2016.12.29 Duck the Halls

4-Players: K, W, M & Z
Game: Tzolk'in
Location: K
Choice: M

Game One:

Player	Points
K	43
Z	39
M	36
W	21

Bonus Game (7 Wonders Duel)

Player	Points
K	62
W	61

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

Music:

Xavier Rudd: Spirit Bird (2012)

Seeker Lover Keeper: Seeker Lover Keeper (2011)

Soundgarden: compilation by K

Rusty: Fluke (1995)

2012.12.22 The Pre-Xmas Rush

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

Game: Lords of Waterdeep & Undermountain expansion 

Location: K
Choice: J

Umm... pass?

Game One:

Player	Points
K	129
J	115
G	114
M	105
W	101

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• G’s last hurrah
• M temporarily departed mid-game to comb his hair and do some wood-working
• K was handed the game with an easily achieved 40-point quest that every other play passed up on taking
• We misplayed the Ambassador.  Per a BGG discussion thread: “…once placed, Ambassador counts as an opponent's Agent for all players.”.  This basically only screwed over M for one move in the last round, as he was told he couldn’t do one move that he actually should have been able to do.
• Xmas gaming was discussed.  Regular Thursday night next week (29th).  Xmas gaming on Monday 2 Jan (5pm start with dinner).  Both to be hosted by K.
• M indicated that he might like to give Tzolk’in a spin…see what I did there J

Music Notes:

Max Webster: Diamonds, Diamonds (1970)

The Rolling Stones: Between the Buttons (1967)

MMW: Last Chance to Dance Trance (1999)

Fat Jon: Human Erotica (2001)

2016.12.15 Two Dogs

2-Players: W & G
Game: Tzolk'in

Location: W

Choice: Consensus

Game One:

Player	Points
G	62
W	34

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

Music Notes:

W's iTunes: All Songs (shuffle)

2016.12.08 Tribes and Tribulations

3-Players 

I cant quite put my finger on it...

Game: Tzolk'in + Tribes expansion
Location: W

Choice: G

Game One:

Player	Points
G	70
W	68
K	44

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• G's losing streak has ended
• Big mistake realized: Bonuses in the technology track are cumulative (in exactly the same way that the resource bonuses in the temples on the 1st and 3rd food days are cumulative, for instance)…potential for this to have huge impact on how much attention is given to quickly rising up the technology levels
• Tribes expansion deemed a success…very easy to integrate, adds a neat level to the strategy…W questioned whether it is substantial enough to be referred to as an “expansion”…
• K to revisit efforts to land on an agreed date for Xmas gaming – 27th and 2nd stated by W as possibly the best options to consider…
• W is nearly finished 1st complete draft of rules for Wizards.

Music Notes:

Fela Kuti: Afrodisiac (1973)
Funkadelic: Uncle Jam Wants You (1979)
The Grateful Dead: Dave's Pick Vol 12 (recorded on November 4, 1977 at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York)

2016.12.01 You Gotta Get On To Get Off

4 Players: K, W, J & G
Game: Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
Location: W
Choice: W

Game One:

Player	Points
K	63
W	45
J	39
G	34

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• Z too busy to come out this week (baby time?)
• W's hurt his back in epic flight off of front steps but he's ok as long as he doesn't cough
• J was pulling guys off but he wasn't the only one

Music Notes:

Various Artists: Day of the Dead (2016)
Chinese Man: Groove Sessions (2007)