2016.11.24 Tzolk'out, Tzolk'in and Tzolk'out Again

3 Players: K, W & G
Game: Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
Location: W


If these are all the buildings
you have bought during the game
then you are going to lose

Choice: K

Game One:

Player	Points
K	64
W	53
G	35

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• Good to have a food engine in this game
• Some turns quick, some long and this will increase as we add players
• The winner, K, never built an additional worker
• Begging for corn mechanic can be very useful early in the game
• We checked out the expansion, Tribes (gives players each a different special ability) & Prophecies (gives players alternate victory point scoring opportunities).
• X-Mas gaming schedule still being discussed

Music Notes:

Fat Jon: Wave Motion
Chinese Man: Groove Sessions Vol 2
Lettuce: Outta Here

Antique Time Machine webcomic

2016.11.17 Bottom Action

 

 
 

4-Players: K, Z, W & G
Game: Scythe

Location: W

Choice: Consensus

Game One:

Player	Points
Z	51
K	47
W	36
G	35

Final Tally:

• Z was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• W lost a battle of wits, on purpose
• K lost on purpose to obtain tactical mastery
• "How many times do we have to explain river-walking?"

Music Notes:
 
Fela Kuti: Question Jam Answer (1972)
Fela Kuti: Gentleman (1973)
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood: Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel (2016)
Pink Floyd: The Early Years 1967-1972 Cre/ation (2016)
Frank Zappa: The Crux of the Biscuit (2016, Recorded 1973)
 


2016.11.10 And Then There Were Three

6-Players: W, K, M, J, Z & G
Game: Citadels

Location: W

Choice: M

Game One:

Player	Points
M	29
Z	28
K	27
J	24
W	19
G	14

Final Tally:

• M was declared this week's winner!

Bonus Game (Contagion):

Player	Points
W	33
K	28
Z	25
G	21

Bonus Game Two (7 Wonders):

Player	Points
W	58
K	51
G	42

Music Notes:

Tricky: Maxinquay (1995)
DJ Shadow: The Mountain Will Fall (2016)
Röyksopp: Melody A.M. (2001)
The Rolling Stones: A Brussels Affair (Recorded 1973)

2016.11.03 The Hallowe'en Episode

5-Players: W, K, M, J & G
Game: Citadels

Location: W

Choice: J

Game One:

Player	Points
K	29
G	20
M	20
W	14
J	13

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• G won the tie breaker for second place

Music Notes:

Phish: Full show recorded three nights earlier on 2016.10.31, Hallowe'en in Las Vegas. Their musical costume this year: David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars which they played in its entirety from beginning to end as the second set.

Here is a link to the live stream of the show. Not sure how long this will last on YouTube so enjoy it while you can.

Phish, 10.30.16 MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, NV

Set 1: Carini, Your Pet Cat, AC DC Bag, Free, Possum, What's the Use? > Wombat, Tube, Petrichor, Antelope

Set 2: Five Years, Soul Love, Moonage Daydream, Starman, It Ain't Easy, Lady Stardust, Star, Hang On Yourself, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City, Rock & Roll Suicide

Set 3: 46 Days > Sand > Twist > Drum Jam, Meatstick > 2001 > Backwards > Slave

E: Space Oddity