Six (lack of) Sleep note. Game night. Audio as always sn@pnwsalex

[11calls]

[Hey look, it's yet another post that does not happen at three in the morning. It seems that Alex is actually sleeping for the most part. It's kind of amazing. And she's also sounding extremely chipper, even if there is the faintest of whispers of 'Richard' from somewhere behind her. Look, she locked the thing in the drawer of her desk and it still keeps saying the name of the person she has a crush on. It's all Jeff's fault. But she's not going to mention it at all. Nope, it's not even happening. Instead, she's focused on something else.]

So I was talking with a friend recently, or at least recently-ish anyway about games. Like board games and things like that. Did you know that dice and games were used before recorded history on Earth? And that dice were found in tombs in Iran that date back to 2800–2500 BCE? So honestly, playing games is like something that really seems universal and kind of timeless as well.

Which brings me to my next question, and trust me I really do have a point. What sort of games did you play at home? Do you have copies here? What sort of games do you want to see if you have copies of?

I'm putting together a game night, either renting out a cafe, or if need be the school, and I'd like to include something from everywhere if possible. Board games, dice games, card games, it's all going to be welcome here. If nothing else, it'll be a nice distraction from everything else. [Everything else here meaning all of the love festival stuff that's going down.] And the goal is to play five games you've never played before, so come on down.

I'm not even limiting games like Monopoly or Uno or whatever. [Even though she probably should just based on her experience. She's also definitely not bringing Mario Kart. Alex does have some sense of fair play and wanting to keep friendships in tact. For now anyway.]

Also hi if you don't know who I am. I'm Alex. Alex Reagan. Welcome.

Comments

[11calls]

Yeah, and annoyingly smug about it too.

I'm pretty sure he just stores random facts up there to pull them out when he needs to.

Unless it's pop culture. He's not all that great with that.

[bardish]

So the key is to somehow win the game using only the power of pop culture!

[11calls]

Have you ever played Cards Against Humanity?

[bardish]

Iiiii don't think so? Which one's that?

[11calls]

[Oh Jeff. This is going to blow your mind.]

Do you guys have Apples to Apples where you're from? Where like one person plays a card and other people play a card from their hand that describes it?

[bardish]

Oh yeah! I know that one. I let my students play it when we've got nothing to do. Y'know, like, after finals are done, but before summer.

My students back home, I mean, not here. [ WOMP WOMP, HOME SICKNESS. ]

[11calls]

Yeah, it's kinda like that.

[A beat.]

Only for terrible people. I know there's a set in the house, I brought it over to Richard's once.

[Because when you're talking about terrible people, you're always talking about Richard Strand.]

[bardish]

[ Teasing: ] So... a game I should definitely keep in my classroom. Got it.

[11calls]

[Alex is just going to grin.]

Well. If you took some of the super offensive early cards out of the deck it'd be fine. I know they're already out of mine.

[Alex didn't stand for slurs about transgender people or the like in her games.]