This was the week before EuroQuest and, as promised, Mike and I brought some new Essen games we are slated to demo at the convention next week. That enabled us to draw a nice crowd, total of nine gamers present: Mike, Patrick, Doug, Tim, Alex, Rembert, Helen, Karl and myself divided into two groups to play Coal Baron (with Mike doing the teaching) and Lewis & Clark (my game to demo). Then, Mike's group got done first and had time for another game, Augustus.
Coal Baron, according to the scores, was a really close game and, according to Mike's notes, the endgame changed the order, much in the same way as Thurn and Taxis. The final score counts were: Rembert 103, Tim 98, Mike 96, Patrick 91. This same group fit in a second game, Augustus, and that one, like the first, was a win for Rembert: Rembert 74 Mike 70 Tim 58 Patrick 56. Rembert seems to be on a bit of a winning streak as I believe he won the last game played on our Halloween session.
With Lewis & Clark, I wanted to allow time for teaching and hope to finish a longer game without pushing, so I limited the number of players to four (the box says a half-hour per player). So, I sat out, prodding everyone to move quickly to keep the game from getting bogged down. The game is a card-driven race game that simulates the historic Lewis & Clark expedition. Helen made a big early move and shot into the lead, only to get bogged down when the Rocky Mountains appeared on the horizon. Doug got off to a really poor start, but made a big move to gain much ground on the other players, all of whom faltered in the mountains. Karl seemed to be in a position to challenge Helen for the win, and it looked like we wouldn't finish in time, until -- all of sudden -- Alex, the master of new games, shot past the finish line to take the win. Karl and Helen were very close for second, with Doug still trailing but not as much as earlier.
Everyone seemed to enjoy the new games, which will be featured at EuroQuest next week. ... which brings me to the following subject: Mike and I, along with several club regulars, will be at EQ next Thursday night, so while the Community Center will be open, those of you attending will be on our own. Hopefully someone will send me a report on what games (if any) get played. In the meantime, everyone is invited to attend EuroQuest which starts with a Wednesday night Pre-Con and runs through Sunday, November 17.
See everyone back at the club in two weeks, or one week before Thanksgiving.
OOPS, forgot to add that someone from the Community Center staff actually video-taped part of our gaming session last night. It's supposed to be posted on the Parks and Recreation Facebook page some time soon, there will be a link at the Community Center home page (see link to left of this blog).
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