Germantown 07/30/12

Attendance: 5

• Leslie Barkley
• Ethan Goffman
• Doug Hoylman
• Eric & Laura Reinhold

While the Jones family was out of town, gaming still occurred!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Aquarius - Leslie, Eric, Laura
On the Underground - Eric 44, Leslie 42, Laura 38, Ethan 36, Doug 35
7 Wonders - Ethan 58, Doug 57, Eric 46, Laura 44, Leslie 39

Posted by Bob on 08/16/12.

Gaming in Middletown, July 28, 2012!

Reminder!!

Middletown session begins at 3PM tomorrow. I will be providing 2 pots of chili. If you want to bring a side that would accompany the chili that would be swell. Mike Groshorn has indicated that he will be bringing corn bread and a fruit salad.

Hope to see all you here.

Peace,
Scott

Germantown 07/16/12

Attendance: 11

• Leslie Barkley
• Nick Ferris
• Alberto Garran
• Esther Gonzalez
• Ben, Carol & Bob Jones
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Howard & Stacia Wagner

Welcome to exchange students, Alberto and Esther!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Dixit - Carol 31, Ben 29, Leslie 28, Nick 21, Bob 21, Howard 15, Stacia 13
Medieval Merchant - Howard 41, Bob 34, Stacia 33, Leslie 33, Nick 29, Carol 28
Cheeky Monkey - Laura 37, Eric 33, Esther 10, Alberto 6
Cheeky Monkey - Laura 47, Esther 34, Alberto 18, Eric 5
Die Seiben Siegel - Stacia 9, Howard 10, Bob 14, Leslie 15, Carol 19
- Leslie had 4 points going into the last round and had the worst round ever.

Medieval Merchant picture by Alkis Moraitis on BGG

Posted by Bob on 07/21/12.

Upcoming Event! 2012 GCOM Family Picnic

GCOM Family Picnic

Sunday, July 22nd, 2012

Centennial Park

East Entrance

Pavilion H

4800 Woodlawn Rd

Off Clarksville Pike - Route 108

Ellicott City, MD. 21042

Join GCOM for fun, games, food and great times!  

Pre-Registration is required to attend. See below for details.

When: Sunday, July 22nd, 2012.  Picnic and Park Hours: 10am to 8pm. 

Grilled Food Service: 12Noon to 3 pm and 5pm to 7pm.  

The picnic will be held under a covered pavilion, and will take place rain or shine.

A private and large pavilion with a capacity of 300.

Food: GCOM will provide Hamburgers, hotdogs, and chicken on the grill, baked beans and assorted beverages.  We ask volunteer attendees to bring side dishes, snacks, and deserts. 

Available activities on site at our pavilion:  Open gaming, playground, beach volleyball, tennis court, basketball court, baseball field, open fields, horseshoe pits and a 2.5 mile hiking path around the lake.  Boat rentals are available at the lake.   

What to Bring: Your Favorite Games.  If you are interested in any sports activities you must bring along the appropriate equipment to play.   Anyone interested in coordinating special games or sporting events should post on our GCOM discussion forum at gamesclubofmd@yahoogroups.com .  

Full Details HERE:  http://www.gamesclubofmd.org/FamilyPicnic.asp

PRICE DROP

Picnic prices are dropped by $10 per person. GCOM Patron and Supporting Members are Free. GCOM Associate Members and Guests are $10. Please read the important information under "Registration".   We want to give back to the members this is a way to say Thank You for your support over the years.

Admission is by Pre-Registration Only. No walk ins will be admitted.
Cost: GCOM Associate members and Guests: $20.
Supporting Members:$10. Patron Members: Free.
Children 17 and under: Free, when accompanied by a paying adult.
Above prices includes a $10 per person deposit to be paid by Friday, July 13th, 2012. Paid Picnic attendees will receive a $10 cash refund when they attend and sign in at the picnic.


*A Registration form is required for all attendees, including Patron Members and all those under 17.
Postmark deadline by Friday, July 13th, 2012
Make Checks out to: Games Club of Maryland, P.O Box 998, Ridgley MD. 21660

Germantown 07/02/12

Attendance: 11

• Leslie Barkley 
• Dave, Noreen & Andrew Fair
• Ethan Goffman
• Doug Hoylman 
• Bob Jones 
• Eric & Laura Reinhold 
• Howard & Stacia Wagner

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Titan: The Arena - Eric 16, Andrew 9, Ethan 5
Alhambra - Stacia 169, Laura 159
The Flying Dutchman - Dave 86, Howard 85, Leslie 82, Doug 41, Noreen 26, Bob 0
  - Bob saw this on BGG, Dave owned it, so we brought it out.  This was fairly brutal, with the Dutchman constantly attacking Bob's poor choice of ships.  The top three players were very close.
Cheeky Monkey - Andrew 43, Eric 42, Laura 13
The Bottle Imp - Eric 112, Andrew 79, Laura 50
Tichu - Stacia/Noreen 1035, Dave/Leslie 665
Taj Mahal - Howard 50, Doug 49, Bob 34, Ethan 29
  - Congratulations to Howard for a huge comeback for his first Taj win!

The Flying Dutchman.  Image by BGG Admin.

Posted by Bob on 07/07/12.

Germantown 06/18/12

Attendance: 11

• Leslie Barkley 
• Nick Ferris 
• Doug Hoylman 
• Bob & Carol Jones 
• Eric & Laura Reinhold 
• Howard & Stacia Wagner
• Stephanie & Sammy White

Welcome to the Whites, Stephanie and Sammy!  (Also, Chris, who didn't play any games.)

Games Played (scores in order of place):

6 Nimmt - Nick 16, Carol 18, Laura 30, Bob 37, Sammy 45, Stacia 47, Howard 52, Eric 56, Stephanie 60, Doug 67.
Around the World in 80 Days - Eric 73, Leslie 73, Sammy 78, Doug 88, Carol and Stephanie did not finish.
El Grande - Laura 79, Nick 76, Stacia 72, Howard 72, Bob 60
  - Bob was behind the entire game, while everyone else jockeyed for the lead, and managed a third round comeback, taking control of several territories. Unfortunately, the emptying of the Castillo before scoring cost him three of those territories.
Poison - Carol 18, Eric 23, Sammy 24, Doug 27, Stephanie 33, Leslie 40.
Crokinole - Bob, Sammy.

Poison image by Chris Norwood on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 06/24/12.

Germantown 06/04/12

Attendance:  11

• Leslie Barkley
• Aubrey & Shannon Bell
• Andrew, Dave & Noreen Fair
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Eric & Laura Reinhold

A good night for Eric and Leslie!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Big City - Eric 77, Andrew 62, Doug 52, Noreen 51, Dave 31 (Dave got hammered by parks and the factory)
Tower of Babel - Leslie 61, Bob 53, Shannon 50, Aubrey 43, Laura 42
  - We played without the Action cards (the Knizia variant) and found it improved the game.
7 Wonders - Eric 64, Bob 60, Shannon 56, Noreen 55, Aubrey 51, Laura 47
Pantheon - Leslie 84, Dave 79, Andrew 73, Doug 69
Carcassonne - Carol 80, Shannon 73, Noreen 67, Aubrey 47, Bob 43

Tower of Babel by BGG Admin

Posted by Bob on 06/05/12.

Germantown 05/21/12

Attendance:  10

• Leslie Barkley
• Noreen Fair
• Nick Ferris
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Howard & Stacia Wagner

Yay!  We were very happy to welcome Leslie back to the group after her long recovery!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Diamant - Laura 26, Howard 24, Eric 19, Stacia 16, Nick 14, Doug 12, Noreen 0
6 Nimmt - Doug 8, Noreen 16, Nick 26, Howard 27, Leslie 36, Stacia 50, Laura 53, Eric 92 (ouch)
Princes of Florence - Stacia 57, Howard 55, Nick 48, Laura 46, Bob 41
Rheinlander - Carol 37, Leslie 30, Eric 26, Noreen 22, Doug 22
Big Points - Eric 38, Doug 37, Noreen 25


Posted by Bob on 05/30/12.

Brunswick Railroad Days

Also in Brunswick . . . the city has asked us to run a table at Railroad Days, this would be similar to what some of our Eastern MD compatriots do for the Laurel Main St. festival. I'd love some help doing a bit of community outreach and with the railroad theme there are some nice gateway games like Ticket to Ride that make an easy connection.  The festival is October 6 & 7, so we have time, but I wanted to get it in on people's calendars. 

Brunswick 05/19/12

Ok, so it's been awhile since I've posted any news from Brunswick, but our regular sessions are still going strong.  Last Saturday we had 10 altogether, including a welcome return by Leslie.

In attendance:

Karl Musser
Joel Halpern
Beth Warren
Mark Broksi
Brian & Lije Carpenter
Leslie Barkley
Pete Thomas & kids

Games played:
Vegas Showdown
Ticket to Ride: Switzerland
Last Will
Eminent Domain
Tribune (twice)
Pocket Battles: Celts vs. Romans
D&D: The Legend of Drizzt