New faces, a record crowd and something completely inappropriate

Saturday, May 18 was perhaps the biggest turnout for Border Board Games.  We had 16 folks come out including a new face and a few returning relative newcomers.  First off we would like to thank Tina, Patrick and the kids for coming back.  Glad to see that everyone enjoyed their first foray into Castle Ravenloft.  We also drew a new player  Geraldine who visited us from Quebec.

We managed to get in quite a few games between the three tables.  Along with our six new faces we drew the usual crowd of Mike O and St. Jay Mike, Dennis, Kim and Homer, Rob, Sue and Tim and of course Beth and myself.

Having enjoyed it so much last time, Tina, Patrick and company requested another go at castle Ravenloft.  Rob, being familiar with Wrath of Ashardalon and thus the game system, guided the group through the quest.  Their efforts to prevent Kevan from turning into a vampire did not turn out quite so well but it sounded as if everyone had a good time.

Skyline, a pick-up from the silent auction at Mega-Meltdown, proved to be a quick, fun and popular addition to the game collection.  It hit the table for a few go-throughs before the night was over.  What the game lacks in depth of play it more than makes up for in its approachability and speedy resolution - unless you are waiting for Dennis to finish his skyscraper of course.  Then you'll need to wait a long time. :)

While Beth led people through a game of Get Bit! and then a round of Carcassonne, Kim, Homer, Dennis and I visited medieval Europe and clawed and scraped our way to subsistence with Agricola.  Dennis secured the win by a single well-fought point.  Things started to go downhill shortly thereafter.

The Game of the Night title went squarely to Cards Against Humanity.  Irreverent, offensive on some level to almost everyone and sometimes completely mystifying "the party game for horrible people" lived up to its name.  If you don't believe me just ask Homer how World War IV will be fought.  He has a pretty strong opinion on the subject.  CAH hit the table a couple of times last night and each round was as wildly entertaining as the last.  I suspect it will be some time before I laugh, cry and hurt as much afterward as the result of a game.

I leave you with this one question from CAH: "Why am I sticky?"