This is the newest addition to our stable of games. Tsuro is perfect for gamers and non-gamers alike and makes for a quick play.

We had the fortune to be able to play for the first time with family on the 4th – my anti-gamer, easily bored sister; her nerdy-in-disguise new husband; my über gamer brother; his fantastically geeky fiancé; my board game loving stepmother; my DH and myself.

A great time was had by all running each others’ dragons into the walls at the end of the Earth (though whether they met a fiery doom or simply dimension-hopped after shooting off the board was hotly contested). I am firmly in the fiery doom camp – we never got around to naming or creating bios for our dragons; definitely something we will have to do for next time.

If you would like to see Tsuro in action, check out this episode of Geek and Sundry’s TableTop on YouTube. That’s where we first saw the game. TableTop, for those of you who don’t know, is a YouTube show hosted by geek king Wil Wheaton where he and friends play board games. We pretty much want all the games featured on the show – you wouldn’t think watching someone play something you’ve never heard of would be fun, but it strangely is. I highly recommend.

Walking around the city all day in July makes for some hot, tired feet.

Oh, vegetables: how I missed thee.

Nectar of the Gods.

Checking out the changes at the Columbus Zoo with my father & brother. I’m excited about all the great enclosure and enrichment program changes; sad about the modernization of my favorite Elephant building. Progress is good and I am a huge fan of the informational displays, but I loved that building and it’s mural.

C’est la vie. The polar bears, penguins, monkey house, (and elephant house) are still awesome. And you can’t argue with tigers, animatronic dinosaurs, and 2 separate varieties of otter.

The beautiful bride and her handsome hubby. Happy wedding to my sister and new brother-in-law. 🙂

Green & Yellow: a wedding.

Stars & Stripes & an Aunt. 🙂

Hi, Dad. 🙂