Eight for this week's session; Tim, Mike, Alec, Rouslan, Neville, Rembert, Alex and myself were the attendees. We played the following games: Splendor, Coup, Power Grid: Korea, Quantum and Cloud Nine.
Splendor was 4-player, won by Mike. Scores were Mike 16, Rouslan 15, Alec 12, Tim 6.
Coup was a 3-player, won by Neville, with Rembert second, I was last (knocked out first).
Rouslan joined us for Quantum, and he won -- first to five -- while the rest of us (Neville, Rembert and I) tied for second with 4.
Alex joined in for Cloud Nine. Neville was the big winner, benefiting from a couple of the "Wild" cards. Scores: Neville 56, Rembert 41, John 34, Rouslan 27, Alex 25.
Last game to finish was Power Grid: Korea, three players plus one of the tougher Robot configurations. Final scores: Tim 17 (winning on the money tiebreaker with 40), Mike 17 (with 26 money), Robot 16, Alec 15. The robot, which was instructed to build three cities, triggered the end of the game and managed to finish ahead of one of the human players ... first time I have seen that happen.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
July 10, 2014 Session Report
Good group of nine for this week's session. We had one first-time attendee (Clair) along with Mike, Ben H, Tim, Alex, Rembert., John B, second-time attendee Rich, and myself. We played four different games (two of them three times), for a total of eight games in all: Splendor (x3), Puerto Rico, Gipsy King and Money (x3). Results follow.
Splendor Game 1: Mike 16 John W 10 Claire 5 Ben H 4
Puerto Rico: Alex 51 John B 48 Tim 47 Rich 32 Rembert 28
Splendor Game 2: Mike 15 John W 13 Claire 5 Ben H score withheld
Splendor Game 3: Tim 16 Rembert 13 John B 12 Rich 8
Money Game 1: Ben H 710 Mike 500 John W 470 Claire 350
Money Game 2: Ben H 620 Rich 440 John W 210
Money Game 3: Ben H 940 John W 820 Rich 500
In the last money game, I finally have a score that would have beaten Ben in games one and two, and he still manages to come out on top!
Splendor Game 1: Mike 16 John W 10 Claire 5 Ben H 4
Puerto Rico: Alex 51 John B 48 Tim 47 Rich 32 Rembert 28
Splendor Game 2: Mike 15 John W 13 Claire 5 Ben H score withheld
Splendor Game 3: Tim 16 Rembert 13 John B 12 Rich 8
Money Game 1: Ben H 710 Mike 500 John W 470 Claire 350
Money Game 2: Ben H 620 Rich 440 John W 210
Money Game 3: Ben H 940 John W 820 Rich 500
In the last money game, I finally have a score that would have beaten Ben in games one and two, and he still manages to come out on top!
Sunday, July 6, 2014
July 3, 2014 Session Report
Eleven for this week's session, with regulars Mike, Patrick, Eric, Ben H, Jack, Alex, Matt and myself joined by three first-time attendees: Jeff and two more Mikes who shall be known as Michael and Mike Brown to distinguish them from Co-Host Mike Brazinski. Games played: Settlers of Catan, Power Grid: Northern Europe, Match of the Season, Homesteaders and two more games of Splendor.
Results of the games:
Settlers was a quick win for Ben H. Scores: Ben H 10, Matt 4, Patrick 3. Patrick had some bad die rolls, I was told.
Power Grid - Northern Europe (the one version where you switch out the regular plants with some others) was a win for Jack. Scores: Jack (13/62), Jeff 2d on the money tiebreaker (13/23) with Eric and Mike with just 10 plants powered but alot more money. Someone (Jack probably) must have built out to win.
I was pleased to get in a game of my soccer-themed game, Match of the Season, which puts the players in the role of coach and general manager of a soccer team. We got in two seasons, and Michael and I tied with 6 pts with Alex (who won the league in the 2nd season) next with 4 followed by Mike Brown at 2. Michael did well to get into the semis of the Euro Cup in the second season, so I declared him the winner although there was no tiebreaker specified in the rules.
Ben H continued his winning streak in the second round of games, winning Homesteaders which Patrick had brought. Final scores: Ben H 46, Patrick 36, Matt 34.
Seven of us split into two random groups to play Splendor (fortunately we had two copies on hand) -- note, in the past, all seven might have played 7 Wonders but Splendor seems to be the quick-play game of choice in recent weeks.
Game 1 -- Eric 16 Alex 9 John 5
Game 2 -- Jack 17 Mike Braz. 11 Michael 8; Mike B 5
Looks like Ben H and Jack were the big winners on the night, with Jack probably becoming the first player to defeat three Mikes in one game at the club, probably a dubious distinction.
Results of the games:
Settlers was a quick win for Ben H. Scores: Ben H 10, Matt 4, Patrick 3. Patrick had some bad die rolls, I was told.
Power Grid - Northern Europe (the one version where you switch out the regular plants with some others) was a win for Jack. Scores: Jack (13/62), Jeff 2d on the money tiebreaker (13/23) with Eric and Mike with just 10 plants powered but alot more money. Someone (Jack probably) must have built out to win.
I was pleased to get in a game of my soccer-themed game, Match of the Season, which puts the players in the role of coach and general manager of a soccer team. We got in two seasons, and Michael and I tied with 6 pts with Alex (who won the league in the 2nd season) next with 4 followed by Mike Brown at 2. Michael did well to get into the semis of the Euro Cup in the second season, so I declared him the winner although there was no tiebreaker specified in the rules.
Ben H continued his winning streak in the second round of games, winning Homesteaders which Patrick had brought. Final scores: Ben H 46, Patrick 36, Matt 34.
Seven of us split into two random groups to play Splendor (fortunately we had two copies on hand) -- note, in the past, all seven might have played 7 Wonders but Splendor seems to be the quick-play game of choice in recent weeks.
Game 1 -- Eric 16 Alex 9 John 5
Game 2 -- Jack 17 Mike Braz. 11 Michael 8; Mike B 5
Looks like Ben H and Jack were the big winners on the night, with Jack probably becoming the first player to defeat three Mikes in one game at the club, probably a dubious distinction.
Sunday, June 29, 2014
June 26, 2014 Session Report
We had a good group of eight for this week's session. Ben H, Mike, Tim, Patrick, Neville and myself were joined by first-time attendee Rich, along with Matt (back for his third session). Games played included Splendor, Agricola, Trains and Stations, Coyote and Money. Some details follow.
Splendor was the opener, turned out to be a three-player, won by Mike (17). Ben, who gave up his seat to Rich to learn Agricola, had 12. I was second with 13.
The Agricola game, which took the rest of the session, was won by Tim (39), ahead of Ben (33), Patrick (30) and Matt (19). Good result for Ben in his first game against a couple of experienced players.
The rest of us played some shorter games:
Trains and Stations, won by Mike (44) ahead of John (35), Neville (34) and Rich (15).
Coyote, came down to a final showdown between John and Rich. I had 2 coyotes by then, Rich had won, but I managed to win three in a row to pull off the win. Neville and Mike were knocked out early.
We played a couple of hands of Money, which Mike had brought again. Scores seemed a bit higher than in the prior game.
Hand 1: Mike 610 Rich 500 John 480 Neville 410
Hand 2: John 760 Mike 700 Neville 380 Rich 140
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Splendor was the opener, turned out to be a three-player, won by Mike (17). Ben, who gave up his seat to Rich to learn Agricola, had 12. I was second with 13.
The Agricola game, which took the rest of the session, was won by Tim (39), ahead of Ben (33), Patrick (30) and Matt (19). Good result for Ben in his first game against a couple of experienced players.
The rest of us played some shorter games:
Trains and Stations, won by Mike (44) ahead of John (35), Neville (34) and Rich (15).
Coyote, came down to a final showdown between John and Rich. I had 2 coyotes by then, Rich had won, but I managed to win three in a row to pull off the win. Neville and Mike were knocked out early.
We played a couple of hands of Money, which Mike had brought again. Scores seemed a bit higher than in the prior game.
Hand 1: Mike 610 Rich 500 John 480 Neville 410
Hand 2: John 760 Mike 700 Neville 380 Rich 140
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Sunday, June 22, 2014
June 19, 2014 Session Report
We had an even dozen for tonight's session: Patrick, Tim, Mike, Ben A, Neville, Matt, Rembert, Ben H, Evan, Rouslan, Alex and myself. We played the following games: Agricola, Splendor (played four times), Kemet, Settlers of Catan and Money.
During the first part of the session, one group split off to play Agricola while two games of Splendor broke out. The Agricola game was won by Evan (41) ahead of Tim (36), Ben A (35) and Patrick (29). Splendor game #1 was a win for Mike (16) ahed of Neville (13), Matt (10) and yours truly (9) last. Splendor game #2 began as a two-player when Rouslan joined late. Winner was Ben H (17) with Rembert (10) second while Rouslan (playing with an obvious handicap) was a distant third with just 1 point.
We then mixed up the groups for the next round of games, with the Agricola game still going on. Neville, Rembert and I played Kemet, which Rouslan had brought and got played for the second week in a row. This game consumed the rest of the session time and we came close to finishing with the goal of reaching 8 points. Rouslan had got to 8 but got knocked down one when Neville successfully attacked one of his Pyramid VP locations, so we picked it up with Rouslan and I at 7, Neville and Rembert at 4.
Settlers turned out to be a very quick three-player, as Ben H won once again, steamrolling Matt and Mike. Scores were Ben H 10, Matt 7, Mike 4. By this time Alex had arrived, and another Splendor game broke out, this being the closet of the four played, three points separating the entire field. Scores were Mike 15, Alex and Matt 13, Ben H 12.
Finally, two more games to report. Mike brought Money and taught the game to Ben H and Alex. Scores were Mike 900, Ben H 680, Alex 250. Finally, three of the four Agricola players wrapped up with a fourth game of Splendor. Result? Another win for Evan: Evan (18), Patrick (7), Tim (3). I believe Evan has yet to lose in his two times at the club.
During the first part of the session, one group split off to play Agricola while two games of Splendor broke out. The Agricola game was won by Evan (41) ahead of Tim (36), Ben A (35) and Patrick (29). Splendor game #1 was a win for Mike (16) ahed of Neville (13), Matt (10) and yours truly (9) last. Splendor game #2 began as a two-player when Rouslan joined late. Winner was Ben H (17) with Rembert (10) second while Rouslan (playing with an obvious handicap) was a distant third with just 1 point.
We then mixed up the groups for the next round of games, with the Agricola game still going on. Neville, Rembert and I played Kemet, which Rouslan had brought and got played for the second week in a row. This game consumed the rest of the session time and we came close to finishing with the goal of reaching 8 points. Rouslan had got to 8 but got knocked down one when Neville successfully attacked one of his Pyramid VP locations, so we picked it up with Rouslan and I at 7, Neville and Rembert at 4.
Settlers turned out to be a very quick three-player, as Ben H won once again, steamrolling Matt and Mike. Scores were Ben H 10, Matt 7, Mike 4. By this time Alex had arrived, and another Splendor game broke out, this being the closet of the four played, three points separating the entire field. Scores were Mike 15, Alex and Matt 13, Ben H 12.
Finally, two more games to report. Mike brought Money and taught the game to Ben H and Alex. Scores were Mike 900, Ben H 680, Alex 250. Finally, three of the four Agricola players wrapped up with a fourth game of Splendor. Result? Another win for Evan: Evan (18), Patrick (7), Tim (3). I believe Evan has yet to lose in his two times at the club.
Monday, June 16, 2014
June 12, 2014 Session Report
The good weather and good attendance trend continued, as we had 10 show for this week's session: Ben A and Amy, Alex, Matt (first time attendee), Tim, Neville, Rembert, Rouslan, Ben H and myself. A total of five games were played: Village, Kemet, Settlers of Catan, Vegas Showdown and Dream Factory (originally known as Traumfabrik).
Village was a four-player, won by Ben A (48) followed by Alex (45), Amy (42) and Tim (33). This same group then played Vegas Showdown, which turned out to be a runaway win for Alex. Scores of the Vegas Showdown game were Alex 82, Tim 57, Ben A 51, Amy 47. I believe it was the first time play for both Ben and Amy, but everyone had played Village before.
Four of us played Settlers. A big win for the other Ben, Ben H, although the game swung back and forth as Rembert grabbed longest Road and I tried to do my best after getting hemmed in with limited spots for new settlements. Final scores were Ben H 10, Rembert 8, John 7, Matt 6. The four of us then played Dream Factory. I was the teacher as none of the other three had played before, and I managed to come away with the win: John 88, Rembert 79, Ben H 75, Matt 59.
Finally, Rouslan and Neville played a game that Rouslan had brought, Kemet, that had been discussed in prior weeks. I have a result of 9 for Rouslan to 5 for Neville, not sure if that represents a complete game or not.
Village was a four-player, won by Ben A (48) followed by Alex (45), Amy (42) and Tim (33). This same group then played Vegas Showdown, which turned out to be a runaway win for Alex. Scores of the Vegas Showdown game were Alex 82, Tim 57, Ben A 51, Amy 47. I believe it was the first time play for both Ben and Amy, but everyone had played Village before.
Four of us played Settlers. A big win for the other Ben, Ben H, although the game swung back and forth as Rembert grabbed longest Road and I tried to do my best after getting hemmed in with limited spots for new settlements. Final scores were Ben H 10, Rembert 8, John 7, Matt 6. The four of us then played Dream Factory. I was the teacher as none of the other three had played before, and I managed to come away with the win: John 88, Rembert 79, Ben H 75, Matt 59.
Finally, Rouslan and Neville played a game that Rouslan had brought, Kemet, that had been discussed in prior weeks. I have a result of 9 for Rouslan to 5 for Neville, not sure if that represents a complete game or not.
Saturday, June 7, 2014
June 5, 2014 Session Report
Had a really good session this week with 11 gamers attending (including four first-timers). Six different games were played, three of them twice, as we had three tables going for just about the entire session.
Attendance list: Mike, Jack, Doug, Rouslan, Tim, Neville and myself plus four newcomers: Ben (who shall henceforth be known as Ben H or Ben Harold to distinguish him from the other Ben, Ben A); Evan, and Mike (whom we shall refer to as Mike J) and Melanie.
Ticket to Ride-Asia teams matched the team of Jack and Ben versus Doug and myself. After some initial struggles, Doug and I managed to complete some high scoring tickets which gave us the win by a wide margin (we had more total points that Jack and Ben before counting points for track on the board). Ben wanted an immediate rematch, with the same teammates, so we played again, and this time Jack and Ben were the winners, estimated score of 200 to 161 for Doug and me.
Meanwhile, Evan won a three-player Puerto Rico, defeating Tim and Mike. Scores were Evan 46, Tim 42, Mike 39. Mike's comment on the game was he should not have bought the Factory. Rumor has it that Evan is a bit of a Puerto Rico shark, so we'll have to monitor future games.
While the Ticket to Ride team battle extended into the second hour of the session, everyone else joined in for a game of 7 Wonders. Rouslan came out on top in a close game. Scores: Rouslan 56 Evan 54 Neville 53 Mike J. 49 Mike B. 46 Tim 44
The third table played Tobago, which ended in a tie: 38 each for Mike J and Rouslan, 36 for Neville and 30 for Melanie.
Next round of games saw everyone wanted to play Splendor and, fortunately, someone other than me had brought a copy, so there were two games. In one of these, Evan continued his winning ways. Scores were Evan 17, Mike 13, Tim 11. The other game was closer, won by Jack: Jack 15, Doug 14, Ben H 10.
Meanwhile, I joined Rouslan and Neville to learn a game that Neville had brought, called Gravwell. It was a race game featuring card draftring, simultaneous card play but you had to deal with the pull of gravity that had a definite "drag"on being out in front. First game ended with Rouslan getting to the end of the track, Neville and I were far back. The second game we had to pick up at 9 PM, with Neville slightly ahead.
Excited to have so many new people, hopefully we can keep it up with another big turnout next week!
Attendance list: Mike, Jack, Doug, Rouslan, Tim, Neville and myself plus four newcomers: Ben (who shall henceforth be known as Ben H or Ben Harold to distinguish him from the other Ben, Ben A); Evan, and Mike (whom we shall refer to as Mike J) and Melanie.
Ticket to Ride-Asia teams matched the team of Jack and Ben versus Doug and myself. After some initial struggles, Doug and I managed to complete some high scoring tickets which gave us the win by a wide margin (we had more total points that Jack and Ben before counting points for track on the board). Ben wanted an immediate rematch, with the same teammates, so we played again, and this time Jack and Ben were the winners, estimated score of 200 to 161 for Doug and me.
Meanwhile, Evan won a three-player Puerto Rico, defeating Tim and Mike. Scores were Evan 46, Tim 42, Mike 39. Mike's comment on the game was he should not have bought the Factory. Rumor has it that Evan is a bit of a Puerto Rico shark, so we'll have to monitor future games.
While the Ticket to Ride team battle extended into the second hour of the session, everyone else joined in for a game of 7 Wonders. Rouslan came out on top in a close game. Scores: Rouslan 56 Evan 54 Neville 53 Mike J. 49 Mike B. 46 Tim 44
The third table played Tobago, which ended in a tie: 38 each for Mike J and Rouslan, 36 for Neville and 30 for Melanie.
Next round of games saw everyone wanted to play Splendor and, fortunately, someone other than me had brought a copy, so there were two games. In one of these, Evan continued his winning ways. Scores were Evan 17, Mike 13, Tim 11. The other game was closer, won by Jack: Jack 15, Doug 14, Ben H 10.
Meanwhile, I joined Rouslan and Neville to learn a game that Neville had brought, called Gravwell. It was a race game featuring card draftring, simultaneous card play but you had to deal with the pull of gravity that had a definite "drag"on being out in front. First game ended with Rouslan getting to the end of the track, Neville and I were far back. The second game we had to pick up at 9 PM, with Neville slightly ahead.
Excited to have so many new people, hopefully we can keep it up with another big turnout next week!
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