Well, yesterday (Saturday) was the second TermiSoc LAN party this term. I went along, though as I’m not generally much of a gamer it was mainly as an attempt to be sociable.
However, that changed a couple of hours in, when Dan arrived; he didn’t have a working computer, so he went out and bought a board game instead: Settlers Of Catan. It’s quite popular among the kind of geek who also plays, for example, Dungeons and Dragons or Risk; I’ve heard it mentioned a few times on Planet Debian. Anyway, since Dan and I both fit its target demographic pretty well, we decided to give it a go, and along with Carl we spent a good few hours rolling dice instead of hitting buttons. Chrissey, Ed, Gareth, and I had another game later, which didn’t go so well—for me, anyway. :(
Anyway, it’s quite possible that we’re going to make it a regular thing—Settlers, Risk, etc. Watch this space.