The Painted Thumb

The Khet Charity Tournament this weekend was fun!  A very small group showed up to play but it was still fun.  Ran into a very old friend Mike B.  We used to pal around with an old gaming group back in the mid-1990's.  It was great to see him again and met his son (damn, it HAS been a long time!)  And we learned some Khet strategy as well. The attendance was too low to play a full tournament but we played a bunch of pickup games. At first glance, Khet appears to be a version of chess with an Ancient Egyptian theme but don't be fooled!  It plays much differently than chess.  Most pieces on the board have mirrors built into the piece which can reflect the laser fired from the 'Sphinx'.  The object is to redirect the laser so that it will zap your opponents 'Pharoah'.  The focus is not on capturing the other players pieces as in chess.  The goal is to position your pieces in such a way that the laser will reflect off the mirrors and stri...

This weekend there will be a Khet Tournament at Dragon's Lair-San Antonio to benefit the American Cancer Society-Relay For Life .  Khet is a chess-like game, but instead of capturing the opponents pieces by moving your piece to an occupied square, you use a small laser beam to target the enemy piece.  The units in play all have reflective mirrors that can redirect the laser beam away from friendly pieces or toward enemy pieces.  It requires some strategic thinking in a similar way that chess does. Most importantly, this is a charity tournament, so the proceeds go to the American Cancer Society and their efforts.  My wife and I were heavily involved in the ACS.  We participated by coordinating the local Relay for Life for three years. It was truly satisfying work, and I am glad to be able to help again.  My wife lost a very dear family member to cancer.  We recently lost one of our relay committee members to this horrible disease as well....