Teaching her a language other than English was one of the first things he did, and he knew plenty of them. Russian, obviously, was off the table. Considering the current climate towards anything "soviet". So Welsh it had been.

The question got a nod and a half-shrug. "It's a kind of game, using paper, dice and figures instead of electronics." Probably the easiest way to explain it, really. "Maybe they'll let you play."