2017.12.28: Stop Saying Wood

5-Players: G, K, Z, W & M
Location: W
Choice: W
Game: Mare Nostrum: Empires with Atlas and Heroes of the Bible expansions

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	All
K	None
Z	None
W	None
M	None

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• G won by buying the Pyramid for 12 coins

Player	Points
G	Greece
K	Africa
Z	Atlantis
W	Rome
M	Egypt

Music:

Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
Grateful Dead: Bootleg (Recorded 1969.06.14 Monterey Ca)
GreenCheese Vol 59 : Sweet Ride in the Back of my Mind (2013)

ESBS Victory Cup
presented to G for most wins in 2017

2017.12.21: French Fried

4-Players: G, Z, W & K
Location: W
Choice: K
Game: Quebec

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	148
Z	129
W	109
K	100

Game 2:

Game = Pamdemic Contagion

Player	Points
G	52
K	49
Z	42
W	25

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• First time played. Enjoyed by all

Music:

Ulrich Schnauss: Far Away Trains Passing By (2001)
Tipsy: Trip Tease (1996)
Emancipator: Soon It Will Be Cold Enough (2006)

2017.12.14: Coulda Been a Contender

4-Players: G, Z, J & W

The Uxmal Gambit

Location: W
Choice: J
Game: Tzolk'in

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	59
Z	47
J	46
W	43

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• J and G noticed after final scoring that each player had missed scoring some points. G missed 2 and J missed 1

Music:

Black Sabbath: Vol 4 (1972)
Neil Young: Harvest (1972)
Red Snapper: Mix (1998-2003)
John Coltrane: Afro Blue (Recorded October 22, 1963)

2017.12.07: That's Not My Sticky Goo

6-Players: G, W, K, Z, M & J
Location: W
Choice: Z
Game: Mare Nostrum Empires with Atlas and Heroes of the Bible expansions

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	Winner
W	Loser
K	Loser
Z	Loser
M	Loser
J	Loser

Game 2:

Game = Dominion

Player	Points
W	35
G	26
K	10

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• G won on turn 3 by capturing 4 capital and/or legendary cities

Music:

Massive Attack: Blue Lines (1991)
Blue Sky Black Death: Glaciers (2013)
Little Feat: Waiting for Columbus (Recorded August 1977)

2017.11.30: Of course you'll all recognize this song because it's a cover

4-Players: Z, K, G & W
Location: W
Choice: G
Game: Concordia

Game 1:

Player	Points
Z	147
K	137
G	129
W	98

Final Tally:

• Z was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• First time playing. Enjoyed by all.

Music:

Red Snapper: It's All Good (2002)
Lettuce: Witches Stew (2017)
Grateful Dead: Download Series Vol 10 (Recorded July 21, 1972)

2017.11.23: Unwanted Advances

3-Players: G, K & W
Location: K
Choice: W
Game: Navegador

Market Chaos!

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	120
K	113
W	102

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• Game restarted at 9:15 after learning round
• All players enjoyed the market chaos
• there were many attempts to influence W's choice of game

Music:

Grateful Dead: Download Series Vol 3 (Recorded Oct 26, 1971)
Grateful Dead: Download Series Vol 4 (Recorded June 18, 1976)

2017.11.16: Boom, Nearly There

5-Players: Z, G, J, W & K
Location: W
Choice: K
Game: Tzolk'in

Game 1:

Player	Points
Z	74
G	57
J	56
W	46
K	43

Final Tally:

• Z was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• Z is covered in Tzolk'in pudding according to K
• Resolves tiebreaker from 2017.10.19 (Z beats K)

Latest Tzolk'in Stats:

Player	GR%	Games Played
Z	82	6
K	51	10
W	35	10
G	32	9
J	31	2
M	20	2

Latest 7 Wonders Stats:

Player	GR%	Games Played
Si	53	30
K	51	28
G	43.92	34
Z	43.84	12
J	43.76	28
W	35	36
M	32	22
Other	25	9

Music:

Kid Koala: Some of My Best Friends Are DJs (2003)
Various Artists: Groove Jazz (2017)
Medeski, Martin and Wood: End of the World Party (Just In Case) (2004)

2017.11.09: Wine, Whine and Win

6-Players: G, K, W, M, Z & J
Location: W
Choice: J
Game: 7 Wonders

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	63
K	54
W	54
M	50
Z	49
J	44

Game 2:

Player	Points
M	63
K	56
Z	53
J	52
W	50
G	37

Game 3:

Player	Points
K	55
W	53
Z	47
G	43
M	42
J	38

Final Tally:

Player	Points
K	165
W	157
M	155
Z	149
G	143
J	134

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• Back in the basement aain!
• 73 Colarine Avenue
• M loves drum solos
• The kind of music that you can sing over

Music:

Chinese Man: Racing with the Sun (2011)
Genesis: Nursery Cryme (1971)
Grateful Dead: Dick's Picks Vol 4 Dark Star Other One Lovelight (Recorded Feb 1970)

2017.11.02: Hallowe'en in Scotland

4-Players: K, Z, G & J
Location: Z
Choice: Z
Game: Clans of Caledonia

Game 1:

Player	Points	Clan
K	148	MacDonald
Z	141	Buchanan
G	120	Cunningham
J	120	Stuart

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• Leftover candy yay!
• First play
• Cool transparent markers for the market
• Similar to Terra Mystica
• Gotta play to your clan strengths

Music:

Gillian Welch: Time the Revelator (2001)
Various Artists: Groove Jazz (2001)

2017.10.26: Without a Compass

3-Players: W, Z & G
Location: W
Choice: G
Game: Navegador

Game 1:

Player	Points
W	131
Z	115
G	110

Final Tally:

• W was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• W closing in on M in overall stats
• M's GR is currently at 34.0% and W's is 32.2%
• If W were to winall games and M were to finish last in all games, it would only take two 5-player games, or three 4-player games, or four 3-player games, for W to move past M in GR%

Music:

Cannonball Adderley: Live in Chicago (Recorded: February 3, 1959)
Cannonball Adderley: Live in San Francisco (Recorded: October 18 and 20, 1959)
Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield, and Stephen Stills: Super Session (1968)

2017.10.19: Bluegrass Until We've Had Enough

4-Players: G, W, K & Z
Location: W
Choice: W
Game: Tzolkin

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	95
W	51
K	47
Z	47

Game 2:

Game = Dominion Base and Adventures (Level Up deck)

Player	Points
G	33
W	27
K	15
Z	13

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

Music:

Steve Earle and Del McCoury: The Mountain (1999)
Doc and Merle Watson: Home Sweet Home (1998)
John Hartford: Steam Powered Aeroplane (1971)
Jethro Tull: :Living in the Past (1972)

2017.10.13: Nobody Home

4-Players: G, W, Z & K
Location: W
Choice: Consensus
Game: Stone Age

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	184
W	162
Z	141
K	141

Game 2:

Game = Dominion Base (Size Distortion deck)

Player	Points
Z	52
W	29
K	25

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• Maybe M was the winner because he went to three different houses?
• Honestly, it looked like nobody was home... twice

Music:

Various: Stardust Cable Radio 70s channel Norman Greenbaum (2017)

2017.10.05: Show Us Your Cubes

5-Players: W, K, G, J & Z
Location: W
Choice: K
Game: Terraforming Mars

Game 1:

Player	Points
W	60
K	49
G	47
J	45
Z	43

Game 2:

Game = Dominion Base and Adventures

Player	Points
G	37
Z	30
K	30
W	18

Final Tally:

• W was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• W's hierarchy of needs
• Quickest TfM ever played (2 hours)
• First time playing with Elysium expansion board
• G stole J's three plants before J even had a turn
• Z wins tiebreaker for game 2

Music:

i think that it was cds from K's collection. not sure what anymore

2017.09.28: It Just Takes One Wrong Move

5-Players: K, W, Z, Sc & G
Location: K
Choice: Sc
Game: Imperial 2030

Game 1:

Player	Points
K	83
W	62
Z	60
Sc	58
G	45

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• Z met Sc for 1st time
• Actor paid to play Sc did a very convincing job
• Ended by 10:30
• Second game pre-empted by skunk attack at G's house
• G very upset with himself for his decision to take control of Russia

Music:

Frank Zappa: The Best Band You've Never Heard in Your Life (Recorded 1988)
The Rolling Stones: Their Satanic Majesties Request - 50th Anniversary Edition (1967, Remastered 2017)

2017.09.21: The Actual Scores

4-Players: K, W, M & Sc
Location: W
Choice: M
Game: Caverna

Game 1:

Player	Points
K	86
W	63
M	55
Sc	47

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

Music:

David Bowie: Greatest Hits (Unkn)
The Who: Greatest Hits (Unkn)
Queen: Greatest Hits (Unkn)

2017.09.14: Do We Have a Blog?

5-Players: K, G, Z, J & W
Location: W
Choice: J
Game: El Grande

Game 1:

Player	Points
K	120
G	113
Z	111
J	94
W	91

Game 2:

Game = Dominion Base and Adventures (Level Up Deck)

Player	Points
K	35
G	28
W	24

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• Decision not to accept new members at this time

Music:

Van Morrison: Its Too Late to Stop Now Vol 4 (Recorded 1974)
Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove (1978)
Frank Zappa: Bongo Fury (Live 1975)

2017.09.07: Powerless

6-Players: G, W, J, Z, K & F
Location: K
Choice: Z
Game: Power Grid

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	15
W	14
J	14
Z	13
K	13
F	12

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

Music:

The Beatles: Rubber Soul (1965)
The Beatles: Revolver (1966)
The Beatles: Abbey Road (1969)
The Beatles: The White Album (1968)

2017.08.31: Owning Mars

3-Players: G, M & W
Location: W
Choice: Consensus
Game: Terraforming Mars

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	104
M	72
W	68

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

Music:

Mix from Youtube: Trip Hop (unknown)

2017.08.24: Last Minute Travel

4-Players: G, K, Z & W
Location: W
Choice: G
Game: Lisboa

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	86
K	79
Z	72
W	72

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• Some guys were tucked in

Music:

Jerry Garcia: Live Vol 9 (Recorded 1974)

2017.08.17: Terra Mystfied

5-Players: W, G, Z, J & K
Location: J
Choice: W
Game: Terra Mystica

Game 1:

Player	Points
W	128
G	127
Z	111
J	89
K	83

Final Tally:

• W was declared this week's winner!

2017.08.10: Into The Heart of Mars

4-Players: W, K, G & Z
Location: K
Choice: K
Game: Terraforming Mars

Game 1:

Player	Points
W	88
K	79
G	78
Z	71

Final Tally:

• W was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

Music:

Tom Waits: The Heart of Saturday Night (1974)
McCoy Tyner: Live at Newport (Recorded in 1963)
Pink Floyd: Echoes (1971)
Pink Floyd: Ummagumma (1969)