June 13, 2013 Session Report

Seven for this week's session:  Mike, Tim, Patrick, Ben, Helen, Rembert and myself.  Three games were played, two of which were racing games:  Agricola, Legend of the Mille Miglia and Formula De (Monaco track).

Agricola was a three-player, and Tim continued to demonstrate his prowess at this farming game.  Final scores were Tim 42, Ben 33 and Mike 19.

The rest of us played a new game I had just bought, Legend of the Mille Miglia which simulates an open-wheel road race across the roads of Italy that covered the years 1927 to 1957, the race being abandoned after a fatal crash killed several spectators in the 1957 edition.  The game played at this session featured cars from the very first event in 1927, and so the final average speeds reflected this (we only completed one of the scheduled 15 stages):  1. John 85 Kph, 2.  Helen 83 kph, 3. Patrick 81 kph and Rembert (who never really recovered after a stalled start), 74 kph.

The final game of the evening was Formula De on the Monaco circuit.  We ran only one lap due to time constraints.  Tim started on the pole but ran into trouble and eventually finished last after Chief Steward Patrick gave him a reprieve from what should have been an out-of-race result.  The winner was Helen, who took a one-turn lead heading into the tunnel hairpin and never looked back.  Patrick edged yours truly in a close battle for second.  In poetic justice, Rembert outrolled Tim on the final straightaway to claim fourth.

Some bad weather in the area may have adversely affected attendance, so hope to see the numbers improve this coming week.