Germantown 12/29/25

Attendance:  10

• Leslie Barkley
• Reiko Edmunds
• Todd Heidenreich
• Bob & Carol Jones
• John Julian
• Rich Parker
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Emily Scheiner

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Startups - Leslie 4, Eric H 3, Reiko 3, John 0, Rich -1

King/Queendomino - Todd 84, Emily 82, Bob 73, Carol 63, Laura 60, Eric R 53

Troyes Dice - Eric H 60, Leslie/John 51 (tied), Rich 47, Reiko 40

The Quacks of Quedlinburg - Carol 57, Todd 54, Emily 52, Bob 42

Harmonies - Leslie 98, John 96, Eric H 90

Startups image by Eric on BGG.

Troyes Dice image by Anaëlle Demeulenaere on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 01/13/25.

Germantown 12/15/25

Attendance:  12

• Leslie Barkley
• John Carroll
• Reiko Edmunds
• Eric Haas
• Tom Hayes
• Todd Heidenreich
• Bob & Carol Jones
• John Julian
• Rich Parker
• Eric & Laura Reinhold

Games Played (scores in order of place):

La Isla - Bob 42, Rich 42, Reiko 34 , Carol 27

Wispwood - Eric R 192, Eric H 184, Leslie 276, Laura 170

Point Salad - Eric H 63, Bob 62, Rich 49, Reiko 42, Leslie 39, Carol 31

Puerto Rico - John C 46, Tom 33, John J 33, Todd 31

Gemblo - Leslie 4, Carol 7, Eric H 10, Bob 11, Rich 14, Reiko 16

Wispwood image by Yume on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 01/13/25.

Games with Trains - Feb. 7, 2026, 7 to 10PM

If you like train games (most gamers do), there's an upcoming, fun, themed event co-sponsored by GCOM, Games with Trains. Not surprisingly, the event involves train-themed games for everyone of all skill and interest levels, such Ticket to Ride, 20th Century Limited, 18xx, TransAmerica, Orient Express, Brass Birmingham and more!

The event is on Sat., Feb. 7th, 2026, from 10:00am - 7:00pm, at the B&O Railroad Museum, 901 West Pratt St., Baltimore, MD 21223. 

More details here:  Partner Events - Games Club of Maryland, Inc.

B&O Museum Site

Germantown 12/01/25

Attendance:  10

• Leslie Barkley
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Tom Hayes
• Todd Heidenreich
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Emily Scheiner

Games Played (scores in order of place):

It's a Wonderful World - Eric R 70, Todd 40, Bob 35, Laura 27, Tom 23

Lost Cities - Bob 94, Tom 93

Caylus - John 52, Eric H 49, Leslie 39, Carol 37, Emily 33

Flip 7 - Eric H 209, Leslie 197, Emily 169, Tom 167, Carol 165, Bob 150, John 125

Posted by Bob on 12/28/25.

Germantown 11/17/25

Attendance:  11

• Leslie Barkley
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Tom Hayes
• Todd Heidenreich
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Rich Parker
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Emily Scheiner

Welcome Emily!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Great Wall of China - Bob 46, John C 39, Rich 32, Emily 30

Dice Forge - Tom 130, Todd 128, Carol 112

Atiwa - Laura 98, Eric R 96, Eric H 82, Leslie 80

Hadara - John C 159, Bob 138, Rich 110, Emily 106

Mountain Goats - Emily 100, Rich 98, Bob 91, John C 77

Scout - Carol 26, Leslie 23, Eric H 22, Todd 16, Tom 1

Great Wall of China image by David Namaksy on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 11/21/25.

Germantown 11/03/25

Attendance:  12

• Leslie Barkley
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Tom Hayes
• Todd Heidenreich
• Bob & Carol Jones
• John Julian
• Paul Kalomiris
• Rich Parker
• Eric & Laura Reinhold

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Istanbul - Eric R 5, Carol 5, Laura 4, Tom 4

Skyjo - Eric R 79, Tom 82, Laura 87, Carol 95

New England - John C 32, Todd 28, John J 24, Bob 23

Windmill Valley - Leslie 128, Rich 109, Paul 94, Eric H 93

Heat - Bob, John C, NPC 1, John J, NPC 2, Todd, Carol, NPC 3

Windmill Valley image by Jerrod Warr on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 11/10/25.

Germantown 10/20/25

Attendance:  7

• Leslie Barkley
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Bob & Carol Jones
• John Julian
• Rich Parker

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Mille Fiori - John C 233, John J 214, Bob 196, Rich 164

Atiwa - Eric 90, Leslie 88, Carol 86

Point City - Eric 42, Leslie 35, Carol 34

Dandelions - Eric 67, Carol 62, Leslie 61

Goa - Bob 47, John C 42, John J 31, Rich 26

The Crew: Mission Deep Sea - Eric, Leslie, Carol 5

Mille Fiori image by Wouter Debisschop on BGG.

Atiwa image by Wouter Debisschop on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 11/01/25.

Germantown 10/06/25

Attendance:  14

• Leslie Barkley
• Mike Cannon
• John Carroll
• Reiko & Michael Edmunds
• Eric Haas
• Bob & Carol Jones
• John Julian
• Rich Parker
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Jason Ruvinsky & Jess Georg

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Skyjo - Leslie 12, Laura 19, Eric R 20, Jess 27, Reiko 30, Carol 31, Bob 32, Michael 67

Saint Malo - Bob 35, Eric R 28, Carol 27, Laura 26, Mike 17

    I screwed up the rule about game end, so this went short.

Holotype - Michael 87, Less 85, Leslie 85, Eric 82, Reiko 66

Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries - Mike 146, Bob 115, Carol 108

ARCS - Jason 38, John J 16, John C 10, Rich 7

The Gang - We lost twice as a team.  Eric H, Jess, Leslie, Mike, Carol, Bob

The Gang image by Pete Gerasia, RBTGames on BGG.

ARCS image by Pablo Escobar on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 11/01/25.

Germantown 09/29/25

Attendance:  10

• Leslie Barkley
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Bob Jones
• John Julian
• Paul Kalomiris
• Melissa Menschik
• Rich Parker
• Eric & Laura Reinhold

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Carcassonne - Eric R 67, Bob 60, Paul 55, Laura 43, John J 30

Middle Ages - John C 143, Melissa 124, Eric H 106, Leslie 90, Rich 48

Coloretto - Eric R 34, Paul 27, Bob 25, John J 20, Laura 17

Akropolis - Melissa 114, John C 81, John J 63, Rich 56

Harmonies - Eric H 107, Bob 83, Paul 74, Leslie 66

Middle Ages image by Hachette Boardgames US on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 10/27/25.

Germantown 09/15/25

Attendance:  10

• Leslie Barkley
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Tom Hayes
• Todd Heidenreich
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Mary Tabaa

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Vegas - John C 480, Laura 320, Bob 290, Eric R 250, Carol 210

Sushi Go - Bob 32, Eric R 29, Laura 27, John C 26, Carol 25

Agueda - Leslie 38, Todd 36, Mary 35, Tom 31, Eric H 30

Botswana - Carol 15, Laura, John C, Bob (tied) 14, Eric R 12

Wine Cellar - Leslie 89, Mary, Bob (tied) 77, John C 76, Eric H 75, Carol 71, Todd 68, Tom 67

Soda Smugglers - Tom 41, Mary 34, Bob/Eric H (tied) 32, Leslie 31, Todd 29, John C 28, Carol 27

Soda Smugglers image by Nick Murray on BGG.

Wine Cellars image by Chad Elkins on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 10/27/25.