tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290267799484368042.post5917721594163972698..comments2023-11-11T02:30:30.116-06:00Comments on Super Galactic Dreadnought: Happy Thanksgiving!Desert Scribehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13862907749003106864noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290267799484368042.post-34476564797085174902012-11-23T14:56:32.933-06:002012-11-23T14:56:32.933-06:00I didn't game at all the first 2 years, except...I didn't game at all the first 2 years, except when we were off for vacation; with classes from 8AM to 6PM Monday - Friday and 8AM - 12 Noon on Saturday, just not enough hours in the day!Third and Fourth years were much easier by comparison.<br /><br />I am also fortunate to have an excellent memory; after our first year of Med school (ugh!) they gave us 4 weeks off to study for Part 1 of the board exams - too much time; at that point I'd be forgetting what I reviewed the first week by the time the 4th week rolled around. So I painted for first 2 weeks and studied for the second 2 weeks; did OK. Next year the same thing - so this time I painted for 3 weeks, then studied for 1 week - did better! That was the last exam I have explicitly studied for, and my last recertification exam I scored at the 100th percentile (after being the 99th percentile for several prior exams). <br /><br />Moral of the story is that the more I paint, the better I do on the exams. Works for me! :-) Actually, I think part of it is that I view tests sort of like games themselves... I almost enjoy talking them. Sick, I know! :-)Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290267799484368042.post-73908424905883979422012-11-23T11:20:20.517-06:002012-11-23T11:20:20.517-06:00Thanks, Ashley! I hope you and your partner had a...Thanks, Ashley! I hope you and your partner had a good Thanksgiving as well.<br /><br />Gonsalvo, that's a great story about your old D&D group--but I don't know how you found time to game while pursuing a professional degree! I didn't get back into gaming until I had finished law school and taken the bar exam.Desert Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862907749003106864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290267799484368042.post-71938239802085275502012-11-23T07:56:02.238-06:002012-11-23T07:56:02.238-06:00Happy Thanksgiving! I too rmember the long weeken...Happy Thanksgiving! I too rmember the long weekend as being full of great gaming with freinds in HS and college... even true when I was in Medical school. After marraige, family, etc., I usually make use of the spare time painting, doing blog posts, and tidiying up the War Room (basement).<br /><br />BTW, the original designer of Axis and Allies (the boardgame) was Joe Angiolillo, who has many board games to his credit. He was part of the "Thursday Night Group" D&D guys in the Hartford area that I played with my last two year of Medical school; we play tested the game and I had one suggestion - cut dopwn the number of territories by about 40%, and make the game play to a conclusion within 3 hours. He accomplished both, and ultimately sold the rights to Milton Bradley.<br /><br />The GM for the TNG was Dave Sweet, fresh out of Law School himself, and one of the other players was the State Insurance Commissioner - a handy contact for a future MD!Gonsalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16531623280789478092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290267799484368042.post-49630570112809523752012-11-23T04:33:08.891-06:002012-11-23T04:33:08.891-06:00Hope you have a good one?Hope you have a good one? Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.com