Wednesday, 06 July 2005

Glorious Leeches and Fishsticks and Gorillas, OH MY!

Do you have a Nertz? I don't have a Nertz yet. Oooh, I'm so close to having a Nertz! Oh wait, NERTZ!!!! Stop playing, everyone!

Last night definitely was a night of chaos as the Angela held her second game night/party/shindig. On the entertainment menu came Apples to Apples, Guesstures, Nertz, and Catchphrase, accompanied by a bathtub of puppy chow and other yummy treats, washed down with lemonade.

Let's just say that being the judge in Apples to Apples all comes down to subjectivity and degree of amusement. As a prime example, when I served as the judge, the green description card read "Glorious," to which my fellow party-goers chose their best red card to fit the description. The Angela, despite her hand of "bad cards," won that round with her choice of "leeches." Needless to say, she almost knocked her chair over and there was much rejoicing, done mainly by the Angela.

The only thing I'll say about Guesstures is I'm better at figuring out charades than doing them and I can't do a very good impression of a tree or a fairy with a wand. So much for a career on "Whose Line is it Anyway?"

Nertz. Don't say that unless you actually have Nertz when you're playing. As I discovered, this mad-dash version of Solitaire is far more exciting than any game of Poker or Euchre that I've ever played. How on earth did I score negatively so many times?

Following the climactic battles that were our various rounds of Nertz, Catchphrase was an excellent way to wind down. The Jessica, the Angela, and the Major General Music, though definitely skilled at getting the word or words, were vanquished in Round 2 following a brutal slaughter at the expense of their adversaries. And how do you describe a shrimp fork? The Angela definitely came up with the best random guess to the mystery word of the night, pitting her answer of "fishsticks" to the correct term, "gorilla."

Currently Reading Prince Caspian (rack) : The Return to Narnia (Narnia) By C. S. Lewis see related

Comments(7)

I certainly wasn't rejoicing over the absolutely rediculous pick of "leaches." I think we need a recount. Whooooo I farted just now and it is super stinky! Yay for me!

dorothygale27

NERTZ! I absolutely love that game; and the more people the better. Sorry you recieved the highest negative score but at least you had fun during the frantic flinging of cards. Perhaps you simply need more Nertz training. I was disappointed by the fact that we didn't get to play spoons. There shall simply have to be another riotous night of rambunctious gaming. Do you want to host/plan one? My house is always ready to host a night-O-gaming. Tell me when and I'll have the puppy chow ready. We’ll maybe play some spoons, trivia and Mad Gab. I'm kind of glad we didn't play nintendo as that is better for smaller groups since only four can play anyway.

chickenlittle27

I wouldn't be talking, Becky. You and others seemed to not think Confucious was very philosophical. But since I won, I think I can pick answers with the greatest degree of cleverness. I shall be ready to take on my friends at Nertz when all return to Holland because I enjoy frantically slamming down cards. Riotous and raucous nights of rambunctious gaming will rule! Nintendo nights won't be out of the question either-I may take the N64 with me and I've experienced myself a joyous trip down memory lane on the classic NES in Ben's apartment before that is called "Dr. Mario!"

Major_General_Music

I'll take a Dr. Mario challenge. Also-Jessica and I are awesome at Guesstures! Next time around you'll have a code signal for tree at least.
Of course you shouldn't be using the actual word nertz in casual conversation during a game in progress. This is taboo; like shaking or slamming the table durning a heated game a spoons to watch your fellows have minor heartattacks, nervous break downs and uncontrollable twitching caused by the false rattling of spoons. Personally I enjoy sneaking a spoon with out detection and then continuing to pass the cards around as though nothing has happened. Some times this will last quite a long time- On several occasions no one noticed until after someone else had got their four and snatched a spoon with much fanfare.

chickenlittle27

Well now, the Dr. Mario challenge would be accepted only on the condition that Ben permitted this in his home along with his five other roommates. However, knowing his personality, I have a feeling he'd be most happy to host this and would also likely enjoy the spirit of a rambunctious night of games, provided he wasn't in Honduras right now. Careful, I have a feeling he's pretty good at Nertz based on my sneaky observations while in the Kletz pretending to read the Holland Sentinel and occasionally interrupting my reading with some studying for a test. His group was as about as rambunctious as WE were...

Major_General_Music

Sounds fantastic. We simply MUST have a Nertz night while we're down at school.

chickenlittle27

Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?

They could be carried!

dorothygale27