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)

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

2016.04.07 Last Chance to Dance

 

6-Players: K, Si, JT, Z, W & G
Game: Citadels
Location: W
Choice: JT


Game One:


Player	Points
JT	36
K	34
Si	29
Z	26
G	25
W	23

Final Tally:

• JT was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• "Did I mention that it's a bootleg? A bootleg!"
• "Is it wrong that it should taste like margarine?"

Music Notes: 

• Leonard Cohen: Songs of Leonard Cohen (1967)

Quintessential and essential, Leonard's first album.

• The Might Imperials: Thunder Chicken (2001)

Super funky. Meters-style. Recorded by a bunch of kids (all under 18) who solicited the soul-shouting singer Joe Henry to sing on some tracks. All have gone on to other bands (Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, who happen to be coming to Jazzfest this year BTW, is one of those bands).

• Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band: The Mountain (1999)

Brilliant bluegrass album here. Widely acknowledged as the best of the year. Combining folk-star Steve Earle's singer-songwriting with the fastest, tightest working bluegrass band around.

• Van Morrison: Live at the Troubadour (1973)

Great sound quality and an amazing performance by Van and his band (Jack Straw on saxophone!). You know all the tracks but the arrangements are a little different, in interesting ways, from the versions you are familiar with.

• Grateful Dead: Grateful Dead Live at University of Iowa on 1982-08-10 (1982)

Another bootleg. This one came my way courtesy of my pal Bill. Thanks Bill! I had to downgrade the tracks from flac to mp3 but the quality remains. Nice show from the early eighties. Starts with a smoking Feel Like A Stranger and it's nice to hear Brent's keys and his voice singing along with Jerry and Bob. Other highlights: China-Rider, Eyes and Stella Blue.

2015.04.09 Cita-duh-ls

 

citadels cover detail: looks like a swinging time

 

Players: G, W, J, Si, M, K
Game: Citadels

Location: K
Choice: J

 

there is no caption so stop looking for one


Game One:

K(32pts), Si(31pts), J(29pts), M(28pts), W(28pts) & G(24pts)

 

cant wait for his next turn

Final Tally:
K was declared the victor of this week's session.
 

Notes:

• The game took much longer than usual. This was universally attributed to the "meaty" discussions that were taking place.

Gaming Weekend at the Cottage (April 24-26) :

• Meal responsibilities:
• Breakfasts: Wooly & Matt
• Lunches: Keen & Jason
• Dinners: Gray & Simon
• K will defrost and bring meat for Friday's BBQ dinner
• We will not be assigning clean-up duty for meals. Grown-ups are expected to act as much

Father's Day Camping Weekend (June 19-21):

• No changes. Actually, I forgot to bring it up as did J and S.

Music Features:


the unmistakable

 

Bob Marley: Greatest Hits

Louis Armstrong: Greatest Hits

Led Zeppelin: Greatest Hits

Neil Young: ?



Louis Armstrong, aka the Devil





2015.02.12 Jason's Dark Citadels

5 Players: G, W, S, J & M

Game: Citadels + Dark City

Location: S
Choice: J

Game One:
Winner S (37 pts), 2nd J (30 pts), 3rd M (26 pts), 4th W (25 pts), 5th G (24 pts)

 

Final Tally:
S the clear winner.

 

Notes:

• S was the first player to get to eight city improvements
• Game was played with Dark City expansion: nine character cards with dealer's choice for swapping one card per king/shuffle
• Few cards were swapped: Tax Collector for Thief, Navigator for Architect, Emperor for King, bur not much else.
• It was suggested that M and W not sit next to each other next game
• It was suggested that the game might actually have been quicker with six players if that sixth player had been K who would have kept us more on pace.
• Everyone dug the War album. S kept a copy.
• S needs to host next week as T is still away in exotic lands

Music Features:

Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime (Greatest Hits)
http://youtu.be/o7pVjl4Rrtc

War: The World is a Ghetto
http://youtu.be/oKKMdmPBWRk