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kerry4sam

Now that the stretch in the evenings is gone, when not working, how are people spending their time?

Their are less & less out walking in the demesne etc and the tourists have almost disappeared from the town after 7pm so what are people doing besides staying in doing x, y, z?

I'm looking for a few new hobbies and wouldn't mind some tips/advice from folk on here?

Thanks in advance

oeb

kerry4sam wrote: »

Now that the stretch in the evenings is gone, when not working, how are people spending their time?

Their are less & less out walking in the demesne etc and the tourists have almost disappeared from the town after 7pm so what are people doing besides staying in doing x, y, z?

I'm looking for a few new hobbies and wouldn't mind some tips/advice from folk on here?

Thanks in advance

Oddly enough, my friends and I have started playing board games. Found out about a load of German style games (ie: not like monopoly) and we now meet up and play once a week. It does a fantastic job of making an evening rush by, and it's a good social exercise.

kerry4sam

oeb wrote: »

Oddly enough, my friends and I have started playing board games. Found out about a load of German style games (ie: not like monopoly) and we now meet up and play once a week. It does a fantastic job of making an evening rush by, and it's a good social exercise.

I was told tonight I should actually write a book but being honest, I don't think anyone would believe half of what I'd write :eek: .

German-style games? Sounds intriguing I must say. I'd imagine it would be like rolling back a few years.

oeb

kerry4sam wrote: »

I was told tonight I should actually write a book but being honest, I don't think anyone would believe half of what I'd write :eek: .

German-style games? Sounds intriguing I must say. I'd imagine it would be like rolling back a few years.

Not really, they are nothing like anything you have played before (probably), there is none of this roll a dice then move stuff. Quite strategic and quite social.

kerry4sam

oeb wrote: »

Not really, they are nothing like anything you have played before (probably), there is none of this roll a dice then move stuff. Quite strategic and quite social.

Would many of you meet up? Describe one of these games to me, or would you have an online linky I could read?

oeb

kerry4sam wrote: »

Would many of you meet up? Describe one of these games to me, or would you have an online linky I could read?

Normally 4 to 6 of us.

This is Settlers. It's what's described as a 'gateway game', it's used to introduce people into the hobby. It's quite simple, and quite quick to play.

kerry4sam

oeb wrote: »

Normally 4 to 6 of us.

This is Settlers. It's what's described as a 'gateway game', it's used to introduce people into the hobby. It's quite simple, and quite quick to play.

Thank you for the link. I have honestly never even heard of it before. Sounds fun.

Mind my asking you, where you can buy these games in Kerry or only available online?

oeb

kerry4sam wrote: »

Thank you for the link. I have honestly never even heard of it before. Sounds fun.

Mind my asking you, where you can buy these games in Kerry or only available online?

If I am buying locally, I go up to Other Realms in the Paul Street Shopping Centre in Cork, or else up to The Gathering in Limerick. It's much cheaper buying them online though (But because of the weight, you really need to be buying alot of them at once.)

Board Game Geek is a great place to find a game that might interest you.

chupacabra

Caball toy shop in Tralee has a war games section, very small but they might have what you are looking for.

oeb

chupacabra wrote: »

Caball toy shop in Tralee has a war games section, very small but they might have what you are looking for.

Nope, they only carry kids games and warhammer (Miniture game). You really need to go to a specialist shop or pick them up online.

Some games that come highly recommended from me.
The afore mentioned Settlers of Catan is very easy to learn, basicially, the map is made up of a number of hexes, each with an individual number on it. The hexes either produce wool, timber, clay, stone or grain (depending on the picture), and each turn the dice are rolled to find out what hexes produce (IE: If 9 is rolled, any hex with 9 on it produces). Players use their resources to build cities and roads. Cities are built on the corner of hexes, and roads join your cities. (If you control a city adjoining a hex whose number comes up, you gain the resources). You can play this with two or three players, but it really is best with 4.

Carcassonne is a game of tile laying. The map is almost like a jigsaw or something, each square tile will contain elements that join up to some of the other tiles. Scoring is done by claiming sets before they are completed. Very easy to learn, no dice, and it works great for two players (up to 5 players).

Dominion is a card game, played with 2-4 players (best with 4). There are 10 different cards placed face down in the center of the table (With 10 copies of the card in the pile). Players take turns that consist of playing an action (card) and buying a card (From one of the piles of 10). This means that players, having the same initial resources, build up unique decks with which to play. A lot of the cards will allow you to construct combos (For example, you might play an action that gives you +1 Card and +2 Actions, and use one of the actions to play an Action that gives +3 cards etc). Easy to learn and get into, difficult to master.

Bang! is a party game. Each player has a secret role, 1 player being the sheriff, 2 being deputies, 3 being bandits and 1 being the renegade (in a 7 player game, works with as few as 4 players though). Players are eliminated from the game one by one until one of the win conditions have been met. If all the outlaws and the renegade is eliminated, the sherif and deputies win, if the sherif is eliminated, the outlaws win, and if the renegade eliminates everyone (With the sherrif being last) then he wins.

If any of them interest you, me and a buddy of mine will be ordering some other games from England a few weeks before xmas, if you want us to pick something up for you in the order (To save on postage) just let me know and I will send you a PM before we order. Most games of this type are between €30 and €40.

sheesh

I joined a choir and a photography club!

kerry4sam

sheesh wrote: »

I joined a choir and a photography club!

cool ideas there sheesh.

I would have to give the choir a miss though as I'm told by my mates that I seriously haven't a note in my head, eventhough after a night out I would think I have

I did join the photography club in college for a while and thought it fun. Where is the club that you're aware of? Is it one evening a week or more lax in terms of as often as you like?

kerry4sam

oeb wrote: »

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If any of them interest you, me and a buddy of mine will be ordering some other games from England a few weeks before xmas, if you want us to pick something up for you in the order (To save on postage) just let me know and I will send you a PM before we order. Most games of this type are between €30 and €40.

Hey, thank you oeb. I will probably be in touch with you re ordering for me alright in a few weeks. Appreciate the offer by you, that's nice

sheesh

kerry4sam wrote: »

cool ideas there sheesh.

I would have to give the choir a miss though as I'm told by my mates that I seriously haven't a note in my head, eventhough after a night out I would think I have

I did join the photography club in college for a while and thought it fun. Where is the club that you're aware of? Is it one evening a week or more lax in terms of as often as you like?

well its a club, like, so just turn up its started every second Thuresday in the golf club in Ardfert next meeting is thuresday week. they pick a topic and do a tutorial on it some are complete beginners some are semi pro. you pay 3 euro at the end of the night to the guy from the golf club to cover costs people duck in and out.