Successors and Football

I've been thinking some more about the GMT game Successors, since playing it on Saturday. It seems we played a few rules incorrectly, and I've found what appears to be a rule that makes no sense. I've posted on CSW for a clarification, and I hope the rule was just incorrect (it relates to taking vacant Major cities -- that is, a Major city with no control markers). I do think this one is a real "player," especially since Mark Simonitch and John Firer took over the design from the original designer and made it more, well, fun to play. I will insist on using chess clocks, however, if any of the players in the next game are thinking of not playing quickly.

And, man, but I really hate slow play. And whining. In fact, in a "friendly" multi-player game, I will throw away my position just to attack a whiner. No way will I ever let a grown man who makes the game unpleasant win. Makes my INFP side feel good...

Also, I heard from Jack Morrell, the American player in the Hold the Line game I was watching. While I reported the game as a British victory (for that's what I was I told -- I went off to play Iwo Jima before the game ended), Jack informed me that his Americans did indeed take Princeton with 2 turns to spare. Apologies to the Rebs!

Football this weekend was fun. I've been an Oakland Raiders' fan since I was 7 years old. But I've finally lost all patience with the old zombie, Al Davis. He's completely loonie, and I just wish him dead, so the team can move on. With him at the helm, the Raiders will always flounder. Once such a proud franchise, the class of the NFL, we now see the Raiders as the joke of the NFL. So I did something on Sunday I've never done before -- I rooted against them, and for the Bills. And the Bills won a good game on a last second field goal. Really a shame that we've sunk this low...

Somebody needs to die...

Finally, back to gaming. Headed over to Mike's tonight for some Warriors of God gaming. I must admit, this game is fun -- I love the chaos. And I'm happy to get back into a regular gaming schedule, now that school is beginning to get back to normal (and not be crazy each day!).