We Conquer things and places

So, as is evident by the title of this blog, heidi and i are not exactly the get drunk on friday night type. (though we did enjoy watching drunk people while in europe) Sos instead of losing ourselves to the euphoria of lost inhibitions, we play board games.

It just so happens that we have family and friends just like us. Take these last couple of days for example. On thursday night the idea was proposed by a friend, via facebook, that a game of "Risk" should be organized. I happily and immediately agreed, and was later able to convince heidi that it wouldn't be so bad. So, that evening we all arrived at our friend Sahil's house and began a lively game.

Heidi couldn't remember the rules, and I was inwardly sure of my ensuing victory. 20 minutes later, however, I was eliminated. It was embarrassing. Heidi, contrariwise, soon began to amass troops at an alarming rate. Not long after that she controlled Africa and both North and South America. After Ian threw self-interest to the wind and went on a suicide mission, heidi was left in a compromised position. That being said, the game was over 10 minutes later with heidi's brutal slaying of Jason.

Yesterday, Friday, we played Risk again. This time with Heidi's family, and this time things got a little more interesting (for me at least). To make a long story very short, we played for nearly four hours. I quickly captured Australia, and after some brilliant general-ing and a quite impressive display of patience, launched a sneak attack on North America and one round later the game was over. I was the champion... of the world!

The moral of this rather dull lesson: Do not mess with us; we will beat your sorry ass to the ground. That is all. Now, anyone wanna play Monopoly? (Warning, I am a libertarian, and take my capitalism very seriously.)

-a