No rules, however wise, are a substitute for affection and tact. -- Bertrand Russell, 'Education And Discipline'

Secret Santa?

Hello there, Santa!

If you’re wondering about my wishlist ... its just a bunch of games I’m thinking about. I’ve taken the drastic step of deciding that I won’t buy any of these games until after Christmas, so feel free to choose anything.

If there’s nothing you see that you’d like to send me, that’s OK too, but could I ask you to check out my previously owned games list to make sure it isn’t something I disposed of, and also my rating for the game - basically, if I’ve rated the game but don’t own it then I’ve played it but then didn’t buy it or add it to my wishlist for various reasons: maybe it was just OK, maybe a few of my friends already have a copy, maybe it just wouldn’t get played much.

Expansions are a little trickier. I generally don’t list expansions as owned, but instead add them to the trade comments of the base game.

Some games are described (in my wishlist comments) as Not yet released or Old, hard to get. The first bunch are just for my future reference. As for the second bunch - I'd love to receive any of these, but you won't simply be able to contact a games store and order it.

Consider my wishlist to be just a bunch of suggestions. If you think I’d like something else, I’d say "go for it".

I like surprises.

In all cases, whether a game is new or used makes no difference to me.

Merry Christmas!

Recently played games?



Regular Gaming?

I have two regular gaming sessions - Sunday evenings (18:00-v.late) in Newport, and Wednesday evenings (16:30-23:00) in various locations around Cardiff.

If you're local or just passing through, and you fancy joining us for an evening, just send me a geekmail and we'll try to get something organised.

What's Next?

I'll be attending ...
... Eastbourne, November 19-22
... Stabcon, in Stockport. January 8-10, 2010
... Eastbourne, February 2010?
... Baycon, in Exeter, March 8-11 2010
... Beer & Pretzels, in Burton-on-Trent, May 15-16, 2010
... UK Games Expo, in Birmingham, June 4-6, 2010
... Stabcon, in Stockport, July 2010
... Manorcon, in Leicester, July 16-19, 2010
... Spiel, in Essen, Germany, October 21-24, 2010
... Midcon, in Birmingham, November 2010


Me?

50-ish years old, married with 3 sons.

And here I am - posing with the boardgamegeek gnome at The Cast Are Dice 2007:


(photo: Chris)