Germantown 10/18/10

Attendance: 16

• Leslie Barkley
• Aubrey & Shannon Bell
• David & Martha Briggs
• Samantha & Rebecca Butts
• Nick Ferris
• Doug Hoylman
• Ben & Bob Jones
• Carol Loman
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Howard & Stacia Wagner

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Tichu x3 - Leslie/Stacia 102, Howard/Nick 550 - Howard/Nick 1075, Leslie/Stacia 665 - Howard/Nick 565, Leslie/Stacia 335
Igel Agern - Laura 3, Carol 2, Doug 1
Cheeky Monkey - Carol 59, Doug 35, Laura 21
Dragon Delta - Carol, Bob, Ben, Shannon, Aubrey, Doug
Cheeky Monkey - David 51, Martha 22, Samantha 19, Rebecca 3
Citadels - Martha 28, Bob 28, Aubrey 26, David 25, Ben 23, Doug 22, Shannon 14

Posted by Bob on 01/17/11.

Germantown 10/04/10

Attendance: 16

• Leslie Barkley 
• Aubrey & Shannon Bell 
• David & Martha Briggs 
• Nick Ferris 
• Todd Heidenreich 
• Doug Hoylman 
• Dan Prorok
• Ben & Bob Jones 
• Carol Loman 
• Eric & Laura Reinhold 
• Howard & Stacia Wagner

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Cheeky Monkey - Carol 59, Doug 35, Laura 21
Ra - Aubrey 56, Leslie 49, Ben 32, Martha 17, David 14
Race for the Galaxy - Howard 43, Eric 30, Stacia 30, Dan 18
Settlers of Catan - Doug 10, Bob 8, Nick 8, Carol 7
For Sale - Bob 54, Dan 52, Howard 49, Todd 40, Stacia 39, Eric 37
Star Wars: Epic Duels (x2) - Leslie, Ben
Thurn & Taxis - Doug 25, Leslie 22, David 15
Acquire - Howard 52,400, Dan 35,300, Stacia 28,700, Eric 16,600, Laura 15,800
Cheeky Monkey - Carol 30, Doug 28, Nick 19, Leslie 13
Alhambra - Carol 101, Aubrey 91, Nick 83, Shannon 77, Leslie 54
Big Points - Bob 35, Martha 29, Ben 25

Posted by Bob on 01/17/11

Euro game mentioned in actual newspaper!

Settlers of Catan gets a good article in the Washington Post!  Check this out!

Try Settlers of Catan instead. It's more fulfilling and more fun. There should be more to life than rolling the dice and going in circles. Settlers teaches new ways of thinking and presents a different notion of winning: by a nose instead of by a mile. The game is won by earning 10 victory points, but points are earned by a combination of building settlements and cities, having the longest road or the largest army, or drawing cards. A Settlers win doubles as a lesson in a world where resources are finite and unevenly distributed. It's a game for a moment when no one - even Americans, happily playing board games - should expect a perpetual monopoly on power.

Germantown 09/20/10

Attendance:13

Leslie Barkley
Aubrey & Shannon Bell
David & Martha Briggs
Nick Ferris
Ben & Bob Jones
Carol Loman
Eric & Laura Reinhold
Stacia & Howard Wagner

This was the quietest night we've had in a long while. Welcome back Nick!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Blue Moon City - Eric 4, Laura 2, Martha/David/Bob 2, Nick 1
Dixit - no scores reported.  Nick, Leslie, Laura, Eric, David, Carol
Chinatown - Howard 132,000, Stacia 105,000, Leslie 95,000, Carol 90,000
Web of Power - Stacia 44, Bob 42, Martha 40, Howard 37, Leslie 34
Pandemic - Shannon, Ben, David, Aubrey  lost 1 game, won 1 game.

Posted by Bob on 10/03/10.

Germantown 09/06/10

Attendance:19

Leslie Barkley
Diane Fry
Jo Hogan
Doug Hoylman
Bob Jones
Nathaniel Klinger
David & Nadine Kujit
Fran Lunney
Rick & Linda Pasquale
Dan Prorok
Eric & Laura Reinhold
Jack Ridgeway
Bill Salvatore
Howard & Stacia Wagner
Erik

On this long Labor Day holiday, we had a big group and played a bunch of games.  We were happy to welcome Diane, Erik, Rick, Linda, Fran, and Jack!  And welcome back to David and Nadine!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Telestrations  - Stacia, Eric, Laura, Howard, Rick, Linda
Wasabi - Eric 22, Laura 20, Howard 16, Stacia 15
Qwirkle - David 93, Jack 92, Diane 90, Leslie 80
Settlers of Catan - Nathaniel, Fran, Jo
Alhambra - Nadine 81, Bill 81, Leslie 77, David 56, Fran 48, Jack 43
Acquire - Jack, Bill
Fast Flowing Forest Fellers - Rick, Linda, Jo
Blue Moon City - no scores reported. Fran, Bill, Nadine
Thurn and Taxis - Leslie 27, David 11, Jack 11
Qwirkle Cubes - Linda, Rick, Jo
Dominoes - Bill won 2, Jack won 1
Ticket to Ride - USA 1910 - Leslie 121, Jack 113, Aubrey 76
Showmanager - Bob 56, Leslie 44, Aubrey 41, Howard 37, Stacia 33
Stone Age - Nathaniel 118, Jo 117, Fran miserable (she said it!)
Priests of Ra - Erik 107, Eric R 91, Doug 78, Laura 40
Taj Mahal - Bob 49, Aubrey 39, Leslie 34, Dan 30
Stone Age - Erik 113, Doug 55, Francis 44
Aquadukt - Fran 49, Nathaniel 48

Posted by Bob on 10/03/10

Germantown 08/30/10

Attendance:15

Leslie Barkley
Aubrey Bell
David & Martha Briggs
Dave & Noreen Fair
Todd Heidenreich
Doug Hoylman
Dan Hucker
Ben & Bob Jones
Nicholas Kelley
Dan Prorok
Eric & Laura Reinhold

Welcome, Dan Prorok!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Word on the Street - No scores reported.  Dave F, Laura, Leslie, Eric, Dan vs. Noreen, Doug, Dan, Aubrey
Settlers of America: Trails to Rails - Doug 3, Todd 1, Dave F 0
Tichu - Dan H/Noreen 1055, Leslie/Aubrey 345
Thurn and Taxis - Eric 34, Dan P 16, Laura 6
Blokus - Bob 3, Ben 4, Martha 14, David B 28
Coloretto Amazonas - Eric 41, Doug 40, Laura 37
Samurai - Bob 7, Dan H 5, Dan P not eligible, Noreen not eligible
Masons - David B 131, Leslie 130, Eric 115, Martha 111
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation - Ben beat Nick
Star Wars: Epic Duels - Nick, Ben, Aubrey

Posted by Bob on 10/03/10

Germantown 08/16/10

Attendance: 18

Leslie Barkley
Aubrey & Shannon Bell
Ethan Goffman
Todd Heidenreich
Doug Hoylman
Dan Hucker
Ben & Bob Jones
Nicholas Kelley
Eric & Laura Reinhold
Marianne Szlyle
Howard & Stacia Wagner
Love
Bless
Liberty

This night we welcomed first timer Stacia, Howard's wife!  Welcome.

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Travel Blokus - Ben and Liberty teamed up against Bless and Love.  No reported winner.
Loot - Doug, Ethan, Eric, Laura
Fresco - Laura 72, Ethan 63, Doug 58, Marianne 57
Alhambra - Howard 97, Eric 89, Stacia 66, Dan H 58, Leslie 53
Coloretto - Aubrey 32, Bob 29, Shannon 25, Ben 21
Star Wars: Epic Duels - Bob/Nick won, Ben/Aubrey lost
Showmanager - Howard 46, Stacia 44, Shannon 39, Leslie 37, Eric 27, Dan 27
Circus Flohcati - Bob 57, Nick 56, Aubrey 56, Ben 46
Moongha Invaders: Mad Scientists and Atomic Monsters Attack the Earth! - Todd 24, Ethan 19, Doug 19, Marianne 16.

Posted by Bob on 09/12/2010.

Germantown 07/19/10

Attendance: 25

Leslie Barkley
Tiffany & Chris Bass
David & Martha Briggs
Marc A. Drexler
Todd Heidenreich
Toby Herman
Doug Hoylman
Carol, Ben & Bob Jones
Nathaniel Klinger
Carol Loman
Kris Lui
Doug Mercer
Tim Mossman
Eric & Laura Reinhold
Bill Salvatore
Zenlizard       
Cris (exchange student from Spain)
Marie (exchange student from France)
Sandy (exchange student from China)
Yvette (exchange student from China)

A huge turnout with four (!) exchange students!  Also, welcome to Kris and Toby!

And with heavy hearts, we say goodbye to Chris and Tiffany who are moving to Williamsburg.  You and Clarisa and Alidia were a lot of fun and good friends.  We'll miss you!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Billabong - Chris, Doug H, Tiffany, Bill
Carcassonne: The Princess & the Dragon  - Eric, Marie, Cris, Laura
Blokus - Marc 0, Nathaniel 9, Todd 13, Bob 18
Blokus - Ben 3, Bob 7, Sandy 22, Yvette 24
Tinner's Trail - Doug M 147, Tim 118, Carol 96
Cheeky Monkey - Bob 43, Sandy 20, Yvette 17, Ben 15
For Sale - Eric 92, Marie 52, Cris 43
Zooloretto - Bill 21, Kris 19, Tiffany 17, Toby 16, Leslie 12
Diamant - Bob 28, Yvette 25, Cris 18, Marie 17, Ben 11, Sandy 10, Eric 0
Chicago Express - Tim 75, Todd 51, Mark 50, Nathanial 38
11 nimmt! - Leslie 0, Zen 3, Tiffany 5, Doug 5, Chris 9

Posted by Bob on 09/12/10.

Germantown 07/05/10

Attendance: 19

Tiffany & Chris Bass
Leslie Barkley
Aubrey & Shannon Bell
David & Martha Briggs
Rebecca & Samantha Butts
Michael Charbonneau
Doug Hoylman
Carol, Ben & Bob Jones
Eric & Laura Reinhold
Phil Rennert
Bill Salvatore
Cris (exchange student from Spain)


Welcome to Cris, from Spain!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Carcassonne - Phil 68, Bill 52, Eric 49, Laura, Cristina
Zooloretto - Bill, Eric, Phil, Cristina, Laura
For Sale - Eric and Phil 59 (tie), Bill 58, Laura 38, Cristina 24
Ticket to Ride: Marklin - Michael 144, Aubrey 138, Eric 107, Laura 83, Cristina 81
Mamma Mia - Laura and Eric 5 (tie), Michael and Bill 3 (tie), Cristina 1
Lord of the Rings: The Confrontation - Bob won 2 games over Ben
Blue Moon City - Michael 4, Leslie 3, Bill 2, Aubrey 1
Cheeky Monkey - Samantha 29, Martha 23, David 21, Ben 18, Bob 8, Rebecca 0
Uptown - Eric and Tiffany 2 (tie), Chris 3, Christina 4
Manhattan - Aubrey 47, Ben 38, Leslie 36, Bob 36
Qwirkle - Samantha 123, Rebecca 110, David 96, Martha 92
Cheeky Monkey - Chris 41, Tiffany 24, Christina 13, Eric 5, Laura 2
Ra - Tiffany 47, Chris 46, Bob 43, Ben 18
Thurn and Taxis - Doug 27, Shannon 24, Aubrey 15, Leslie 10
Slide 5 - Leslie 24, Aubrey 31, Doug 35, Shannon 43
Circus Flohcati  - Carol 68, Tiffany 64, Carol 61, Chris 42

Posted by Bob on 09/11/10.

Germantown 06/21/2010

Attendance: 14

Leslie Barkley
Tiffany & Chris Bass & Alidia
David & Martha Briggs
Doug Hoylman
Ben & Bob Jones
Doug Mercer
Eric & Laura Reinhold
Liberty
Love

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Candamir: The First Settlers - Eric 10, Tiffany 6, Doug H 6, Alidia 5
Perikles - Chris 70, Doug M 59, Leslie 59
Circus Flohcati - Tiffany, Doug, Chris
Uptown - Bob 3+2, Laura 6+2
Cheeky Monkey - Love 50, Ben 27, Liberty 15
Africa - Martha 53, Laura 50, David 50, Ben 47, Bob 45
Too Many Cooks - Bob 27, Doug 15, Chris 13, Tiffany 8
Zeus on the Loose - Ben ZEU, Leslie ZEU, Martha ZE, Eric Z, David Z

Posted by Bob on 09/11/10.