tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24032827.post3143668957757746295..comments2023-05-02T00:35:12.997-07:00Comments on Things of No Interest: NADDThings of No Interesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09613123851070841897noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24032827.post-61645010183143656872007-07-22T07:46:00.000-07:002007-07-22T07:46:00.000-07:00This may get me on the wrong side, but one of the ...This may get me on the wrong side, but one of the better "no downtime" games for our group here in IL is TransAmerica. Sure, it is shallow. Certainly it is sort of childish in its simplicity. But, even with 6 people it can move along at a lightning pace, with people placing track one right after the other. We like it for its quickness, its good degree of interaction, and its simplicity. Great as a filler only though, to reduce that dreaded downtime between games, when older men talk about a convention that they went to 20 years ago where they played a long-dead WW II dogfight game, of which espousing the story consumes 20 minutes of game time as other older men can't wait to tell their 20 year old con stories, as us young impetuous play now-types are getting fidgety as they are trying to either teach a game of Power Grid or learn how to play Taj Mahal. Bah. And I love those old men--they are some of my favorite people to game with. But, sometimes they can be so verbose. WE HAVE 3 HOURS EVERY TWO WEEKS TO PLAY, AND ALL YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IS FLYING YOUR ZERO OFF THE EDGE OF THE BOARD, ONLY TO RECEIVE AN UNEXPECTED VICTORY?! C'mon.Jaybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561145873157912016noreply@blogger.com