Game Night

A few days after Christmas we got a crew of six together for some board games, lots of laughs, and general good times. The guilty parties included my girlfriend, mom, sister, friend-of-the-family-for-so-long-she-is-family Rose, former roommate Ken, and myself. Here we all are in a round of Toronto's pride: Beyond Balderdash.

Games

The classic dice game started the night, but with a twist shamelessly stolen from Ginger's family: instead of beginning with three chips, we bought in with three quarters. The winner took the pot of $6.00 as well as a Michigan Instant Lottery Ticket.

After a few rounds of LCR, we took up one of my favorite games of all time: Beyond Balderdash. Highlights included defining

• acronym LTAB as "Love Trumps All, Baby!"
• word tankle as everything from "a tank top for your ankle" to tinkle "... at a velocity greater than one can possibly imagine"

Results

When all was said and done, everyone had taken at least one lottery ticket and my sister walked off with 2012's Balderdash trophy.