Board Game Olympics: Munchkins UYE

Yay — our first Unilocal event!
Mike and I had a super awesome time at Café Brae in Dartmouth today, losing (not horribly) a super close game of Munchkin! I hope that Café gets a lot of local business, as the cheesecake was SUPREME! I’m going to have good dreams about that cheesecake. And the espresso was to die for. (I’m a tea freak and am always a little sad when there is only bagged tea to be offered, but Numi is a good brand so all was well: D)
Although I was viciously slain by a dragon, I do not hold that against Ben B. Until the next event, when just revenge can be taken ;) (kidding!)
Super thanks to Jen B for hosting! It was an awesome time to spend a Sunday afternoon, and we will definitely be at the next Board Game Olympics!
Thanks Jess G & Ben R for inviting us! Until next time…

The first Dartmouth edition, the first UYE edition — oh yes, we broke new ground today as far as the Board Game Olympics are concerned. And better yet? It wasn’t my event so I get to review it too!
Huge imaginary and inconsequential bonus points to Jen B for setting up our mammoth round of Munchkins at Café Brea in Dartmouth. It was a great chance to experience a new game, spend some time in a new business, and eat some damn fine cheesecake.
We had a a nice balance of seasoned pros and newbies out for this hilarious and adorably illustrated card game. I won’t get into the mechanics of it all (mostly because after three hours of play, I’m still not sure I completely understand) but it was as silly and entertaining as it was completely cutthroat. The latter of which we’d be reminded of every time it came around to Melanie M’s turns. There’s gotta be some major beef between her and Ben R now…
Apologies to Ash-​Lee H for assisting a dragon in her causing her death. That’s no way to welcome a new Unilocaler. Hopefully Mike and I are still cool, though.
Thanks again, Jen! Next time we’ll hopefully keep it to a more manageable timeline :)

I admittedly came into this game with some apprehension. While I enjoyed watching the Tabletop webisode Jen B posted, it sort of seemed like the players were just making the game up as they went along a la Chandler when he invented Cups on Friends. And even though I still don’t really know what was going on for much of the game, I had a lot of fun. Thanks to veterans Jen B, Jess G, and Ben R for being so patient with all of my questions. Extra thanks to Jen B for putting this event together and even going so far as to create a game sheet for us newbies. Much appreciated!
Sorry Ben R for trying to take you down — I’m sure winning the game took away some of the sting. Congrats on winning the epic 3.5 hour battle! We all get bonus points for participating in the longest Board Game Olympics marathon, right Ben B? Right? *crickets*
Café Brea was an excellent venue choice. Lots of room to spread out and I didn’t feel like we were being too rowdy for the space. My lemon cheesecake was so unbelievably good. Daily special of any cheesecake plus coffee/​tea for $ 6? Yes please. I honestly didn’t even know this place existed — I’ll definitely be back. Yay for more Dartmouth café options!
Thanks all for a fun afternoon — great to see a mix of familiar and new faces. Nice meeting you Ash-​Lee and Mike!