Excitement overcame me this morning when I heard a knock at the door. The knock could mean only one thing, a board game has arrived! I delayed rushing downstairs to answer the knock as I was in nothing save for my boxers. I quickly threw on a shirt I left atop my dresser last night, and grabbed the shorts that had lain under the shirt. I zipped and buttoned up the shorts as I hastily walked down the stairs. In spite of the doorknob's usual stubbornness, I opened the door with ease. The package was slightly propped up against the door, thus I heard sound of game pieces shifting in the box. This was it!

I snatched up the package, grabbed my camera and proceeded to document the unboxing procedure. Midway through unboxing I was incredibly excited to discover I had been gifted Power Grid: The Frist Sparks. The original Power Grid piqued my interest in board games the summer I interned at Google. Since then I've played quite a few Rio Grande Games, though never owning one myself. I will finally be able to contribute an awesome game to board game night with the friends. Thank you A.B.!

More photos: http://imgur.com/a/Wfxaj