July 10, 2004

Hey all! Here’s the summary of the July 10 game session.

We played Bang! near the end of the night and for the first time, everyone knew the rules and was familiar with all the cards. The game went very quickly and was a blast. There’s a weird learning curve with the game but once you get it, it's loads of fun.

You will note that at one point, Carol had won 6 games in a row!

Here’s what we played (winner listed in bold):
Omega Virus
Corwin, Andrew, Rachel J, Dave
Bob: Through a bit of cooperation, Corwin was able to defeat the Virus with less than 2 minutes to go!
Bohnanza
Dan and Eric (tied), Rachel S, Carol, Noreen

San Juan
Dan 31, Rachel J 28, Bob 21

Loco
Eric 34, Rachel S 33, Dan 29, Carol 24

Die Sieben Weisen
Bob 21, Eric 16, Carol 16, Dave 12
Bob: A new game to the group, very pretty, with shifting alliances attempting to play the highest value cards to take the crystals. Interesting.
Ticket to Ride
Rachel J 116, Dan 102, Rachel S. 59, Noreen 55

Lost Cities
Steph, Bill/Rachel R

Kahuna
Alex, Steph

Big City
Rachel S 64, Bob 60, Eric 56, Dan 55, Alex 52
Bob: A very close game that came down to the last building played.
Maharaja
Carol 7 palaces & 11 gold, Steph 7 palaces & 10 gold, Noreen, Dave, Bill
Bob: First time playing, they got a whole bunch of rules wrong. But all agreed it’s a good game worth playing again.
Web of Power
Carol 67, Dave 59, Eric 44, Rachel S 40

Queen’s Necklace
Alex, Dan, Bob

Samurai
Carol, Dave, Rachel S, Eric

Goa
Bob 49, Dave 39, Rachel J 36, Alex 32

Carcassonne
Carol 88, Bill 81, Dan 57, Steph 57, Eric 48

Guillotine
Carol 29, Dan 26, Eric 25

Bang!
Dan, Bob, Carol (Outlaws), Eric (Sheriff), Rachel J (Deputy), Alex (Deputy), Dave (Renegade)

High Society
Bob 13, Carol 12, Rachel J 9.5, Alex - Busted



Eric’s Notes
2:03 pm:
Eric arrived around 1:45. Dan Korn and the Fairs were already there. Dave, Andrew, Corwyn and, Rachel J started Omega Virus. Rachel S arrived a short time later.
2:43 pm:
Rachel S, Noreen, Carol, Dan, and Eric played Bohnanza. Dave, Rachel, and Bob played San Juan. Dan and Eric tied at 10 for the win in Bohnanza.
2:47 pm:
Rachel S, Carol, Dan, and Eric started Loco.
3:05 pm:
Dave won San Juan with 31, Rachel J had 28 and Bob had 21.
3:08 pm:
Eric won Loco with 34, Rachel S had 33, Dan had 29, and Carol had 24.
3:17 pm:
Corwyn won Omega Virus with two minutes to go. Dave, Bob, Carol, and Eric played Die Sieben Weisen. Rachel S, Noreen, Dan, and Rachel J played Ticket to Ride.
3:46 pm:
The Ruvinskys arrived. Rachel R and Steffie started Lost Cities.
4:03 pm:
Alex and Steffie played Kahuna.
4:41 pm:
Rachel J won Ticket to Ride with 116, Dan 102, Rachel S 59, Noreen 55.
4:44 pm:
Bob won Die Sieben Weisen with 21, Eric and Carol tied at 16, Dave had 12.
4:45 pm:
Alex won Kahuna.
4:58 pm:
Carol, Noreen, Dave, Steffie and Bill played Maharaja. It was the first time that any of them had played and, they got several of the rules wrong. Bob, Dan, Rachel S, Alex and Eric played Big City.
6:44 pm:
Rachel S won with Big City with 64, Bob had 60, Eric had 56, Dan had 55, and Alex had 52.
7:20 pm:
Carol won Maharaja with 7 palaces and 11 gold, Steffie had 7 palaces and 10 gold. We took a break for dinner.
8:56 pm:
Dave, Rachel S, Carol, and Eric played Web of Power. Bob, Dan, and Alex played Queen’s Necklace.
9:42 pm:
Carol won Web of Power with 67, Dave had 59, Eric had 44, Rachel S had 40.
10:04 pm:
Dave, Rachel S, Carol, and Eric played Samurai.
10:32 pm:
Alex won Queen’s Necklace. Carol won Samurai by having the most in two categories.
10:47 pm:
Bob, Alex, Rachel J, and Dave played Goa. Dan, Carol, Bill, Steffie, and Eric played Carcassonne.
12:43 am:
Carol won Carcassonne with 88, Bill had 81, Dan and Steffie tied at 57, Eric had 48.
12:57 am:
Dan, Carol, and Eric played Guillotine.
1:24 am:
Carol won Guillotine with 29, Dan had 26, Eric had 25.
1:36 am:
Dan, Carol, and Eric played Money.
1:46 am:
Bob won Goa with 49, Dave had 39, Rachel J had 36, Alex had 32. Carol won Money with 530, Eric had 500, Dan had 470.
1:54 am:
Bob, Alex, Dave, Dan, Rachel J, Carol and Eric played Bang! Eric was the Sheriff.
2:19 am:
Dave, the Renegade, was killed first. Carol and Bob revealed themselves to be Outlaws very early by attacking the Sheriff. Then Alex, a Deputy, was killed.
2:24 am:
Carol was killed.
2:31 am:
The Sheriff was killed and the Outlaws won.
2:45 am:
Eric left after Bang! Alex, Bob, Carol, and Rachel played High Society.
3:00 am:
Bob won.