Germantown 11/19/12

Attendance: 14

• Leslie Barkley
• Laura DeWalt
• Dave & Noreen Fair
• Nick Ferris
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Alf & Cynthia Shupe
• Howard & Stacia Wagner

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Princes of Florence - Stacia 55 (won tie), Howard 55, Bob 53, Laura R 50, Carol 37
  - A great game that ended up very close.
Troyes - Nick 36, Laura D 32, Doug 22, Noreen 15
Terra Mystica - Eric 93, Dave 80, Alf 61, Leslie 56, Cynthia 43
  - Dave's first ever loss at this game.
Marco Polo Expedition - Howard 15, Laura R 14, Bob 12, Carol 9, Stacia 8

Marco Polo Expedition - Image by Pedro Godinho on BGG

Posted by Bob on 12/02/12.

Germantown 11/05/12

Attendance: 19

• Leslie Barkley
• Shannon & Aubrey Bell
• Dave & Noreen Fair
• Nick Ferris
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Sarah Pimsler
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Arne Schwettmann
• Alf & Cynthia Shupe
• Gary & Crystal Stitely
• Howard & Stacia Wagner

Nineteen gamers!  That's our biggest GCOM night since we left Borders!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

7 Wonders (teams) - Nick/Noreen (52+58), Stacia/Cynthia (44+59), Gary/Howard (58+35), Bob/Crystal (35+51)
Mah Jong (2 games) - Alf won one, Leslie won one, Laura, Shannon
San Marco - Gary 67, Shannon 63, Bob 61
Mah Jong (2 games) - Carol won one, Noreen won one, Alf, Leslie
Stone Age - Stacia 148, Nick 136, Howard 133, Cynthia 79
Puzzle Strike - Sarah, Arne
Carcassonne: Wheel of Fortune - Arne, Laura, Sarah, Crystal
Terra Mystica - Dave 100, Aubrey 96, Eric 80, Doug 72

Terra Mystica image on BGG by Henk Rolleman

Posted by Bob on 11/19/12.

Euro Quest 2012

Convention alert!  Euro Quest 2012 started today and continues through Sunday!  Tournaments, open gaming, prizes, lots of fun!

Details here:   http://euroquest.gamesclubofmd.org/

Hope to see you!

Germantown 10/29/12

Sadly, records for this evening of gaming were lost.

Germantown 10/15/12

Attendance: 12

• Leslie Barkley
• Nick Ferris
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Sarah Pimsler
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Arne Schwettmann
• Alf & Cynthia Shupe
• Gary & Crystal Stitely

Welcome to Gary and Crystal Stitely!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Bucket Brigade (one round) - Bob 19, Carol 16, Nick 16, Eric 15, Laura 14
The Settlers of Catan - Gary 10, Alf 8, Bob 8, Arne 7
San Juan - Nick 30, Eric 27, Leslie 25
Telestrations - Carol and Nick tied at 21, (other scores unknown) Sarah, Eric, Laura, Leslie, Cynthia, Crystal
Dominion - Alf 27, Arne 26, Gary 23, Bob 12
Tobago - Carol 33, Nick 32, Leslie 27, Eric 21
Zooloretto - Laura 33, Sarah 29, Crystal 24, Cynthia 24
Diamant - Sarah 51, Arne 27, Cynthia 25, Bob 22, Gary 17, Crystal 6, Alf 6, Laura 6

Tobago image by Paulo Soledade on BGG

Posted by Bob on 10/23/12.

Germantown 10/01/12

Attendance: 12

• Leslie Barkley
• Laura DeWalt
• Nick Ferris
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Sarah Pimsler
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Arne Schwettmann
• Alf & Cynthia Shupe

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Adel Verpflichtet - Bob, Laura D, Nick, Laura R, Cynthia
Thunderstone - Carol 43, Eric 24, Alf 19, Doug 15
Poison - Laura R -9, Nick -15, Cynthia -16, Laura D -26, Bob (only two rounds)
Lost Cities Board Game - Leslie 490, Sarah 450, Arne 390
Alhambra - Carol 92, Leslie 85, Bob 75, Doug 72, Alf 48, Cynthia 44
Innovation - Laura D 4, Nick 3, Sarah 3, Arne 3

BGG image by Thomas P. Felder

Posted by Bob on 10/14/12.

Germantown 09/17/12

Attendance: 13

• Leslie Barkley
• Dave & Noreen Fair
• Nick Ferris
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Sarah Pimsler
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Arne Schwettmann
• Alf & Cynthia Shupe

Welcome to Alf and Cynthia Shupe!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

7 Wonders - Cynthia 56, Eric 52, Alf 46, Doug 45, Noreen 35
Battle Beyond Space - Bob 27, Dave 23, Nick 21, Leslie 12
Hanging Gardens - Carol 33, Arne 32, Laura 24, Sarah 21
23 - Bob 1, Dave -4, Nick -6, Leslie -7
23 - Nick -2, Leslie -4, Bob -4, Dave -6
Too Many Cooks - Doug 18, Alf 15, Cynthia 13, Noreen 9, Eric 7
Wyatt Earp - Laura 20, Sarah 13, Arne 13, Carol 10
Monty Python Fluxx - Alf won against Cynthia, Doug and Bob
Monty Python Fluxx - Doug won against Alf, Cynthia and Bob
Medici - Carol 99, Dave 96, Arne 91, Leslie 84, Sarah 79, Noreen 73

Medici image by Bob

Posted by Bob on 09/29/12.

Germantown 09/03/12

Attendance: 13

• Leslie Barkley
• Laura DeWalt
• Andrew, Dave & Noreen Fair
• Nick Ferris
• Ethan Goffman
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Jack Ridgeway

Since it was a federal holiday, we started at 4PM rather than 7PM and played more games.  We broke for dinner and had grilled salmon and hot dogs as well as a variety of side dishes and desserts.

Thanks to everyone who brought food!

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Ingenious - Ethan, Doug, Jack
Ticket to Ride Asia (teams) - Ethan/Doug 161, Carol/Jack 146
7 Wonders - Dave 70, Noreen 65, Andrew 64, Laura D 59, Nick 53, Bob 48, Carol 41
Dominion - Noreen 24, Laura D 21, Nick 20, Dave 02
Dominion - Nick 24, Noreen 21, Laura D 19, Dave 15
Aladdin's Dragons - Bob 7 (won tie), Laura R 7, Leslie 6, Andrew 6, Eric 4
Qwirkle - Jack 140, Doug 128, Ethan 120
Uptown - Laura 1, Ethan 2, Carol 2, Jack 3, Nick 3
Die Sieben Siegel - Laura D 0, Jack 18, Ethan 19, Nick 21, Carol 21
  - Wow!  0 points is colossal!
Castles of Burgundy - Eric 194, Laura R 190, Noreen 181, Doug 168
Lost Cities - Carol 111, Ethan 91
Ora et Labora - Dave 230, Bob 216, Leslie 197, Stacia 189
  - The new game by Agricola and Le Havre creator, Uwe Rosenberg.  A long game and deep, Dave squeaked out the win.

Ora et Labora image by Antony Hemme on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 9/13/12.

Germantown 08/20/12

Attendance: 13

• Leslie Barkley
• Aubrey & Shannon Bell
• Dave & Noreen Fair
• Nick Ferris
• Doug Hoylman
• Bob & Carol Jones
• Sarah Pimsler
• Eric & Laura Reinhold
• Arne Schwettmann

Games Played (scores in order of place):

Tichu - Noreen/Leslie 965, Carol/Nick 635
Cheeky Monkey - Nick 30, Leslie 20, Sarah 19, Arne 10, Eric 6
Excape - Leslie, Noreen, Nick
Excape - Nick, Noreen, Leslie
Zong Shi - Doug 42, Dave 41, Aubrey 40, Laura 34, Bob 34
  - This was our first game of this Master/Apprentice placement game with stunning, beautiful bits and it came out very close.  Check out the "jade" Buddha in the picture.
Masons -  Eric 126, Sarah 93, Arne 84, Shannon 78
R-eco - Leslie 10, Sarah 7, Eric 3, Arne 1
No Thanks - Dave 11, Doug 16, Aubrey 22, Laura 25, Bob 27

Zong Shi image by MyParadox on BGG.

Posted by Bob on 09/12/12.

Special Labor Day Gaming in Germantown - Sept. 3, 2012

Since it's a federal holiday, we're starting at 4PM and gaming until 10PM!  Dinner will be hot dogs and grilled salmon.

Hope to see you.