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So I got David Foster Wallace's meisterwerk, "Infinite Jest". Blimey. 980 pages, with another 60-odd of "notes and errata". For a novel. Small typeface, not many paragraphs. Going to take a while. And a stronger pair of reading glasses, I shouldn't wonder.
In the same package was Carcassonne which, being very behind on what's been occurring on the board game scene, was new to me, despite being 10 years old and a Spiel des Jahres winner. We're now at a point where games with reasonably simple mechanics suitable for 8 are well within Johnny's reach so I'm starting to add to our portfolio (I should take a look in the attic to see if there's anything there that would be suitable, come to think of it). The inevitable tantrum occurred after the first game, which I won more or less randomly, but he's been back for more, culminating this afternoon in a victory of crushing proportions. Nicely presented and surprisingly subtle, as is often the case with German games.
In the same package was Carcassonne which, being very behind on what's been occurring on the board game scene, was new to me, despite being 10 years old and a Spiel des Jahres winner. We're now at a point where games with reasonably simple mechanics suitable for 8 are well within Johnny's reach so I'm starting to add to our portfolio (I should take a look in the attic to see if there's anything there that would be suitable, come to think of it). The inevitable tantrum occurred after the first game, which I won more or less randomly, but he's been back for more, culminating this afternoon in a victory of crushing proportions. Nicely presented and surprisingly subtle, as is often the case with German games.