Quarantine Family Game Night: A Roundup

You've seen our ongoing tally of Family Movie Night (Wednesdays) and Family outdoor grill night (Saturdays)... now welcome to the addition, our Family Game Night! Early in the stay-at-home pandemic, we spent several evenings playing board games... but as the weeks carried on, we found ourselves playing fewer games and spending more time in front of our computers. Hence, the decision to make game night a formal Monday evening event. Here have been the games so far:

April 20: Clue

April 27: Monopoly (Voice Banking edition)

May 4: Uno

May 11: Sorry / Exploding Kittens

May 18: Battleship / war (cards)

May 25: Throw Throw Burrito

June 1: Throw Throw Burrito (ended early due to bad sportsmanship)

June 8: Ben & Jerry's/"Space Force" puzzle

June 15: Clue

June 22: ABC Fun & Games puzzle; Uno

June 29: Bears vs. Babies

July 6: Jackbox Games: Quiplash, Trivia Murder Party, Guesspionage, Tee K.O., Fakin' It

July 13: "The Simpsons" Pictionary

July 20: Sorry

July 27: Jackbox Games: Quiplash, Guesspionage, Tee K.O.

August 3: Beyond Balderdash

August 10: Jenga

August 17: Uno

August 24: Bop It and Uno

August 31: Mike's birthday (break)



September 7: "The Masked Singer" Puzzle Challenge!

September 14: "The Simpsons" Pictionary

September 21: Mike at work (break)

September 28: Monopoly (Voice Banking edition)

October 5: Uno

October 12: Bingo and Among Us

October 19: Sorry

October 27: Blackjack

November 2: Chutes and Ladders

November 9: Bingo

November 16: Uno and Blackjack

November 23: Monopoly (Voice Banking edition) Nathan wins again!

November 30: Game night in the guest house! Jenga, air hockey, Boggle

December 7: Guest house game night: Battleship, air hockey

 

December 14: You've Got Crabs 

December 21: Bingo

December 28: Poetry for Neanderthals

January 4, 2021: Poetry for Neanderthals

 

January 11: Clue

 

January 18: War 

January 25: Sorry!

 

February 1: Monopoly (Voice Banking Edition) 

February 9 (Tuesday edition): Poetry for Neanderthals

February 15: Jackbox Games: Quiplash, Trivia Murder Party, Tee K.O., Fakin' It

 

 

February 22: Deadbolt Mystery Society (mystery puzzle game for Amazon Prime Video's "Tell Me Your Secrets")

March 1: Jackpot Uno

March 9: Cupcake baking!

March 15: Schneider Family Zoom Bingo

 

March 22: Holey Moley putt-putt golf 

March 29: Back drawing game (sort of like Pictionary meets the Game of Telephone)

 

April 5: Blackjack

April 12: Poetry for Neanderthals

 

April 19: "The Simpsons" Pictionary

 

April 26: Jackbox Games: Quiplash, Trivia Murder Party, Tee K.O., Guesspionage

May 3: Scrabble

May 10: Uno

May 17: Sorry!

 

May 24: Poetry for Neanderthals (ended early due to poor sportsmanship) 

 

May 31: Poetry for Neanderthals (on location with the Uys!)

June 7: none (moderating "Mythic Quest" panel at Ford)

June 14: Mini bean bag toss

June 21: Mad Libs

June 28: No game [Hawaii trip eve]

July 5: No game [Hawaii trip]

July 12: Connect Four

July 19: No game

July 26: Space Jam Uno

 

December 28, 2022: Nintendo Switch Sports

 

January 15, 2023: Sorry

 

February 12, 2023: Exploding Kittens 

March 21, 2023: Poetry for Neanderthals

May 17. 2023: Poker

 

June 6, 2023: Poker

June 15, 2023: Blackjack

June 18, 2023: Jackbox

August 19, 2023: Poetry for Neanderthals and Twister (at the Uy house)

Saturday Night Quarantine BBQ

Scenes from a pandemic quarantine... Saturday night is now outdoor barbecue and fire pit time (which usually means s'mores for the kids). It's another way we mark each week of this at-home experience. And also a good opportunity to take advantage of our new grill, which we got just a month or so before everything went down. Below, for posterity's sake, I'll continue to keep a tally of our weekly eats. We're not grill masters, but we do like to eat.

March 21: Turkey burgers and sausages

March 28: Fresh salmon and hot dogs

April 4: Pollo asado

April 11: Chorizo burger and regular burgers

April 18: Grilled pizzas (Two: Pepperoni and sausage/artichoke/sun dried tomato/spinach/peppers)

April 25: Sausages and hot dogs

May 2: Marinated chicken and pork

May 9: Fresh salmon and hot dogs

May 16: Sausages and hot dogs

May 23: Grilled pizzas

May 30: Marinated chicken and pork

June 6: Grilled pizzas (pepperoni on one; sausage/sun dried tomatoes/spinach on the other)

June 13: Sausages and hot dogs

June 20: Marinated tri-tip steak

June 28 (Sunday edition): Steak, sausage, hot dogs

July 4: Grilled cheese pizza, grilled sausage pizza

July 5: Bonus edition! Steak, grilled corn on the cob, harissa chicken

July 11: Hot dogs, sausage

July 18: Salmon, beyond burgers

July 25: BBQ chicken skewers, tomatoes, zucchini

Aug. 1: None (just back in the house after termite fumigation)

Aug. 8: Cheat night: Take out BBQ (brisket, baby back ribs, pulled pork) from Max City BBQ

Aug. 15: No BBQ because of construction; Thai delivery from Kozy Korner

Aug. 22: No BBQ because of construction; Korean BBQ from Kim's Kitchen

Aug. 29: No BBQ because of construction: Takeout from Rubio's

Sept. 5: No BBQ because of construction: Dinner via Blue Apron

Sept. 12: No BBQ because of construction: Pollo Saltado by Maria

Sept. 19: No BBQ because of construction: Blue Apron Seared Chicken and Honey Chipotle Sauce

Sept. 26: No BBQ because of construction: Pasta by Maria

Oct. 3: No BBQ because of construction; Maria and I attend "SNL" drive-in premiere event at Universal

Oct. 10: Chicken burgers with homemade guacamole

Oct. 17: Marinated tri-tip

Oct. 24: Chicken burgers

Nov. 1 (Moved to Sunday because of Saturday Halloween): Thin-crust pizzas (cheese and tomato; jalapeno chicken sausage and sun dried tomatoes)

Nov. 7: Marinated BBQ chicken and BBQ pork

Nov. 14: Chicken skewers and grilled tomatoes

Nov. 21: No BBQ due to the Great Los Angeles Walk (Thai delivery instead)

Nov. 28: Pollo asado and s'mores

Dec. 5: Chicken burgers, veggie burgers and fresh corn

 

Dec. 12: Persian-style chicken with tomatoes and peppers (BBQ outside, eat inside) 

Dec. 19: Andouille sausage and hot dogs (BBQ outside, eat inside)

Dec. 26: Grilled BBQ chicken pizza and grilled pepperoni pizza (plus s'mores!)

 

Jan. 2: Steak and jerk-marinated chicken, plus grilled zucchini. And burned a "2020" log.

Jan. 9: Hamburgers (eat inside)

Jan. 16: Boneless, skinless seasoned fajita chicken and Coleman natural seasoned and hardwood smoked St. Louis style pork spareribs in BBQ sauce

 

Jan. 24 (Sunday, due to rain on Saturday. Eat inside because of weather): Smoked brisket and Salt Lick Rub-seasoned chicken

Jan. 30: Grilled salmon and hamburgers with grilled zucchini and peppers  (BBQ outside, eat inside) 

Feb. 6: Grilled pepperoni pizza and grilled jalapeno sausage pizza with olives and orange bell pepper  (BBQ outside, eat inside) 

 

Feb. 13: St. Louis style BBQ pork ribs and veggies (BBQ outside, eat inside)

 

Feb. 20: Grilled chicken and beef fajitas, plus guacamole and homemade Mexican rice (BBQ outside, eat inside)

 

Feb. 27 Tri-tip, grilled tomatoes and peppers (BBQ outside, eat inside)

March 6: Salt Lick rub grilled chicken, bell peppers, squash and tomato (BBQ outside, eat inside)

 

March 13: Cheat night: Take out BBQ (brisket, baby back ribs, pulled pork) from Max City BBQ

 

March 21 (Moved to Sunday because of Nathan's spring break trip): Grilled pizzas: Grilled chicken sweet apple sausage with spinach and tomato sauce; grilled jalapeno chicken sausage with spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, olives and olive oil (BBQ outside, eat inside)

 

March 27: On location in Nipomo, Calif.: Cheese, crackers, hummus, artichoke spinach dip, more; plus s'mores

 

April 3: Turkey burgers with homemade buns; s'mores (back in the backyard!)

 

April 10: Dry rub BBQ chicken and grilled veggies (plus homemade guac) (BBQ outside, eat inside)

 

April 17: Lunchtime BBQ: Banh mi-style Asian Chicken sausage; also hot dogs

 

April 26 (Moved to Monday, due to Saturday dinner with Goldsmiths and Sunday night Oscars): Marinated BBQ chicken, beef fajita meat, various grilled veggies

 

May 1: Banh mi-style Asian Chicken sausage

May 8: No BBQ, instead tacos from Glassell Park's Angel's Tacos

May 16: [BBQ moved to Sunday] Fajita chicken, marinated pork and veggies

May 23: Beyond Burgers

 

May 30: Ooni pizza oven individual pizzas (tough first try!) 

May 31: Bonus BBQ with the Uys!

June 5: none (at the Rose Bowl for "Pose" FYC event)

June 12: none

June 19: none (Amazon Prime Video "Small Axe" FYC event)

June 26: Chorizo burgers

[break for Hawaii trip and other things]

July 18: Another rough Ooni pizza oven attempt! [eat indoors]

 

July 25: BBQ chicken as part of Blue Apron meal [eat indoors]

Aug. 1: Pollo asado [eat indoors]

Aug. 7 (special Friday edition): Marinated chicken; BBQ ribs; veggies

 

Aug. 15: Villar family gathering; Casa Bianca pizza

 

Aug. 21: No BBQ 

 

Aug. 28: No BBQ; Villar family gathering at CPK Encino

Sept. 6: Labor day edition! Ribs, marinated chicken

Sept. 11: No BBQ

Sept. 18: No BBQ

Sept. 26: Move to Sunday; Chicken kabobs, sausage and hot dogs (eat inside)

Oct. 3: Pork hamburgers, tater tots, sweet potato fries

Oct. 25: Lunch time turkey burgers