The Grandson: A book?
Grandpa: That’s right. When I was your age, television was called books. And this is a special book. It was the book my father used to read to me when I was sick, and I used to read it to your father. And today I’m gonna read it to you.
The Grandson: Has it got any sports in it?
Grandpa: Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles…
The Grandson: Doesn’t sound too bad. I’ll try to stay awake.
Grandpa: Oh, well, thank you very much, very nice of you. Your vote of confidence is overwhelming.
THE PRINCESS BRIDE (William Goldman)
That’s right… a book. Well, a book review. Right here in the middle of all these games.
And it’s not just any book – it’s a memoir from game designer Klaus Teuber – the designer of (no surprise here) Catan. (At this point, I spent way too much time trying to create a Prince-themed joke involving “the board game formerly known as Settlers”… since I failed, I’ll trust you to give it a courtesy laugh and create your own punch line.)
And it’s not a quickie knock-off paperback, either – it’s a hardbound volume with a slipcover and filled with both color and black & white pictures that supplement the text. I’m not sure my photo does it justice… but since I own a relatively early German set of Catan, I figured I could make a very appropriate picture of it.
Holiday Gift Ideas, Part 4 – make a Roll and Write travel kit!
Well, about a month ago, we (as a group) had a great idea to get a bunch of things written down and provide our readers with a nice gift giving list. Welp, let’s just say that we didn’t get our you-know-what together… So, instead of a big list, I have decided to just make some shorter posts with things that catch my eye (or things that I notice to be on sale). As I make these impromptu posts, I will try to stick to things which can be delivered prior to Dec. 25 — this likely means that they are things in stock on Amazon Prime. (All the Amazon links here are affiliate links, and the Opinionated Gamers may earn a commission if you buy from those links)
You know, some days you just want to bring along a bunch of games and be prepared for whatever comes your way. I have a couple of different travel kits, but my first one (and probably still most beloved) is my roll and write compendium. I now have over 20 different games that are all packed together in two small cases.
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