November 20, 2004

Hey everyone!

We had a pretty big group and got to play a good number of games. Playing were Bob, Carol and Rachel J, Dave, Noreen and Andrew, Rachel S and Dan K, Bill, Stephanie R, Jason, Rachel R, and Alex, Eric, and for the first time, our good friend from Dave’s Damascus GCOM group (as well as a general GCOM gamer), Gwen.

I don’t think we’re going to be able to get in another Saturday session before January but I will keep everyone up to date.

Hope to see everyone soon!

Bob
Eric’s Notes
1:16 pm:
Eric arrived shortly after 1:00. Dave and Andrew were already there. Carol, Dave, Bob, and Eric played Einfach Genial. Noreen and Gwen arrived while we were playing.
1:57 pm:
Bob won with 14, Carol and Eric had 12 each, and Dave had 11.
2:21 pm:
The six of us played Metro. Dan K arrived while we were playing.
2:38 pm:
Noreen won with 57, Bob had 35, Dave had 33, Carol had 32, Gwen had 31, and Eric had 28.
2:42 pm:
Carol left to pick up Rachel. Dan, Gwen, Dave, Bob, and Eric played Attila.
4:03 pm:
Dan won with 74, Eric had 68, Dave had 57, Bob had 44, and Gwen had 40.
4:10 pm:
Rachel S arrived. We decided to play Boomtown, even though it is only recommended for 3 to 5 players.
5:08 pm:
Rachel S won with 59, Bob had 49, Gwen had 46, Noreen had 45, Dan had 36, and Dave and Eric tied at 30.
5:28 pm:
Rachel J and Carol returned. Dave, Gwen, Rachel S, and Rachel J played Einfach Genial. Carol, Noreen, Bob, Dan, and Eric played Modern Art.
6:15 pm:
At the end of Einfach Genial, Rachel J had 11, Dave had 10, Gwen had 9, and Rachel S had 8.
6:42 pm:
Bob won Modern Art with 440, Dan had 416, Noreen had 370, Eric had 366, Carol had 346.
7:07 pm:
Dave, Carol, Andrew, Rachel J, Gwen, Bob, Dan K, and Eric played Bang! Andrew was the Sheriff. Dave and Bob were the Deputies. Gwen and Dan K were the Renegades. Eric, Carol, and Rachel J were the Outlaws.
7:17 pm:
The Outlaws won in the second round. Andrew and Rachel J were the only two people to even get a second turn.
7:22 pm:
Bob and Dan played Brawl.
7:27 pm:
Bob won.
8:25 pm:
We took a break for dinner: pizza from Domino’s. Bill, Alex, and Stephanie R arrived. Dan K, Rachel S, Alex, Stephanie, and Noreen started Ticket to Ride, while Carol, Bob, Bill, Dave, and Eric played Santiago.
9:47 pm:
Stephanie won TtR with 114, Rachel S had 104, Dan K had 96, Alex had 86, and Noreen had 63.
9:51 pm:
At the end of Santiago, Bill had 77, Bob had 68, Dave had 62, Carol had 54, and Eric had 50.
10:29 pm:
Jason, Bill, Stephanie, Rachel R, Rachel J, and Eric played Metro while Dave, Bill, Alex, and Carol played Dschunke.
11:21 pm:
Rachel J won Metro with 49, Bill had 37, Stephanie had 34, Jason had 30, Eric had 24, and Rachel R had 22.
11:42 pm:
Alex won Dschunke with 78, Bob had 72, Carol had 48, and Dave had 42.
12:02 am:
Bill, Stephanie, and Alex left after Dschunke. Dave, Carol, Rachel, Jason, Bob, and Eric played Power Grid.
3:00 am:
Jason won with 15 cities and $154, Dave had 15 cities and $136, Eric had 14+$209, Bob had 14+$138, Rachel J 14+$140, Carol 12.


Tote Board
Einfach Genial
Bob 14, Carol 12, Eric 12, Dave 11
Bob: This is a great abstract by Reiner Knizia. Everyone who plays it seems to love it.
Metro
Noreen 57, Bob 35, Dave 33, Carol 32, Gwen 31, Eric 28
Bob: Noreen’s last route, finished as the last tile down, scored enough points to win the game for Noreen by itself. Yikes.
Attila
Dan K 74, Eric 68, Dave 57, Bob 44, Gwen 40

Boomtown
Rachel S 59, Bob 49, Gwen 46, Noreen 45, Dan K 36, Dave 30, Eric 30
Bob: We apparently played with more players than the game can handle. Good game, though.

Dan K: I definitely agree with the good game part--I think our objection wasn’t that you can’t play with 7 players, but that the strategy intended by the game designers is severely compromised with so many players. The game ended too quickly--you didn’t have enough turns to execute any real strategy in your gameplay. I would love to play this game again with only 4 or 5 players.
Einfach Genial
Rachel J 11, Dave 10, Gwen 9, Rachel S 8

Modern Art
Bob 440, Dan K 416, Noreen 370, Eric 366, Carol 346

Bang!
Outlaws: Eric, Carol, Rachel J; Sheriff: Andrew; Deputies: Dave, Bob; Renegades: Gwen, Dan K
Eric: We played with the Dodge City expansion and two Renegades. This was one of the shortest games of Bang! ever. Six of the eight players didn’t even get a second turn.
Brawl
Bob, Dan

Ticket to Ride
Stephanie R 114, Rachel S 104, Dan K 96, Alex 86, Noreen 63

Santiago
Bill 77, Bob 68, Dave 62, Carol 54, Eric 50

Metro
Rachel J 49, Bill 37, Stephanie R 34, Jason 30, Eric 24, Rachel R 22

Dschunke
Alex 78, Bob 72, Carol 48, Dave 42

Power Grid
Jason 15+$154, Dave 15+$136, Eric 14+$209, Bob 14+$138, Rachel J 14+$140, Carol 12