TableTop Fun: The Manhattan Project

That's right... We're mining minerals and building explosives! Wooo!

From BoardGameGeek:

The Manhattan Project makes you the leader of a great nation's atomic weapons program in a deadly race to build bigger and better bombs. You must assign your workers to multiple projects: building your bomb-making infrastructure, expending your military to protect it, or sending your spies to steal your rival's hard work!

I love this game! Yes, the theme is... controversial? But it's presented really well. I don't usually post pictures of components but this game is really nice.

I'm a sucker for nice components and The Manhattan Project is fantastic. Extremely thick cardboard pieces representing your workers. Awesome graphics that put a softer edge to the topic of building bombs. I don't think I've mastered the game play yet but I've had a ton of fun playing it. There's air strikes, espionage, bomb tests... LOVE it! 

Sadly, this was played around the time that Emma had the bed falling incident.. her nose is a little rough. :P

A Little Canadian

Ian picked out this outfit for Emma awhile back. I think she rocked it. Especially with the wannabe Uggs. :P

I Want A New Phone!

I know.. I know... I shouldn't whine about the phone I have... but come on! The camera on my phone sucks... how good would this picture have been if I had a better phone! *grumble* 

Time Flies

I can't believe these pictures and video were taken in mid-November. Seems like yesterday. Crazy!

TableTop Fun: Rampage

Now known as "Terror in Meeple City" - I like Rampage better. :P

From BoardGameGeek:

In Terror in Meeple City (formerly known as Rampage), you arrive in Meeple City as a gigantic, famished, scaly-skinned monster! Your goal: Dig your claws and dirty paws into the asphalt, destroy buildings, and devour innocent meeples – in short: sow terror while having fun. The monster who has caused the most damage after the carnage finally ends wins the game.

This was our first dexterity game. Simply put - you take your wooden monster, hold it straight out, and drop it onto buildings made of cardboard floors and meeples (see below). You then count up the meeples your monster "ate"... any meeples that fell off the board make you lose teeth. AWESOME. It's silly and fun, with some strategy mixed in. The goal is to collect sets of colored meeples and any other goal from your character card.

Emma was ready to Rampage.

Saturday Morning Em

TableTop Fun: Viticulture

Otherwise known as the science, production and study of grapes. Let's make some wine!!

From BoardGameGeek:

In Viticulture, the players find themselves in the roles of people in rustic, pre-modern Tuscany who have inherited meager vineyards. They have a few plots of land, an old crushpad, a tiny cellar, and three workers. They each have a dream of being the first to call their winery a true success.

Sometimes I think the blurbs for these game make them sound boring... but this game is AWESOME. It's another worker placement game with cute little meeples and many strategies for victory. It has a really neat mechanic that I like a lot - variable turn order. Rotating with the starting player you pick when you want your workers to "wake up". By placing your Rooster Meeple in the early slots you may get to go first... but the later slots give you better rewards. It's a tricky balance.

We also purchased the expansion - Tuscany... but unfortunately we've only added in one part of the expansion so far. I'm looking forward to our next TableTop weekend to add in another.

I'm not sure what is happening here but Emma is awesome. :P

Cough Cough

Emma is finally coming out of her cold. She has a cough every once and awhile. It makes for some funny faces if you're taking a picture of her. :P 

Our 5th Anniversary!

It was five years ago today that I married Mr. Ian Matheson. We met online playing World of Warcraft. I was a Human Priest. He was a Gnome Warlock. It was meant to be. 

How could I not fall in love with this tall, skinny and pale geek? /swoon :) 

Our first selfie before selfies were a thing. 

Shortly after meeting, we went to Seattle together on our first vacation. 

We loved it so much that we made a point of going back for our honeymoon... and staying in the same hotel and room! 

Ian made a handsome groom. :P

He's mine. Even if I couldn't get his ring on... :D

:)

Our Wedding Cake Topper.

So much has happened since then...

• We built a house...
• We made the outside of the house really pretty...
• I got pregnant...
• And had Emma...

What will happen in the NEXT five years?? Stay tuned. Probably another baby. Basement completion. More tabletop games... More travel... More being grateful every day that I met a gnome and he asked me to marry him.

Favorite Photos

I post a lot of photos of Emma. 1) because I have family near and far and it's easy to keep them in the loop... and 2) because she is awesome. :P This probably one of my favorite photos of her.