This past weekend was one of a few this coming winter and spring where I will be on the road for much of the time.
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| Eagles, now 20 years old! Artwork by Eric Hotz |
It was nice to have Eagles, by Columbia Games, along so that my son and I could connect over a few games while marking time on the ferries that we must take to come and go off Vancouver Island.
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| to get a sense of scale, that is an 11 year old standing past the white Queen |
While in Seattle center, my middle son made sure to challenge me to a chess game with the mega-board that they have there.
What travel games do you engage in?
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5 comments:
A rather wild and woolly chess game going there. But White is in a spot of bother methinks. I did try 'blindfold' chess (which is just chess without a board and set of pieces) whilst travelling, once (to a chess tournament). It did not go well.
I don't play games when commuting daily but I often use the time to make notes about/plan my wargaming projects.
Eagles! I have not had that out in, well, about 20 years! Still have my collected cards in a binder. Never did manage to get a complete set.
When I commute to Seattle for work one week per month, I usually take along a small wargame such as a S&T, Command, Wargamer, or Vae Victus. Sometimes, I pack the Commands & Colors miniatures for evening solo games.
More often, evenings in the hotel are spent reading, blogging, and making project plans.
Jonathan, I did not have a complete set either and the card packs were not in the game stores any more. Yet I did have a lot of extra Dixie cards for Gettysburg, so I talked with Columbia Games and they were willing to do 2:1 trades Dixie for Eagles so that I could get a complete set.
Since you travel to Seattle I am guessing that you live near Blaine?
A quick phone call could determine if any Eagles cards are still around ... then the negotiation starts.
No, I live on the other side of Washington State in Spokane. That makes my commute about 600 miles roundtrip!
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