We had 21 people at GAMES! this month, including a surprise (at least to us) birthday party. We played all kinds of board games and I even remembered to bring my camera this month, so there are new photos on the website of the action. There was even free candy hearts (that I ate too many of).

Veronica won the door prize and selected Settlers Of Catan Travel Edition. We've got another game from the Catan family that will be added next month to replace it.

If you were unable to join us this month (because of the weekend's holiday or for any other reason), make sure to put the March event on your calendar: March 13th, from 3-9pm. I doubt there will be any candy hearts or birthday parties, but I'm sure it'll still be a good time.

I love games and so does my Valentine, which is why we'll both be attending this month's event. In case you didn't already know, it's scheduled for this Saturday, February 13th, from 3-9pm. In the distant past we might have done themed decorations and food, but these days we get by on the usual pizza and pop; as long as the games are fun, nobody really cares what the room looks like.

The empty slot in the Prize Vault is getting filled by Bohnanza this month, which is a good filler game and is non-gamer-friendly (my mom even got the hang of it).

Make plans now to join us this Saturday and bring along your Valentine, maybe you can even win a free game to give him/her.

P.S. There's a new page linked at right called "What Is It?" that explains what GAMES! is (without having to go back to the very first post on this blog). If you have questions that aren't answered there, feel free to email me or comment on this post so I know what to add.

While not officially a GAMES! event, it still involves board games and it's still hosted at BRBC: on Friday, January 29th, starting at 6pm, a group of guys (presumably including you, if you're interested and fit into the category of "guys") will be getting together for pizza and games. What started as an informal gathering to play Risk has become an actual event, complete with a start time (6pm) and a food strategy (bring $3-5 to chip in for pizza to be ordered from the Edgewood HyVee, I'm told). The event will run "until whenever" and should theoretically be just as welcoming as a GAMES! event, though there will not a be a game give-away.

That's all the info I have at the moment, but it should be enough for the purposes of adding the event to your calendar. If you have any questions about it, make a comment on the GAMES! website and I'll be sure to find answers for them. Larry is the guy putting this event together and I'm sure he can offer more info as necessary. Thanks for letting me plug a non-GAMES! event using the GAMES! website/mailing list (don't think of it as spam, think of it as a special offer :-)   ).