Twelve for this week's session, as the group consisted of Tim, Mike, John, Alex, Evan, Rich, Neville, Eric, Eugene, Nathan, Rembert, Jeff, Lina and myself. Rich, Evan and Lina have all been to three sessions now, which makes them Associate Members of GCOM. Games played: Lords of Waterdeep, Concordia, Russian Railroads and Sushi-Go.
Eric taught Lords of Waterdeep; the other players were Lina, Jeff, Rich and Eric's son, Nathan, who had to leave a bit early before the game ended. Thus, what started as a five-player game ended up as a four-player. It was very tight between Eric, who had played the game quite a bit, and Lina, one of the first-time players. Final scores were Eric 157, Lina 151, Jeff 137 and Rich 129.
Concordia was a five-player, taught by Mike but I believe all but one of us had played before. Final scores were Tim 119, Alex and Mike tied for second at 106, John 99 and Neville (the one new player) at 90. Tim was able to pick up three different Minerva cards to contribute to his winning effort.
Russian Railroads was a three-player, with Eugene teaching two new players, Evan and Rembert. No surprise here, Eugene won but Evan and Rembert appeared to pick up the game by the end. Final scores: Eugene 426, Evan 320, Rembert 265.
Finally, a few minutes left and time for Sushi-Go, which Mike had brought. I managed another win, and once again it was the "most puddings" tiebreaker. Final scores: John and Mike 38, Tim 31, Neville 30.
Just a reminder that a reasonably inexpensive gaming event, Congress of Gamers, is coming up in just a couple of weeks, Sat. and Sun, Sept 27 and 28, in Rockville, MD. For more info, check out their website at congressofgamers.org.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Saturday, September 6, 2014
September 4, 2014 Session Report
Doug, Jack, Tim, Alex, Rouslan, Lina, Ben H, Rembert and myself were the attendees for this session, for a total of nine attendees. Games played: Gonzaga, Panamax, Splendor (3 times) and the Game of 49 (twice).
Gonzaga was a three-player. Scores were reported as 91 for Rouslan, 90 for Tim and 60 for Jack.
I had brought Panamax and taught the game to Doug, Alex and Lina. The game was slow-going due to the unusual mechanics and learning curve. Alex had to leave around 8:30 so we scored the game after two rounds. Turned out Alex was the winner, with 57 to 43 for Lina, 40 for John and 31 for Doug. We think there may have been some errors in mixing up personal and company money, so the game stands with an asterisk. Alex won the award for best Managing Director after the first round but, when he couldn't pay dividends in the second round, Lina won that award. So, not sure how it would have come out had we completed the third and final round.
Splendor was played three times:
Game 1: Ben 19 Rembert 8
Game 2: Jack 16 Rouslan 15, Ben and Rembert trailing
Game 3: Rouslan 17 Ben 10 Rembert 9
Game of 49 was played twice, two-player, between Ben and Rembert. Each one once.
Gonzaga was a three-player. Scores were reported as 91 for Rouslan, 90 for Tim and 60 for Jack.
I had brought Panamax and taught the game to Doug, Alex and Lina. The game was slow-going due to the unusual mechanics and learning curve. Alex had to leave around 8:30 so we scored the game after two rounds. Turned out Alex was the winner, with 57 to 43 for Lina, 40 for John and 31 for Doug. We think there may have been some errors in mixing up personal and company money, so the game stands with an asterisk. Alex won the award for best Managing Director after the first round but, when he couldn't pay dividends in the second round, Lina won that award. So, not sure how it would have come out had we completed the third and final round.
Splendor was played three times:
Game 1: Ben 19 Rembert 8
Game 2: Jack 16 Rouslan 15, Ben and Rembert trailing
Game 3: Rouslan 17 Ben 10 Rembert 9
Game of 49 was played twice, two-player, between Ben and Rembert. Each one once.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
August 28, 2014 Session Report
Ten for this week's session. Attendees were Mike, Patrick, Alex, Alec, Tim, Neville, Rich, Rembert, Ben H and myself. (Not counting Rodney who arrived late and unfortunately didn't get in a game.) In fact, only three games were played (Game of 49, City of Iron and Keyflower) and two of these didn't make it to the finish line.
We started with the Game of 49 which was the warm-up game while waiting for people to show up. Mike, Alec, Patrick and I were the participants. Alec, Mike and Patrick had more chips on the board, but no one was close to winning, and we decided to start a couple of longer games as more people arrived.
Patrick brought City of Iron, which he taught to Alex, Neville and I. We didn't finish although we did hit the second of three scoring rounds. It looked like Alex had a good position although Patrick, being more familiar with the rules and victory conditions, was also a likely winner. I am fairly certain I was going to come in fourth and last.
Keyflower was a six-player, and this one did wrap up right before the 9 PM close. Scores were Ben H 59, Rich 41, Tim 37, Rembert and Mike 30, Alec 29. I believe only Mike and Tim had played before.
We started with the Game of 49 which was the warm-up game while waiting for people to show up. Mike, Alec, Patrick and I were the participants. Alec, Mike and Patrick had more chips on the board, but no one was close to winning, and we decided to start a couple of longer games as more people arrived.
Patrick brought City of Iron, which he taught to Alex, Neville and I. We didn't finish although we did hit the second of three scoring rounds. It looked like Alex had a good position although Patrick, being more familiar with the rules and victory conditions, was also a likely winner. I am fairly certain I was going to come in fourth and last.
Keyflower was a six-player, and this one did wrap up right before the 9 PM close. Scores were Ben H 59, Rich 41, Tim 37, Rembert and Mike 30, Alec 29. I believe only Mike and Tim had played before.
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
August 21, 2014 Session Report
Twelve attendees this week: Mike, Eric and sons Nathan and Ryan, Claire, Matt, Ben H, Doug, Neville, Rembert, Lina (back for the second week in a row) and myself. We played Cheeky Monkey, the Game of 49 (3 plays), Fresco, Ticket to Ride, Spyrium and Splendor. Some details follow.
Cheeky Monkey was won by Eric (47). Nathan (25) was second, followed by Ryan (17) and Mike (6).
The Game of 49 (a new game that I picked up via KS at GenCon) was so popular it was played back-to-back. First game was won by Doug, second by Claire. Ben, Matt and I were the other players. In winning, Doug had only three chips on the board, but they were all in a row as everyone else was low on money.
Ticket to Ride was played with the USA map. Surprisingly, I won. Scores: John 138 Matt 110 Claire 102 Doug 78 Ben 69
Spyrium was a close three-player game, won by Neville. Scores: Neville 75 Mike 67 Rembert 61
Fresco was won by Ryan (101) just ahead of Eric (94). Lina (78) and Nathan (73) also played.
Finally, four of us wrapped up a third Game of 49 just as the clock struck nine. I was the winner, perhaps with an asterisk, as neither Neville nor Mike wanted to burn all their money to stop me, and Rembert -- the other player in contention -- didn't have enough cash to top my bid.
Cheeky Monkey was won by Eric (47). Nathan (25) was second, followed by Ryan (17) and Mike (6).
The Game of 49 (a new game that I picked up via KS at GenCon) was so popular it was played back-to-back. First game was won by Doug, second by Claire. Ben, Matt and I were the other players. In winning, Doug had only three chips on the board, but they were all in a row as everyone else was low on money.
Ticket to Ride was played with the USA map. Surprisingly, I won. Scores: John 138 Matt 110 Claire 102 Doug 78 Ben 69
Spyrium was a close three-player game, won by Neville. Scores: Neville 75 Mike 67 Rembert 61
Fresco was won by Ryan (101) just ahead of Eric (94). Lina (78) and Nathan (73) also played.
Finally, four of us wrapped up a third Game of 49 just as the clock struck nine. I was the winner, perhaps with an asterisk, as neither Neville nor Mike wanted to burn all their money to stop me, and Rembert -- the other player in contention -- didn't have enough cash to top my bid.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
August 14, 2014 Session Report
I was not able to attend due to an out-of-town trip, so co-Host Mike was in charge and here is his report:
"We had 7 people show up. I started by teaching Tim, Alec, Neville
and Rembert Concordia. As we were about to start, Wegmen's Ben showed up
and we split into two groups. Soon after, a new player, Lina, showed
up. Tim, Alec, Ben and Lina played Thurn und Taxis and later Splendor.
Neville, Rembert and I played Concordia (the Italian map) for the rest
of the evening. The Concordia game ended with me winning at 124 pts,
with Neville having 114 and Rembert at 82.
As for the other group, Alec ran away with the Thurn und Taxis game
with 21 points. Tim and Ben both had 16 pts and Lina had 13. I think
this was the first time anyone other than Tim played that game. After
that, Alec needed to duck out and they played Splendor. Ben tried the
"Jack Strategy", going for high point cards over everything else and
clobbered the other players. He ended the game with 17 points. Lina had 4
points and Tim eked out 1 lonely point."
Monday, August 11, 2014
August 7, 2014 Session Report
We had a total of 11 people for this session (John C, Doug, Rouslan, Patrick, Karl, Eric, Nathan, Ryan, Alex, Claire and myself), and the following games were played: Cheeky Monkey (twice), Civilization, Ingenious (twice), 7 Wonders, Vegas Showdown, Too Many Cooks and Cloud Nine. A few scores and details follow.
Cheeky Monkey Game 1: Ryan 37 Doug 29 Karl 22 John W. 8 Nathan 5 John C 3. Ryan took over for Rouslan starting the third round and improved on an already good position to win the game.
Ingenious Game 1: Ryan 10 Doug 9 Eric 8
Ingenious Game 2: Eric 19 (perfect score!) Doug 9 Ryan 8
Cheeky Monkey Game 2: Ryan 37 Eric 32 Doug 22
Civilization: Apparently Rouslan was the winner. The only report I got was from Patrick who said "he destroyed my city just as I was about to gain a Level 3 tech."
7 Wonders: The players were Claire, Karl, Nathan, John C, Alex and myself. Didn't write down the scores, I believe it was Alex first, Karl second, me third. It was the first game for Claire, Karl and John C, so good result for Karl to come so close to winning.
Vegas Showdown: John W 36, Karl 30, John C 28, Alex 25. Low scoring game, surprised I won this.
Too Many Cooks: Ryan 22 Nathan 16, Doug and Eric 12, Claire 10.
Cloud Nine (didn't finish): Karl 42 John W 36 John C and Eric 33 Ray 24 Alex and Nathan somewhere further down the track (scoring markers removed in our rush to pick up the game by 9 PM)
Cheeky Monkey Game 1: Ryan 37 Doug 29 Karl 22 John W. 8 Nathan 5 John C 3. Ryan took over for Rouslan starting the third round and improved on an already good position to win the game.
Ingenious Game 1: Ryan 10 Doug 9 Eric 8
Ingenious Game 2: Eric 19 (perfect score!) Doug 9 Ryan 8
Cheeky Monkey Game 2: Ryan 37 Eric 32 Doug 22
Civilization: Apparently Rouslan was the winner. The only report I got was from Patrick who said "he destroyed my city just as I was about to gain a Level 3 tech."
7 Wonders: The players were Claire, Karl, Nathan, John C, Alex and myself. Didn't write down the scores, I believe it was Alex first, Karl second, me third. It was the first game for Claire, Karl and John C, so good result for Karl to come so close to winning.
Vegas Showdown: John W 36, Karl 30, John C 28, Alex 25. Low scoring game, surprised I won this.
Too Many Cooks: Ryan 22 Nathan 16, Doug and Eric 12, Claire 10.
Cloud Nine (didn't finish): Karl 42 John W 36 John C and Eric 33 Ray 24 Alex and Nathan somewhere further down the track (scoring markers removed in our rush to pick up the game by 9 PM)
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
July 31, 2014 Session Report
Ten for this week's session, including two first time attendees (John C and Greg), Claire (back for her second session), plus regular attendees Alex, Mike, Tim, Ben H, Patrick, Rembert and myself. Games played: Sushi Go (twice), Splendor, Race: Formula 90, Ticket to Ride (10th anniversary edition) and 7 Wonders.
Game 1 of Sushi Go was a close one, final scores: John W 31 Mike Ben H and Alex 29 Tim 24. Ben was winning until he had to give up 6 VP for least desserts.
Splendor was won by Rembert, another close one: Rembert 15 Claire 14 Patrick 13 John C. 11. First play for John C, I felt good about this result because I remember teaching the game to Rembert awhile back and believe this is his first win.
I brought a Formula 1 car race game (Race: Formula 90) but it didn't go over that well with everyone and we picked it up with Ben leading but about to come into the pits for tires. Mike, Tim, Alex, Greg and myself were the other participants.
7 Wonders was played next, and my winning streak continued: John W 61 Tim 51 Mike 47 Ben 45 Greg 31. I went kind of big on military and this time it worked out.
Ticket to Ride was a romp for Patrick. Scores: Patrick 136 Claire 102 Rembert 93 John C 86
Finally, there was time for one more game of Sushi Go. Scores: John W and Mike 35 Tim 31 Greg 30 Ben H 29. We checked the tiebreaker and I was declared the winner (I believe it was most pudding which I focused on this time).
Game 1 of Sushi Go was a close one, final scores: John W 31 Mike Ben H and Alex 29 Tim 24. Ben was winning until he had to give up 6 VP for least desserts.
Splendor was won by Rembert, another close one: Rembert 15 Claire 14 Patrick 13 John C. 11. First play for John C, I felt good about this result because I remember teaching the game to Rembert awhile back and believe this is his first win.
I brought a Formula 1 car race game (Race: Formula 90) but it didn't go over that well with everyone and we picked it up with Ben leading but about to come into the pits for tires. Mike, Tim, Alex, Greg and myself were the other participants.
7 Wonders was played next, and my winning streak continued: John W 61 Tim 51 Mike 47 Ben 45 Greg 31. I went kind of big on military and this time it worked out.
Ticket to Ride was a romp for Patrick. Scores: Patrick 136 Claire 102 Rembert 93 John C 86
Finally, there was time for one more game of Sushi Go. Scores: John W and Mike 35 Tim 31 Greg 30 Ben H 29. We checked the tiebreaker and I was declared the winner (I believe it was most pudding which I focused on this time).
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