Housewarming Party

Well, I'm going to put Saturday down as a success.

Unless you count gaming sessions (I don't), I haven't hosted a party in years. It was nice, and now I'm thinking of occaisions to celebrate in the future.

There were a total of eight people, including myself. We did a little hanging out and chatting, but mostly we played games.

I was soundly trounced in three games of Pirateer. Four of us started a game of The Order of the Stick boardgame, but then some other people showed up and we packed that up and played the first eight-player game of Illuminati any of us had been in. I was the UFO's, and nearly got wiped out (I really need to start just grabbing an EASY group that no one will care about on my first turn...). I managed to recover to a respectable position, but was never a real threat to win the game. Still, it was really interesting to see what it is like with everyone in play. Many agreements were made, openly and secretly, though very few special cards showed up. The winning play was the control of Girlie Magazines. Gotta love that. :-)

Desparate for a win, I challenged the remaining folks to a game of Robo Rally. I was taught this game by a master, and while I've never reached his skill level, I'm pretty good at moving those little guys around. I pulled off a win. :-) Of course, it didn't hurt that I was playing against three novices. :-}