# ✧ Thursday, January 15, 2026 [[2026-W03|]] # Board Games & Pickleball --- ## Today's Schedule | Time | Activity | Location | |------|----------|----------| | 9:30 - 12:00 | [Pickleball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickleball) | The Triangle, Burgess Hill | | 18:00 - 22:00 | [Board Game Club](https://www.facebook.com/DiceandDrinks/) | Dice & Drinks, Burgess Hill | --- ## Pickleball Great session of pickleball at the 'Forever Active' session at The Triangle, Burgess Hill - lots of fun and enjoyment! ### Match Results | Result | Score | Match | | ------ | ------- | ----------------------------- | | ❌ | 3 - 11 | — | | ❌ | 5 - 11 | — | | ✅ | 11 - 3 | Brett/Kev vs Alan/Janet | | ❌ | 8 - 12 | Brett/Christine vs Kev/Janet | | ❌ | 8 - 11 | Brett/Marian vs Kev/Christine | | ❌ | 10 - 12 | Brett/Mariana vs Rupert/Sarah | | ✅ | 11 - 9 | Brett/Kev vs Rupert/Phill | | ✅ | 11 - 7 | Brett/Phill vs Rupert/Kev | ### Summary - **Played:** 8 - **Won:** 3 ✅ - **Lost:** 5 ❌ ![[20260115_101909.jpg]] --- ## Board Game Club Great evening at [Dice & Drinks](https://www.facebook.com/DiceandDrinks/) board game club tonight! Two excellent games were played. ### Heat: Pedal to the Metal 🏎️ [Heat: Pedal to the Metal](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366013/heat-pedal-to-the-metal) is a thrilling racing board game designed by Asger Harding Granerud and Daniel Skjold Pedersen, published by Days of Wonder in 2022. Based on 1960s Formula racing, players manage their car's speed through intuitive hand management while carefully balancing engine heat - push too hard and you'll overheat! The game features gear shifting, slipstreaming, and strategic card play across four different tracks (USA, France, Great Britain, and Italy). It's been critically acclaimed and holds a strong 8.0 rating on BoardGameGeek. **Tonight's Race Results:** | Position | Player | | -------- | ------- | | 🥇 1st | Brett | | 🥈 2nd | Phill | | 🥉 3rd | Fergus | | 4th | Chris T | ![[Heat_15.JAN.26.png]] ### Catan 🏝️ [Catan](https://www.catan.com/catan) (originally The Settlers of Catan) is the legendary strategy board game designed by Klaus Teuber, first published in Germany in 1995. Players take on the role of settlers establishing colonies on the island of Catan, building settlements, cities, and roads while collecting and trading resources (brick, lumber, wool, grain, and ore). The hexagonal tile board creates a different experience each game. With over 22 million copies sold in 30 languages, it's been called "the board game of our time" by The Washington Post. First player to reach 10 victory points wins! **Tonight's Final Scores:** | Points | Player | |--------|--------| | 🏆 10 | Gabe | | 9 | Chris H | | 9 | Quinn | | 7 | Freddie | ![[Catan_15.JAN.26.png]] ### Notes from Mobile Conversation 📱 During the evening at Dice & Drinks, I had a quick voice chat with Claude on my mobile to log the games being played. Phill commented that Claude's voice was "irritating" - a note duly recorded! 😄 --- ## Claude AI Capabilities Today I discovered just how powerful Claude can be with the right tools connected. Here's a summary of what Claude can do: ### Browser Automation - Open, navigate, and control web browsers - Click, scroll, type, and interact with web elements - Take screenshots and create GIF recordings - Fill in forms and execute JavaScript ### Windows Desktop Control - Move the mouse cursor and click anywhere on screen - Type text into any application - Execute keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl+C, Alt+Tab, Win+R, etc.) - Launch, resize, and switch between applications - Drag and drop operations ### File System Access - Read, write, create, and edit files - Search for files by name or content - Handle PDFs, Excel files, and images - Create documents and manage directories ### Integrations - Web search and page fetching - Google Drive, Gmail, and Calendar access - PowerShell command execution - Process management ### Voice (ElevenLabs TTS) - Natural-sounding voice output using the Lily voice - Makes conversations feel personal and engaging *It's like having a real conversation with someone!* --- ```meta-bind INPUT[progressBar(title(⭐Rating), minValue(1), maxValue(10), class('custom-progress-bar'), addLabels(true)):dayRating] ``` --- >[!journal]- This Note From Different Years >```dataview >TABLE alias >FROM "0-TIME GARDEN/01 Daily" >WHERE dateformat(date, "MM-dd") = dateformat(this.file.day, "MM-dd") AND file.name != this.file.name >SORT date DESC >``` --- ### ⚡︎ Tags #daily #schedule #Pickleball #boardgame #progress #completed #Heat #HeatPedalToTheMetal #Catan #SettlersOfCatan #DiceAndDrinks #BurgessHill #WestSussex #boardgameclub #racing #strategy #DaysOfWonder #KlausTeuber #tabletop #gamenight #Thursday #January #ForeverActive #TheTriangle #sport #exercise #friends #social #Claude #ClaudeAI #voice #TTS #ElevenLabs #EdgeTTS #Ava #AI #automation #MCP #Obsidian #technology #capabilities #mobile #conversation #Phill #Fergus #ChrisT #Gabe #ChrisH #Quinn #Freddie #winner #1stplace #victory #gaming #hobbies #leisure #community #evening #morning