Germantown 06/29/26

Attendance:  15

• Leslie Barkley
• John Barringer
• Aaron Blair
• Mike Cannon
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Tom Hayes
• Todd Heidenreich
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Paul Kalomiris
• Toni & Nathan Medina
• Laura Reinhold
• Dasha Ucko

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Zoo Vadis - John C 21, John B 18, Dasha 14, Paul 5, Eric H DNF

Acquire - ($k) Eric 43.7, Dasha 30.5, John C 28.9, Paul 28.1, John B 25.4

Sauros - Toni 81, Tom 76, Carol 71, Nathan 60, Leslie 55, Todd 51

Pillars of the Earth - Aaron/Bob 46 (tied), Mike 44, Laura 39

MLEM: Space Agency - Eric H/Paul 39 (tied), John B 29, John C 23, Dasha 21

Point Salad - Aaron 57, Mike 46, Bob 39

Around the World in 80 Days - Nathan 61, Tom 67, Toni 73, Leslie 75, Carol 76

Sauros image by Spaghetti and Meeples on BGG.

Zoo Vadis image by B7 on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 07/06/26.

Germantown 06/15/26

Attendance:  16

• Leslie Barkley
• Aaron Blair
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Tom Hayes
• Todd Heidenreich
• Raul Hernandez
• Carol & Bob Jones
• John Julian
• Toni & Nathan Medina
• Rich Parker
• Laura & Eric Reinhold
• Emily Scheiner

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Excalibur - John C/Nathan 1 (tied), Toni, Eric H

MLEM: Space Agency - Toni 71, John C 49, Nathan 36, Eric H 33

Thurn & Taxis - Eric R 27, Tom 19, Rich 16, Laura 6

Tacta - Rich 48, Tom 46

Moon Colony Bloodbath - John C 73, Toni 67, Eric H 63, Nathan 52

Goa - Aaron 46, Carol/Bob 42 (tied), Raul 30

Dandelions - Tom 65, John C 61, Eric H 54

Wingspan Automa - Leslie 123, John J 114, Todd 98, Emily 64

Dandelions image by Levi Byers on BGG.

Excalibur image by Petr Pospíšil on BGG.

Moon Colony Bloodbath image by Wouter Debisschop on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 07/06/26.

Germantown 06/01/26

Attendance:  15

• Leslie Barkley
• John Barringer
• Aaron Blair
• Mike Cannon
• Paul Grosser
• Eric Haas
• Tom Hayes
• Carol & Bob Jones
• Paul Kalomiris
• Toni & Nathan Medina
• Rich Parker
• Laura & Eric Reinhold

Welcome, Paul G!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Karuba - Leslie 21, Eric H/Aaron 20 (tied), John B 18

Point Galaxy - Aaron 63, John B 58, Eric H 53, Leslie 52

Yspahan - Eric R 80, Carol 58, Tom/Laura 57 (tied) 

Lost Cities - Carol 152, Tom 125

Century Spice Road - Aaron 63, Leslie 58, Eric H 55, John B 42

World Wonders - Bob 33, Mike 33, Rich 31

Realm of Reckoning - Paul G 125, Toni 108, Nathan 98, Paul K 68

Cheeky Monkey - Eric H 34, John B 19, Aaron 10, Leslie 9

High Society - Leslie 8, Rich/Aaron/Mike 0, Eric H 9 but spent the most $

High Society - Eric H 16, Mike 12, Leslie 6, Aaron 4, Rich spent the most $

6 Nimmt - Paul K 38, Tom 49, Paul G/Carol 53 (tied), Nathan 67, Toni 68

World Wonders image by Jim Leigh on BGG.

Realm of Reckoning image by dong hyuk song on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 07/02/26.

Germantown 05/18/26

Attendance:  16

• John Barringer
• Aaron Blair
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Tom Hayes
• Todd Heidenreich
• Carol & Bob Jones
• John Julian
• Paul Kalomiris
• Toni & Nathan Medina
• Will Nguyen
• Rich Parker
• Laura & Eric Reinhold

Welcome, Toni & Will!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Inkwell -  Eric R 94, Eric H 68, Laura/Toni 65 (tie), Rich 44

Glen More - Todd 42, Nathan 29, Bob 25, Will 23, Tom 19

Bomb Busters - The team won. Toni/Rich/Laura/Eric R/Eric H

Tacta - Eric H 52, Toni 50, Rich 39

Great Western Trail - John J 133, John C 99, Carol 66

Flip 7 with a Vengeance - Bob 248, Toni 217, Todd 197, Will 151, Eric H 105, Tom 54, Rich 35, Nathan 0

Khora: Rise on an Empire - Aaron won. No scores recorded. Aaron, Paul, John B

Flip 7 with a Vengeance image by START2GAME on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 07/02/26.

Germantown 05/04/26

Attendance:  14

• Jesse Anderson
• Leslie Barkley
• John Barringer
• Aaron Blair
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Bob & Carol Jones
• John Julian
• Paul Kalomiris
• Nathan Medina
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Emily Scheiner

Welcome Jesse and Nathan!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Railroad Tiles - Carol 60, Eric H 50, John C 48, John J 41, Nathan 39
Railroad Tiles - John C 64, Carol 56, Nathan 52, Eric H 44, John J 23
Hadara - Eric R 166, Jesse 154, Laura 143, Paul 135, Emily 133
Mountain Goats - Jesse 105, Eric R 74, Emily 67, Laura 53
Khora: Rise of an Empire - Leslie 68, Bob 52, John B 50, Aaron 47
Sushi Go - Aaron 34, Paul 28, Bob 27, Leslie 25, John B 20

Sushi Go - Leslie 36, Paul 28, Aaron 27, Bob 26, John B 21
Bomb Busters - The team lost. John C/Carol/Nathan/John J/Eric H
Bomb Busters - The team won. John C/Carol/Nathan/John J/Eric H
GAP - John J 20, Carol 12, John C 11, Nathan 10, Eric H 8
Aquarius - Paul won. Aaron, Leslie, Bob

Bomb Busters image by Spot Het Spel on BGG.

Aquarius image by Jona 3 on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 06/29/26.

Germantown 04/20/26

Attendance:  10

• Leslie Barkley
• John Barringer
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Tom Hayes
• Bob & Carol Jones
• John Julian
• Eric & Laura Reinhold

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Inkwell -Eric R 99, Eric H 93, Leslie 85
Tulip Bubble - Laura 109, Tom 66, John C 56

Tacta - Eric H 51, Eric R 50, Leslie 45

Concordia - John B 118, John J 115, Carol 100, Bob 86

Rattus - Eric H 14, Tom/Leslie 11 (tied), John C 7

M'LEM: Space Agency - Leslie 35, John C 30, Eric H 29, Tom 18

Qin - Bob won, John B/John J/Carol

Qin - Bob won, John B/John J/Carol

Inkwell image by Daan Son on BGG.

Tulip Bubble image by Doctor Meeple on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 06/28/26.

Germantown 04/06/26

Attendance:  11

• Leslie Barkley
• John Barringer
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Bob & Carol Jones
• John Julian
• Paul Kalomiris
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Emily Scheiner

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Rattus - Eric H 12, Eric R 12, John B 10, Leslie 9

The Quacks of Quedlinburg - John C 59, John J 47, Paul 45

Flip 7 with a Vengeance - John J 245, Eric R 179, Leslie 175, Paul 154, John C 141, John B 102, Eric H 90

Khora: Rise of an Empire - Bob 75, Emily 43, Carol 36, Laura 31

6 Nimmt - John C 17, Eric H 28, Eric R 32, Paul 54, John J 60, Leslie 72

Metro - John C 45, Carol 38, Leslie/Paul 33 (tied), John J 29, Bob 22

Rattus image by Mikko Saari on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 06/28/26.

Germantown 03/16/26

Attendance:  8

• Leslie Barkley
• John Barringer
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Eric & Laura Reinhold

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Foundations of Rome - John B 120, Carol 109, John C 86, Bob 76

St. Patrick - Carol/Bob 7 (tie), John C 5, John B -5

Splendor - John B 18, Carol 11, Bob 8, John C 7

Windmill Valley - Laura 156, Leslie 153, Eric H 120, Eric R 106

Foundations of Rome image by John X on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 05/19/26.

Germantown 03/02/26

Attendance:  9

• Leslie Barkley
• John Barringer
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Paul Kalomiris
• Eric & Laura Reinhold

Welcome John B!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Point Galaxy - Leslie 60, Laura 56, Bob 54, Eric H 49, Eric R 45

Great Western Trail - John C 120, Carol 78, John B 74, Paul 71

Skyjo - Eric R 88, Leslie 93, Eric H 96, Laura 998, Bob 100

Posted by Bob on 03/12/26.

Germantown 02/16/26

Attendance:  9

• Leslie Barkley
• John Carroll
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Eric Haas
• John Julian
• Paul Kalomiris
• Eric & Laura Reinhold

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Merchants of Amsterdam - John 1.27mm, Bob 1.14mm, Eric H 1.12mm, Paul 1.09mm

MLEM - Bob 30, Eric H 24, Paul 22, John C 13

Stamp Swap - Bob 131, Eric H 120, John C 113, Paul 108

Viticulture: Bordeaux - Eric R 32, Leslie 29, Carol 28, Laura 24, John J 14

Stamp Swap image by Wouter Debisschop on BGG.

Merchants of Amsterdam image by Geo on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 03/12/26.

Germantown 02/02/26

No session this week due to the birth of Wells Jonathan MacKenzie (Bob and Carol's Grandson).

Germantown 01/19/26

Attendance:  9

• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Bob & Carol Jones
• John Julian
• Paul Kalomiris
• Rich Parker
• Eric & Laura Reinhold

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Samurai - Bob 7, John J 4, John C/Laura (did not qualify)

Point Galaxy - Eric H 61, Paul 54, Eric R/Carol 50 (tied), Rich 49

Crokinole - Bob/John C 10, John J/Laura 4

MLEM: Space Agency - Eric H 32, Rich 22, Carol 20, Paul 19

Oasis - John J 76, John C 63, Bob 63, Laura 59, Eric R 39

Nuclear Destruction - Eric H/Carol/Paul/Rich - All lost

Harmonies - John J 125, John C 103, Bob 97

Aquarius - Paul won, Carol, Eric H

Point Galaxy image by dong hyuk song on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 03/12/26.

Germantown 01/05/26

Attendance:  15

• Leslie Barkley
• John Carroll
• Eric Haas
• Todd Heidenreich
• Bob & Carol Jones
• John Julian
• Alexandra Julka
• Paul Kalomiris
• Rich Parker
• Laura Reinhold
• Emily Scheiner
• Jessie
• Dasha Ucko
• Solomon Ucko

Welcome Alexandra, Solly and Jessie!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Can't Stop - Carol 3, Leslie 2, Todd 1, Paul 1

Startups - John J 4, Laura 3, Jessie/Emily 2 (tie), John C 0, Dasha -1

MLEM Space Agency - Bob 27, Alexandra 26, Rich 25, Eric H 23, Solly 17

San Juan - Paul 33, Carol 23, Leslie 23, Todd 22

Ave Caesar - No one finished. Rich and Alexandra crashed their chariots on adjacent track spaces, blocking the course for everyone else. (Eric H, Solly, Bob). No winner.

Condotierre - John C, John J, Laura, Emily, Jessie, Dasha (all tied). Game did not finish. Laura needed to leave.

Point Salad - Alexandra 58, Solly 57, Bob 52, Rich 32, Eric H 32

Marvel Remix - John C 89, Dasha 59, John J 42

Marvel Remix - Dasha 81, John J 73, John C 63

Attika - Leslie won. Todd, Paul, Carol

Arboretum - Bob 17, John C 16, Dasha 15, John J 14

Scout - Solly 33, Eric H 27, Rich 19, Alexandra 4

MLEM: Space Agency image by Spot Het Spel on BGG.

Marvel: Remix image by Ottavia and César on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 02/07/26.

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