Hehehe... yes, the photo was a nice touch, Corey :-) I particularly liked the gold panties at the far end of the spread (hmm...this could be read a couple of different ways, couldn't it?)

Rob does not like Settlers. It is all my fault. For lo! Recall last Fall, he and I visited Suz and Broos and due to the unfortunate timing of his wielding the monopoly card and me using mine on the next turn, he lost and Suz won and now Rob does not like the game for I am out to get him when we play.

He might be right. I have a competitive streak.

We took Settlers over to Jean and Brian's house. They'd never played before. Jean opted not to, so she and Rob played dominoes. Brian, my cherub Chris and I played Settlers. As Brian observed, Chris and I are not good at teaching someone else to play. Eventually, Rob dug the rule book out of the box to officiate because some of our rules didn't sound right to him.

We are guilty of the same rule bending that created the sub-level of Monopoly where you put your fines on the Free Parking space and get to claim them when you roll double six...or however it goes. My family didn't play it that way but I've played with others who do.

At any rate, Brian thought he'd enjoy playing Settlers again, if he read the rules for himself first. Jean said it looked too complex (no doubt because the rules had to switch mid-way through as Rob pointed out my mistakes). It was a nice outing for the family.