GG and picspam
Gulf Games was great, played lots of games, saw lots of friends, yay!
Favorite new-to-me games were Founding Fathers (great, though needing a few tweaks still), Battle for Hill 218 (sadly out of print), Masters of Venice (bits fiddly but fun), Campaign Manager 2008 (fast, easy-to-play, relatively innocuous thematically), Finca (lightweight set collection with a rondel), Automobile (economics & logistics but not too complex) and Royal Palace (meeple management, probably best with 2-3 because of downtime & a/p).
Snow Tails & Steam were also good (though I still prefer Age of Steam, those who don't like the auctions will likely prefer Steam), 2 de Mayo good with some reservations, Yetisburg didn't do it for me despite the amusing theme, and we abandoned Fruit Fair during the rules explanation. I got to play Die Macher again (thanks!) and played lots of Tichu.
The other purpose of this post though is picspam of my baby-dog. He has the most adorable face, it isn't all that "mastiff-y" yet though. He is a bundle of love.
And I am switching his food, to Wellness Super5 Large Breed Puppy, since once he got fully switched to Innova he no longer had solid poops. Ick! This kibble is similar to the Innova Large Breed Puppy in quality and ingredients but has a slightly higher fiber content and more controlled range of calcium. I am happy to report that Giganto-pup likes the taste better (judging by his much faster eating speed) and has firmer poops. It is a bonus that the Wellness is a tad less expensive.
My baby is still too thin though, so I bought some canned Wellness 95% supplemental food to put a little bit on top of his kibble. We will see how that goes. He will be getting his first bath soon. He missed us while we were gone, as we missed him too.
I found a new pet store, Carter's Pet Depot, off I-10 and Echo that is very nice. They have a great selection of mostly very high quality foods as well as toys, supplements, shampoos etc. It is only about a 5-10 minute drive from my office so convenient for a lunchtime trip. The store in Katy I used to go to didn't have a very large selection though it was a nice shop, and it was way out of the way. Carter's has a 5% discount on food if you get a rewards card which is a nice bonus as well.
I am looking forward to starting him at puppy kindergarten soon, now that he's done with his vaccines. He is still very shy, but yesterday he played sniffy/kissy nose with the pit bull mix puppy down the street and it was very cute.
Favorite new-to-me games were Founding Fathers (great, though needing a few tweaks still), Battle for Hill 218 (sadly out of print), Masters of Venice (bits fiddly but fun), Campaign Manager 2008 (fast, easy-to-play, relatively innocuous thematically), Finca (lightweight set collection with a rondel), Automobile (economics & logistics but not too complex) and Royal Palace (meeple management, probably best with 2-3 because of downtime & a/p).
Snow Tails & Steam were also good (though I still prefer Age of Steam, those who don't like the auctions will likely prefer Steam), 2 de Mayo good with some reservations, Yetisburg didn't do it for me despite the amusing theme, and we abandoned Fruit Fair during the rules explanation. I got to play Die Macher again (thanks!) and played lots of Tichu.
The other purpose of this post though is picspam of my baby-dog. He has the most adorable face, it isn't all that "mastiff-y" yet though. He is a bundle of love.
And I am switching his food, to Wellness Super5 Large Breed Puppy, since once he got fully switched to Innova he no longer had solid poops. Ick! This kibble is similar to the Innova Large Breed Puppy in quality and ingredients but has a slightly higher fiber content and more controlled range of calcium. I am happy to report that Giganto-pup likes the taste better (judging by his much faster eating speed) and has firmer poops. It is a bonus that the Wellness is a tad less expensive.
My baby is still too thin though, so I bought some canned Wellness 95% supplemental food to put a little bit on top of his kibble. We will see how that goes. He will be getting his first bath soon. He missed us while we were gone, as we missed him too.
I found a new pet store, Carter's Pet Depot, off I-10 and Echo that is very nice. They have a great selection of mostly very high quality foods as well as toys, supplements, shampoos etc. It is only about a 5-10 minute drive from my office so convenient for a lunchtime trip. The store in Katy I used to go to didn't have a very large selection though it was a nice shop, and it was way out of the way. Carter's has a 5% discount on food if you get a rewards card which is a nice bonus as well.
I am looking forward to starting him at puppy kindergarten soon, now that he's done with his vaccines. He is still very shy, but yesterday he played sniffy/kissy nose with the pit bull mix puppy down the street and it was very cute.