Just Dan Again posted:

Glad to see they arrived intact and on time, YF19pilot! Also glad I'm not the only one who thought it was Leperfish at first...

Kai Tave posted:

Another package?



Indeed, this one from an anonymous Secret Santa who claims that no kiwi fruits (to which I am tragically allergic) were harmed in the shipping of this gift except for sport. That's the Argent Summer Break mini-expansion there if my phone's lovely resolution doesn't make it very clear. Thank you, mystery Santa number two!

And so now I have two Santas who need to get in touch with me or Leperflesh with regards to the charitable donations I need to make in your name. I need the charities you'd prefer and the amount you paid for your gifts so that I can match them, or alternately you can go through Leperflesh on both counts if you wish to maintain your anonymity and/or not discuss dollar values in semi-public.

Kruller posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a43kowi2ncI

You may donate $37 to RAINN if you so desire.

Kai Tave posted:

Halloween in December!

AnAnonymousIdiot posted:

Oh good! Odin made it!

Merry Christmas Kai Tave! I don't know which charity to pick, so you're welcome to pick one you like to donate to.

grassy gnoll posted:

Your pet dingo is very cute.

NTRabbit posted:

Armadas, Gundams, and a book on sword smithing I wanted! Thanks Santa and Walter! Gonna put those Walter pieces on my beer fridge

NTRabbit posted:

Loxbourne posted:

I have received a box from Combatzone Scenery, with a note inside saying it was ordered by someone but sent to my address. I am guessing that someone was a goon?

EscortMission posted:

Oh man I am so glad that I got my grit together and joined, because this was really cool and fun.

Next time I'm wrapping my presents though. I didn't know if I should but in retrospect I really should've.

Drowning Rabbit posted:

I highly recommend wrapping gifts and putting in a letter as the extra effort doesn't take that much more of your time, but most times is very appreciated.

Lichtenstein posted:

And the other gift has arrived! I somehow didn't save the photo of gift inspector doing his job, so let's cut straight to the cardboard goodness inside!



Patchwork, along with Patchistory, was actually one of these games I kind of considered for few months, but never really bothered to seal the deal on. Guess it's fate! Upon browsing the rules properly, it seems like something I could rope my mom into playing.

The Stargazer Manor, on the other hand, is apparently an escape the room-style bag of puzzles in a box proved shamefully tricky to open. Wild stuff! It's making me reconsider throwing a new year's eve party!

Thanks a lot, Santa! Seems like a lot of fun to look forward to!

Lichtenstein posted:

The one good thing about breaking a bone in your foot is that when you stay home is that you can lay your hands on your gifts the second a postman rings.



Curiously, that was one big-rear end package. My mind instantly begins wondering just how many dongs could be stuffed in there.



The possible dong bomb is forwarded to the gift inspector who confirms my suspicions of the rattling sound the entire package makes - like it's full of legos or something.

Well, it turns out the Amazon Prime duct tape was a red herring and there's a lot of carefully hand-packed poo poo in there.



Where to even begin?

- A collection of short stories by Roger Zelazny. You can never go wrong with Zelazny!
- The Whispered World: Special Edition. This is pretty cool, I ate my teeth on adventure and IF games, but haven't been keeping track of the games the Germans keep putting out every once in a while. I vaguely remember this getting good press back in the day and the screenshots certainly look stunning. For a second I was worried this is a German language version (and my command of that language is rusty af), but rest assured, it's multilingual.
- Southern Cross, what looks like a comic about claustrophobic spaceships and weird creepy poo poo. Looks really like my jam on a skim through.
- Chimera, some small card game I haven't heard of, but have trust in the Z-Man Deluxe series. This being (it looks like) a contemporary designed game for a slightly-tweaked traditional card deck, should help rope in some family members.
- 7 Wonders: Duel, of which I heard only great things about!
- The Valmy Campaign: a Napoleonics wargame from Against the Odds magazine publishers. I usually regard such small-publisher wargames as more of collector's items than real games (and the poser art black Napoleon cover really doesn't do it a favor), but upon rummaging through the box, it actually looks somewhat neat. The production quality is quite nice for a wargame (mounted board!), there's a battle box separate from the operational map (love that gimmick/mechanic) and counter holding boxes for Friedrich-style fog of war organized in a pleasing OOB. It also contains a bonafide Leipzig postcard wargame as a bonus! And the box doubles as a counter tray!
- Last, but not least, Inspector Morse some unholy marriage of Snakes & Ladders, Cluedo and Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective based on some posh murder mystery show. It's utterly terrible in all the right ways and I'm already cracking at the one-page rules that open with "the goal of the game is to win". I also appreciate that the three cases are based on particular episodes of the show, so actual Inspector Morse fans probably had the mysteries solved before they even unwrapped the game itself.


What can I say other than thanks a LOT, Santa? The whole box is not only very generous, funny and cool, but also I have to admit you've made some real good guesses as to my tastes! The cheer exceeded my expectations by a mile!