Sacramento Bee/Kevin German

I was reintroduced to the joys of the board game on Thanksgiving. It had been far too long since I'd sat down for a competitive parlor-game session, and I must say, I enjoyed it immensely. Oddly, since then, I've come across no fewer than five gaming opportunities, and most of them have taken place at my new favorite caffeine establishment, the True Love Coffeehouse.

Re-opened after a two-year hiatus, True Love is that perfect little home away from home where you could conceivably drop in with three dollars and stay for three hours. And speaking of "three," that's all I could manage to connect as I engaged in a mean round of Connect Four, which I repeatedly lost.

Check out my review of True Love in today's Weekend Ticket. Though, of course, if you're reading this, you already know the punch line.