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2018.04.12: Now That's a Big Box

4-Players: K, G, W & M
Location: K
Choice: K
Game: El Grande

Game 1:

Player	Points
K	133
G	113
W	106
M	102

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

board at game end

Game Notes:

food plan

• 1st play with K's big box
• house rule to add Portugal accepted
• house rule to place an additional cab at start using spinner to choose was not accepted
• K was randomly chosen to start the game. He bid 13 and chose Decay of Authority as his action thus forcing all other players to send all their starting cabs back from their courts to the provinces before they even got a chance to play. A very effective move that slowed down every other player and allowed K to jump to an early lead from which the other players were never able to recover.
• house rule suggested to reshuffle opening actions if Decay appears
• cabin plans were discussed including G volunteering to interface with Laurie (JT had to bow out of cabin due to work requirements), a complete food plan, a rough schedule of games and suggestions/discussion of possible mystery games

Music:

Lonnie Liston Smith: Cosmic Funk (1974)
Rush: Live concert included as part of the Farewell to Kings 40th anniversary deluxe release (Recorded February 1978 in London, England)
Bomb the Bass: Clear (1995)

Rush 1977

2018.04.05 The Real Wildcard

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

Game 1:

Player	Points
K	144
Z	132
G	89
Sc	72

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• managed to get the same actor to play Sc
• actor playing Sc was the real wildcard of this game

Music:

Rush: Farewell to Kings 40th Anniversary Edition (1977-2017)
Niney the Observer: Sledgehammer Dub in the Streets of Jamaica (2003)
King Tubby: Crucial Dub (1976)

2018.03.29 Imperial Power Grid Rangers

6 Players

Location K

Choice Z

Game: Power Grid plus Stock Companies expansion

Game 1:

Player	Points
M	116
K	114
Z	106
J	102
G	99
W	68

Final Tally:

M was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

First time playing with expansion

Game took longer than expected (ending after midnight)

Music:

Invisibl Skratch Piklz: 13th Floor (2016)

The Rolling Stones: Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (1970)

The Meters: Here Comes the Meter Man (2011)

2018.03.22 Mars on the Window

5 Players

Choice G

Location K

Game: Terraforming Mars

Game 1:

Player	Points
Z	63
K	62
W	62
G	59
M	55

Final Tally:

• Z was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• K wins tiebreaker for 2nd place (most money at game end)

 

Music:

The Byrds: 5th Dimension (1966)
DJ Q Bert: Demolition Pumpkin Squeeze Musik (1994)
Archie Shepp: Attica Blues (1972)
Led Zeppelin: How the West Was Won (Recorded June 1972)
Phish: Destroys America  (Recorded various shows in 1998)
Donald Byrd: And 125th Street, NYC  (1979)

2018.03.15 Asterix City

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

Final Scores

Game: Wizards

Game 1:

Player	Points
K	32
J	29
Z	25
G	22
W	20

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• 1st time playing for Z
• new freshly manufactured board, pieces and cards
• some rule changes likely
• some recurring spell effects were deemed too powerful or not working out as intended. suggestion is to replace symbol with lightning bolt (one-time, instant effect)
• scoring changes announced pre-game: one pt for each 2 gold cubes, one pt for each other cube or player piece, 5/3/1 pts for 1st/2nd/3rd place in red cubes (bailey victories) and again in purple cubes (labyrinth exploration)

Game board on last turn

Music:

Black Sabbath: The Wizard (1970)
John Scofield: Country for Old Men (2017)
Burning Spear: Reggae by the River (Recorded 1997.08.03)
Jerry Garcia Band: Garcia Live Vol 10 (Recorded 1990.05.20)

2018.03.08: Suddenly Drafty

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

Game 1:

Player	Points
Z	98
G	83
K	81
W	72

Final Tally:

• Z was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• House Rule - Corporation Card draft - Every player starts with two corp cards and chooses to pass one or two.
• also drafting each round including the starting ten

Music:

Various Artists: Studio One Rockers (2001)
Various Artists: Studio One Roots (2001)
Grateful Dead: Improv Vol 1 (Recorded 1973-1974)
T-Rex: Electric Warrior (1971)

2018.03.01: Pa-Dee-O-Lanterns

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

Game 1:

Player	Points
M	33
J	32
K	28
W	24
G	20
Z	11

Game 2:

Game = 7 Wonders

Player	Points
M	62
K	56
G	52
J	48
Z	48
W	46

Final Tally:

• M was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• J wins tiebreaker in game 2 (coins)
• Merits of soul funk pop jazz were debated
• Z complained about getting boned too often
• G complained about getting boned nearly as often
• K complained about J not following his advice
• J complained about how hard it was to remember to use his card each round
• W complained at the mere mention of reggae
• M complained about actually having to listen to rikki dont lose that number

Music:

Steely Dan: The Royal Scam plus RDLTN from Pretzel Logic (1976 and 1974)
Various Artists: Look Into the Flower Trip On Psychedelic Grooves With Blue Note (2002)
Various Artists: The Best Funky Jazz of the 70s (2014)

2018.02.22: Power (Puff) Grid

4-Players: K, Z, J & W
Location: UNKNOWN
Choice: J
Game: Power Grid

Game 1:

Player	Points
K	15
Z	15
J	14
W	12

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• K wins tiebreaker for cash on hand
• W took the West Coast
• Texas and New England were out of play with 4 players
• K took Chicago and had the most options at the end
• Fun game but suggest that next time we play we should use the stock market expansion
• Apparently Franz Ferdinand was also listened to but failed to make the music notes

Music:

Foals: What Went Down (2015)
Various Artists: Spotify based on Foals (2018)

2018.02.15: Cuts Like A Scythe

5-Players: K, Z, W, G & M
Location: K
Choice: Z
Game: Scythe plus Invaders From Afar expansion

new factions: Albion and Togawa

Game 1:

Player	Points
K	76
Z	72
W	61
G	56
M	39

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Music:

Jethro Tull: Living With The Past (Recorded 2001, Released 2002)
Will Bernard: Party Hats (2007)
Burning Spear: Burning Spear at Studio One (1974)