I've been salmoned

[jayhova]

[03:09] StampedingSalmon: Fill in the blank: I'll eat me candy with the [blank]. Excuse my manners if I make a scene

Comments

[squidflakes]

Pfffft, Settlers of Catan is far from obscure.

[dark_twinge]

To the average lay-person on the street it is! Board gaming is still a rather niche hobby, even moreso than most other geeky hobbies.

[jayhova]

I got tired of playing obscure board games back in the avolon hill days.

[squidflakes]

I've seen Settlers sets in Toys R Us, I wouldn't necessarily point to them as a niche retailer.

The European board games have been picking up a lot of market share in the U.S. in the last 10 years, so while they were once confined to some nerd's living room, they are creeping slowly in to the mainstream.

[anonymous]

What exactly is that salmon thing? Because I got an IM from them last night and I just thought it was someone being terribly mean :(

[jayhova]

There is an engine that gives two random parties a phrase designed to get them talking. It's like a random chat with both parties being randomly selected.