We are all in on Dangle in the second race of Hot Streak (CMYK)

Dune Imperium: Uprising - Yojimbo’s Intrigue play derails George’s worm-ride to victory, while my Lady Jessica builds a steady trove of completed contracts.

Cube farming on Mars - behold my fabulous tableau. Sadly only good enough for third in a very close hard-fought game of Terraforming Mars

After Dangler’s unfortunate mishap in the early going, it’s a photo finish in Hot streak! Good stupid fun

Life is cheap if you’re standing between Hurley the Hotdog and the finish line in CMYK’s Hot Streak

Peace terms enforced with cold steel - Versailles 1919 from GMT Games. The Game End issue has been out for two full trips around the board but everyone is afraid to bring it to the table.

Great game - five points between first and fourth. Last-turn demobilization by Italy jumps them ahead of France on the Happiness Track, securing their margin of victory over Britain.

Smith had enough time to prepare two place settings, light a couple candles, and let the Cabernet breathe a bit before a romantic tag-out

Never send two cheeses to do a three-cheese job

Working the polls has its unique rewards but today I received my all-time favorite - an octogenarian voter handed out (admittedly vaguely) heart-shaped rocks to our poll team, saying “This is my love for you, please pass it on!” Corny? Sure. Ridiculously uplifting? You bet.

Spain, September 1813 - Hussars and Cheveau-Légeres cover my battered infantry by forcing the advancing Spanish into square - the Ordal Cross scenario from GMT’s Command & Colors: Napoleonics. VASSAL League game versus Gary Phillips

It’s getting so a man can’t even enjoy a parakeet down his pants any more without the government getting involved. justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/m…