March 18, 2006

We had a full house on Saturday and played a lot of good games, including some classics. Attending were Bob and Carol Jones, Scott Percival, Dave and Noreen Fair, Eric Haas, Dan Korn, Bill, Stephanie and Jason Ruvinsky and assorted kids. Dave and Stephanie did particularly well. Thanks to everyone who attended.

Eric has posted his pictures here.

The tote board is below (winner listed first).

• Survive - Scott 19, Dave 16, Carol 11, Bob 6 (A great Parker Brothers game from 1981. I just got my copy and am very happy to have it. This is a much nastier game than the British version, Escape from Atlantis.)
• Vegas Showdown - Dave 58, Bob 50, Scott 50, Dan 49, Eric 47 (This new Avalon Hill game is a LOT of fun. Accurately described as “Princes of Florence lite”, players build their casinos and hotels after a series of auctions. Very good, even though we played incorrectly.)
• Lost Cities - Stephanie, Jason
• Die Sieben Siegel - Stephanie 6, Jason 20, Carol 28 (Everyone who’s played it has enjoyed this quick trick-taking game.)
• El Grande - Eric 96, Bob 86, Bill 77, Jason 65, Dave 59 (A very hard fought game that was much closer than the scores indicate. Well-played by Eric for the win.)
• Medici - Noreen 108, Dan 91, Stephanie 87, Carol 74, Scott 73
• Poison - Stephanie -13, Dan -19, Noreen -31, Scott -31
• King of the Beasts - Dave 6, Carol 2, Scott 2, Bob 2 (Yet another fun, quick little Reiner Knizia design with great artwork.)
• Santiago - Bill 107, Carol 78, Eric 77, Jason 67, Scott 64
• Tikal - Stephanie 131, Dave 103, Bob 85, Noreen 82 (Another hard-fought game won handily by Stephanie.)
• Railroad Tycoon - Jason 64, Noreen 63, Bob 57, Dave 53, Carol 51, Eric 45 (The closest game we’ve ever had. In the end, Jason didn’t have others screwing with him and so was able to mount a major comeback for the win.)
• Through the Desert - Dave 64, Eric 60, Bob 5, Jason 54