01.16.06
Carcassonne
The Rotert family has been bitten by a bug. Ever since we went to the Mid-Winter Rally in Germany after Christmas, we have all been adicted to this german board game called Carcassonne. It’s a pretty simple game: you draw tiles (like the ones shown here) and make cities and roads. Apparently it has won all kinds of awards in Germany, and there are a ton of expansion packs to make the game more interesting. But one of my favorite parts about it is how much the kids enjoy it. Hardly an afternoon goes by when Lance doesn’t ask me, “Hey, you want to play a little Carcassonne?”
Today we got a package in the mail from Amazon.de. I used some Christmas money (thanks, Dad!) to buy the games and have them shipped to Italy. We tried to find them while we were there, but we only found one.
So far, the number of wins from the Rotert Family Tournament are: Chloe, 3; Brian, 2; Lance, 1; Heidi, 1. Isn’t it great to find a game like this that everyone likes to play?
Randy said,
01.16.06 at 4:50 pm
Go Chloe Go! what about your other six children…..why dont they play?
April Houk said,
01.16.06 at 5:49 pm
I was just trying to explain that game to someone here. Of course, I had no idea what I was talking about. Are the instructions/rules in English?
Now that I’m addicted to your blog, it’s the first thing I check after my email. Thanks for entertaining me.
Ryan Nelson said,
01.16.06 at 11:42 pm
I have a tin can I play with.
Brian said,
01.17.06 at 4:26 am
Sweet … people are addicted to my blog!
Ryan Nelson said,
01.17.06 at 10:02 pm
I must confess, your blog is the first one I read too.
Hi April Houk. Do you hold pencils in your hair still?
Cliff Murphy said,
01.18.06 at 8:49 am
I guess Trey is off on his pole dancing.