My husband and I actually left our house last night to go to a friends' house to play one of our favorite board games, Scythe. The pandemic quarantine has completely derailed our social life, and when we were invited to go over for a game night, my husband said we needed to go because we needed to get used to going out again. And this was the super safest "going out" we could do; the friends there were the same friends in our Magic pod whom we see every Tuesday anyways. We got delicious takeout and played a delightful round of Scythe (which I happened to win😉). None of us had played the game in over a year, so I got to be the teacher/leader of the game to refresh us all on how to play, which is one of my favorite things to do: reading the rules book, translating the rules to reality, guiding and helping my friends play the game. I delight in teaching and leading, especially games, and it was delightful to experience that again last night.
I particularly like the game Scythe because there are almost infinite possibilities for how to play. There are 9 different achievements you can vie for during the game, but the first person to get 6 triggers the end of the game, so you basically get to pick up to 6 of the 9 things to work towards. Many of them are totally independent of other players, so you get to do your own thing during the game. I really like the variability and many different strategies one can employ to win the game. I delight in being able to bring people together to play a game, and I really miss doing that on a regular basis, so I look forward to life eventually getting back to normal so we can play more games with more people.
With delight,
♥Jamie
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