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From the Editor: New BGN Columnist…
...although his first posting won’t be until about, oh, 2016.
My wife Linda and I are adopting Traver Maxwell, who was born on Friday, January 2, 2009 to a birthmom in Arizona, and we get to meet the little tyke for the first time in a couple of days. (Psst – anyone who hosts gaming in Phoenix, please drop me a line as I can probably sneak away from the hotel for a few hours.)
I’ll be paying much closer attention to games directed at the younger crowd in the years to come. Thanks to all who have recently renewed or signed up as BGN members – your unintentional baby shower presents are much appreciated. I have news items, a preview and a review scheduled for the next few days, but will otherwise be occupied for the next week or so as I learn how to play games one-handed while holding an infant in the other…
Posted by W. Eric Martin on Jan 5, 2009 at 08:30 PM in From the Editor / 1490
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Congratulations and welcome to the wonderful world of parenthood! pk Posted by Patrick Korner on Jan 5, 2009 at 09:42 PM | #
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Congrats, Eric! I would’ve recommended twins. Four player games are easier than three. ;) Posted by Larry Chong on Jan 5, 2009 at 09:47 PM | #
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Wow… congrats! Posted by Robert Ramirez on Jan 5, 2009 at 10:15 PM | #
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Congrats, that’s wonderful! I’ll be emailing you about gaming. Posted by Matthew Frederick on Jan 5, 2009 at 10:39 PM | #
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That is awesome. “(Psst – anyone who hosts gaming in Phoenix, please drop me a line as I can probably sneak away from the hotel for a few hours.) “ W. Eric, I am totally socially inept, but even I think this is a bad idea on so many levels. Hugs, MC Posted by Mark Crane on Jan 5, 2009 at 10:53 PM | #
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Congrats, and you should probably get some sleep at the hotel, because you’ll miss alot of it in the coming weeks :). Posted by Ryan Olson on Jan 5, 2009 at 11:13 PM | #
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Congrats!!! Fitting in a game? Spoken like a true (brave) gamer! we’re expecting our first in june...so I will soon be in your shoes working on my one-handed skills! Posted by tom moughan on Jan 5, 2009 at 11:15 PM | #
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Hey, for that i’ll resubscribe! Awesome, Congrats to you and Linda! Posted by Patrick O'Brien on Jan 5, 2009 at 11:33 PM | #
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And here we are thinking that everything is just plain old normal on the other side of the BGN screen. I’ll add that you have a child with an exceptional birthday which is shared with Isaac Asimov and at least one other genius. Posted by Jonathan Degann on Jan 5, 2009 at 11:47 PM | #
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Congratulations! And I guess that means that I’ll be doing less kids games reviews in the future, huh? <g> Dale Posted by Dale Yu on Jan 6, 2009 at 12:02 AM | #
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Congrats to all three of you! Posted by Tom Lehmann on Jan 6, 2009 at 12:03 AM | #
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Eric,
Posted by Charlie Davis on Jan 6, 2009 at 12:12 AM | #
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Congratulations Eric! That’s wonderful. And at 7 years old, Traver will probably be the youngest BGN columnist ever. Larry - No worries, he’ll just get to play San Marco A LOT! :) Posted by Tom Rosen on Jan 6, 2009 at 12:27 AM | #
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Huzzah! Plan on being much sleepier than usual for quite some time. Be sure to pick up a copy of Go Away Monster sometime in the next two years. The parental advice now endeth. Posted by Jeffrey D Myers on Jan 6, 2009 at 12:30 AM | #
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"I would’ve recommended twins. Four player games are easier than three.” Nonsense! Wallace is putting out a new three-player game every year. Start stockpiling now! Congratulations, Eric. Posted by Larry Levy on Jan 6, 2009 at 01:25 AM | #
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I too, recently have been jumped feet first into parenthood. My wife is a wreck - barely time to test a quick mechanism in a prototype for me while the baby is asleep...rarely I might add. Her favorite boardgame is Roads and Boats, and for the time allotted on that game, it won’t be hitting the table for some time.
Posted by Scott Nelson on Jan 6, 2009 at 02:11 AM | #
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Congratulations!
It is always great with kid´s games, and I do appreciate what Dale Yu has written here before.
Posted by Patrik Strömer on Jan 6, 2009 at 03:10 AM | #
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Congratulations Martin!
Emanuele Posted by Emanuele Ornella on Jan 6, 2009 at 04:47 AM | #
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Many congratulations Eric. In no time at all you’ll be playing countless games of Herr Knizia’s finest - Nino Conillo! Posted by Brian Robson on Jan 6, 2009 at 04:58 AM | #
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Congratulations Eric! :) Posted by Thomas Cauët on Jan 6, 2009 at 08:25 AM | #
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Congratulations, Eric! I’m so happy for you! Posted by Scott Tepper on Jan 6, 2009 at 08:26 AM | #
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Congratulations!! Posted by Terry Bailey Sr. on Jan 6, 2009 at 08:50 AM | #
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Many, many, many congratulations! :) Posted by Stefano Castelli on Jan 6, 2009 at 09:41 AM | #
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Congratulations, Eric & Linda! You’ll make great parents. Twins ARE great, but then you have no hands left for games or computer keyboards:) Posted by Jeff Allers on Jan 6, 2009 at 09:44 AM | #
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Congratulations, guys! =^) Ours are old enough to babysit, so just holler. Posted by LorienGreen on Jan 6, 2009 at 11:34 AM | #
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Congratulations Eric and don’t worry ... as most of the gamers you will learn how to read rules with a kid sleeping in your arms, or just how to use meeples and bits with a 2 years old kid. Finally you will learn that the best way to preserve your boxes from destruction is to teach as soon as you can games to your kid ... and, of course, you know that some pieces (hopefully the smallest ones) will end down in the baby’s mouth ...
good play and happy time to you and Linda
Posted by Andrea Liga Ligabue on Jan 6, 2009 at 01:08 PM | #
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Congrats! Posted by Lorna Wong on Jan 6, 2009 at 01:39 PM | #
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Congrats! In my experience, you’ll still have some good gaming for awhile, then he’ll hit an age (1 o 2) where it gets pretty hard to game with him around due to his “help” for awhile… :) Glad to hear of another gamer come into the world. Posted by Matt J. Carlson on Jan 6, 2009 at 01:45 PM | #
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Congratulations! He’s beautiful! I do hope he likes to sleep through the night so you can be fresh for all the gaming! :-) (Or maybe I can take advantage of your sleeplessness??? hmmm...) Posted by Mary Prasad on Jan 6, 2009 at 04:52 PM | #
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Congratulations, boss!!! Posted by Valerie Putman on Jan 6, 2009 at 04:57 PM | #
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Congratulation!! Posted by Balint Nagy on Jan 6, 2009 at 05:27 PM | #
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Great news! Congratulations. Posted by Erwin Broens on Jan 6, 2009 at 05:58 PM | #
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Eric: Congratulations! And a bit of advice: It’s not too early to start moving your more valuable games to higher shelves. I turned my back for only a few minutes when my kids were preschoolers and found them gleefully opening a bottom shelf full of boxes, turning them each upside down, and whipping up the contents into a shower of mixed game components. What happened in 10 minutes took a couple hours to sort out. Posted by Bob Scherer-Hoock on Jan 6, 2009 at 11:34 PM | #
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Congrats Eric. Posted by Randy Alton on Jan 7, 2009 at 08:17 AM | #
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Oh wow! Congrats man!! Enjoy this special time.
Posted by vandemonium on Jan 11, 2009 at 07:58 PM | #
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