Calgary Openings, Closings, and Developments

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Ironhorse

You shut your dirty little mouth!

They dont even acknowledge the sheer misery, extortion, casual racism and human loss that it took to lay all that track!

What kind of game is that?? What is that teaching our children??

"I want to lay this track here!"

Okay...but you're going to have to give someone a vial of nitro glycerin and some TNT and be fully prepared never to see them again...

[topfiverecords]

Ticket to Ride is the best. We have about seven or eight different board versions and our friends we play with have acquired the others. We're missing one I think. We rarely play anything else.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Ticket to Ride is the best. We have about seven or eight different board versions and our friends we play with have acquired the others. We're missing one I think. We rarely play anything else.

Yeah, yeah! Don't forget to teach your children how the Railroad was really built! With Blood!

After every torturous game of Ticket to Ride you should have to watch either Hell on Wheels or a documentary on the construction of the railroad!

Where is the 'Draw a Card' part of the game?

"You can either go around this mountain pass or murder 30 people in cold blood for money."

Where is that element??

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

I stopped playing because our typical game nights became too much about the social and not enough about the game. It's not fun when you have to keep reminding people that it is their turn and they have no idea what is happening in the game.

The reminding was in between having to change your ear medicine?

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Ironhorse

You shut your dirty little mouth!

User name checks out

[troutman]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

Board games seem to have gotten expensive too. Something like Catan is $75 and then you start adding on expansion packs like the option to play with 6 people for another $75. It doesn't take long to be invested well into the hundreds of dollars on a single game. The only good thing is that some of the popular games are almost "investment" level right now and it is easy to sell used games at little to no loss (but who knows when that market might crash.)

Compared to other entertainment, board games are cheap. Skiing at Sunshine is $180. How much is a round of golf? Flames or concert tickets? A good game will get played multiple times. Games can be resold.

We just formed a board game club in CNP. The group divides between casual and more serious gamers.

[CliffFletcher]

I’ve been a boardgame enthusiast for 25 years. I have shelves of games, and I play once or twice a week. I spend about $800 a year net (I buy more than that, but I recoup around $300 at the FallCon auction every year). I don’t think that’s a lot as the main hobby of a middle-aged adult with a decent job.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by shermanator

Marda Loop is becoming quite the destination. Marda Loop Brewing's patio was full. Bella's patio was full. 30 minute lineup to get a sandwich at Bonjour and the people kept coming.

Went to Bonjour today.

This is the best sandwich place in Calgary.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Shazam

Went to Bonjour today.

This is the best sandwich place in Calgary.

What was the line up like.

I can't abide a long wait for a sandwich

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

What was the line up like.

I can't abide a long wait for a sandwich

I went at around 130pm, there was no lineup.

[fotze2]

Originally Posted by Shazam

I went at around 130pm, there was no lineup.

I got one a few weeks ago. I think buddy pout way to much butter on it. I have to go back and try again because it was great other than that. Amazing how a good sandwich is so hard to find and garbage Peppino Wonderbread Velveeta barf sandos get the love.

[FlamesKickAss]

Originally Posted by Locke

When we have occasional Board Game nights I actively try and be the first person to lose.

So I can leave.

I'd rather watch a movie or a hockey game.

We played one where you have to fight Zombies and theres all these different levels in the house or whatever? I dont even care enough to remember the name. And dont even get me started on 'Ticket to Ride.'

YOU actively try? OR just arent that good at it??

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by fotze2

I got one a few weeks ago. I think buddy pout way to much butter on it. I have to go back and try again because it was great other than that. Amazing how a good sandwich is so hard to find and garbage Peppino Wonderbread Velveeta barf sandos get the love.

They use cultured butter, it's quite strong. I ordered the bonjour, the morbier cheese nearly knocked me off my feet. It was great.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by FlamesKickAss

YOU actively try? OR just arent that good at it??

Where have you been? Havent seen you in years!! How are the kids?

As for game nights, you of all people should know what when I'm interested and engaged I can be pretty good, but some of these board games, I just dont care.

So its probably a bit of both.

[CaptainCrunch]

All 58 Hudson's Bays are closing tomorrow.



It is kind of sad to see one of Canada's first companies go away in a furious liquidation.



I still remember growing up and going to south centre and there was an Eaton's and a Bay. Our family used to shop at the Bay a lot because it was literally a one stop shop from clothes, to toys to tools to home decorating and appliances.



I can't remember the last time I went into a Bay, but it was probably a decade ago, I remember the last time I went it seemed so tired and it smelled like old people.



I seem to remember that the Hudson's Bay Company was established in about 1670 as outposts for trading and they followed the establishment of Canada setting up small posts across the country.



Now its gone.

[Slava]

^ Are they having huge sales and amazing deals?

[Jiri Hrdina]

I don’t think the stores are closing tomorrow. That’s when the liquidation will start

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

All 58 Hudson's Bays are closing tomorrow.



It is kind of sad to see one of Canada's first companies go away in a furious liquidation.



I still remember growing up and going to south centre and there was an Eaton's and a Bay. Our family used to shop at the Bay a lot because it was literally a one stop shop from clothes, to toys to tools to home decorating and appliances.



I can't remember the last time I went into a Bay, but it was probably a decade ago, I remember the last time I went it seemed so tired and it smelled like old people.



I seem to remember that the Hudson's Bay Company was established in about 1670 as outposts for trading and they followed the establishment of Canada setting up small posts across the country.



Now its gone.

Shame, some of their downtown locations are amazing buildings.

[calf]

The prophesy foretold the End of Bay Days

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

I don’t think the stores are closing tomorrow. That’s when the liquidation will start

Yeah, it’s not gone.

I wouldn’t be surprised if, whether through significant restructuring or new ownership, they end operating smaller, more specialized and more upscale stores in far fewer locations (like one per city, or something).

They’re a bloated, chaotic mess but there’s still value in the brand.