We had a total of seven gamers tonight, including one first-timer (Greg) and one long-time absentee (Eric). Doug, Paul, Ben, Sarah and myself rounded up the attendance list.
We started off with a game of Parlay while waiting for everyone to show up. The game started with just three (Doug, Paul and myself) but we later added Greg and then Eric who were trying it for the first time. All I can remember was losing out on the poker hand to Doug, who nailed me with a flush for the poker bonus and then flipped over a really great word featuring the X or Z card plus the length bonus for Sextant, worth something like 230 points. Nice going, Doug.
Eric had brought Power Grid with all the expansions so we tried a six-player Italy game joined by Ben, using the new Power Plant deck. I enjoy playing Power Grid with the new deck because (1) it tends to make the game go a bit faster; (2) the resource market is less likely to be stripped of resources) and (3) generally, the effects of Power Plant market jams are alot less. This game clocked in at just under two hours, and it turned out Greg (who had demonstrated his Power Grid prowess in a game at Games Days this year where he beat the current EuroQuest champion) wound up the winner in a highly competitive game, with Eric nosing out Paul for second in the tiebreaker.
I managed to bring up the rear in the Power Grid game, but I had a great excuse. Sarah had shown up a little after 7 and I had promised to get her in a game. So I played some two-player games with Sarah, first Can't Stop -- which Sarah won in a close game -- then Ticket to Ride -- Switzerland (played for the fourth week in a row making it the most popular new game in the club's collection) which I managed to win after getting four tickets covering virtually the same route -- connecting Lugano and Italy to France.
The last half-hour of the session was spent playing several hands of Slide 5, the skiing-themed Category 5 re-make. I missed a hand or two while finishing up the TTR game, but for the two hands where we kept score, Greg was the winner -- making him undefeated in his initial appearance at the games club. Greg, who lives nearby in Columbia, says he will be coming back and we look forward to his return.
Notice: The Community Center will be open in two weeks, Thursday July 3rd, the day before the Fourth.
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