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)

2017.11.16: 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)

2017.10.19: 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)

2017.06.08: Letting It Bleed

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

Game 1:

Player	Points
Z	71
K	61
G	50
W	19

Final Tally:

• Z was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• notes lost #sad

Music:

Led Zeppelin: III (1970)
Led Zeppelin: IV (1971)
The Rolling Stones: Let It Bleed (1969)

2017.06.01: Tied to the Tzolkin Post

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

Game 1:

Player	Points
Z	50
K	43
W	40
M	35
G	32

Final Tally:

• Z was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• I'm not there

Music:

Allman Brothers Band: The Allman Brothers Band (1969)
Allman Brothers Band: Idlewild South (1970)

2017.03.23: Tzolk'In and Out (of the closet)

4-Players: Z, K, W & G
Location: K
Choice: G
Game: Tzolk'in + Tribes Expansion

Game 1:

Player	Points
Z	65
K	46
W	41
G	30

Final Tally:

• Z was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• K's house was a mess due to bathroom reno, and there were no chips - yet we persevered!
• Z won with only 3 guys (but a clean-shaven face)
• K & G both got 6 guys early on, then struggled with food engine for entire second half of game
• Discussed whether we should have a house rule when using the Tribes expansion - mixed views - not sure what was decided
• Games weekend discussed - agreed to go with Laurie's cabin instead of renting a place
• Discussed gaming options for cottage - mix of a couple 4hr and 3hr slots, with an 8hr slot on Saturday for either a long game or a series of shorter side-by-side 3er games done in a tournament format
• Thank you to K for the game notes this week

Music:

Thievery Corporation: The Temple of I and I (2017)
Pink Floyd: May 9, 1977 Oakland (Bootleg Audience Recording)

2017.03.09: Feels Tzo Good

 

3-Players: W, K & G
Location: W
Choice: K
Game: Tzolk'in with Tribes expansion

Game 1:

Player	Points
W	59
K	55
G	51

Final Tally:

• W was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

Player	Tribe
W	Itzamna
K	Ah Chuy Kak
G	Yumkaax

Music:

Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
Lettuce: Crush (2015)
Joe Russo's Almost Dead and Bob Weir: youtube stream (2016.11.12 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA)

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)

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)



2016.11.24 Tzolk'out, Tzolk'in and Tzolk'out Again

3 Players: K, W & G
Game: Tzolk'in: The Mayan Calendar
Location: W


If these are all the buildings
you have bought during the game
then you are going to lose

Choice: K

Game One:

Player	Points
K	64
W	53
G	35

Final Tally:

• K was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• Good to have a food engine in this game
• Some turns quick, some long and this will increase as we add players
• The winner, K, never built an additional worker
• Begging for corn mechanic can be very useful early in the game
• We checked out the expansion, Tribes (gives players each a different special ability) & Prophecies (gives players alternate victory point scoring opportunities).
• X-Mas gaming schedule still being discussed

Music Notes:

Fat Jon: Wave Motion
Chinese Man: Groove Sessions Vol 2
Lettuce: Outta Here

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