November 2006

Another product of JOJO.

Back to School

Hog Wash

Hog wash! That's what the game left us squealing across the table when we were playing it. The name is Pig Pile, but I bet none of us 6 has a clue of its name, even after the whole evening of gaming in Settlers. At least, not for me. We will probably refer it as "Hog Wash" the next time we talk about it.

Below is the description of the game I lifted off (and edited) from BoardGameGeek.

"Pig Pile is an extremely light (and punny) card game. The cards have illustrations of pigs (naturally) and you can be "hog tied" or have a "hog wash".

Players start with 3 face down cards (called "Slop"). And a hand of 7 cards. At the start, you place 3 of your cards on top of the slop cards, leaving you a hand of 4. Each turn you must play to the "Pig Pile" one or more cards of the same value that equal to or greater than the top card of the Pig Pile. If you fail to do so, you must take the entire Pig Pile into your hand.

Special Effect Cards and Pig Tokens
Certain cards have special effects:
- Hog Wild: Wild card which can be played on all cards and reset the top card value to 0.
- Hog Tied (4's): The next player loses his turn.
- Hog Wash (8's): The Pig Pile is discarded out of the game and you get another turn. (A Hog Wash also happens if 3 cards of the same value are played in succession by one or more players.)
- Ewe Turn (11's): (I know ewe's are not pigs, well.) Reverse order of play.

Each turn you draw back 1 card until the deck runs out. If you have no cards in your hand (which can only happen after the deck runs out), you must play a face up card (a card that you laid aside at the start) or if those are gone, a slop card. (Slop cards are played blind, so you could be really screwed.)

The objective is be the first or second to get rid of all of your cards (including the slop). Each player is then awarded a number of pig tokens (3 for the first to clear, 2 for the second, and 1 for the rest, except the player with most cards left in play). The player with the most pig tokens after 5 hands wins the game."

Inevitably, as first timers, we played the game slightly different from the actual rules stated above. It was still fun nevertheless. Of course, we also played a couple of other games.

After intense gaming, we went for late dinner at Waraku (Marina). The dinner is good, on top of all the fun I had playing games. Although it was not easy getting everyone to go out together, and some arrived late, it was an enjoyable evening. Thanks everyone for making it. OINK! =)

Don't Wait Till It's Too Late...

I've shrinked the image below to fit into the blog. If you find it hard to read, click it to load the full size image. =)



If you did scroll all the way down here, here's a message from me.
Cherish everyone around you, don't wait till it's too late. Regrets are meaningless. =b

Going Merry

Conclusion: I wanna go to Japan!

Enter the Dragon!

Initially I thought this baby looks kinda.. fake.. you know, like yoda. =b But if it's real, it's really damn funny.. *guffaws* Or perhaps he's the actual reincarnation of our Kungfu master, Bruce Lee? You decide.



PS: I think Yangzhen one of my friends look like this when he was small! Don't tell him.

Marketing Concepts

A Professor was explaining marketing concepts to the Students

1. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say:
   "I am very rich. Marry me!"
   - That's Direct Marketing.



2. You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says:
   "He's very rich. Marry him."
   - That's Advertising.



3. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her telephone number. The next day, you call and say:
   "Hi, I'm very rich. Marry me."
   - That's Telemarketing.



4. You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your tie, you walk up to her and pour her a drink, you open the door (of the car) for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her ride and then say:
   "By the way, I'm rich. Will you marry me?"
   - That's Public Relations.



5. You're at a party and see gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and says:
   "You are very rich! Can you marry me?"
   - That's Brand Recognition.



6. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say:
   "I am very rich. Marry me!"
   She gives you a nice hard slap on your face.
   - That's Customer Feedback.



7. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say:
   "I am very rich. Marry me!"
   And she introduces you to her husband.
   - That's demand and supply gap.



8. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say anything, another person come and tell her:
   "I'm rich. Will you marry me?"
   and she goes with him
   - That's competition eating into your market share.



9. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say: "I'm rich, Marry me!"
   your wife arrives.
   - That's restriction for entering new markets.