Amos & Devon Get Snowed In - Film At Eleven!

So last Thursday, what with the snow storm and all (you're a pansy, Dan, heh heh), only I made it to Devon's. We've really got to feed his need sometime for a game night at his house with lots of people - he's jonesin.

I shouldn't have tried getting to Devon's, though. Should've taken Michele's advice and called him, asked him to drive to me. I tried one route to his house... couldn't make it up the first hill to the right of exit 22, then went the opposite way, got stuck on the last hill before his house, and walked half a mile... with War of the Ring & a frozen peanut butter cake in my hands. What fun! :)

We played a game of Memoir '44 while we waited to see if Bryan was coming (so far it feels thin, short & too luck-heavy, relative to BattleLore & C&C: Ancients), and when he didn't, we played three quarters of an excellent game of War of the Ring - with the expansion. Feelings for that game grow every time. Anyone who hasn't gotten over the hump of a steep learning curve is highly encouraged to... get some freakin' cajones! :)

In WotR, the wealth of great strategic options continue to emerge. Tried to really sack the Northeast for five points, with Dale, Erebor & the Woodland Realm. Was on the verge of heading for the Northwest, with the Shire & the Grey Havens.

When we finished Sunday night, it ended up a dead heat. Devon had abandoned the Fellowship, so time was running out, but his last-ditch military effort (killed Free People units CAN'T be re-mustered) netted him the 4 victory points of Dol Guldur & Orthanc in the final turn... enough to win!

But, alas, I captured Pelargir & Dol Amroth in the same turn... netting me my 10 victory points in the same turn. And since the Shadow military victory outranks a Free People's military victory... the one ring returned to the finger of Sauron (a.k.a. - ME!).

My... precious! :)

To paraphrase "The Three Amigos", much Middle Earth killing of women and raping of cattle ensued.

Mwahahaha!