Ever want to play a game, but only to set it up and then not feel like it? Well, I’d set up Lignum on the table this morning, but after an exhausting run, and then a cycle ride with a few pub stops, I didn’t have the energy to play the game.

We’ve not played Lignum in some time, and that’s a shame as it is a great game (#IfYouAintChoppingWoodYouAintGaming?) though for whatever reason it has languished on the shelf. The upshot is we’d have to spend some part of the evening relearning, and in Lignum where advanced planning is vital a lot of this learning is front-loaded. A tired body and a few beers left me not in the mood.

So what do you do when you want to play a game but are tired? You get the “comfort game” out. We have a few, but the one I chose tonight was Concordia. Played so much it goes down like a nice pint of best bitter - sorry, beer on the mind - and so after a little involved setup, that’s the fiddly part. It was ready to play.

I lost, but I had fun, and that’s what matters.

So what’s your comfort game?