We had a good session last Saturday. Attending were Bob, Carol and Rachel Jones, Dan K and Rachel S, Eric Haas, Bill, Jason, and Alex. As always, I had a great time and I hope everyone else did too. Courtesy of our new digital camera, I have attached a few pictures for your enjoyment. Looking forward to our next session. We should have at least one more session before Babycon.
Bob’s Tote Board (winner listed in bold) followed by Eric’s notes:
Tote Board
- Crokinole Eric, Bob
- Crokinole Eric, Rachel J
- Loco Carol 58, Bob 56, Eric 46
- High Society Dan 14, Bob 14, Eric 13, Rachel S 5, Carol Knizia gem similar in play to Raj but with a few more bells and whistles. Dan and Bob tied but Dan had the highest single luxury and so won. Carol had the least money and so automatically lost.
- Katzenjammer Blues Eric 6, Dan 5, Bob 5, Carol 3, Rachel S 0
- Katzenjammer Blues Carol 5, Rachel S 3, Eric 3, Dan 3, Bob -1
- Pirate’s Cove Alex 45, Carol 44, Rachel S 30, Jason 27 Hard fought game that came down to the very end.
- Verräter Bob 26, Dan 25, Eric 18, Bill 17 Also hard fought. Won by Bob on the last play of the game.
- Pit Carol, Jason, Alex, Bob, Dan, Eric, Bill, Rachel S
- Pit
- Jason, Carol, Alex, Bob, Dan, Eric, Bill, Rachel S
- Pit
- Alex, Jason, Carol, Bob, Dan, Eric, Bill, Rachel S
- Brawl
- Bob, Dan, Alex, Jason
- Bob, Dan, Alex and Jason played various hands of Brawl.
- Medieval Merchant Alex 51, Eric 43, Bill 41, Bob 37
- Wyatt Earp Dan 37, Jason 26, Carol 16
- Aquarius Dan, Carol, Jason
- Union Pacific Eric 98, Dan 89, Alex 89, Carol 86, Bob 84
Eric’s Notes
- 2:00 pm: Eric arrived at Bob’s around 1:15. Eric played Crokinole against Bob and won. Then Eric played against Rachel J and won.
- CrokinoleCrokinole
- 2:03 pm: Next Bob, Carol and, Eric played Loco.
- 2:23 pm: Carol won with 58, Bob had 56 and, Eric had 46.
- 2:33 pm: Rachel S arrived around 2:30.
- 3:04 pm: Bob and Rachel started a game of Crokinole while waiting for Dan K to arrive. Dan arrived around 3:00.
- 3:15 pm: Dan, Bob, Carol, Rachel S and Eric played High Society.
- 3:40 pm: Carol had the least money with $7 million. Dan and Bob each had 14 but, Dan had the highest luxury and won. Eric had 13 and, Rachel S had 5.
- 3:53 pm: Next we played Katzenjammer Blues.
- 4:18 pm: Eric won with 6. Dan and Bob each had 5. Carol had 3. Rachel S had 0 (she had 5 mice but lost 5 for having the most jokers). We decided to play again.
- 4:27 pm: The Ruvinskys arrived around 4:30.
- 4:37 pm: Carol won with 5. Rachel S and Eric had 3. Dan and Bob were tied for most jokers. Dan ended with 3 and Bob had -1.
- 5:12 pm: Carol, Rachel S, Alex and, Jason played Pirate’s Cove while Dan, Bob, Bill and, Eric played Verräter.
- Pirate’s CoveVerräter
- 6:48 pm: Bob won with 26, Dan had 25, Eric had 18 and, Bill had 17.
- 7:14 pm: Alex won Pirate’s Cove with 45, Carol won 44, Rachel S had 30 and, Jason had 27.
- 7:30 pm: We ordered dinner from Old Shanghai.
- 7:41 pm: We played Pit while waiting for dinner to arrive. Carol won the first round.
- PitPit
- 7:48 pm: Jason won round two.
- 7:52 pm: Alex won round three. Dinner arrived.
- 9:01 pm: After dinner, Bob and Dan played Brawl.
- 9:39 pm: Alex, Bob, Bill and, Eric played Medieval Merchant. Carol, Jason and, Dan played Wyatt Earp.
- Wyatt EarpMedieval Merchant
- 11:25 pm: Dan won Wyatt Earp with 37, Jason had 26 and, Carol had 16. They started a game of Aquarius.
- 11:51 pm: Alex won Medieval Merchant with 51, I had 43, Bill had 41 and, Bob had 37.
- 11:59 pm: Jason and Bill left. Alex took Jason’s place in Aquarius.
- Aquarius
- 12:12 am: Dan won Aquarius. The five of us decided to play Union Pacific.
- 2:17 am: Eric had 98, Bob 84, Dan 89, Carol 86, Alex 89.
