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"That sounds like a package! Maybe my phone is here early! No that box is too big, it must be for my wife. Wait no, it has my name on it! What did I order? Wait, it says Denada on the label! SANTA!"
With my unparalleled detective work finished, it was time for the requisite box inspection, carried out this year by Magnus Bane:
Following his approval, I opened the box to find:
The CR 0-5 set of D&D 5E Monster Cards (these will be very useful for my wife and I) and a new boardgame: Forgotten Waters. It has a theme I enjoy, it's co-op, and it's something I've never heard of. Slam dunk! My other cat Dovahkiin offered a drive-by inspection and also approves.
Thank you so much, Santa!
I'm really glad you're into it. I haven't played Forgotten Waters myself, but it comes highly recommended from my roleplaying friends. I did dig around your area to see if I could go through any local stores, but it seemed like you only had Magic shops with a smattering of miniatures support, and the one that would maybe have done custom orders specifically had a review or two citing problems with follow through. Alas.
Happy Holidays, man~
Perhaps I can interest you in my meager selection of pins?
Upon further inspection their contents are revealed:
A puzzle/escape room style game, interestingly it does say it can only be played once, so I'll have to make sure to find a good group to play it out!
A nice set of miniature brushes, which is very convenient as a lot of my current ones are down to their last few bristles really...
And a nail polish/paint pot rack, which is handy as I have rather a lot of both, maybe it'll be enough to get me to sort out some of this mess!
But wait, there's more! I've also heard that there is an additional parcel on the way which is currently subject to some delays, which is exceedingly generous of my Santa given they've already gifted such a lovely selection, thank you very much!
Indeed they haaaave!
We were expecting an Amazon delivery already, so unfortunately I did not set Postal Inspector Starbuckle on the case for your holiday viewing pleasure.
Coincidentally, today was when we pulled the ol' tree out of storage and set up the lights and everything. So your presents to me are the very first ones to go under the tree this year!
However, as these are the first presents, they have been officially placed under Qristmas Quarantine and not to be opened until Xmas. Since we're not going anywhere, that makes sense (grumble). I was still able to read the tags, though, so Thank You Very Much, @MamaWolf !
Thank you for Aftermath! I was looking hard at this game, and being in an easy-to-set-up book instead of map tiles should make it easier to get to the table these days!
The dice are sure to be claimed for The Hoard, and you can never have too many.
Happy Howlidays back at you!
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Glad that arrived!! You should be getting another package Tuesday. It was all supposed to be there today, but shipping issues.
Perhaps I can interest you in my meager selection of pins?
Surprisingly, one of my gift ideas seems to be unavailable. Had to pivot!
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My wife snagged the box when it arrived and whisked away the shipment invoice before I got a peek at it; she's on to me and now I don't know what to thank you for aside from the already-too-bountiful good tidings of the season!
The pictures from my previous post have been moved to a new host that should be public for one and all now!
In other news, my own present has been given to the tender ministrations of the USPS for shipment. It's only a matter of time now, Santee!
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Glad to hear! I hope you'll enjoy them when you are able to open them!! Happy Howlidays!! Awoooh ho ho ho!
So, er, I'll keep an eye on it and if it looks like it's going to get stuck I guess I'll try and sort out an alternative so at least something shows up.
I got a mystery box delivered to the porch just now. Having ordered nothing, I guessed it was something from my secret Santa.
The box...
Outfoxed! A co-op game for kids around 5+, which is perfect for my daughter who just turned 5.
An enclosed note said, "And one for mini-Dover." indicating there might be more coming from my secret Santa, @Auralynx!
Gifts for the kids are always the best! Thanks Aura!
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Comes highly recommended by friends with similar-aged kids, so it seemed like a good bet. Hope it works out!
Two other packages coming, one likely pretty soon, the other nearer the date itself if all goes to plan.
A package greeted me on my lunch break!
You've all seen boxes, so I'll skip that one, but:
* Glass, but not beer, supplied by what I believe to have been @Bursar based on past Secret Santa info. Beer recommended, though, if available where you are.
It doesn't 100% come through in the picture but that is an absolutely huge number of dice. I already have quite a lot, and I think you've just more-than-doubled what I've got available.
The Fiasco boxset is very welcome and a great call. I have the plain softcover rules with no extra doodads around here somewhere and will no doubt be getting them out again in the future!
Adding another party game to my mostly heavier-than-that game library won't hurt, either!
Thanks!
Gah, I thought I'd have more time to write up a note for you.
That is indeed from me! The glass is from my local shop that offered the pint of dice in their Black Friday sales; the store has a bar in the back room which has gone unused in recent months, so that was a clever way to clear out some stock. I make no guarantees about the number or quality of the dice, but the clerk I talked to said they made sure to get a little bit of everything in there.
I played Get the MacGuffin with one of the designers last year and loved it, it's great for small (3) to large (10) groups where people can jump in and out between rounds; I was able to play it at my wedding while visiting between tables. And I was able to get you an expansion to a game you owned, so that's a twofer.
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Yep, well done!
The dice mix seems heavy on d4s (??) and d20s (which makes more sense) but there's definitely some of everything in there. I can return to playing D&D as a wargame if I want to, or set traps for the barefooted and unwary.
It'll be nice to have a visual aid for future Fiasco sessions, as notebook paper wasn't working quite as well as one might hope.
If I had to guess, I think it’s from Aura. So thanks!
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Yep. That was #2, but also the improvised one. It should've been Tiny Epic Quest, but apparently that's out of production / unavailable everywhere.
Let me know if anything needs doing to correct the situation!
E: I was thinking small, obviously!
E2: No note in the last, either. Fair warning.
Nothing needs to be done to fix the problem. Because there is no problem. Sometimes we get duplicate gifts, it happens. My kids got a cool game and that's more than enough.
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https://creaturecuration.com/product/december-rpg-plush/
Make sure it gets to a good home, anyway. Burgle Bros is a great game!
Not Secret Santa related, but the attempt to replace my Surface Go's keyboard took... 3 weeks, several calls to tech support, and probably a total of two hours on the phone. The new keyboard turned up today after the last thing I'd heard from them was that they needed to ship back my original, dead keyboard so I could register it under my name and send it back for a replacement. But the box was a nice surprise.
And her guard bag:
The package in question! (The card covering the shipping info was a matter of convenience, but it turned out to be great FORESHADOWING)
Six packs of Jumpstart! I was able to get exactly one of these when it first came out, so these are quite a welcome surprise!
A gift box of Zendikar Rising! Pictures do not really do justice to just how pretty this box is
HOLY CRAP. All four latest Commander precon decks! This is awesome!
Some of the choice finds in the boosters. That Rhystic Study is especially nice to see!
Ooh, what's this? While it's not Magic-related, these look like some very fine mugs! Let's just open them up...
PSYCHE! It's all Magic, all the time! (It's somewhat hard to see in the picture, but they're etched with all five mana symbols + the Planeswalker symbol)
The haul in total!
Thank you so much @Denada ! Sorry it took so long to get this post put together!
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My package photos:
What a wonderful bounty inside:
I am always willing to learn a new game! This one looks fun:
Puzzles are a thing me and my husband compete with, so hopefully I can figure this one out faster than him:
Yay figures!!! I am always in need of more figures:
Taffy and tradition!!! Love it!!
OMG!! I seriously almost bought this game and was like maybe later because at the time I didn't have the budget!!!!
The whole shebang:
I was told pet photos were needed, so here is a lot of photos of Mia with her new toy and just of her:
She was looking for her toy:
She checked out her toy:
She was waiting as my husband was getting it off the package:
She held my gifts hostage until she got her toy:
She played with the toy all over the house as soon as I placed it down (without catnip lol)
Then of course the best gift of all for her:
Thank you @see317!! Your thoughtfulness and lovely gifts are much appreciated!! Both me and Mia love our gifts and thank you so from both of us have a Meowy Crimbus and Happy Howlidays!! Awhoooo ho ho ho meow!!!
The packs include lands so it's as streamlined as possible to just grab two and smash them together. It makes for pretty fun, quick games!
Did the Frostmaiden boxes have anything good in them?
I got another box on the porch and the Daisy started, well....see for yourselves:
Normally, she sniffs a box a few times then walks away. This was something new. What could be within?
Wow, a wild blueberry pie! Now the Daisy's reaction makes a lot more sense. Always thinking with her stomach.
Thank you so much @Auralynx!
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I'm fixin' to end this whole pie...
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Yes! I got some wolf figures! I actually have had no luck getting wolf figures!!
Pictures of what was inside:
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Thank @Kieri for that one. I dropped her a line to check about allergies and got enough pointers that pie seemed like a good bet. After that it just became a challenge to see if I could find a place that would ship you a credible-sounding pie. It is surprisingly hard to find somewhere that ships them, let alone some place on the other end of the country.
Let me know if that's good, though it looks like Daisy approves at least!
If it's from me my photos for some reason have a black frame to it when I upload them and so it looks like a picture should be there when not.