Blackouts Are The Best Time To Play Dominoes

We’ve had a couple blackouts since we’ve been here but usually they don’t last long. In December we had one that lasted almost 6 hours. Jim and I had been having a bit of a funky day but playing dominoes by candlelight made everything alright. Our house’s set of dominoes goes up to double 12s, but we decided to start at 8s and work our way down. What follows is how it played out.

(The above photo basically shows the end of the game. Those are Jim’s dominoes at the top, for a total of 268 points. Shoulda quit while he was behind.)

I’m a bit competitive when it comes to tile games (Rummikub in particular). In a moment of being a poor loser I was too eager to get on to the next round (and redeem myself) that forgot to take a picture of Jim beating me at the round of 4s. This next photo is in honor of our friend Jen who doesn’t like to mix up the tiles because she’s a bit of a germaphobe (and a nurse). Her husband Paul finds this to be hysterical and will yell “Hand orgy!” which triggers Jen to promptly get up and wash her hands.

And again, I forgot to take a photo when I lost. Clearly I need to work on that. I was beating Jim by a whole lot (which makes my being a poor loser even more ridiculous) so we decided we’d leave the tile out and play 12s-9s the next day.

We decided to whip up some guacamole and veggies for dinner (by headlamp) and watch a movie until Jim’s computer battery ran out (which is didn’t). My computer died not too long after the power went out. Apple beats HP.

After the movie we got ready for bed and as I was showering at 11pm the power came back on, which was nice as it was a bit hot without the fans going.

The next evening we got back to playing the bonus rounds to see if Jim could redeem himself.

When we were picking to find the double 10 tile, we didn’t find it until it was the last one. This is so rare that our friend Paul (who introduced us to the game) says he’s never seen it happen. Having power, we Skyped him and the rest of his household  (including the birthday boy Tashi) and told them about it. If only we could find a way to play dominoes together over Skype!

Who is the Dominoes Champion? That be me (by over 100 points). Booya! (Ah right, I need to work on being a humble winner to huh?! Work in Progress.)