At Millennium, it turned into a Rob vs. Jeff Burdett day. We started with Twilight Struggle, a game I hadn't played for ages (and don't really like, due to the sharks and the card combos). Having been away for a year or more, though, I approached it with fresh eyes, and had fun. I was the Soviets, and Jeff's Americans had the lead (a small one -- 1 to 5 points) for most of the game. The last 2 turns did it for me, however, as Africa scored 20 VPs for me over that span, and I was able to pull out a 20+ point victory. Great fun. We then turned to For the People, another game I used to like, but have tired of (too gamey). I was the South, and decided that I wouldn't play a gamey game (no weird Lee-led invasions of Ohio, for instance). I had to leave 1/2 way through (minor emergency at the house), and my position was real good. No states had fallen, no resource centers had been destroyed, and I held Kentucky and West Virginia. I was up by about 20 in SW. Bill Peeck took over, and he says he was on his way to winning when they got kicked out at 9:45. Two nice games that have been wrecked by "gaminess." Too bad -- I guess I'll pull them out once every year or so and have some fun vs. "non-sharks."Probably more gaming later this week, have to get things organized...
