RISK!

[kz_blogorambling]

Kidlet's school has the game Risk available for aftercare, and after playing it there he begged us to buy it. I felt some reluctance because my memory of the game from childhood involved long, drawn-out games that never ended. My husband caved, and I have since used that excuse to avoid it every time my son asked. "Get your father to play; he's the one who agreed to buy it."

Well, for some reason I agreed to play a few weeks ago. Why did I wait so long? We are loving it. I almost bought a second game so kidlet and I could play without disturbing the 3-person game that awaits Mark's return from GDC. We decided, instead, to write down the locations of all the armies and reset the board. Now we're in the midst of a heated 2-person game. I have not had a dining room table for weeks, and we're changing around bedtime routines to accommodate more playing.

I find myself wondering this morning if I should just cede Africa and focus on other continents, or keep fortifying Egypt to keep the kid on his toes.

Comments

[gundy.livejournal.com]

What, is that weird?

[crankyasanoldma.livejournal.com]

Remember where he was brung up.

[aries28.livejournal.com]

I was coming in here to post almost the same thing. :o)

[sauronwrap.livejournal.com]

Are you referring to the Cultural Center of the Southeast?

[aries28.livejournal.com]

With the one traffic light?

Why yes...I am.

[sauronwrap.livejournal.com]

To paraphrase Doc Brown: "Traffic lights? Where we're going, we don't NEED traffic lights."