Help, I’m Mentally Ill

I am mentally ill. I am.

I can’t stop buying games. Last week it was Hive. This week it was Court of the Medici, Chaos Marauders and Cosmic Incursion.

I even bought a Risk game. I hate Risk. Why did I buy Risk? It was that two-player Risk: Balance of Power effort. It was only a tenner. I thought I would maybe give it another chance, having heard some positive things about it. But I hate Risk! What am I thinking?

Too. Many. Games.

And there are more games I want. How do you stop it? Any tips?

Where’s 2.1?

Oh, one more thing.

I know I promised that episode 2.1 of the show would be available a week ago. I apologise for yet another delay. I wasn’t happy with the approach I’d taken, so I ripped it up and will start again when I’m home from London.

I’m an annoying fusspot perfectionist.

It wasn’t weird enough for my liking!

River Insects

Well, today (yesterday, I suppose – it’s two in the morning) a trip along the Thames by boat took me to Greenwich, and a trip into Greenwich Market. Wherever I go these days, it seems that fate intervenes to ensure that some type of board game or other is there to tempt me.

Inside Greenwich Market, it turns out there’s a lovely little games shop called ‘Compendia’. It had a reasonable amount of what I’ll call “modern games” – the Agricolas, the Zoolorettos and such. It also had plenty of classic game odds and ends. All in all, a well-stocked, charming little shop. There was a pleasant gentleman in a nice suit and spectacles behind the counter. No hard rock music or big bearded lads with damp-smelling jackets in this game shop. Nope.

I’d been looking for Hive for quite a while, so I was a happy man to see it on the shelf. Twenty quid, bish-bosh, back up the river with Hive to see what all the fuss was about.

Summoner Wars and Hive both hit the table tonight. Kenny and I matched wits, playing learning games for realsies, like we always do.

Long story short, I got fucked as usual.

I’m on my way back to the river, to throw myself in.

The Blog Begins – London

Do excuse me if this blog post is a bit on the rough side, but I’m doing it all from an iPhone app, and doing it while on the move – I’m in London! The big city! The London! London town! Does London have any nicknames? I’m struggling here. Londonium Fundonium!

I’m here in London for a little break, to recharge the batteries after filming my TV show. I’m also here to see a Todd Rundgren gig on Saturday, which will probably be the highlight of my year. But I’ll be sneaking in some gaming too.

I travelled with my beloved Citadels, which you’ll find a review of in the review section of the site, and Summoner Wars. I haven’t had the chance to get SW on the table yet, but I have Friday night scheduled as my first session. I will talk about it at length.

Anyway, here’s the big question – where’s the best boardgame shop in London? In London Bundun?

ZoZ!

Goodbye News – Hello Blog!

With the launch of series 2 of DowntimeTown, we’re removing the news section and switching over to a Gaming Blog, where I’ll be talking on a more casual basis about what I’m playing games-wise.

News might sneak in to the blog too, so don’t panic!

ZOZ