On Friday I posted two lists on Boardgamegeek, the first I've ever done. They both relate to my local game group, the Santa Clarita Boardgames. Our group has been meeting regularly for three years already (wow!), but we've never had much of a "presence" online, either through our own website or session reports. I've wanted to change that for a long time, and these days adding content on the Geek is a good way. (Maybe not the best way, but the easiest.) It's a funny thing, though . . . why do I want more of a presence for SCB? We're not recruiting more players. In fact, we've got just about as many as we can fit in our homes, around our kitchen tables as it is. What's the purpose of talking about your group publicly if it's not a public group?
Just an ego trip, I suppose. We're playing lots of games, we've got collective (and individual) opinions, and I guess I feel like they'd count for more if we shared them more readily. Kind of silly, perhaps, but I can't deny the attraction.
Anyway, these two initial Geeklists showcase our favorite "newish" and "older" games played together in 2004.
Oh, I also changed my avatar. My friends tell me that the original--my smiling face pasted onto a scan of an Entdecker tile--was too . . . uh . . . friendly. Then they regretted saying anything, and didn't want me to change it. Too late! The embarrassment has already occurred! Now replaced with a cool little Mars rover icon, relevant to my job.
I thought your mug was OK as an avatar, but the new mars rover looks better.
Posted by: Iain at February 7, 2005 09:19 AM