A Bug's Life

bellinghman and bellinghwoman (person#4 dropped out) came round for games and Chinese takeaway tonight - Tantrix and Space Munchkin. I won at Munchkin (hee hee hee!), though I was all prepared to deal the death blow to a Level 7 Space Opera Singer, when one of my colleagues opponents made it The Last Of Its Race (+10). From Another Dimension (+10). And I Am Your Father (+10). I Miniaturized it (-5) but even with my Bananananafofaser I could not defeat a Level 32 monster! I was surprised and delighted a couple of rounds later to draw Great Cthulhu and best him, going up two levels at once and winning the game at Level 11.

We didn't play quite properly - it took a while to work out how to use the Trap cards. I read the rules right through and couldn't see where the Room cards use was described, but there were additional rules in the expansion pack which we found when packing up.

I would like to have a session soon where we play something a bit more involved, like Starfarers of Catan (I miss my rockets!).

I've been having a domestic interlude. I cleared the kitchen cupboards yesterday, and found many packets of dried beans and pulses, so thought I'd soak and cook and freeze them so they're available in a more readily edible format. Two packs later, and there's beans all over the shop, cooling in plastic tubs and bowls and the lasagna dish... I did at least remember to only cook as many beans as fit in the saucepans.

I prefer tinned; much less faff, and a firmer consistency. It seems like a false economy, to buy the dried beans but then spend hours soaking and rinsing and boiling and simmering. My boiled beans usually go floury and fall apart. Butter beans are the worst for this - once the husks have split and fallen off, there's hardly any bean left!