FanPost

The Game of RISP!

In the spirit of MES's D&D night, I humbly present: The Mariners playing the Game of RISP.

It is May 23rd, in the lobby of a hotel in Toronto. The M's are all engaged in board game night, enjoying the newest craze: RISP. Several games are going on at once.

.

.

.

WFB (In a game against members of the Orioles): All rightie, here we go. I've got 3 Artillery pieces on Kamchtka - Look out Alaska! 3 dice, I just need to win one here [rolls all ones] Awwww Sugarcakes!


Cano: (also in the same game as Willie): Hmmm, I've got my 1st group of armies in Venezuela, and my 3rd group in Brazil -- 1st and 3rd are on, and my main group is in Peru. If I take Argentina I'll have this Continent. [Rolls all 1's and 2's]. Damn. This never happened last year. I need to get back to rolling my dice the other way.


Beef Castle: Well, I may not take the continent, but if I sacrifice my armies here, I'll at least get one territory and make a dent in Tillman's lead [rolls; net result after losing an army is one territory gained]

Rickie Weeks: (after 10 tries against Matusz from the Orioles)] Yes!! Finally, I win Australia! That's two bonus armies for me!

[later it's WFB's turn again]

WFB: Okay, one more time Willie. My army bases are full - Look out Alaska! [rolls weakly towards Manny Muchado; loses]. Well, I guess I'll just keep gutting it out. That's how you play the game. Right coach?


Lloyd: You got it, Willie. You can play all season.


Ackley (looking a bit at a loss): Hmm, I was playing a game earlier. Hey Skip, do you know what happened to the game I was playing?

Lloyd: Yeah, um, Dustin, I just started a new game with Brad. I think, um, the game you were in, um, something must've happened to the board, you know? Maybe tomorrow you can pick up a new game, ok?

Ackley: [Stares]


Zunino: (in a separate game played against the Blue Jays) Ok, here we go. I've got two men on New Guinea and if I win just one more battle and take Indonesia, I'll have a continent. [Rolls and loses two battles] Rats! I hate when I'm down by two strikes. Okay, it's okay Mikey. Just win this, don't go down 3, don't go down [rolls a 1] DAMMIT!

Lomo: This game is stupid. It's just a bunch of luck [rolls dice] and whether or not you happen to string a bunch of [his dice land on triple 6's] BOOYAH! baby. Triple Rock! You're going down Estrada! Suck IT!

Zunino: Aw geez, here I go again. Ok, I guess I'll try attacking Indonesia again. Maybe I'll get lucky with one here. [Closes his eyes and rolls single die. It skips just past the Blue Jay's Valencia and rolls off the table where some random fan picks it up to reveal he rolled a 6 and won the battle]. Nailed it!!

Lloyd: Hey, uh, Nellie. What are you going to do? You don't really have men on anywhere important. Just a bunch of isolated clusters.

Cruz: Oh, sure, they may seem isolated and separate. But when I play these -- [puts down 3 matching cards] -- I get my bonus armies and pull out my...

Everybody: BOOMSTICK!!!

[Cruz takes a bat and slams it on the table, scattering pieces everywhere]

[Orioles and Blue Jays players walking away from the table]: Goddammit, it is such a pain in the ass when he does that...

.

.

.

But seriously MES, where's part II?