So, on a fine Tuesday morning at my office I walked by the front desk to find the receptionist with a puzzled look on her face. Turns out, I had received a rather large, flat, square, unmarked package.

WHAT COULD IT BE?? A pizza? A painting? A table top? Some sort of weird board to hit things with? I DID NOT KNOW.

So, after several attempts to cut the cardboard neatly, I ended ripping open the package. That was surprisingly heavy duty cardboard. Or some weak ass scissors.

It's a carom board! A game from India that's like tiny billiards with little cues and you push or flick rings around into net pockets for points and there are queens and stuff. And oh man, I need to learn how to play this game. I am excited to learn! It also has about a thousand different variations from what I've gleaned from the rule book.

Holy mackerel, am I excited! This weekend will be filled with beers and Goldfish Crackers and teeny, tiny billiards. YES!

(More pictures to come)