Let Evil Reign!

There are five immutable laws of nature:
1. Clowns are not funny.
2. Ventriloquist dummies always become sentient and turn on their masters.
3. Zeus is a very good doggie. Yes you are! Yes you are!!!
4. Dr. Raymond Kirby always chooses the red token, because red is the color of evil as well as the color of my true love's hair.
5. Dr. Raymond Kirby has to win once in a while...
What more can I say? With Drac Vader (as opposed to his uninteresting noodge of a brother, Dennis Vader, chief proctologist to the emperor) as my avatar, how could I lose? It was pre-ordained (post-ordination being entirely useless in the rough and tumble world of board gaming) that Dr. K must be victorious, not to mention overwhelmingly haughty about said victory. Bwa-hahahahahahahaha! Let evil reign!! And to all of you green token and yellow token and blue token people out there I say: FEEZIL!
We now return control of your blog to you.

Good day. I said GOOD DAY!

Good dog, Zeus....

May Bee May Bee Knot

First of Two: "Lie, Cheat, Steal":Oh yeah! This is for me! I do all these fairly well! A game of crooked politics (is there any other kind?) in which up to six players meander around the board vying for and buying votes to win. Fun? Hotcha ja! And who won? Li'l ol' me! So proud I'm not pictured. Our bud "G" and Zeus were no shows except by phone and our quad member wasted his time live blogging the results of the evening. Will he make that mistake agin'? Unlikely! Not a total write off as we had two other discorporate fans viewing from points north and west across this great nation! Thanks to Dr. S and Lord Bjyron for tuning in!This game is so highly recommended that I promptly gave it away. Go figure!

Left:

D watches in amazement as Dr Kirby tries to diguise his politcal naivete. Nothing to be ashamed of there Dr K!

Game the Twoth:"Star Wars Action Figure Game":Hmmm. This one is kinda self explanatory. Players pick their fave Star Wars character (Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, Han Solo or Luke Skywalker) and battle (roll dice) to defeat the Lite or Dark Side and get to or prevent getting to the fabled Millenium Falcon. Dr. Kirby wanted to play the simplified rules until we explained to him that that meant we would be playing a game of basically die rolling intended for those ages eight years and under. Well! We played the advanced version with Mr D and I taking the Lite Side of the force as a team vs Dr. Kirby as the Dark. Now ...a word of explanation ...the action figures of Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker were missing from our copy of this game so we were forced to improvise. Thus we played with "Drac Vader" and "FrankenLuke" (see picture). D was "FrankenLuke" and I Chewbacca. Things looked pink and rosy for the good guys until "Drac Vader" bared his hideous fangs and sent the Lite side team to heck in flames. Evil triumphed and we were forced to slink away to Dagobah to be chastised by Yodah. Gah! One question about this game ...if the "Good Guys" are the Lite Side of the force then why do they make their moves in secret, skulking around on hidden mini boards? Hmmm indeed!

Left:

The heavy hand of fate reaches out to crush the unwary!!!

Right: Evil triumphs! Dr. K as Drac Vader revels in his victory. Brrr! Sends chills down the spine!

All in all a most entertaining night with the first game a plus positive and the second well ...the kids will dig it fer sure!

May Pole

6:24pm
Setup and ready to go. Let the gaminess begin
6:27pm
Dennis & the Dr. won't stop blabbing about the music biz. Hey! What's the game? The fans are falling asleep.
6:36pm
Finally, the first game is chosen: "Lie, Cheat and Steal".

6:39pm
Political backstabbing. Wish I were playing instead of this stupid blogging. At least there's bourbon for the blog staff. Incoming call. The web world manifests itself. The pressure. At least there's bourbon. Col. starts.
6:44pm
The rules. Are read. Thank jeebus I don't have to pay attention. This could be the best game night ever!

7:02pm
Confusion sets in. The Dr. is one bankrupt politico. He's headed for the pen. There is justice...for the small fry.
7:10pm
Stage management. The table is moved closer to the camera.

7:18pm
The Dr. cheats. How many votes to win? 500. Crap. This could go on longer than the Dem. primary.
7:21pm
Col. buys votes. Called to the witness stand. Can I get a witness? Accused by the Dr. of lying. Aquitted.
7:31pm
The Dr., counting votes.

7:33pm
Dr. slammed for tax evasion, back in the pokey and busted.
7:38pm
Col. turn to get busted, head for the can.
7:45pm
500 VOTES! Col. gets elected.


7:53pm
Next in line Star Wars - Escape the Death Star
8:03pm
6 year old rules or for 8 year olds? Hard call.
8:16pm
Comments! For crying out loud. Hard enough to live blog but I got to moderate comments too? 1st game, no teams. Star Wars, yes, rebels vs. empire (Dr. Vader). Yes, betting is allowed, house always wins.
Whoa! big development, Bobba Fett is down!
8:21pm
Rebels are arming! Vader is soiling his drawers! The storm troopers are capitulating.

8:29pm
The Empire Strikes Back! Monster rebels eating space dirt. Confusion. Remember to account for the red shift.
8:40pm
Dragging on boys. The fans are turning in for the night.
8:42pm
Do we have a winner. Check the rules. Yes, the Empire rules. Our Emperor seems confused, not accustomed to victory:

8:47pm
And so we wrap it up. One last picture with the technical staff included. Live blogging, thrilling or what?

How do I know when my blog is alive?

All Game Night fans who have been unable to locate our undisclosed location or who would not be caught dead within its sacred precincts will have an alternative under the full moon this Monday, May 19. Game Night will be live blogged! Good God, y'all. Look for the excitement to begin around 6 cdt (that's 0000 zulu for you out of towners) as we unpack the wasabi peas, dig the Beam outta the fridge and blow on the dice. You are there!