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)