Wednesday afternoon from 1pm to 3pm some friends are hosting a "Big Spring Swap" in Sladden Park, a few blocks west of the Rose Garden.
(In case of inclement weather the location will move to June's house which is one block away--if necessary my cell phone can help friends who read this find the house.)
Bring clothing, books, household items, seeds, plants, toys, shoes--anything folks need to thin out for Spring!
Bring only items you want to give away freely. No one will be keeping track of trades/points or anything like that. Whatever is left over will be taken to a local charity. (If anyone wants to itemize their leftovers for a tax deduction, they can take theirs back or join the drop-off crew.)
Maybe see you there!
UPDATE: Yes, the location is moved to June's house.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Spring Break 2012 - Cold and Colds
Whew. No real blogging in over a month!
Last we really had personal news it was March 19th and Gallant was at his nine-month checkup. At the doctor's office both boys caught RSV, what should be called "the other common cold", which has going around Oregon a bit later than usual that Winter.
(Tangentially, note the fascinating math in that graph from this website. The visually intuitive blue line would be the number of positive test results, not the percent positive. There could be high positive results on day with many, many tests ordered even if the percent positive was not maximal.)
Well, RSV has an incubation time of two or three days. So it was the Wednesday of the week before Spring break when the boys became terribly congested and tired. Poor little Gallant had never needed to breathe through his mouth before, which was incredibly upsetting while trying to relax and fall asleep. He could not breathe well while nursing, or drinking from a bottle, or even when sucking on a finger in an attempt to relax after frustration while drinking. Each time we put him to bed took about an hour. So then my wife and I are also exhausted.
Well, two boys with colds at the same time is bad. But not too bad. Right?
Then our neighborhood suffered the worst freak snow storm of recent years.
(Our Picasa album has more snow photos.)
Wednesday night trees fell all over town. Five thousand people were without electricity. Our couple-blocks was among the last to have electricity restored since comparatively few homes were in our group. Our power was out because Smiley's friend had two trees fall on his house.
We heat the house with wood anyway. And our wood stove allowed us to boil water. So for two days we enjoyed hot tea and ate a lot of fruit and oatmeal. The boys continued to get worse; that weekend seemed like a B-grade horror movie named Invasion of the Mucus Lords.
That Friday Gallant did get his fourth tooth: his upper left front central incisor.
The boys suffered from RSV a bit more than two weeks. Then some relief when 24 hours after the fever is gone and they are not contagious--we could have play dates again! But coughing can last two more weeks. It's a nasty virus.
So that explains most of my lack of blogging. What a month!
The silver lining was that Gallant was so exhausted, and having trouble falling asleep anyway, that he learned to fall asleep (and stay asleep) unswaddled. In comparison, his brother outgrew the swaddle at nine months merely because he was so incredibly active.
Last we really had personal news it was March 19th and Gallant was at his nine-month checkup. At the doctor's office both boys caught RSV, what should be called "the other common cold", which has going around Oregon a bit later than usual that Winter.
Well, RSV has an incubation time of two or three days. So it was the Wednesday of the week before Spring break when the boys became terribly congested and tired. Poor little Gallant had never needed to breathe through his mouth before, which was incredibly upsetting while trying to relax and fall asleep. He could not breathe well while nursing, or drinking from a bottle, or even when sucking on a finger in an attempt to relax after frustration while drinking. Each time we put him to bed took about an hour. So then my wife and I are also exhausted.
Well, two boys with colds at the same time is bad. But not too bad. Right?
Then our neighborhood suffered the worst freak snow storm of recent years.
(Our Picasa album has more snow photos.)
Wednesday night trees fell all over town. Five thousand people were without electricity. Our couple-blocks was among the last to have electricity restored since comparatively few homes were in our group. Our power was out because Smiley's friend had two trees fall on his house.
We heat the house with wood anyway. And our wood stove allowed us to boil water. So for two days we enjoyed hot tea and ate a lot of fruit and oatmeal. The boys continued to get worse; that weekend seemed like a B-grade horror movie named Invasion of the Mucus Lords.
That Friday Gallant did get his fourth tooth: his upper left front central incisor.
The boys suffered from RSV a bit more than two weeks. Then some relief when 24 hours after the fever is gone and they are not contagious--we could have play dates again! But coughing can last two more weeks. It's a nasty virus.
So that explains most of my lack of blogging. What a month!
The silver lining was that Gallant was so exhausted, and having trouble falling asleep anyway, that he learned to fall asleep (and stay asleep) unswaddled. In comparison, his brother outgrew the swaddle at nine months merely because he was so incredibly active.
Friday, April 27, 2012
My Poetry Now Online
For over a year my Picture Poems from 2001 have been dormant in an unmentioned Picasa album, waiting for when I had time and energy to put them online with appropriate formatting and commentary.
As Aragorn would not say, Today is that day!
I also shared some poems from my high school and college years. You can use this link or click the "poetry" box in my top menu.
(I was praying earlier this week and clearly heard God say to finally get around to this chore. So I wonder which blog reader will find something in the poems timely--or perhaps someone stranger directed my way by a search engine.)
Now I am inspired to go compose more poems. Especially in praise of my wife, who has not been heralded in verse as much as she deserves.
As Aragorn would not say, Today is that day!
I also shared some poems from my high school and college years. You can use this link or click the "poetry" box in my top menu.
(I was praying earlier this week and clearly heard God say to finally get around to this chore. So I wonder which blog reader will find something in the poems timely--or perhaps someone stranger directed my way by a search engine.)
Now I am inspired to go compose more poems. Especially in praise of my wife, who has not been heralded in verse as much as she deserves.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
X-rays
Smiley and Gallant have both been sick for two weeks with a bad cold. They probably caught it at the doctor's office for Gallant's nine month checkup.
The cold started as a bad sinus attack. The weekend of March 23rd was like a bad B-move named Invasion of the Mucus Lords. Poor little Gallant was especially miserable because he had never before had to breathe only through his mouth. His nose was too clogged and runny to breathe well, nurse well, drink well from a bottle, or even suck on my pinky to soothe himself. Putting him to sleep took about an hour each time, several times per day.
Last week the colds shifted to become chest colds. Smiley got really tired. Both boys coughed a lot. Gallant still has some sinus drip but is no longer all clogged up.
On Monday we took both boys to the doctor again.
Gallant had two ear infections. He started taking pink Amoxicillin liquid twice a day. He is doing much better. His appetite has returned and I am now wiping his nose only a few times each day.
Smiley had no noticeable congestion in ears, nose, or lungs when the pediatrician examined him. But he had suddenly developed a 104 degree fever that day. So his doctor ordered two x-rays to be taken, to make sure his lungs were clear. (Most colds start with a fever which goes away. A late-appearing fever often means pneumonia.)
His lungs are clear. And he has x-rays. He received paper copies, which he loves. He knows about x-rays from his alphabet puzzles and from the Curious George Visits the Doctor book and film, and the Curious George Has a Cold film. Now he has x-rays of himself!
Those Curious George story were favorites in February. He became so enthralled by thinking about people's insides that he even made a gingerbread boy to try to draw his own idea of where inside parts are.
I helped draw some of those lines, but most are his own work. The yellow lines show "where the breathing goes". The red lines in its chest are its heart(s?). The blue lines are its lungs. I can't remember what the green lines supposedly were.
Please pray we are all healthy by Friday! This weekend has both Pesach seders and Smiley's birthday party. We do not want to have to cancel those plans!
The cold started as a bad sinus attack. The weekend of March 23rd was like a bad B-move named Invasion of the Mucus Lords. Poor little Gallant was especially miserable because he had never before had to breathe only through his mouth. His nose was too clogged and runny to breathe well, nurse well, drink well from a bottle, or even suck on my pinky to soothe himself. Putting him to sleep took about an hour each time, several times per day.
Last week the colds shifted to become chest colds. Smiley got really tired. Both boys coughed a lot. Gallant still has some sinus drip but is no longer all clogged up.
On Monday we took both boys to the doctor again.
Gallant had two ear infections. He started taking pink Amoxicillin liquid twice a day. He is doing much better. His appetite has returned and I am now wiping his nose only a few times each day.
Smiley had no noticeable congestion in ears, nose, or lungs when the pediatrician examined him. But he had suddenly developed a 104 degree fever that day. So his doctor ordered two x-rays to be taken, to make sure his lungs were clear. (Most colds start with a fever which goes away. A late-appearing fever often means pneumonia.)
His lungs are clear. And he has x-rays. He received paper copies, which he loves. He knows about x-rays from his alphabet puzzles and from the Curious George Visits the Doctor book and film, and the Curious George Has a Cold film. Now he has x-rays of himself!
Those Curious George story were favorites in February. He became so enthralled by thinking about people's insides that he even made a gingerbread boy to try to draw his own idea of where inside parts are.
I helped draw some of those lines, but most are his own work. The yellow lines show "where the breathing goes". The red lines in its chest are its heart(s?). The blue lines are its lungs. I can't remember what the green lines supposedly were.
Please pray we are all healthy by Friday! This weekend has both Pesach seders and Smiley's birthday party. We do not want to have to cancel those plans!
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
One Page Dungeon Contest 2012
In past years I mentioned the annual One Page Dungeon Contest.
For the 2012 One Page Dungeon Contest I finally have a submission of my own!
My RPG's website now has an adventure called The Hermit Alchemist Tower. That web page is a bit more than one page, so I trimmed the text and reformatted it as a one page PDF file.
Hooray!
In my mind the adventure is nothing special to write home about. But this contest submission is the "public debut" of my map design acrostic. I expect that aspect of the adventure is what will catch the eye and cause my entry to stand out.
For the 2012 One Page Dungeon Contest I finally have a submission of my own!
My RPG's website now has an adventure called The Hermit Alchemist Tower. That web page is a bit more than one page, so I trimmed the text and reformatted it as a one page PDF file.
Hooray!
In my mind the adventure is nothing special to write home about. But this contest submission is the "public debut" of my map design acrostic. I expect that aspect of the adventure is what will catch the eye and cause my entry to stand out.
Monday, March 19, 2012
I Learn a Small Lesson in Marketing
I recently requested permission to use an edited version of this map image as part of this RPG adventure.
My request was denied for a very understandable reason I could have realized myself, but I have no intuition or experience in retail sales. In interesting learning experience, recounted here.
My request was denied for a very understandable reason I could have realized myself, but I have no intuition or experience in retail sales. In interesting learning experience, recounted here.
Gallant's Nine Month Checkup
Today was a big day for Gallant.
During the night he got his third tooth: his upper right front central incisor.
This morning he had his nine month checkup. No shots this time. He has grown a lot since his six month checkup. Gallant is 27.5 inches tall (20th percentile) and weighs 19 pounds, 12 ounces (25th percentile). His head size is 46.4 cm (70th percentile).
(At nine months his big brother was 28 inches tall (45th percentile) and he weighed 17 pounds, 13 ounces (10th percentile), with a head size of 46.5 cm (65th percentile). Again we see that nurses do not read percentile charts consistently.)
This afternoon he rode the little wooden scooter on our wood floor for the first time. During the past week he only was allowed to have it on the carpeted floor, where it is a bit harder to make roll. He enjoyed pushing it, and tipping it over to spin its wheels. Until yesterday he would climb down off it if we put him sitting upon it. Since he might stay on it sitting, today I wanted to experiment with him riding it forward. He enjoyed this very much, even though he of course cannot yet steer it. He would ride down the hall towards Smiley, who was sitting on the floor drumming on empty coffee cans. When Gallant "caught" his big brother then Smiley would move to the other end of the hallway and I would turn Gallant and the scooter around.
Today he also fell asleep unswaddled for both his naps. He normally sleeps swaddled, so this is a big deal. He will sleep through the night better once he learns to self-comfort when he partially wakes up.
How else is Gallant different than at the end of Februrary? He is crawling much faster. When "cruising" holding onto furniture he can cross his legs to move sideways much faster. He can balance for up to five seconds when standing. He claps objects together as well as banging one object on a surface. He can climb up stairs, but not down. He enjoys drumming on coffee cans and sometimes sings when he drums.
During the night he got his third tooth: his upper right front central incisor.
This morning he had his nine month checkup. No shots this time. He has grown a lot since his six month checkup. Gallant is 27.5 inches tall (20th percentile) and weighs 19 pounds, 12 ounces (25th percentile). His head size is 46.4 cm (70th percentile).
(At nine months his big brother was 28 inches tall (45th percentile) and he weighed 17 pounds, 13 ounces (10th percentile), with a head size of 46.5 cm (65th percentile). Again we see that nurses do not read percentile charts consistently.)
This afternoon he rode the little wooden scooter on our wood floor for the first time. During the past week he only was allowed to have it on the carpeted floor, where it is a bit harder to make roll. He enjoyed pushing it, and tipping it over to spin its wheels. Until yesterday he would climb down off it if we put him sitting upon it. Since he might stay on it sitting, today I wanted to experiment with him riding it forward. He enjoyed this very much, even though he of course cannot yet steer it. He would ride down the hall towards Smiley, who was sitting on the floor drumming on empty coffee cans. When Gallant "caught" his big brother then Smiley would move to the other end of the hallway and I would turn Gallant and the scooter around.
Today he also fell asleep unswaddled for both his naps. He normally sleeps swaddled, so this is a big deal. He will sleep through the night better once he learns to self-comfort when he partially wakes up.
How else is Gallant different than at the end of Februrary? He is crawling much faster. When "cruising" holding onto furniture he can cross his legs to move sideways much faster. He can balance for up to five seconds when standing. He claps objects together as well as banging one object on a surface. He can climb up stairs, but not down. He enjoys drumming on coffee cans and sometimes sings when he drums.
All You Ever Wanted to Know About Ramen but Were Afraid to Ask
A couple weeks ago I received a small flood of requests for link-sharing or domain name purchasing, mostly involving my recipes. I'm not sure what list davidvs.net appeared on to generate that.
One exchange was worth sharing.
Of course, my household is gluten-free so we are not ramen eaters. But I do admire the graphic and am happy to share it in this blog. If I were assigned the task of making a graphic about ramen I would not have done nearly so thorough or attractive a job.
One exchange was worth sharing.
Peter: I came across your website while searching for resources around recipes and food and was wondering if this is the correct contact in regards to the content on the site. My team just created a graphic on the topic, would you be interested in taking a look? I'd appreciate any feedback. Thanks in advance.He then send me a link to this enormous graphic about ramen. To see it all you have to scroll down the page quite a ways!
Me: Sure, I'll look at a graphic on the topic of food. But why? And for the record, I think the web need more limericks and fewer graphics.
Of course, my household is gluten-free so we are not ramen eaters. But I do admire the graphic and am happy to share it in this blog. If I were assigned the task of making a graphic about ramen I would not have done nearly so thorough or attractive a job.
Friday, March 09, 2012
My Entertaining Pathfinder Forum Threads
Even folks who do not play Pathfinder might get some laughs from some of the forum threads I have started.
You Know You are Playing Pathfinder Too Much When...
The Best Pick-Up Lines of Golarion
How Many People of Golarion Does it Take to Change a Continual Flame Coin?
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Pathfinder
Silliness with a Net
Charm Person and Charm Monster Don't Do What We Think
Mr. Ed, the Cosmopolitan Mount
New Magic Item Crafting Feat: Egg Laying
Pop Song and Dance as Spell Verbal/Somatic Components
What Cookie is Your Character Class?
Pathfinder Classes and the WoW Definition of Balance
Villains the GM will be Excited to Role-Play
Brainstorm Uses for the Summon Instrument Cantrip
Making Elementals Interesting
The Golarion Version of Old McDonald
You Know You are Playing Pathfinder Too Much When...
The Best Pick-Up Lines of Golarion
How Many People of Golarion Does it Take to Change a Continual Flame Coin?
Everything I Need to Know I Learned from Pathfinder
Silliness with a Net
Charm Person and Charm Monster Don't Do What We Think
Mr. Ed, the Cosmopolitan Mount
New Magic Item Crafting Feat: Egg Laying
Pop Song and Dance as Spell Verbal/Somatic Components
What Cookie is Your Character Class?
Pathfinder Classes and the WoW Definition of Balance
Villains the GM will be Excited to Role-Play
Brainstorm Uses for the Summon Instrument Cantrip
Making Elementals Interesting
The Golarion Version of Old McDonald
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Ketoconazole
I have a funny story I should share about visiting the doctor in January. But I don't have time to write it now.
But my doctor did recommend Selsun Blue to get rid of those small patches of seborrheic dermatitis that have been on my forehead for years. That didn't work. They vanished, but returned when I stopped using that shampoo.
So he prescribed Nizoral 2%. It's priced strangely. The over-the-counter 1% version is only $20 on Amazon. The prescription bottle had a $15 co-pay, and a total cost of about $60. So it was cheaper for me, but a bit overpriced to my insurance company. I guess that is how medicines work these days.
But my doctor did recommend Selsun Blue to get rid of those small patches of seborrheic dermatitis that have been on my forehead for years. That didn't work. They vanished, but returned when I stopped using that shampoo.
So he prescribed Nizoral 2%. It's priced strangely. The over-the-counter 1% version is only $20 on Amazon. The prescription bottle had a $15 co-pay, and a total cost of about $60. So it was cheaper for me, but a bit overpriced to my insurance company. I guess that is how medicines work these days.
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Dead Puppies Worship Jesus
One of my favorite worship songs is You are my All in All by Dennis Jernigan, which was apparently written in 1991.
Today I realized that the chord progression and much of the chorus melody are copied from the 1980s song Dead Puppies Aren't Much Fun by Ogden Edsl.
The two sings blend really well. Sort of.
I'm glad I do not sing this song in public. I might now have an accident.
Today I realized that the chord progression and much of the chorus melody are copied from the 1980s song Dead Puppies Aren't Much Fun by Ogden Edsl.
The two sings blend really well. Sort of.
| Je...sus Lamb of God Wor...thy is Your na...me |
Dead puppies, Dead puppies, Dead puppies aren't Much fu....n |
I'm glad I do not sing this song in public. I might now have an accident.
Monday, March 05, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Infant Ibuprofen Dosages
We get our infant ibuprofen at Safeway. Their generic brand recently changed in three ways.
First, the medicine is now twice as diluted. (The pharmacist had heard that too many parents were giving their babies too high a dose. Apparently the manufacturer hoped watering it down would prevent this.)
Second, the bottle no longer provides dosage information for children under two years of age. It just says "ask a doctor", which is of course the best advice.
Third, it now contains a small cup instead of those nice syringes that made it so much easier to give the medicine to an infant. (They were Smiley's favorite teething items, too.)
Our family physician recommends for Gallant the dosages that matched what the old bottle said. And we still have a few of those nice syringes. So here, for our own record keeping, are the two now-missing infant dosage amounts adjusted for the half-strength new medicine.
Check with your doctor before following these old guidelines!
First, the medicine is now twice as diluted. (The pharmacist had heard that too many parents were giving their babies too high a dose. Apparently the manufacturer hoped watering it down would prevent this.)
Second, the bottle no longer provides dosage information for children under two years of age. It just says "ask a doctor", which is of course the best advice.
Third, it now contains a small cup instead of those nice syringes that made it so much easier to give the medicine to an infant. (They were Smiley's favorite teething items, too.)
Our family physician recommends for Gallant the dosages that matched what the old bottle said. And we still have a few of those nice syringes. So here, for our own record keeping, are the two now-missing infant dosage amounts adjusted for the half-strength new medicine.
- 12 to 17 pounds - 2.5 mL (one-half teaspoon)
- 18 to 23 pounds - 3.75 mL (three-quarters teaspoon)
Check with your doctor before following these old guidelines!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Gallat Approaching Nine Months
I've mentioned that Gallant now has two teeth. What else is happening with him?
Teething makes his gums sore. Some days he eats well, but usually only one or two meals. Other days he only wants to drink. My wife and I are tired because Gallant is waking up every two or three hours during the night, hungry again.
He weighs 19.2 pounds, which is about what Smiley weighed at one year. He is a much bigger baby. This sometimes confuses my intuition or my wife's. Shouldn't he be doing this-or-that by now? Smiley did so, when he was that big. Then we remember there is a three or four month "gap" between the two boys for developmental age and physical size.
Gallant is balancing better when standing. He still needs to hold on to something, but only barely.
He likes banging things against the walls or his high chair tray. Bang, bang, bang!
He has developed that cute but annoying baby game of Not Quite Sharing:
He loves knocking down towers. Fortunately, I Smiley loves building towers with blocks or empty coffee cans for his brother to knock down.
He really loves Smiley's toy truck that goes by itself with batteries. He will chase it, turn it on and off, toss it, and chew on it. Balls are also good to chase, toss, and chew--especially if they make noise when shaken.
Because the gluten-free teething biscuit recipe I tried for Smiley never worked great, today I tried making baby-safe pancakes. That did not work very well. I'll try another version later this week.
Today he did his first climbing. He has often tried before to get a knee up on top of a stair or other small height. Tonight he actually climbed up on top of mommy as she lay on her back on the floor.
Today he also pushed a toy car across the floor for the first time. Before he would often push a toy car back and forth in front of him. But tonight he crawled along with it, pushing it twice across the floor.
Teething makes his gums sore. Some days he eats well, but usually only one or two meals. Other days he only wants to drink. My wife and I are tired because Gallant is waking up every two or three hours during the night, hungry again.
He weighs 19.2 pounds, which is about what Smiley weighed at one year. He is a much bigger baby. This sometimes confuses my intuition or my wife's. Shouldn't he be doing this-or-that by now? Smiley did so, when he was that big. Then we remember there is a three or four month "gap" between the two boys for developmental age and physical size.
Gallant is balancing better when standing. He still needs to hold on to something, but only barely.
He likes banging things against the walls or his high chair tray. Bang, bang, bang!
He has developed that cute but annoying baby game of Not Quite Sharing:
- He holds up a toy or food item with an outstretched arm.
- Sometimes, but not always, he lets us take it from him.
- He laughs if I put the object in my mouth or bop myself on the chest or forehead with it.
- If he did let go, I give it back to him.
- Repeat until the sun burns out.
He loves knocking down towers. Fortunately, I Smiley loves building towers with blocks or empty coffee cans for his brother to knock down.
He really loves Smiley's toy truck that goes by itself with batteries. He will chase it, turn it on and off, toss it, and chew on it. Balls are also good to chase, toss, and chew--especially if they make noise when shaken.
Because the gluten-free teething biscuit recipe I tried for Smiley never worked great, today I tried making baby-safe pancakes. That did not work very well. I'll try another version later this week.
Today he did his first climbing. He has often tried before to get a knee up on top of a stair or other small height. Tonight he actually climbed up on top of mommy as she lay on her back on the floor.
Today he also pushed a toy car across the floor for the first time. Before he would often push a toy car back and forth in front of him. But tonight he crawled along with it, pushing it twice across the floor.
Gallant's Second Tooth
Hm. It's been a weeks since I did any blogging.
On February 19th I mentioned Gallant's first tooth in a timely manner. He got his second tooth, the lower left front central incisor, the next day on February 20th.
No third tooth yet. He has very swollen gums at his upper central incisors and the lower right second incisor. It's a race to see which appears first.
On February 19th I mentioned Gallant's first tooth in a timely manner. He got his second tooth, the lower left front central incisor, the next day on February 20th.
No third tooth yet. He has very swollen gums at his upper central incisors and the lower right second incisor. It's a race to see which appears first.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Gallant's First Tooth
Smiley had his first two teeth when he was seven months old.
Today Gallant got his first tooth. Like his older brother, it was his lower right front central incisor.
Hopefully Gallant will do better than his brother at acquiring teeth in the normal, least painful order.
Today Gallant got his first tooth. Like his older brother, it was his lower right front central incisor.
Hopefully Gallant will do better than his brother at acquiring teeth in the normal, least painful order.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Elder Sign Pete
Wow. My wife and I had time to play Arkham Horror again, only three nights after our previous game.
I randomly drew Ashcan Pete, who once again spent the game closing a gate with an Elder Sign and then dashing to the curiosity shop to repurchase that most valuable of items.
Tonight's game was most notable because the two investigators only owned one weapon the entire game!
I realized while looking at my blog for links to old Arkham Horror blog posts that I never mentioned the craft box I bought that happens to hold most of the Arkham Horror game pieces perfectly.
It is available here for more than I paid at a local craft store. Amazon has something apparently equivalent and less expensive.
I randomly drew Ashcan Pete, who once again spent the game closing a gate with an Elder Sign and then dashing to the curiosity shop to repurchase that most valuable of items.
Tonight's game was most notable because the two investigators only owned one weapon the entire game!
I realized while looking at my blog for links to old Arkham Horror blog posts that I never mentioned the craft box I bought that happens to hold most of the Arkham Horror game pieces perfectly.
It is available here for more than I paid at a local craft store. Amazon has something apparently equivalent and less expensive.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Take That, Yig!
Tonight my wife and I were both finally awake enough to play our favorite two-person game, Arkham Horror, after the boys went to bed.
The random Great Old One was Yig, who is a wimp. But he arrives relatively quickly and during the adventure Jenny and Kate only found one Elder Sign: not enough to buy them sufficient time. So Yig attacked the town before we could win by sealing six gates. Then two women beat him up.
I had never played Kate before. Her Will potential is so low I just ignored it and let every monster frighten her as combat begins. Yet this keeps her Fight maximized--and she fights well with her super-science anti-monster apparatus. She also started with the Gladius. So all of her combats sounded like "Eeek! Thwack! Yay!".
The random Great Old One was Yig, who is a wimp. But he arrives relatively quickly and during the adventure Jenny and Kate only found one Elder Sign: not enough to buy them sufficient time. So Yig attacked the town before we could win by sealing six gates. Then two women beat him up.
I had never played Kate before. Her Will potential is so low I just ignored it and let every monster frighten her as combat begins. Yet this keeps her Fight maximized--and she fights well with her super-science anti-monster apparatus. She also started with the Gladius. So all of her combats sounded like "Eeek! Thwack! Yay!".
Board Games at Barnes and Noble
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)