Germantown 11/16/15

Attendance:  15

• Leslie Barkley
• Paul Czarnota
• Dave, Noreen, Andrew & Corwin Fair
• Nick Ferris
• Jennifer Glinzak
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Henry Ho
• Rich Parker
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Kelsey Smith

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Conquest of Orion - Nick & Kelsey 92, Andrew & Noreen 83
Shakespeare - Rich 19, Henry 14, Laura 13
Port Royal - Kelsey 12, Nick 6, Andrew 4, Noreen 3
Steam Works - Corwin 70, Jennifer 53, Eric 49
Qwixx - Andrew 90, Nick 76, Kelsey 71, Noreen 37
Qwixx -Noreen 117, Henry 98, Andrew 86, Corwin 86
Fresco (4,5,6) - Dave 156, Leslie 126, Bob 125, Carol 122

Shakespeare image by W. Eric Martin on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 01/03/16.

Germantown 11/02/15

Attendance:  12

• Leslie Barkley
• Dave & Andrew Fair
• Nick Ferris
• Jennifer Glinzak
• Rebecca Holte
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Rich Parker
• Gordon Rotter
• Kelsey Smith
• Chris Sears

Carol took over for Doug in our playing of Fresco and its expansions.

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Qwixx - Rebecca 115, Gordon 77
Qwixx - Rebecca 110, Gordon 95
Fresco (1,2,3) - Dave 118, Bob 113, Carol 88, Leslie 78
Splendor - Gordon 15, Rebecca 15
Splendor - Gordon 16, Rebecca 12
Nevermore - Gordon, Rebecca, Carol, Leslie, Dave, Bob
Kobayakawa - Dave 12, Leslie 4, Bob 4
Kobayakawa - Leslie 10, Dave 7, Bob 3
Steampunk Rally - Kelsey, Nick, Chris, Jenn, Rich, Andrew

Nevermore image by Curt Covert on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 01/02/16.

Germantown 10/19/15

Attendance:  14

• Leslie Barkley
• Paul Czarnota
• Dave & Andrew Fair
• Nick Ferris
• Jennifer Glinzak
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Gordon Rotter
• Kelsey Smith
• Chris Sears

This was the last day that Doug played with us.

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Between Two Cities - Eric, Gordon 59 (tie), Nick 56, Andrew 56, Chris 55, Jenn 55
Cheeky Monkey - Nick 34, Gordon 31, Jenn 22, Andrew 6, Chris 5, Eric 1
Takenoko - Paul 28, Kelsey 18, Carol 14, Laura 12
Fresco - Bob 69, Dave 66, Leslie 64, Doug 56
Witches Brew - Eric 26, Gordon 21, Carol 16, Andrew 15, Laura 13
Samara - Chris 31, Jenn 17, Paul 14, Nick 9, Kelsey 7
Cheeky Monkey - Andrew 44, Carol 33, Gordon 13
Modern Art: The Card Game - Paul 82, Andrew 79, Gordon 68, Carol 54
Modern Art: The Card Game - Paul 66, Carol 59, Andrew 55, Gordon 43
Qwixx - Paul 55, Andrew 51, Gordon 45
The Voyages of Marco Polo - Dave 79, Leslie 64, Bob 44, Doug 35

The Voyages of Marco Polo image by Michael Wißner on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 01/02/2016.

GCOM-Milestone, December 5th

I was surprised and happy at the great attendance for our inaugural session at GCOM-Milestone.

People in attendance:

• David & Noreen Fair
• Henry Ho
• Bob and Carol Jones
• Alf Shupe
• Nick Ferris
• Jen Glinzak
• Eric Haas
• Mark Broski
• Eric and Laura Reinhold

Games played (players listed in finishing order):

• Pi Mal Pflaumen (Nick 36, Jen 35, Alf, 30, Eric H. 28, Dave 20)
• This is an interesting little bidding/trick taking game with set collection. Great artwork. The game play may not be very deep, but it works and is a nice filler.
• Black Spy (Dave -5, Eric H. 0, Alf 34, Mark 91)
• The game is a little like Hearts, but with different point values for certain cards, and the ability to dodge tricks by following with numbers rather than suits.
• Libertalia (Eric H. 66, Jen 61, Alf 58, Nick 57)
• This is a tactical card game of pirates and treachery. I had never heard of it before, but it is in BGG's top 250 so may be worth checking out.
• Shakespeare (Bob, Henry, Carol, Noreen)
• Bob and Carol won a copy of this game at Euroquest and have been tying to get it to the table ever since. It involves bidding for turn order with the player who bids the least actions getting to start. Sounds interesting.
• Dice City (Eric R. 51, Laura & Dave tied at 49, Mark 47)
• When I got this game, the box was so heavy I thought it must have tons of dice in it, but it only has 25. The weight comes from the massive player boards. It was an interesting resource management and building game. I often felt that there was not enough ways to carry over progress from one turn to the next, but maybe we were all just too conservative.
• Splendor (Alf 15, Henry 15, Eric H, 9)
• So I asked Noreen how you play Splendor and have 2 people get to 15, and it turns out there was a miscount, so the game went on a bit longer than it should have. Alf reached 15 first, but miscounted, and the game stopped when Henry got there a bit later. LOL.
• Codenames (2 plays)
• Game One: W: Dave, Noreen, Alf, Jen L: Bob, Eric H., Henry
• Game Two: W: Noreen, Alf, Carol, Jen L: Dave, Bob, Eric H., Henry
• A great party game for any number, Codenames has 2 players trying to get their team to pick the right 8-9 words from a set of 25 before the other team picks theirs. Equally fun as the clue-giver, and as the guesser, in my opinion, and the best party game in a long time.
• Igel Argern (Alf, Noreen, Dave, Eric H., Henry)
• A tactical racing game of hedgehogs. A favorite of Doug Hoylman's, a good friend and gamer whom we will miss at the table.

Thanks for coming out everyone, we will see you in January!

Lebertalia image from BGG user Niquilibrium

Germantown 10/05/15

Attendance:  16

• Leslie Barkley
• Paul Czarnota
• Dave, Andrew & Noreen Fair
• Henry Ho
• Rebecca Holte
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Rich Parker
• Laura & Eric Reinhold
• Gordon Rotter
• Kelsey Smith
• Chris Sears

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Favor of the Pharoah - Leslie, Dave, Noreen, Rich
Dark Moon - Paul/Andrew/Laura/Kelsey won.  Bob/Jenn/Nick lost.
Around the World in 80 Days - Gordon 68, Rebecca 73, Chris 75, Eric 83, Doug 90, Henry did not finish
Port Royal - Henry 12, Chris 12, Eric 8, Gordon 7, Doug 6, Rebecca 5
New York 1901 - Dave 66, Noreen 59, Leslie 56, Rich 54
Qwixx - Paul 80, Andrew 71, Laura 64, Bob 53
Cacao - Noreen 67, Dave 62, Leslie 61

Dark Moon image by Evan Derrick on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 11/29/15.

Germantown 09/21/15

Attendance:  16

• Leslie Barkley
• Dave, Noreen & Andrew Fair
• Nick Ferris
• Randy Hoffman
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Rich Parker
• Laura & Eric Reinhold
• Gordon Rotter
• Kelsey Smith
• Chris Sears
• Howard Wagner

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Acquire - Gordon $42,500, Carol $23,800, Laura $23,300, Chris $17,800, Howard $16,600, Laura $15,500.
Castles of Burgundy - Doug 202, Eric 196, Rich 180
Kraftwagen - Dave 71, Bob 70, Nick 40, Kelsey 31
Codenames - Nick/Bob/Andrew/Leslie/Henry won. Dave/Noreen/Randy/Kelsey lost.
Black Spy - Doug 57, Paul 70, Chris 111, Howard 118, Gordon 124
Port Royal - Leslie 14, Henry 10, Bob 7, Paul 5

Kraftwagen image by Beatrix Schilke on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 11/29/15.

Germantown 09/07/15

Attendance:  12

• Leslie Barkley
• Paul Czarnota
• Dave, Noreen, & Andrew Fair
• Henry Ho
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Rich Parker
• Kelsey Smith
• Howard Wagner

Since it was Labor Day, we started a couple hours early, which allowed us to play many more games.

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Fairy Tale - Carol 40, Rich 37, Bob 34, Paul 32
Fairy Tale - Rich 49, Paul 42, Carol 42, Bob 36
Port Royal - Dave 14, Howard 12, Noreen 9, Kelsey 8, Andrew 6
Thurn & Taxis - Henry 20, Eric 19, Doug 14, Laura 10
Splendor - Bob 16, Paul 10, Rich 9, Andrew 7
Rondo (incorrectly) - Andrew 66, Henry 59, Bob 58
Rondo (correctly) - Andrew 102, Henry 93, Bob 80
Istanbul - Paul 5, Doug 4, Eric 4, Laura 3, Rich 2
Alhambra - Kelsey 94, Howard 83, Carol 82, Dave 73, Noreen 67, Leslie 63
Showmanager - Paul 54, Henry 44, Bob 40, Doug 38, Rich 27, Andrew 18
Port Royal - Henry 12, Doug 9, Bob 8, Paul 6, Andrew 6
Port Royal - Howard 12, Leslie 10, Noreen 7, Dave 4, Carol 3

Rondo image by Fran F G on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 11/29/15.

Germantown 08/31/15 - PIRATES!

Attendance:  13

• Leslie Barkley
• Dave, Noreen, & Andrew Fair
• Nick Ferris
• Jennifer Glinzak
• Randy Hoffman
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Rich Parker
• Kelsey Smith
• Chris Sears (formerly Wottawa)

Arr! The theme for this fifth Monday was Pirates! And amazingly, for the first time, every game we played matched the theme!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Buried Treasure - Randy, Doug
Cartagena - Randy, Doug, Bob
Jamaica - Rich 20, Dave 6, Leslie 5, Carol -1, Noreen -1, Andrew -2
Rum & Pirates - Kelsey 74, Jenn 71, Nick 62, Bob 55, Chris 53
Cartagena - Dave 7, Andrew 3, Rich 1
Port Royal - Andrew 12, Rich 6, Dave 3
Viceroy - Randy 70, Leslie 62, Doug 49, Noreen 21
Port Royal - Bob 13, Chris 12, Jenn 9, Nick 7

Jamaica image by Cássio F. Lemos on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 10/17/15.

Germantown 08/17/15

Attendance:  15

• Leslie Barkley
• Aubrey & Shannon Bell
• Dave Fair
• Nick Ferris
• Ethan Goffman
• Randy Hoffman
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Nicole Perez
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Kelsey Smith
• Howard Wagner

Welcome, Nicole!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Alhambra - Nick 111, Dave 105, Leslie 99, Carol 80, Doug 74
Arkadia - Aubrey 105, Shannon 102, Bob 98, Nicole 72
Puerto Rico - Ethan 51, Eric 37, Laura 34, Howard 30, Kelsey 27
Einfach Genial - Bob 16, Aubrey 14, Shannon 9/12, Nicole 9/9
Princes of Florence - Dave 65, Carol 44, Leslie 41, Randy 40, Doug 37
Geschenkt - Shannon 15, Ethan 18, Bob 29, Aubrey 41, Nicole 48
Geschenkt - Ethan 5, Bob 16, Nicole 17, Shannon 33, Aubrey 60

Arkadia image by Chris Norwood on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 10/17/15.

Germantown 08/03/15

Attendance:  16

• Leslie Barkley
• Aubrey & Shannon Bell
• Dave & Noreen Fair
• Randy Hoffman
• Rebecca Holte
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Rich Parker
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Gordon Rotter
• Howard Wagner
• Chris Wottawa

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Sushi Go - Carol 49, Bob 47, Paul 42
Roll For It - Bob 40, Carol 34, Paul 5
Race for the Galaxy - Chris 45, Eric 32, Rebecca 23, Gordon 23
Euphoria - Aubrey 10 (6), Howard 10 (4), Randy 9, Shannon 7
Alhambra - Rich 94, Laura 88, Dave 80, Doug 67, Leslie 45, Noreen 45
Trains - Paul 34, Bob 33, Carol 30
Big Points - Bob 35, Paul 26, Carol 24
Uptown - Gordon 1, Rebecca 1 (tie), Chris 2, Rich 3
Lanterns: The Harvest Festival - Dave 44, Doug 42, Noreen 41, Leslie 41
7 Wonders - Howard 65, Shannon 60, Paul 55, Bob 54, Aubrey 53, Randy 52, Carol 42

Lanterns image by François + Daphné on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 10/17/15.