Friday night Vic invited us up to his place (he lives on the 32nd floor here at Asoke Place) to play poker.  Being short on seating, several guests helped carry our entire dining room set upstairs, shocking Tawn when he returned home to find a much more spacious living room than when he had left for work.

Of the ten people there, only four had played poker before.  A valiant effort was made by Vic to explain the intricacies of the game and Kobfa actually stepped up and started playing.  Others, including myself, were overwhelmed by the complexity of remembering which hands beat which other hands, so we played blackjack instead.  Sadly, Tawn had not had the opportunity to pick up a board game for us so no Monopoly, checkers or chess.

I think we should do these game nights again; it is a nice way to socialize and is really a lot less expensive than going out.  Everyone was responsible for dinner on their own, so Vic just provided drinks and snacks and most people contributed to that.  I baked three dozen chocolate chip cookies and brought a bottle of Bordeaux.