This evening we played Zilch as a family and something pretty cool happened.

First I have to explain that on your first turn you have to get at least five hundred points or you get nothing. That's the only rule you have to know to be able to understand this post.

Okay. Anyway, for three turns in a row I got no points. Mom had gotten points every turn and already had 2700 points. Even the lowest-scoring person had 650 points. And I had none.

Then, that turn, I rolled ... and got a straight. That's one die each of 1 through 6. And it's worth 1500 points. Then I got to go again and I got an extra 500 points. That's 2000 points in one turn!

So in one turn I went from last place with no points to second place. I ended up finishing in second place too.

Games are fun ... especially when you do well .... lol