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)

2017.11.23: 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)

2017.10.19: 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)

2017.09.07: 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)

2017.07.20: Villagio Strangiato

3-Players: G, W & Sc
Location: W
Choice: G
Game: Village + Port Expansion

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	93
W	91
Sc	67

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• None. #sad

Music:

Brownout: Brown Sabbath (2014)
Grateful Dead: Get Shown The Light (Recorded May 1977 - Peak Dead)

2017.06.15: Bagman From Britain

3-Players: G, S & W
Location: W
Choice: Consensus
Game: Imperial 2030


Game 1:

Player	Points
G	161
Sc	100
W	87

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• Random starting bonds
• Sc started in control of China and Europe
• Sc's first two turns for both countries: Import, Manoever
• China and Europe both destroyed a Russian factory
• Russia was devastated and never recovered, scoring for times zero at game end
• W was #sad

Music:

Led Zeppelin: How the West Was Won (Recorded June 1972)

2017.05.25: Medals, Coins, What's the Diff?

4-Players: G, K, W & Z
Location: W
Choice: K
Game: Key to the City - London

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	78
K	63
W	58
Z	53

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• G 's first time playing

Music:

Grateful Dead: Get Shown The Light (May 1977 - Peak according to some)

Sugar Shack 2017

6-Players: Z, J, G, K, W & M
Location: Kevin's Cabin
Choice: Consensus

Friday Night

Game 1:

Game = Terra Mystica Tournament Round One Game One

Player	Points
Z	122
J	118
M	111

Game = Terra Mystica Tournament Round One Game Two

Player	Points
G	120
W	118
K	115

Game = Terra Mystica Tournament Round Two Game One

Player	Points
Z	148
G	142
M	88

Game = Terra Mystica Tournament Round Two Game Two

Player	Points
K	136
J	111
W	105

Saturday


Game = Conquest of the Empire

Player	Points
M	165
G	160
K	145
J	140
Z	110
W	80

Game = Scythe

Player	Points
K	68
G	66
W	56
J	50
Z	48
M	25

Sunday

Game = Terra Mystica Tournament, Final Round, Gold Table

Player	Points
G	139
Z	119
K	102

Game 8:

Game = Terra Mystica Tournament, Final Round, Silver Table

Player	Points
W	106
M	98
J	81

Final Tally:

• G was declared this year's winner!

Game Notes:

• Both Si and Sc were missing from this year's festivities #Sad
• W ate the most #StoveSausage and also drank the most brandy 
• W slept in the master suite this year
• M slept on sofa cushions downstairs after getting snored and gassed out of his bedroom
• No snowstorm this year so we were able to drive right to the door 
• Thanks to Laurie for the hospitality again this year
• Toasts were made to Kevin's ghost. Roll high my friend.
• TM tournament was a successful format that we might try again next year with a different game
• Conquest of the Empire was chosen as this year's BIG game and we could barely fit it on the cabin's long wooden picnic-style table
• M won this year's big game
• K created gamer stats just for the cottage weekend
• M created his own counter stats
• G and W stayed on and played more games

Music:

too many: to list (music all weekend)

2017.04.20: Bel of the Ball

5-Players: G, K, M, Z & W
Location: K
Choice: G
Game: Belfort

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	32
K	30
M	29
Z	25
W	20

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• M liked the Inn card this game
• W liked the Tower card
• Despite an 8:15ish start, game still didn't end until 11:30ish
• a lot of a AP with this one
• Taxes, the great equalizer
• At end of night, Z was overheard still trying to get clarity on whether or not he gets paid if someone plays on his guild
• Ain’t nothing more exhilarating than an Elmdale text message in your pocket!
• G was touching the elf with his fingers
• Cottage details discussed
• W’s last build got him 0 points but brought Dave down 2 points, when he had available to him an ability to build in a different spot which would have actually gotten him 2 points and would have brought G down 2.  No idea why he chose what he chose, but it resulted in a 2-point win for G that otherwise would have been a 2-point win for K.  K is not bothered by this…really…not in the least bit… 

Music:

Robert Walter: Super Heavy Organ (2005)
Stanton Moore: III (2006)
Led Zeppelin: How the West Was Won (2003 (Recorded California June 1972))

2017.03.16: Growers, not Showers

4-Players: G, K, Z & W
Location: W

K's pastures

Choice: W
Game: Agricola

Game 1:

Player	Points
G	44
K	42
Z	42
W	41

Final Tally:

• G was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:

• Draft setup with extra card house rule
• One too many Minor Improvements were dealt out, leading to confusion
• K wins tie breaker: not sure why
• G played Clay Worker on first turn and used it effectively (unlike Z who played Clay Worker on two previous Agricola games)
• W hated having to go first
• Kept running out of grain and food and needing to use the chits because K was hoarding both
• K hoarded starting player in later rounds to max out Broom 
• W had an fence/animals/building materials engine that looked unstoppable at mid-game
• "How in the hell did W not win?"
• Cottage weekend: April 29-30 works for most members.
• J checking with L and Z checking his lead as back up

W's animal farm

Music:

• CBC Radio 2: Tonic (March 16, 2017)
• Frank Zappa: Just Another Band from L.A. (1972) Featuring Billy the Mountain
• MMW: End of the World Party (Just in Case) (2004)

2017.03.02: Burning 4 U

7-Players: J, W, G, M, Z, F & K
Location: K
Choice: M
Game: 7 Wonders + Cities Expansion

Game 1:

Player	Points
J	69
W	56
G	55
M	52
Z	49
F	45
K	44

Game 2:

Player	Points
K	71
Z	69
G	67
F	56
W	55
J	48
M	35

Final Tally:

Player	Points
G	122
Z	118
J	117
K	115
W	112
F	101
M	87

• G was declared this week's winner!



Game Notes:

• Some errors during the first game left some players wanting a restart
• Memorable quotes:
• M: This whole game is stupid
• Chez 106 all night
• G: A song will play and when it does u will all know the name of the band.
• Game takes as long as it takes

Music:

Jim Bryson: Somewhere we will find our place (2016)
Robert Randolph: Crush (2015)
Blue Oyster Cult: Essential Greatest Hits (2003)