Glutter’s Hong Kong
Recently, I was hanging out with the girls I used to play with as a kid we mentioned all the games and toys we used to play. One of which was the airplane chess. A few days later I found one in a jep for pao for four dollars and got a few sets (emptying out the whole shop) and gave it to the girls. The thing was about a size of a mini ipod with a plastic sheet.
Although we have now graduated to our weekly Friday Majong Games, (which is strange because that’s why our parents met up on the weekends and why we grew up playing together) I have taken to carrying the game around in my gym bag and taking it out everytime I find myself at a bar that’s pretty chilled out. So far we’ve probably played seven games, and once we were so loud we were asked to calm down. Ha Ha.
The best part of the game is that you can "hit" your opponent back to home and they can’t leave the station until they roll a six, not to mention you can double, triple of quadruple your pieces so it can really hurt and emotions can run wild (sad but true).. Not to mention, since we are all adults no one gets (too) upset being sent home and you can play some really mean strategy. Everyone I have played this with has had a good time, even people who have never played it before and didn’t grow up with it.
It’s a bit of a surprise and every time I put in back in the box, I see the little $4 tag (about 50cent US) and think, it’s probably the best four dollars I have spent for quite a while.
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