2015.03.19 We did it!



A full keep at the end of game. Thank you Architect's Guild


5 Players: G, W, K, Si, J
Game: Belfort
Location: W
Choice: G

Game One:

After 1 scoring round (Spring): G (11 pts), Si (11 pts), W (10 pts), K (9 pts) & J (6 pts)
After 2 scoring rounds (Summer): Si (23 pts), W (22 pts), K (20 pts), G (17 pts) & J (13 pts)
After 3 scoring rounds (Autumn): W (33 pts), K (33 pts), Si (33 pts), G (26 pts) & J (24 pts)

 

3-way tie at end of game

Final Tally:
Tie-Breaker: W had the most resources left at the end of the game and was declared winner. K had the second most resources left over and snatched second place.

Notes:

• We finally finished a full game of Belfort and we were very pleased with ourselves for this accomplishment
• Si presented G with a gift t-shirt recently acquired during Si's trip to Jamaica
• W was presented with the "Key to the City of Belfort"
• K was heard to mutter "how are you winning?"

Gaming Weekend:

• Si assured us that Laurie is ok with us using the cottage anytime in April so the April 17-19 weekend is still in play
• There is a possibility that Si would not be able to join us. He should know by this time next week.
• At the cottage there is limited electricity thanks to solar power, there is a wood stove and a kerosene refrigerator.
• Possible game choices were discussed: Caverna, Belfort and more.

Music Features:
The evening started out casually with some Emmylou Harris: Wrecking Ball (1995) but quickly devolved into some live The Nice: Live at the Fillmore East 1969. After two or three songs, pity was taken on the listeners and the funky sounds of Sly and the Family Stone: Stand! (1969) replaced the early prog rock. This album stayed on until certain players expressed disdain for the song "Sex Machine" at which point we switched to some nawleans jazz courtesy of Stanton Moore's excellent album Flyin' the Koop (2002). Finally we settled on the double album 1969: The Velvet Underground Live for the duration of the evening which pleased most, if not all, of the players.