Game Night- Mini-expansions to look forward to

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I just saw this over on Boardgame News and had to share. Small World is currently one of my favorite games and it looks like we have some expansions to look forward to. See what Days of Wonder has to say here. Three small expansions that will debut at Spiel 09 in October and appear in game stores shortly afterward. Thank the goddess for some new female races in the Grand Dames of Small World. Priestesses, White Ladies and Gypsies will be staking their claims. The Cused! mini-expansion will  have new powers, including Cursed, Hordes of..., Marauding, Ransacking and Were-, and a couple of new races. The third, Leaders of Small World, is a special non-race, non-special power game play option that will only be distributed through BoardGameGeek. Tales & Legends of Small World, the fourth expansion, will apparently be released in 2010....
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I love Book Bloggers!

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I love book bloggers, all of you. It's impossible for me to list everyone whose posts I enjoy, whose recommendations I always follow up on, who just has great taste in books, who has inspired me or challenged me. I did want to take a moment today to mention a few of my favorites who were not short-listed for awards this year. If you get a chance, check them out. They each have their own unique voice and I truly enjoy visiting their blogs. The Movieholic and Bibliophile's Blog Wordsmithonia Everything Distills into Reading Drey's Library Medieval Bookworm I know I'm going to be going through my reader this afternoon and wishing I had added a couple more dozen to this list. Each blogger puts in so much work and effort, sharing their thought and feelings....
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Mailbox Monday

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Thanks to Marcia at The Printed Page for hosting Mailbox Monday. Here's what I found in my box this week.     So Into You by Sandra Hill I won this at Socrates' Book Reviews. Thanks! Angel Sabato has been in love with best friend Grace O'Brien for 10 years--but he's only just realized it. Too bad she doesn't take him seriously when he tells her about his feelings. Reeling from the rejection, Angel hightails it out of town. Now Grace is left to wonder if her problems from the past are keeping her from opening herself to love. But she brushes these "useless" musings aside, concentrating instead on the work she's doing as an apprentice to folk healer Tante Lulu and keeping up with the old woman's good deeds. Such as starting a foundation to help families still homeless after Hurricane Katrina. One family consists of 5 children who lost their parents. The eldest, only seventeen, has been struggling to take care of her siblings and lying...
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Game Night – Betrayal at House on the Hill

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I was having trouble deciding what game to spotlight this week. This one's out of print, but you might still be able to find it at a yard sale or on E-Bay. Betrayal at House on the Hill Designers: Bruce Glassco, Rob Daviau Manufacturers: Avalon Hill Artist: Scott Okumura Year: 2004 Players: 3 - 6 Time: 60 minutes Ages: 10 and up Build a house of terror -- tile by tile. It's never the same game twice. As one of the twelve mysterious characters, you'll explore a house filled with deadly secrets. As you play, you'll build the house. But beware! One of your fellow players will betray you. The traitor will test your sanity as you use all your skills to survive. With fifty fiendish scenarios, Betrayal at House on the Hill puts you face to face with legendary monsters, modern nightmares, and ... your friends. This is one of those games where you just have to relax and enjoy the theme. It's kind of a B-horror movie in a box. You...
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Giveaways in Blogland

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I thought I’d let you know a few of the giveaways I ran across this week. As always, my current giveaway is listed on my sidebar and make sure you check out West of Mars- Win a Book! where there's always a ton of links to great contests, interviews and guest posts. Cleopatra's Daughter and The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran, at Well-Mannered Frivolity (ends September 14, International) The Treasures of Venice and The Wild Sight by Loucinda McGary, at Booking Mama (ends September 17, US and Canada) The Curse of the Good Girl by Rachel Simmons, at She Is Too Fond of Books (ends September 19, US and Canada) The Treasures of Venice and The Wild Sight by Loucinda McGary, at Drey's Library (ends September 22, US and Canada, no PO boxes) The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson and Martin Dugard, at The Tome Traveller's Weblog (ends September 24, US and Canada, no PO boxes) Not books Ozone socks, at Lipstick to Crayons (ends September 22, US...
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