Fun finds - the joys of re-sorting a collection:: Battlestar Galactica Pyramid Game

 While re-sorting the many items I have, this one came to light in another forum and I decided to give it a feature here.

I have this 55 card set from a convention purchase sometime in the early 1990s, around the same time I came across the "L" cubit replica.

Sometime in the mid-1990s I learned how to make my own RTV molds and made a mold of that cubit.  

oh so many cubits now!

Since the early 2000s I found the other 'curved' symbol cubit at an expo in Victoria.

giving an impression of scale and color match
my rings are gold

After that event I made another better mold of both replicas (one was metal the other resin) and then turned out enough cubits to be able to play a reasonable 'game' of Pyramid.  I recall at least once playing for jelly beans in the later 1990s, then at least two runs of the game with the new cubits.

These cubits got a fresh coat of paint about two years (yharen) ago, though mostly poker with Jeff's old clay chips has been played.   

 

maybe it is time for a game?

Poker Night

 I had the opportunity to get Jeff's poker chips out for an actual game of poker.

my first big win

My youngest son was home from University (!) for the reading break, so we took the opportunity to have a game day at the house.  Other friends came out and the boys all had games go on during the day.

In the evening I was invited to set up the felt and deal poker.

This first big pot for me was a straight over straight, I had the Ace.

Youngest son is in computer sciences and arts, so no surprise he was way out calculating me on the 'odds'.

We ended up the last two players.

Heads up was close, as he had a chip advantage at one point, then we flipped back and forth a couple of time.

Then came the showdown.

I won with a pair of 3's

I have done more painting, there was a Shako II game run, though I have not been able to get into editing due to my bride having broken a wing.  Then the power went out for a full day ... so we have been busy catching up on things not done for a few days.

Little poker action

 I have discovered the MSN casino site.

been enjoying some poker lately.

Feb 9 end of game (no other players at the table)