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

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.