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She's got a ticket to ride...
16 Jul 2012 12:02 pmShe's got a ticket to ri-hide,
She's got a ticket to ri-hi-hide,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.
I've had this song stuck in my head since Friday. Why you ask?
It's all Wil Wheaton's fault. Really.
This was the first episode of Tabletop I watched awhile ago. I showed it to Owen and he fell in love with the series and wanted this game. So did I but it's expensive so I just figured... some day.
the game board... it's pretty big and takes up most of our kitchen counter (which is the only place we can play since we don't have a table)
Owen and Brenna getting ready for the last round of the night.
We've played this game so many times over the weekend I lost count. We did modify the rules some, especially for Nora since she can't read the route names. For her she's allowed to choose only 1 route and can play all her cards face up so we can help her as needed. She's actually pretty good when she can focus on just 1 route and doesn't need much help. She knows what she wants and goes for it even if it screws everyone else up.
So far our biggest problem has been remembering to score points while we play. By the end I have to get out the calculator to count up the train points and we're always miserably off with the markers, lol.
This game was such a hit that the kids played for like 8 hours straight on Friday and Patrick even joined in for the last round. Then the next day, while Jack was napping Patrick played two games with us. I mean the TV was off, no video games or anything. Just the bunch of us around the counter. It's the first time we've played a board game together without digital distractions and everyone got along. The last time we played a board game as a family was probably when Meagan was 5 or 6 (she's 12 now) and they always ended in complete meltdowns by half the players and Patrick only played under protest and the whole time paid more attention to the TV.
Anyway... great game. And thanks to Wil Wheaton and his awesomeness for introducing me to it.
She's got a ticket to ri-hi-hide,
She's got a ticket to ride,
But she don't care.
I've had this song stuck in my head since Friday. Why you ask?
It's all Wil Wheaton's fault. Really.
This was the first episode of Tabletop I watched awhile ago. I showed it to Owen and he fell in love with the series and wanted this game. So did I but it's expensive so I just figured... some day.
Well, when we were at Target getting Jack's birthday gifts on Friday, Patrick found it (for $50). As soon as we got home it was opened and playing commenced with me, Brenna and Nora. They picked it up quick (even Nora who is only 6). We played a few games and then Owen and Meagan got home and we ended up staying up past midnight (except Nora who went to bed at 10pm) playing.
the game board... it's pretty big and takes up most of our kitchen counter (which is the only place we can play since we don't have a table)
Owen and Brenna getting ready for the last round of the night.
We've played this game so many times over the weekend I lost count. We did modify the rules some, especially for Nora since she can't read the route names. For her she's allowed to choose only 1 route and can play all her cards face up so we can help her as needed. She's actually pretty good when she can focus on just 1 route and doesn't need much help. She knows what she wants and goes for it even if it screws everyone else up.
So far our biggest problem has been remembering to score points while we play. By the end I have to get out the calculator to count up the train points and we're always miserably off with the markers, lol.
This game was such a hit that the kids played for like 8 hours straight on Friday and Patrick even joined in for the last round. Then the next day, while Jack was napping Patrick played two games with us. I mean the TV was off, no video games or anything. Just the bunch of us around the counter. It's the first time we've played a board game together without digital distractions and everyone got along. The last time we played a board game as a family was probably when Meagan was 5 or 6 (she's 12 now) and they always ended in complete meltdowns by half the players and Patrick only played under protest and the whole time paid more attention to the TV.
Anyway... great game. And thanks to Wil Wheaton and his awesomeness for introducing me to it.
