Attendance hit double figures this week, as a total of 10, including Lee (new to the club) and Neville (whom we have not seen for awhile) along with Mike, Patrick, Alex, Doug, Tim, Rembert and myself. I also count Karl (back for his second week) although he arrived late did not get in a game, unfortunately, as both games (Lords of Waterdeep and Sid Meier's Civ), both played with new expansions, did not finish in time to start another game.
Mike brought and taught the latest LoW expansion (I believe it goes by the names Scoundrels of Skullport) to Neville, Tim, Doug and Rembert. Neville wound up the big winner, and by a fairly wide margin. Scores were Neville 172, Tim 151, Mike 144, Doug 137, Rembert 130. The game seemed to run a bit longer than the regular game, probably because of the new stuff (which adds a meeple per player and more locations) plus the fact it was a five-player.
Patrick, Lee, Alex and I played Sid Meier's Civ with parts of two expansions that Patrick had brought. Patrick had the game nicely organizes with everything sorted out, but when we had to rush to put the game away at the end of the session, all that went out the window. The game added a few new aspects, like different special abilities and, of course, we didn't come close to finishing. I managed to get a level 3 tech in the game, and Lee also seemed to be doing well. Alex drew alot of water which slowed down his ability to explore. Patrick looked like he was going for the Military but suffered some unexpected losses in combat, so it was unclear who was going to win if we had been able to play it out until the end.
One more session this coming Friday before Labor Day. Hope to see everyone there.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
August 15, 2013 Session Report
We had two newcomers (Jenn and Karl) to boost our attendance to six this week, with Alex, Tim, Mike and myself rounding out the list of attendees. We managed to get in three games: Village (with the new Village Inn expansion), Carcassonne: New World and Hoity Toity. A few details follow.
The Village-Inn was a new experience for the four of us who had played Village before. Mike made the most use of the new stuff (the Brewery and the Inn) but it turned out to be the tried and true that worked out for Alex, who came through with the win, mainly through serving lots of customers at the Market. Final score counts: Alex 58, Tim 45, John 45, Mike 44. (Tim took second on the "most customers served" tiebreaker.)
By this time Jenn and Karl had arrived, and they came prepared with a two-player game that was completed just when Village was finishing up It was a two-player Carcassonne expansion, called New World, and Jenn came away the winner, 153 to 133 for Karl.
All six of us joined in for the final game of the evening, the art-collecting game, Hoity Toity, which barely finished in time. It was an incredibly close finish, all three players within three spaces of each other. Alex came away with the win, narrowly over Jenn, who had the best set of art (14 pieces!) after pilfering three on the next-to-last turn. Remaining order of finish was John, Tim, Karl and Mike, who closed up alot of ground with some fine detective work.
The Village-Inn was a new experience for the four of us who had played Village before. Mike made the most use of the new stuff (the Brewery and the Inn) but it turned out to be the tried and true that worked out for Alex, who came through with the win, mainly through serving lots of customers at the Market. Final score counts: Alex 58, Tim 45, John 45, Mike 44. (Tim took second on the "most customers served" tiebreaker.)
By this time Jenn and Karl had arrived, and they came prepared with a two-player game that was completed just when Village was finishing up It was a two-player Carcassonne expansion, called New World, and Jenn came away the winner, 153 to 133 for Karl.
All six of us joined in for the final game of the evening, the art-collecting game, Hoity Toity, which barely finished in time. It was an incredibly close finish, all three players within three spaces of each other. Alex came away with the win, narrowly over Jenn, who had the best set of art (14 pieces!) after pilfering three on the next-to-last turn. Remaining order of finish was John, Tim, Karl and Mike, who closed up alot of ground with some fine detective work.
Sunday, August 11, 2013
August 8, 2013 Session Report
Six for this week's session: Patrick, Helen, Tim, Doug, Brad and myself. Three games were played: Puerto Rico, Dominion: Dark Ages, Eminent Domain.
Five of us were there for the start, and so we played Puerto Rico. Final scores were John 52, Helen 43, Tim 43, Doug 39, Patrick 28. Doug and Patrick did not get a large building, I had the Guild Hall, Helen and Tim each had two large buildings. Helen took second on the money plus goods tiebreaker.
By this time Brad had arrived, so we split into two groups of three for the second round of games. Doug, Patrick and I played Dominion-Dark Ages, using one of the pre-recommeded sets. (Something about playing Chess with Death because Patrick and I were talking about chess.) Anyway, Doug got into the Rats early but it didn't work out for him. Patrick ended it by grabbing the final Province but I had picked up three Duchies and that was enough for me to prevail in a close finish: John 33 Patrick 30 Doug 23.
The other game (Eminent Domain) lasted just about the rest of the session, and Brad won it: 47 to 29 each for Helen and Tim. So, Brad and I went undefeated for the evening while Helen and Tim were tied for second in VPs in both of the games played.
Five of us were there for the start, and so we played Puerto Rico. Final scores were John 52, Helen 43, Tim 43, Doug 39, Patrick 28. Doug and Patrick did not get a large building, I had the Guild Hall, Helen and Tim each had two large buildings. Helen took second on the money plus goods tiebreaker.
By this time Brad had arrived, so we split into two groups of three for the second round of games. Doug, Patrick and I played Dominion-Dark Ages, using one of the pre-recommeded sets. (Something about playing Chess with Death because Patrick and I were talking about chess.) Anyway, Doug got into the Rats early but it didn't work out for him. Patrick ended it by grabbing the final Province but I had picked up three Duchies and that was enough for me to prevail in a close finish: John 33 Patrick 30 Doug 23.
The other game (Eminent Domain) lasted just about the rest of the session, and Brad won it: 47 to 29 each for Helen and Tim. So, Brad and I went undefeated for the evening while Helen and Tim were tied for second in VPs in both of the games played.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
August 1, 2013 Session Report
Five at this week's session: Doug, Alex, Ben, Rembert and myself. We played two games: Copycat and Hoity Toity.
First up was Copycat. Doug, who had played before, grabbed an early lead and held on for the win. The rest of us were fairly close for second: Alex 68, Ben and myself at 61. It was the first play for Alex.
By this time Rembert had arrived, and he was patiently waiting to get into a game but no one else showed. So, to wrap up the evening, we played an old favorite, Hoity Toity. The game was incredibly close, with everyone in contention down the stretch. I managed to win despite not having first or second best set at the end. Doug, who had the best set, was second. Alez finished third ahead of Rembert in fourth. Alex and Rembert were both new to the game.
First up was Copycat. Doug, who had played before, grabbed an early lead and held on for the win. The rest of us were fairly close for second: Alex 68, Ben and myself at 61. It was the first play for Alex.
By this time Rembert had arrived, and he was patiently waiting to get into a game but no one else showed. So, to wrap up the evening, we played an old favorite, Hoity Toity. The game was incredibly close, with everyone in contention down the stretch. I managed to win despite not having first or second best set at the end. Doug, who had the best set, was second. Alez finished third ahead of Rembert in fourth. Alex and Rembert were both new to the game.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
July 25, 2013 Session Report
Attendance was up this week, partly due to two first-timers (Vince and Eric) whom we hope to see at the club again in the future. Mike, Patrick, Rembert, Helen, Brad and myself were the others bringing the total attendance up to eight for this week. We played three games: Can't Stop, Lords of Waterdeep and Village. I managed to go undefeated, winning both Can't Stop and Village.
Can't Stop was a four-player, with Vince and Eric joining Mike and myself. I managed to use a conservative approach to win, although Vince was close, getting two numbers to the top. Eric and Mike each managed to get one.
For Village, the players were Mike, Rembert, Vince and myself. Final scores were: John 50 Vince 47 Mike 43 Patrick 39. I believe it was Vince's first time playing, so he did well to come close to winning.
The other four of us were in the Lords of Waterdeep game that wrapped up just before closing time. Helen won by just two from Brad (161 to 161). Eric and Rembert were the other two players..
Can't Stop was a four-player, with Vince and Eric joining Mike and myself. I managed to use a conservative approach to win, although Vince was close, getting two numbers to the top. Eric and Mike each managed to get one.
For Village, the players were Mike, Rembert, Vince and myself. Final scores were: John 50 Vince 47 Mike 43 Patrick 39. I believe it was Vince's first time playing, so he did well to come close to winning.
The other four of us were in the Lords of Waterdeep game that wrapped up just before closing time. Helen won by just two from Brad (161 to 161). Eric and Rembert were the other two players..
Sunday, July 21, 2013
July 18, 2013 Session Report
Despite a disappointing turnout in total numbers this week (four), we still had a good time. In honor of the 100th edition of the Tour de France taking place this week, I brought one of my prize possessions, a rare out-of-print cycling game called "Maillot Jaune." Doug, Mike and I each took one of my hand-made all-time great national teams to compete on the simulated course tackled by the real-life Tour that same day, featuring a dual ascent of the legendary Alpe d'Huez. Doug and Mike were giving me blank stares while I explained the rules but, after a little bit, everyone got into the swing of things, and the attacks started and never seemed to stop. However, even after all this attacking, the Peleton was still intact halfway up the first ascent of the Alpe, save for a few sprinters who just didn't have the legs to tackle such a tough climb. While Doug's Belgian team featured the great Eddy Merckx, Mike's USA team featured the disgraced Lance Armstrong, and I had the great "Big Mig" Indurain leading the Spanish team, none of these figured in the final sprint for the win, with Doug outrolling Mike and taking victory with Belgian climbing ace Lucien Van Impe. Mike was second with Greg LeMond (now the only American TdF winner after Landis and Armstrong were stripped of their titles), while I came in third with Spaniard Luis Ocana.
By this time Brad had arrived, and we still had plenty of time for a meaty Euro, and Brad wanted to play Tzolkin: The Mayan calendar game. In this game, everyone seemed to try different strategies. I focused on Temple tracks, Doug focused on crystal skulls, Brad expanded to six workers and focused on building. I had an early lead that somehow managed to hold up for the win, despite not getting the monument I had hoped for. (In fact, only one monument was bought.) Final scores were John 66, Brad 53, Doug 52, Mike 40.
Hope to see attendance bounce back next week.
By this time Brad had arrived, and we still had plenty of time for a meaty Euro, and Brad wanted to play Tzolkin: The Mayan calendar game. In this game, everyone seemed to try different strategies. I focused on Temple tracks, Doug focused on crystal skulls, Brad expanded to six workers and focused on building. I had an early lead that somehow managed to hold up for the win, despite not getting the monument I had hoped for. (In fact, only one monument was bought.) Final scores were John 66, Brad 53, Doug 52, Mike 40.
Hope to see attendance bounce back next week.
Monday, July 15, 2013
July 11, 2013 Session Report
Back after a week off due to the 4th of July holiday. We had eight for this session: Patrick, Tim, Mike, Peng, Ben, Rembert, Brad and myself. Three games were played: Agricola, Dark Horse and Race for the Galaxy.
Agricola was a tight three-player game, with Peng coming out on top. Final scores were Peng 33, Tim 32, Ben 31.
Dark Horse was a four-player, and we had to end the game a turn or two short of the finish line due to time. Mike, who managed to build all his towns and cities and connect them, came from behind to win, with 23 points. I was second with 20, followed by Patrick (19) and Rembert (19). It was the first play for Mike and Rembert, and Patrick and I had played before.
Brad arrived late and taught Race for the Galaxy to the players from the Agricola game, which finished in less than two hours. Final scores on that game were Brad 44, Peng 31, Ben 25, Tim 23.
This coming Saturday is the GCOM Family Picnic, hope to see many of you there.
Agricola was a tight three-player game, with Peng coming out on top. Final scores were Peng 33, Tim 32, Ben 31.
Dark Horse was a four-player, and we had to end the game a turn or two short of the finish line due to time. Mike, who managed to build all his towns and cities and connect them, came from behind to win, with 23 points. I was second with 20, followed by Patrick (19) and Rembert (19). It was the first play for Mike and Rembert, and Patrick and I had played before.
Brad arrived late and taught Race for the Galaxy to the players from the Agricola game, which finished in less than two hours. Final scores on that game were Brad 44, Peng 31, Ben 25, Tim 23.
This coming Saturday is the GCOM Family Picnic, hope to see many of you there.
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