Board Gaming

An article by Don Quixote

I had a chance to do some board gaming this weekend, and well, it was nice.

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to really play. I used to have a gaming group who would play games every week, but we all got busy, and well, you know how those things always turn out. One of the guys I work with invited me to play Age of Renaissance with his group. It was alot of fun. No one remembered the directions, but that’s okay, we slugged our way through to a horrid end, but at least we learned how to play.

I used to be really concerned about winning, but now, I just enjoy watching people play. I learn so much about them as individuals and about humankind in general that I actually like that more than playing the game. All of these guys are over 40 (I was the youngster), but it was amazing to be able to sit down with 4 other guys I had never met before and just have a great evening playing.

I was so inspired by a fun night, I sat down over the weekend and played another board game called Empire Builder. It’s a neat little game that has a map of the US and you draw your tracks with a crayon. A good time was had by all.