September 18, 2004

We had a smaller group than usual this time, but still played a lot of games and had a lot of fun. Congratulations to Alex who was celebrating his sixteenth birthday! Happy Birthday, Alex.

Eric’s summary is below. Check out what happened to him after he left our house. He certainly should have stayed for another game. :-) Bob

Here’s the tally (winner listed in bold):
Metro
Bob 59, Eric 46, Dan 39, Noreen 32, Carol 22, Dave 20
Bob: Metro is very similar to Streetcar but quicker and more chaotic. It plays up to six players. This was my first time playing and I think it’s a great game.
Das Amulett
Bob, Noreen, Dave, Dan, Eric, Carol
Bob: First playing as a group. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. Some have commented that it goes long with 6 players but it didn’t. The number and variety of spell cards was not hard to follow. Beautiful bits.
Acquire
Eric 31700, Rachel J 29000, Carol 28500, Dave 26600, Noreen 22100, Bob 20900 Bob: Only a half dozen mergers the entire game. Frustrating.
Einfach Genial
Bob 16, Dave 11, Eric 7
Bob: I’m not big on abstracts, but this is a fantastic game! It’s quick to play, offers lots of choices, some tough decisions, and is quite beautiful. This is why Reiner Knizia is my favorite game designer. Wow.
Bohnanza
Rachel 15, Carol 15, Bob 14, Eric 12, Dave 10, Noreen 8

Piratenbilliard
Eric 16, Dave 14, Bob 10, Rachel 6
Bob: A very odd game of physical dexterity. Dave got this really cheap on-line and it turns out to be lots of fun. Check out the description at BoardGameGeek. Definitely unusual!
Piratenbilliard
Dave 18, Rachel 10, Eric 8, Carol 8
Piratenbilliard
Rachel 8, Eric 6, Bob 6, Carol 4
Quo Vadis
Jason 19, Dave 18, Bill 17, Bob 10
Quo Vadis
Bill 19, Bob 19, Jason 17, Dave 10 Bob: Bill won because of the tie breaker. The second game, we played with the variant tiles for the first time. It added even more intrigue and cut-throatedness (is that a word?). I like the purity of the basic game, but will play the variant again.
San Juan
Carol 28, Alex 27, Rachel 24, Eric 23
Corruption
Dave $2.8 million, Carol $2.2, Jason $2.2, Eric $1.9, Rachel $1.4, Alex $1.2, Bob $0.6 Bob: Fun, fun game! Alex pulled a clever move against me on the final turn to assure he would not finish in last place.
Piratenbilliard
Alex 18, Jason 12, Rachel 2
Amun-Re
Bob 44, Alex 40, Jason 37, Rachel 35, Dave 33 Bob: A good, hard fought game. Dave and I did very poorly in the first round of scoring. It cost Dave the game. I managed to acquire a large number of pyramids during the New Kingdom for the win.


Eric’s Notes
2:23 pm:
I arrived at Bob’s around 1:30. Dan was already there. The Fairs arrived shortly afterwards. We played Metro. Bob won with 59, I had 46, Dan had 39, Noreen had 32, Carol had 22, and Dave had 20.
2:27 pm:
Bob brought out Das Amulett.
4:56 pm:
Bob won with 8 gems. Dan left after Das Amulett.
5:15 pm:
Rachel J joined us for the next game. Dave suggested we play Acquire.
6:43 pm:
I won Acquire with 31700, Rachel had 29000, Carol had 28500, Dave had 26600, Noreen had 22100, and Bob had 20900.
7:18 pm:
We took a break for dinner. After dinner, Bob, Dave, and I played Einfach Genial.
7:51 pm:
Bob won maxing out 5 of his 6 colors, with 16 in his last color. Dave had 11, and I had 7.
Einfach Genial
8:02 pm:
The six of us decided to play Bohnanza.
9:03 pm:
Carol and Rachel tied at 15, Bob had 14, I had 12, Dave had 10, Noreen had 8.
PiratenbilliardPiratenbilliard

9:36 pm:
Noreen left. Dave, Bob, Rachel, and I played Piratenbilliard. I won with 16, Dave had 14, Bob had 10, and Rachel had 6. We played again, and Carol took Bob’s place.
9:53 pm:
Dave won with 18, Rachel had 10, Carol and I had 8.
10:05 pm:
For the third game, Bob replaced Dave. Bill, Alex, and Jason arrived.
10:06 pm:
Rachel won with 8, Eric and Bob had 6, and Carol had 4.
10:09 pm:
Bill, Jason, Dave, and Bob started a game of Quo Vadis.
Quo Vadis
10:13 pm:
Carol, Rachel, Alex, and I played San Juan.
San Juan
10:40 pm:
Quo Vadis ended with Jason the winner at 19, Dave had 18, Bill had 17, and Bob had 10. They decided to play a second game of Quo Vadis.
11:10 pm:
Carol won San Juan with 28, Alex had 27, Rachel had 24, and I had 23.
11:22 pm:
At the end of the second game of Quo Vadis, Bill and Bob had 19, Jason had 17, Dave had 10. Bill won because of the tie breaker.
11:36 pm:
Bill left. The rest of us decided to play Corruption.
12:57 am:
Dave won with $2.8 million, Carol and Jason had 2.2, I had 1.9, Rachel had 1.4, Alex had 1.2, and Bob had 0.6.
Piratenbilliard
3:43 am:
I left Bob’s around 1:00. On the way home, I got caught in a back-up about two miles south of White Marsh at about 2:15. Apparently a major accident. The tow trucks had trouble getting through because so many cars had pulled onto the shoulder. People were getting out of their cars, walking around and chatting. By 3:45, almost everyone had turned their engines off, and it got very dark and quiet.
4:51 am:
Around 4:25, the cars in front of me were starting up again. Within a few minutes, we were moving again. I got home around 4:40.