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I made bread today while testing the Ankarsrum mixer. It was incredible.

Just watching some football and reviewing a big-ass TV on a Friday night.

Multitasking effort for the day: making lunchbox snacks while testing the Ankarsrum mixer. Can confirm they taste pretty good.

First play through of Striga in The Witcher: Path of Destiny, and my first two player game. There was a bit of confusion on Lauren’s part around the secret objectives which meant she wasn’t playing for them properly. But I did, so I won!

Ended up with a higher score than what was on the board’s track, though.

Have enjoyed watching a bit of football this season. The Bulls didn’t make the finals and lost tonight, but at least we managed to get to the match.

Another playthrough of The Witcher: Path of Destiny today. Stuck with The End of the World story as I convinced the boy to play with us this time around, and wanted it to be simple for him to learn.

Things flowed much smoother this time around. In the end, three of us tied on the victory track, which meant absolute victory was based on the initiative track - which is something I don’t love about the game, to be honest.

But we ended up playing through a different storyline and it was a good time. Looking forward to cracking into the Striga story next time around!

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At the behest of the boy, today we played Monopoly. We played the Avengers version, which adds some really interesting elements that made it the most interesting game of Monopoly I have played in a while. I lost, completely, but had some fun doing it. There were still tears (but not mine).

Chopper Lego.

I must have it.

Also, I want a bigger version. Maybe not life-sized, but make it 5,000 pieces. Let’s go, Lego.

Boy’s first trial soccer match today. The team came out strong. He scored the first goal of the year, and had a couple of extra shots. It looked like this year could be different.

Then he fell over and hurt his arm. Came off. Swollen and in a lot of pain. Team completely lost its momentum and conceded 5 unanswered goals by the time we took him to the doctor.

He’s had an X-ray, and it doesn’t look like a fracture right now, but we need to wait for the full results.

Friends, it has been a wild day.

Been a few weeks since the last board game play. Today we pulled out Wingspan, and I managed to demolish the family thanks to a collection of birds giving me extra bonus cards. Personal best score of 99.

Ended up in the Wayback Machine for the Giz AU archives today looking for something, but I wasn’t prepared for the grief seeing my old fur ball smiling on an article…

Played Harry Potter House Cup Competition today. Took much longer than needed because everyone was getting up and down.

But once we got into it, had some fun. The boy was grumpy at the end because he made a choice based on a misreading of a card’s symbol. But ultimately, I won. 😊😊🎲

Gorgeous day for a stroll around Sydney…

Had a quiet year on the board game front in 2024. Need to try and make more time for it this year.

My wife got Wingspan for Xmas, and we just played through for the first time all together. It was so good. Such a beautiful game. Can’t wait to play again.

I was not expecting this result. Absolutely for sure 100% definitely thought Jedi Survivor would be my most played game. Shocked.

Perfect gift for a middle-aged Star Wars geek, really.

Played Back to the Future: Back in Time today with my daughter. And just as we were getting a rhythm, Marty disappeared from the photo and we lost.

Next time.

Got concerned when I heard scratching at my back door today. Just this guy saying hello.

Got to head out to the women’s Sydney vs Melbourne City A-League match today with Ninja. It was a gorgeous day and a good match of football. Should try and get to more matches.