I’ve always loved to play games. I find them to be a rewarding social activity.  I started with the typical childhood games – Sorry, Life, Monopoly, Scrabble… Good games at the time.

Then we moved on to Boggle – that was fun!

In the late 70′s I discovered a new type of boardgaming… electronic boardgames!  I purchased a copy of “Stop Thief” for $25 (which was a Huge game investment back then) and played this game until it just wore out…

My gaming interest was ~refreshed~ by Trivial Pursuit~ in the 1980′s.   Wow!  Intellectual gaming!  Got to put all my previously seemingly useless knowledge to use!

Back in 2001 I discovered the “Eurogaming” and a Whole New World opened up for me… boardgames that are More than the standard fare of American boardgames.  Eurogames are more than simple rolls of the dice or flips of the cards… Eurogames are experiences… the mechanics of strategy… of managing movement, action, development, trade, offensive, defense, co-operation and, often, deception…

I love Eurogames.  Especially now, they are an appreciated distraction.  They are so Much more than the standard fare of American games, which are typically more “party game” oriented. Though, the American game market Has rebounded a bit lately…

BoardGameGeek (aka BGG) is an Awesome resource for information on all areas of the gaming world.

One feature of BGG is the GeekList, which allows members to post items of interest, and others to add comments or content.

I’ve been a member of BGG for several years now, and a paying contributor for 3 years.  Mostly I’ve been a “lurker”, taking advantage of the info I find without much participation.  Today I posted my first GeekList – a montage of games to represent my story…

This was Joseph’s idea, and Rob took off with it, surprising me with a storyline of 40+ games.  I did some tweaking and completed the story.

Here is my GeekList – my story, BGG style.