We posted daily weather forecasts, advised climbers, played Yahtzee, and read books.

For Gareth Barry and James Milner, the game of choice was Yahtzee.

He held up his Yahtzee scorecard, turned over to the back, where he had written:

I'd have my boyfriend Jimmy Elliott over-toplay Yahtzee, I said, but really we were sneaking wine.

Nick was underfoot, playing Yahtzee against himself.