Superbowl weekend was chalk full of fun. Saturday was more time at the animal shelter and then the rest of the day was spent playing games at both Gamehaus and a friend’s house. At the former I was introduced to both Tobago and Jamaica, which I’ve both already purchased. Tobago was out of print but I was able to find a used copy on eBay. Jamaica didn’t need to be bought, but I’ve been sitting on a lot of Amazon gift cards from the holidays, so I figured what the hell. Along with Jamaica I also bought Camel Up, Sushi Go Party! , and my own copies of Citadels and Hanabi. Now I just have to find time to play them all. :D
In Tobago the players are hunting for buried treasure on an island. The locations of the treasure are defined by a deck of cards the players use that will slowly allow the location to be narrowed down (e.g., the treasure is in a mountainous area, the treasure is by a lake, the treasure is NOT next to a palm tree, etc…). Once the treasure is unearthed everyone who contributed in finding its location gets to share in the loot, but BEWARE! Cursed treasure lies hidden somewhere within! The game ends when you’ve expended all the treasure cards and whoever has the most, wins!
Jamaica is a much lighter, faster-paced game. You play as pirates participating in a race around and island. Along the way you pick up gold (which you need to win the game), food to feed your men, and cannons to fight (or fight off) other players to steal their loot. It was a lot of fun to play, but is partially dice-based which means it’s as much luck as it is strategy.
In other money-spending news, I finally decided what to spend the Christmas bonus my boss gave me this year on—a canvas print of my favorite painting, "The Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis". The print is almost to scale, but is coming from a company in Germany, so I have no idea as to the quality of the print. *fingers crossed* Once it’s here I’m going to get it gallery framed (i.e., wrapped around a plain wooden frame) as getting an actual frame would likely cost me $700 due to the size.
Sunday was the Superbowl, as I’m sure you’re aware, and other than the Falcons shitting the bed and allowing the Patriots to become even more insufferable than they already were, it was a great time. The first half of the game went swimmingly, the half-time show was the best I’ve ever seen, and most importantly, the party itself was fantastic. My friends down in Long Beach have hosted for a couple of years now, and it was great to kick back with a bunch of friends and graze on delicious food. And the rain was even nice enough to hold off for a day so the trip down and back wasn’t miserable.
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