company - weird). And the other is one of those "meet lots of people" ones. Going to be interesting to see how that works over Zoom.

Morning Mastodonians!

No gaming last night, unfortunately. Both A and M were under the weather, so we didn't get #Seafall to the table. We were going to start Serious Sam 4, but M wasn't even feeling up for that. So instead it was going to be a 3-player Rainbow 6 Siege. But by the time 9 pm rolled around, I wasn't feeling it, so I just canceled the whole thing. I did play a bit of Tales of Berseria - that took a dark turn fast! #videogames #boardgames @videogames @boardgames

We are also playing Castles of Burgundy on BaJ, which is one of my favorites. I have the base game but I didn't spring for the giant 10th Anniversary version. I didn't know BGA had an implementation too. C didn't like Kanban at all, which is disappointing. M, @adrienne and I should get another session of #Seafall in tonight. #boardgames @boardgames

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So for game night, we finally got in another play of #Seafall. First time in 3 weeks - my how time flies! We finished up Game 4, as M cleaned our clocks. 2 milestones were about money and he easily got them both. Then more Satellite Reign. Probably 2 more sessions I bet. #Cocktail was a zombie. Plenty of recipes out there. It was way too strong so I added more pineapple juice, which helped.

I need to make sure to take the doggos for #walkies #today. It will be our biweekly walk to the gas station for #PowerBall tickets (1.73 billion dollars!), although I still haven't won a dime with them. It's a good walk though, being about a mile away. Poor Obi doesn't like traffic at all, so we have to keep to the side roads. Then I'm hoping we can finally play #Seafall again. And wrap the night up with Satellite Reign, although we all now have Serious Sam 4, so that should be coming up soon.

I'd like to get #Seafall back to the table this afternoon and maybe actually finish a game or two off. But @adrienne has what sounds like a busy schedule, so I'm not sure we can squeeze it in. We just started a game of Kanban on BaJ. I tried to get B into it but he had problems creating an account. I have Kanban EV (gorgeous game) so I hope they like the gameplay of the first edition to give the 3rd edition a try in person some day. I should schedule a #boardgames day soon. @boardgames

Morning Mastodonians!

Had a pretty good evening of gaming last night. Still no #Seafall, as A was busy, but we continued our 3-player game of Trajan on Boiteajeux. I like it but I don't think C & M are crazy about it. Bet it looks great on the table. Then a couple of hours of Satellite Reign. We're into the last area. C, B, and I like it just fine, but M remains completely befuddled. We'll play Serious Sam 4 next, which he'll like. #boardgames #videogames @boardgames

Otherwise, for #today, it will be my usual Wednesday evening frolics. M will come over, I'll mix up a cocktail, we'll play some #Seafall, then some 4-player co-op computer game action (Satellite Reign), although I don't think M likes the game much, or even understands what is going on! Maybe we should try something else. For a #cocktail, perhaps I'll try a variation on last week's hit, the Paper Plane. See how Campari works in it, perhaps.

We got to open a new box of goodies in our 3 player game of #Seafall last night. Reading the new rules on colonies and integrating everything took up time, so we only got a couple turns in. We'll need to dedicate a weekend afternoon and play 1 or 2 complete games. At a rate of 1 game every 2 months, we'll never finish! And then we had a pretty good session of Satellite Reign, although the slow process of traversing areas is annoying. #boardgames @boardgames #videogames @videogames

Had a good evening of gaming last night. We finished up our second game of #Seafall. So far it is really close. M won this game, so I'm the only one who hasn't won yet, but I am actually in the lead by 1 point overall. A and M are tied right behind me. We have a new box of goodies to open up next week. Then we had a decent session of Satellite Reign. A weird escort mission (bring the guy in instead of out) was tough. #boardgaming #videogaming

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Ooh, this is a good #introduction. Via @datainadequate.

Last five board/ttrpg games you played; next five you want to.

In no particular order...
Played:
#Traveller
#KingArthurPendragon
#Seafall
#BrassBirmingham
#Chess

Want To:
#Vampire5e
#JohnCompany
#TwilightImperium4e
#HighlanderUsingDramaSystem
#Gloomhaven