2016-01-05 This one's a keyper

6-Players: W, K, Si, Sc, M & G
Game: Keyflower
Location: W
Choice: M

Game One:

Player	Points
G	62
K	62
Sc	47
Si	42
M	40
W	21

Final Tally:

The game rules state that in the event of a tie, the two players should play again to break the tie. No winner declared, yet.

[Edit: A winner was determined in a subsequent play (Jan 09, 2016) . The winner was G.]

Game Notes:

• First play through of new xmas game
• Very enjoyable and playable though we stayed a bit late (midnight) just to finish. Once we know the game it's definitely going to be a playable option for schoolnights
• It took some getting used to the orientation of the tiles and how to play our key-ples but we were all used to it by the time winter came around.

Music Notes:

The Grateful Dead: Dave's Picks Vol 13 (2015, recorded on February 24, 1974 at the Winterland Arena in San Francisco)

"Dark Star"> "Morning Dew" "Sugar Magnolia"> "Not Fade Away" > "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad"> "Not Fade Away" Encore:"It's All Over Now, Baby Blue"

Frank Zappa: Hot Rats (1969)

First one without the Mothers. Rock-Jazz fusion that smokes. Features Capt'n Beefheart on madness but it's the instrumental pieces of this album that make it one of my all time favourites. It's got it all down: from dirty blues riffs to tightly orchestrated pieces that can draw tears.

Various Artists: Acid Jazz on the Rocks Vol 3 (2012)

Shameless cash-in after the success of the previous volumes from the small label. Same artists with different tunes/remixes. Still fun to listen to.