New Addiction

Saturday night I was introduced to a new game that I already find myself craving--and it has only 12 hours since I played it!

I went to a friend's apartment to do a scavenger hunt, but, unfortunately, not enough people showed up. We went up the road and had a pint and bite instead. After that, three of us went back to the friend's apartment where he taught us how to play Settlers of Catan (http://www.gamenight.com/html/Games/settlers_of_catan.htm). It is a board game from Germany that requires a certain amount of strategy and a lot of luck. We played for 4 hours Saturday night. We left his apartment with the promise that we would play again in a few weeks. End of story? No.

The next day, my friend sent me a link to a site that has a free online version of the game with a different name: Xplorers (http://games.asobrain.com/). Yes, my Sunday was shot because I am addicted. After figuring out the changes in the versions from the board game to the computer, I promptly dove in and played/practiced before I played my friend again online Sunday night. The practice didn't help as he beat me twice. Sigh. More practice?

My mom is coming to visit this weekend. I should teach her how to play and then we could play online from our homes on opposite sides of the continents. Don't worry, she'll probably be better than me soon and then I'll lose to her too.