I went over to a friend’s house yesterday and played a few games. I took a bag of games I thought people might enjoy, but we never opened it up. Instead, everyone wanted to play games they knew, or alternately not play games at all, but just socialize.
So I went with the flow. I played San Juan, Power Grid, Puerto Rico and I finished out a position in Settlers when someone had to depart. And I had a very nice time. So I would definitely call the assemblage gamers, but I did realize that I was a bit of an odd man out. I really enjoy trying the newer games, and sometimes forget the joys of playing games already known to everyone involved.
I had two great matches, too. I tied for the win in Power Grid, losing by$1 on the tie breaker. Then again, in Puerto Rico, I lost by 1 point. Great fun – I love closely fought matches like that.
