I think I’ve mentioned before (surely I must’ve by this point!) that I love board games. It’s been a long road of slowly evolving tastes, but from humble beginnings with Chess, Risk, and Monopoly, to my current favourites of Twilight Imperium IV, Galaxy Trucker, and Battletech (and countless other miniature combat games… that’s a whole thing on its own).
Today I got to spend a few hours with friends (remotely) playing board games, and that was really nice. We tackled a mid-weight game called “Lost Ruins of Arnak,” a delightful Euro-style game with a little bit of a lot of different elements, and it was a very pleasant day (even if I lost by a fair margin! Thankfully winning has no impact on whether I enjoy a game or not!). It made me think a little about how I could include my love of games in my writing, something along a Player of Games by Iain M. Banks (which, if you haven’t read, absolutely do so!). I’ll have to think about it further, of course, but nothing has really “spoken” to me yet about a good way to mix the two together.
One of these days I’ll figure out something. Until then, it will just be another passion of mine that I don’t get to spend enough time with!
Hope everyone out there is staying safe and healthy!