We went up to Darlington last weekend to visit friends - a brave thing considering all the ridiculous amount of snow that there was on that day. For some reason Birmingham doesn't cope well with snow and the whole city grinds to a halt. In the event, it took us three hours to get three miles! And then another three hours to get about 200 miles...

But, it was a great weekend, and I was introduced to a new game - Carcassonne - a German game modelled after the French town of the same name. I was hooked, and have bought my own copy already! Watch out people who know me... I'll be asking for a game if you come round. :-)