...I get enough of them nasty dagger eyes from my ol' lady when I win a game. I don't need to be gettin' 'em from your ol' lady too! I can jus feel 'em borin' a hole right through me. Dude, I hope you had a flak jacket on when took that photo.
See that's the problem with all you guys. The secret is to lose to her, and lose a lot. That's what keeps my lady playing. Nevermind that I can't seem to beat her at anything other than Ceasar & Cleopatra even if I try. The important thing is that the glares only come from rules confustion and not from losing.
Besides, it's all about playing the game, not winning, right?
I love the pic! Ulyssus is a memeber of my gaming group and what he failed to mention was that he put in the Soundtrack to Conan the Barbarian right before he trounced his wife in RISK! I see marriage councelling in his near future!
I guess there's more to starting a game company than just having a name... :(
What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, a gaming machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this gamer does is sleep and eat and place little meeples, and that's all.
marriage coucelor? i think not, what she needs is a good war council... trying to fight a land war in asia? as a girl she should've seen Princess Bride and known better than that...
I love the pic! Ulyssus is a memeber of my gaming group and what he failed to mention was that he put in the Soundtrack to Conan the Barbarian right before he trounced his wife in RISK! I see marriage councelling in his near future!
Great soundtrack! Perfect for wargaming (or any gaming, for that matter).
Anybody who thinks risk is a viable gaming option has deeper problems that need working out.
Here's a new idea, fellow Geeks! Games are GOOD when games are FUN. If I wanted to "appreciate elegant mechanics" I'd buy a Benz. And now there's probably going to be some dude that says, "Actually, Mercedes have one of the worst track records..." Well, my fellow Geeks, snobbery is fine and welcome in vinology and France, but in my mind all geeks are brothers in arms, whether they play Caylus or Candyland.
P.S. I put the Conan soundtrack on while writing this.
The problem is the poor woman only has water to drink! And she doesn't even have a decent vessel from which to drink it! Honey, I'd sell that boardgame, go to a resale shop, and buy a glass for my water.
Then maybe I'd work on getting something other than water to drink...
The best part of this image is that his wife is making that expression at him, and his first thought is "I should get a picture of this for BGG". Smooth...
Been married for 27 years. When my wife gets that mad I have some serious groveling to do to get back in her good graces...So I gotta know, is he still in the doghouse and if he got out, what did he have to do ???
Dude, you been married for 27 years and haven't figured it out yet? You NEVER get out of the doghouse with them! They just let you have a weekend pass from time to time... to tease you with a taste of freedom. Just like in the military!
With the look on her face, she could be NAKED and you shouldn't notice! Either you a)have never been in a long term relationship with a woman or b)are into women bashing your brains in while you sleep. Either way, you shouldn't be able to get past the red in her eyes! 8-)
She must be even happier now that she's destined to be on the front page of BGG in her "hangin round the house" outfit. It will probably remain front page for the next few months, too.
Sir, if I posted a pic like this of my spouse, I would be single again by now. Of course, I may not have even lived past the RISK outcome in the first place...
Everyone is assuming that shes playing in the game. I am betting that she wasn't. She wanted some quality time, and he ended up playing this lousy! boardgame for 5 hours while she waited for it to end. It probably was his turn to do the dishes, make dinner, and feed the dog, and NONE OF THAT HAPPENED. She doesn't have any cards in front of her. It doesn't look like she has some in her hand, but who can be sure. She is sitting on something that she would have probably moved if she was going to plan to sit for a while. She also isn't wearing appropriate spousal gaming attire if she wants to win!
Damned gamers!
I have one rule in my house (in which I NEVER play risk). When I am playing a game that requires some thought, SHUT THE HELL UP! so I can think. That look on her is my default look the first time someone interrupts me when I'm doing my ASL turn. After that, its a quick sweep outside and a quick locking of the doors, and an immediate donning of my shooting muffs.
I'm thinking that if she's losing, she has an out b/c I see an unoccupied territory, and after setup, this is impossible under the rules. She should win by forfeit...on the other hand, she may have been winning and discovered she just lost by forfiet due to said error...
*sigh* Risk is the only game with a world map that my wife will play... I should make her play Dust and see if I can get more thumbs up and geekgold than this pic!
It's mainstream enough to be found in any Wal-Mart and Toys-R-Us
Yes, obviously it was a wonderful way to introduce this woman to gaming. I'm sure she will be very enthusiastic when the hubby suggests playing a much more complicated game after she just spent 4+ hours watching him roll dice.
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Ah, yikes. I've had that look a time or two. Now I get the "I dont like thematic games" line, which lead to the "no game that's over an hour", to "lets just play sequence"....
Anybody who thinks risk is a viable gaming option has deeper problems that need working out.
Here's a new idea, fellow Geeks! Games are GOOD when games are FUN. If I wanted to "appreciate elegant mechanics" I'd buy a Benz. And now there's probably going to be some dude that says, "Actually, Mercedes have one of the worst track records..." Well, my fellow Geeks, snobbery is fine and welcome in vinology and France, but in my mind all geeks are brothers in arms, whether they play Caylus or Candyland.
P.S. I put the Conan soundtrack on while writing this.
I'm going to be that guy. Mercedes have a terrible track record. Buy any US made car over it. I think Germans laugh at us for our obsession of that horrible vehicle. Now BMW's, well thats a good car.
