Playing Arkham Horror for the first time. Photo by Quinn Munnerlyn (Lothartvni). In photo: Eddie (bendy52) and Dave (daw65). Far left, partly obscured: Brian (bcooperok).

Contrary to what some people might think, boardgaming goes far beyond Monopoly and Risk. I admit -I- used to think boardgames were just games like Monopoly and Risk.

When Jeff started playing boardgames with friends on Friday nights, however, I discovered that the boardgames they played tended to be much more complicated. The idea of learning complex rules late at night didn’t appeal to me; my brain starts melting around 10 pm. I am so not a night person!

This past weekend, I went to BoardGameGeek.con. I attended my first BGG.con last year and loved it, and this second convention has gotten me thoroughly hooked.

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Mirrored from Debbie's Blatherings.

I’ve posted the second part of my BGG.con newbie report on BoardGameGeek.