October 24, 2013 Session Report

Low attendance this week, don't know why, maybe it's the cold weather.  Tim, Neville and I were the three attendees, and we only got in one game:  Global Mogul, which seems to have become an instant hit at least with serious gamers in the gaming groups I frequent.  Since all of us had played before, we bumped up the level of intensity and went with the Standard Rules.  Tim managed to be the first to get all six of his action markers in play (perhaps as a result of his Agricola background), I believe on round three, while Neville and I followed a round later.  Competition for control of regions was fierce.  No one took turn order for the final turn, as we all needed to bring on more agent cubes.  In the end, I won with 57 while Tim and Neville wound up tied at 47, with Tim having more money left over to break the tie for second.  A brief post-mortem followed, and we found some better moves for Tim on the last turn that may have gained him a couple of points, cost me some, but the rankings at the end would not have changed.  I managed to win without controlling any regions, something that happened in another recent play, so maybe that means people are focusing too much on controlling regions and not other things (like some juicy contracts or 5 VP markets that emerge late in the game).

Anyway, word from the CC is that they will be open next week, Halloween Night, so everyone is welcome.  Also, EuroQuest is just three weeks away and the pre-reg deadline is coming up soon.  Go to www.euroquestcon.com for details.