Babycon XV

Babycon XV
Originally uploaded by Eric E Haas


More photos from Babycon XV available here.

March 8, 2008

6 Nimmt!
Originally uploaded by Eric E Haas

We had eleven gamers in attendance, including the return of Dave Fogel and Gwen Alviani who have been in England for the past two and a half years! The full tally was Bob and Carol Jones, Dave and Noreen Fair, Dave and Gwen, Erik Light, Eric Haas, and Bill, Stephanie and Jason Ruvinsky.

Mid-afternoon, while we were playing two long, bit-intensive games, the power went out. Being gamers and not knowing the meaning of the word “quit”, we gathered what candles and flashlights we had and spent about 90 minutes playing under darkened conditions. Both games finished with only slight delays. Nevertheless, we were relieved when the lights came back up.

Thanks to everyone for coming. I’m hoping to get in one additional gaming session before Babycon.

• Escalation! - Carol 12, Dave Fair 23, Erik 27, Eric 28, Noreen 30, Bob 32
• Agricola - Dave Fair 47, Noreen 39, Carol 39, Eric 19
• Pillars of the Earth - Bob 45, Gwen 44, Dave 37, Erik 34
• 6 Nimmt! - Jason 20, Bill 25, Bob 29, Dave Fair 31, Dave Fogel 43, Eric 58, Gwen 69, Stephanie 75
• Show Manager - Jason 63, Bob 55, Stephanie 29, Bill 27, Carol 27, Noreen 21
• Race for the Galaxy - Dave Fair 62, Eric 35, Dave Fogel 27, Gwen 22
• Can’t Stop - Gwen 3, Dave Fogel 2, Dave Fair 1, Eric 1
• In the Year of the Dragon - Bob 93, Eric 92, Noreen 83, Carol 81, Dave Fair 80
• Clash of the Gladiators - Dave Fair 19, Noreen 17, Carol 13, Eric 9, Bob 9

January 12, 2008

6 nimmt!
Originally uploaded by Eric E Haas

More photos from the January 12 gaming session are available here.

December 8, 2007

Bob must have suffered a bunch of humiliating defeats, because he’s still dragging his feet with the gaming report for December 8.

November 17, 2007

Wooden Ships and Iron Men
Originally uploaded by Eric E Haas

Seven of us gathered together for a game of Wooden Ships and Iron Men. The French fleet (Dave Fair, Scott Fox, Liz Percival, and Eric Haas) was trying to land troop ships in order to fortify a small island possession. The British fleet (Bob Jones, Scott Percival, and Erik Light) was trying to blockade the island and prevent the French from landing their troops.

Despite superiority of numbers on the French side, the British were ultimately victorious, the average crews of the French were no match for the elite crews of the British. Eric’s photos are available here.

After WS&IM, several of us stayed to play other games.

• Wooden Ships & Iron Men - British: Bob, Scott P, and Erik, French: Dave, Scott F, Liz, and Eric.
• Race for the Galaxy - Dave 45, Bob 38, Eric 30, Scott F 23
• Agricola - Dave 40, Carol 28, Eric 25, Bob 19

October 6, 2007

Railroad Tycoon
Originally uploaded by Eric E Haas

More photos.

A couple of Saturdays back, we had pretty much the entire group of regulars come out for some long overdue gaming. Attending were Bob, Carol and Ben Jones, Eric Haas, Dave, Corwin and Noreen Fair, Erik Light, Stephanie, Bill, Rachel and Jason Ruvinsky, and Dan Korn. We also had a few non-playing kids.

Here’s the Tote (winner listed first):


• Circus Flohcati - Dave 57, Bob 50, Carol 49, Eric 44, Noreen 34
  
  • Bob: Dave most successfully pushed his luck.


• Coyote - Eric, Erik, Bob, Carol, Noreen, Dave
  
  • Bob: It’s always fun wearing headbands and sticking cards into said headbands.


• Zooloretto - Bob 24, Eric 23, Erik 22, Carol 17, Dave 17


• Michigan Rummy - Stephanie, Bill


• MarraCash - Eric 4775, Carol 4550, Bob 3225, Erik 2675
  
  • Bob: It’s been a long time since this gem made it to the table. Unfortunately, I couldn’t remember the first thing about strategy and got crushed along with Erik who had never played before.


• Settlers of Catan - Dave 10, Stephanie 7, Noreen 7, Bill 5


• Fairy Tale - Dan 47, Carol 45, Bob 45, Eric 36, Erik 35
  
  • Bob: This Japanese card game using the “Anaconda” mechanic is underrated.
  • Eric: When I first played this, I didn’t care for it all that much, but now that I’ve played it a few more times, I’ve come to appreciate it much more.


• Diamant - Jason 36, Bob 34, Dan 32, Bill 30, Eric 30


• Cariboo - Corwin, Rebecca K, Ben


• Cariboo - Corwin, Rebecca K, Ben


• 3-D Labyrinth - Corwin and Rebecca tied, Ben


• 3-D Labyrinth - Corwin and Ben tied, Rebecca


• Bohnanza - Rachel R 10, Stephanie 9, Dan 9, Bill 9
  
  • Bob: Obviously, a very close game.


• For Sale - Bill 68, Dan 61, Rachel R 59


• For Sale - Bill 67, Rachel R 64, Dan 46, Stephanie 44


• Railroad Tycoon - Noreen 68, Dave 67, Eric 52, Jason 47, Bob 46, Carol 32
  
  • Bob: I love Railroad Tycoon, yet I can’t win at it. In fact, I find it an incredibly frustrating experience almost every time. But I keep coming back for more. On this occasion, Noreen effectively shut me down by shipping “my” cubes and taking bonuses I was going after. She ended up ahead of Dave because she had the least stock while he had sold 23 shares, thus severely impacting his score.


• Metro - Dan 83, Bill 74, Stephanie 56


• Puerto Rico - Dave 55, Jason 51, Bob 48, Carol 44, Eric 36
  
  • Bob: The first playing of PR in a long time. I thought I had this wrapped up, but Jason’s large buildings and Dave’s wharf put them ahead.

It was good having most of the group together. Hope to see everyone again soon.

Bob

Babycon XIV

Photos from Babycon XIV.