Too high of a fun potential/actual fun ratio

[slipjig3]

The other day, I was glancing at my game shelves, and it dawned on me that I'm a seriously blind-crazy batwhack obsessive little bastard. To wit:


221B Baker Street
Auction 2006 and Eleusis (booklet)
Balderdash
Blink
Blizzard of '77
Careers
Chess
Chez Geek
Chez Geek 2
Chez Geek 3: House Party
Chez Goth
Chez Greek
Chez Guevara
Civilization
Cosmic Encounter (Mayfair Edition)
Diplomacy
Dvonn
Facts in Five
Fluxx
Freedom in the Galaxy
Game of Ireland
Game of Secrets
Gipf
Hnefatafl
Ido
Illuminati
Killer Bunnies
Kismet
Lord of the Rings
Lord of the Rings: Friends and Foes
Lord of the Rings: Sauron Expansion
Medici
Monopoly: Millennium Edition
Munchkin
Munchkin 2
Mystery Rummy No. 1: Jack the Ripper
Nanofictionary
Nightmare
Ninja Burger
Quebec 1759
Quirks
Rail Baron
Robo Rally
Scene it?
Scruples
Settlers of Catan Card Game
Settlers of Catan Card Game Expansion Set
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
Starship Catan
Tarot (French)
Ticket to Ride: Marklin
Trivial Pursuit: Genus 5
Tryology
Twixt
Vino
Win Place & Show
Wizard's Quest
World According to Ubi
Zertz

I may be missing one or two on this list that are shelved improperly or stashed in the trunk of the car. Many of these have never even been played, having bought them during my inaugural eBay freakout about six years ago, before I realized, "Hey, wait a sec...I have no one to play these with..."

My central message? Come visit me. There are games to be played.

EDIT: This does not include games of my own invention that are in or out of development. Also, I'm aware that many of you have considerably larger and hipper collections than I do, but keep in mind that I live in Glens Falls, Land of Boring People (with a small handful of notable exceptions, and you know who you are).

Comments

[featheredfrog.livejournal.com]

Have you tried linking up with the local SCA? Glen Lynn is Centered just a bit North of you, and the intersection between SCAers and Gamers is very large.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm a member of Glen Lynn. Still nothing. *sigh* It's gotta be this town.

But you live an hour north of the middle of nowhere

[maverick-weirdo.livejournal.com]

Stuff I have played/would play

Chez Geek
Chez Geek 2
Chez Geek 3: House Party
Chez Goth
Chez Greek
Chez Guevara
Cosmic Encounter (Mayfair Edition)
Fluxx
Killer Bunnies
Monopoly: Millennium Edition
Munchkin
Munchkin 2
Settlers of Catan Card Game
Settlers of Catan Card Game Expansion Set

Re: But you live an hour north of the middle of nowhere

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Paths will cross somehow, even if we have to shoehorn a meeting into place. (Oh, and it occurs to me that I've not replied to your e-mail, dammit. No, we haven't preregistered; you have my complete attention. What did you have in mind?)

[tidesong.livejournal.com]

Oohhh! I love games. ;)

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Yet another reason why you should come visit! *grin*

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Is this a problem?

[weyrdbird.livejournal.com]

You are aware that Munchkin Cthulhu is out, right?:D

http://www.sjgames.com/munchkin/munchkincthulhu/

[icarusfallen8.livejournal.com]

And Munchkin Chthulu 2

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

I know! Honestly, though? I kinda got burned out on the whole Munchkin thing after a while. Interest will likely return after a certain point, though, at which point I'll start snapping up every edition known to man.

[gardenfey.livejournal.com]

What, no Talisman?

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

*shakes head sadly* And no Carcassone, no Shangri-La, no Puerto Rico, not even the original Settlers....

[gardenfey.livejournal.com]

I hereby revoke your geek status. ;)

[malefica-v.livejournal.com]

Huh, no Cosmic Wimpout?

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

See, now, there's a game I've never played and really, really want to. Maybe I should invest.

[rubian77.livejournal.com]

See, now, if you had Fribble I'd be really impressed. ;)

Seriously, though? That's a helluva lot of games!!

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Too damn many of them, given their current level of use. Must fix this. (By playing them more, not by reducing their number. I mean, c'mon.)

[we-happy-few.livejournal.com]

And here I am lamenting the same problem, nobody around who likes board games.

I'll try to arrange a wormhole between the island and glen's falls

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

Please, do! This is the problem with modern technology: the Internets help you create close connections with others, and the space-time continuum never gets the memo.