Sometimes you just get lucky...

Over on TMP, Mako11 was asking about rules for gaming out planetary assaults. One set that was repeatedly mentioned was Game Designers' Workshop board game Invasion: Earth. I remember playing this game (once?) about - ahem - thirty years ago when it was released. In a fit of nostalgia I surfed on over to Amazon.com and looked for a copy....

...and found one copy for $89.99 from an outfit called Wanye's Books and one "used" copy for $30.00 from the "Friends of the San Buenaventura Library" in Ventura, California. Looking for something that might get played a couple of times, I opted for the 'used' version.

The box is a little scuffed up around the edges, but no tears or rips in the corners. I opened the box and found to my surprise that this used game....

....has never been played! Both the counter sheets are there and all the counters are unpunched.

I'm very happy. Friends of the Buenaventura Library - you've got a friend in me too!