I finally like Risk

One of the cool things about my new iTouch, is the game apps that are available. Many are free, and a lot of the pay-for games have a free component to try before you buy. Since the BFF has had his iTouch for a few months, he had already downloaded several games and lots of other apps that all put themselves on my Touch when I first plugged it in, and now I'm sorting out which ones I will actually use.
One app I found on my Touch was Lux Touch, and the first time I opened it, I could't figure out what it was. I'm glad I gave it another chance before deleting it, as I discovered it is a solo Risk-type game.
Ask anyone who's ever played Risk what is the worst part about the game, and I'll bet they say the length!! It can take forever for it to get back to your turn, not to mention how long it takes to do all the die rolls!
Now imagine there are a mere seconds between your turns, even with four other players. The computer invisibly rolls all the dice, and destroyed armies just magically disappear.
I've only beat the computer once, but isn't that the case with solitaire? I have to say, when I'm just wanting a quick time-killer, I often click on this one. The whole game of Risk in just a few minutes, and no worry of someone tipping over the board in frustration.

Birthday Farming

I did go ahead and buy the iTouch program Score yesterday after posting about it, it's such a great little program! And then, of course, I had to use it! So we played a three player game of Agricola, with the basic cards, and we used the variant that we would be dealt 10 cards of each Occupations and Minor Improvements, and pick the 7 of each that we wanted to keep.
You see here the final score, which I shouldn't even document because the BFF, in a rare feat, beat me! ;p Rawk Star did really well building his farm, and had more spaces covered in the end than either I or the BFF did, but he mis-managed his food, and ended up with a couple begging cards, which messed him up.
I'm excited to score more games with this great little app!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Am I too old to be excited about my birthday? Maybe. I am the answer to the universe and everything PLUS the second number in the Fibonacci series old...is that too old to care?
Maybe it's because my birthday is so close to Christmas, I've always promoted my birthday, so it doesn't get lost in all the holiday cheer.
What does my birthday have to do with gaming?? My birthday gift from my wonderful BFF (that's Boy Friend Forever) is an iPod touch generation 2 (which is actually better than his, because his is only generation 1), and there are some great little games and applications that are exciting!
I've been playing a lot of Poker Quest (yes, I opened my gift early!), and trying out all the free trials of games that I can find. On The Spiel podcast, their recent holiday gift guide, they mentioned a couple cool apps, including one to score your game (scroll down to Technology/Gadgets) that I want to try out.
Now, I can be cool like the BFF and bring dice to any game right on my iTouch!