Showing posts with label Winner = J. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Winner = J. Show all posts

Thursday, 4 January 2018

2018.01.04 Happy New Year



6-Players: J, G, K, Z, W & F
Location: K
Choice: G
Game: Lords of Waterdeep, Undermountain and Skullduggery

Game 1:

PlayerPoints
J170
G138
K123
Z115
W112
F92

Final Tally:
  • J was declared this week's winner!

Game Notes:
  • Happy New Year

Music:

Phish: Madison Square Garden, New Year's (Dec 31, 2017)



Thursday, 8 September 2016

2016.09.08 A Magnificent Member





4-Players: J, K, W & G
Game: Tigris & Euphrates
Location: W
Choice: W
Game One:


PlayerPoints
J20
K20
G19
W19


Final Tally:
  • J was declared this week's winner!
Game Notes:
  • First time played for J
  • Tiebreaker for First Place won by J
    • J weakest 20, second weakest 21, third weakest 23 
    • K weakest 20, second weakest 21, third weakest 22
  • Tiebreaker for Third Place won by
    • G weakest 19, second weakest 20
    • W weakest 19, second weakest 19



Music Notes:

Dr. John: Gris-Gris (1968)
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd: Jazz Samba (1962)
Thelonius Monk: Monk's Dream (1963)
Jeff Beck: Blow By Blow (1975)



Thursday, 16 June 2016

2016.06.16 There Can Be Only One (Loser)


6-Players: W, G, Si, J, M & Z
Game: Settlers of Catan: Traders & Barbarians
Location: Si
Choice:  G


Game One:


PlayerPoints
Z7
Si7
G 7 
J7
M7
W 5



Final Tally:
  • W was declared this week's non-winner!

Game Notes:
  • Game called on time
Music Notes:

John Coltrane: Transcendence (1961)
The classic quartet, live in Europe.

Betty Davis: Betty Davis (1973)
Briefly married to Miles Davis in the late sixties. Miles apparently said that she was "too wild." this album is her first and arguably best. She was a sexy funk queen, for sure.

Thursday, 7 April 2016

2016.04.07 Last Chance to Dance

 

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


Game One:


PlayerPoints
JT36
K34
Si29
Z26
G25
W23


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: 

Quintessential and essential, Leonard's first album.
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).
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.
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.
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.

Thursday, 14 January 2016

2016-01-14 Wednesday Night is Keyples Night


6-Players: W, K, Si, Sc, J & G
Game: Keyflower
Location: K
Choice: Sc

Game One:


PlayerPoints
J57
K55
Sc53
G48
Si45
W41


Final Tally:

J was declared this week's winner and he basked in the glow which warmed him on what would otherwise have been a  cold walk home.

Game Notes:
  • First game for J. Obviously, he was both well taught and a fast learner.
  • Fixed two mistakes from previous play through: (a) allowed movement of outbid keyples to an available action space; and (b) allowed unlimited keyple bidding (while maintaining the max of 6 keyples per action space)
  • The rule correction (b) was only effected after the first season
Music Notes:


Hawkwind: Warrior on the Edge of Time

Featuring the late great Lemmy of Motorhead fame. Lyrics by sci-fi/fantasy author Michael Moorcock. Notable, otherwise terrible. We skipped some spoken word drivel (that is to say: we did once Si found the correct switch on the damnable cd player K lets us use).


David Bowie: Singles 1969-1993

Greatest hits from the recently deceased man of a thousand faces. Mostly enjoyable with a few grating tracks; endured tactfully in respect for the singular achievement represented.

Disc 1

1. Space Oddity
2. Changes
3. Starman
4. Ziggy Stardust
5. Suffragette City
6. John, I'm only dancing
7. The Jean Genie
8. Drive in Saturday
9. Life on Mars?
10. Sorrow
11. Rebel Rebel
12. Rock & Roll Suicide
13. Diamond dogs
14. Knock on Wood
15. Young Americans
16. Fame
17. Golden Years
18. TVC 15
19. Sound & Vision
20. Beauty & The Beast

Disc 2

1. Heroes
2. Beauty & The Beast
3. Boys keep swinging
4. D.J.
5. Alabama song
6. Ashes to Ashes
7. Fashion
8. Scary Monsters (and super creeps)
9. Under pressure (featuring Queen)
10. Wild is the wind
11. Let's Dance
12. China Girl
13. Modern love
14. Blue Jean
15. This is not America (featuring Pat Methany)
16. Dancing in the streets (featuring Mick Jagger)
17. Absolute beginners
18. Day-in Day-out
19. Jump They Say




Sunday, 26 April 2015

2015.04.24-2015.04.26 Unverifiable "facts"

 

 

Games In Review

Game 0: Dominion (Base + Seaside)

Time: Friday (day)
Scores: K (20pts), S (12pts), J (10pts) & G (10pts)
Final Verdict: K was the clear winner
Notes:
  • Only four of six gamers were present
  • Custom deck: (Moat, Woodcutter, Thief, Library, Festival, Salvager, Ghost Ship, Lookout, Smugglers, Native Village)


Caverna waits patiently by the fire while Friday's dinner is served and enjoyed

Game 1: Caverna

I smelled like this
when I got home
Time: Friday (night)Scores: S (74pts), G (71pts), K (64pts), J (60pts), W (53pts) & M (42pts)
Final Verdict: S was the clear winner



nah

Game 2 Stone Age

Time: Saturday (day)
Scores Fireplace: K (195pts), G (153pts), & S (132pts)
Scores Dining Table: M (120pts), J (103pts) & W (99pts)
Final Verdict: K was the clear winner
Notes:
  • Two simultaneous games

I'm the one in the hat



Game 3: Imperial

Time: Saturday (day)
Scores: G (84pts), M (77pts), K (60pts), J (59pts), W (59pts) & S (59pts)
Final Verdict: G was the clear winner




Game 4: Alhambra

Time: Saturday (night)
Scores: G (103pts), J (70pts), K (64pts), M (60pts), S (55pts) & W (37pts)
Final Verdict: G was the clear winner and was also presented (in his dreams a la Corporal Clegg) with the prestigious Doctor Johnny Fever award for his unrestrained performance.

I even ate my vegetables

Game 5: 7 Wonders (Cities expansion)

Time: Saturday (night)
Scores: J (66pts), S (66pts), G (57pts), K (57pts), M (56pts) & W (55pts)
Final Verdict: J was the winner
Notes:
  • Tiebreakers:
    • J takes first place with 24 gold, beating S with 7 gold, and
    • G takes third place with 19 gold, beating K with 12 gold.


I love this card but, then again, I mostly lose at this game

Game 6: 7 Wonders (Cities expansion)

Time: Saturday (night)
Scores: J (62pts), M (61pts), K (56pts), W (55pts), S (54pts) & G (53pts)
Final Verdict: J was the clear winner



pussies. I stand by that

Game 7: Dominion (Base + Intrigue)

Time: Sunday (day)
Scores Fireplace: K (35pts), M (31pts), & S (25pts)
Scores Dining Table: G (47pts), W (41pts) & J (18pts)
Final Verdict: G was the winner
Notes:
  • Two simultaneous games
  • Custom deck

I don't remember
this card bring played...

Game 8: Dominion (Base + Intrigue)

Time: Sunday (day)
Scores Fireplace: W (42pts), G (26pts), & M (15pts)
Scores Dining Table: K (35pts), S (31pts) & J (27pts)
Final Verdict: W was the winner
Notes:
  • Two simultaneous games
  • Custom deck
  • Slightly modified custom deck from earlier game

meanwhile... over at the stock ticker table,
 the economy suffered

Game 9: Stock Ticker

Time: All weekend
Scores: J ($7 450), M ($7 050), S ($4 475), K ($4 475), G ($3 350) & W ($2 250)
Final Verdict: J was the winner
Notes:
  • Tiebreaker: S drew the higher random card

 

Weekend Review

Notes:

  • stopped here on the way up for a great selection of Quebec microbrews: Depanneur Rapido
  • even match-ups: every single player was able to win at least one game
  • J won the overall weekend score as tabulated by K
  • there's great poutine in a little diner in Shawville on Hwy 148 just after the 303 turn-off
  • the cottage was a bit cold at first but once the fireplace had been burning for a few hours the place quickly grew quite warm
  • only one instance of vomitus horriblis
  • there were shiny new bellies and hairy old ones
  • mouse poop was ubiquitous
  • we fixed the broken water pipe!
  • S managed, after several others haplessly tried, to put up the %#& eavestrough
  • a disappointing amount of chips were consumed despite the overabundance of said snack items
  • all agreed that the weekend was a success
  • big thank you to Laurie and family: a collection was struck up to purchase a suitable bottle de vin for the generous proprietress
 
 
 
 
 
 


Friday, 6 February 2015

2015.02.05 Here Comes The Pain

6 Players: G, W, S, K, J & M
Game: Dominion (Base and Intrigue Sets)
Location: W
Choice: G

Game One:
6-player-night-two-games-three-here-comes-pain-game-one
2 Side by side games of 3 players

1. G v S v M, winner G (? pts),  2nd M (? pts), 3rd S (? pts)
2. K v W v J, winner K (53 pts), 2nd W (50 pts), 3rd J (? pts),

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Game Two:
6-player-night-two-games-three-here-comes-pain-game-two
2 Side by side games of 3 players

1. G v K v W, winner G (41 pts), 2nd Tie K (39 pts) & W (39 pts)
2. S v J v M, winner S (? pts), 2nd J (? pts), 3rd M (? pts)

Final Tally:
Unclear who was the overall winner because we failed to define the conditions prior to the game start but, for tonight, we can say that:
  • J had the most victory points (game one + game two); and
  • G won the most number games
Notes:
  • First time playing side by side identical games.
  • Overall acceptance was good and players enjoyed themselves. 
  • Game one had curses thanks to Witch and Torturer but Moat, Masquerade and Trading Post helped players deal.
  • Game two featured the combo Ironworks and Great Hall

Music Features:
The Doors: Live at Isle of Wight 1970 (Bootleg)
http://youtu.be/WxEdNMPyt6U

Moby Grape: Moby Grape
http://youtu.be/sIeSb7dpdDw

Talking Heads: Remains in Light
http://youtu.be/ilcD1fHcGB0?list=PL4FA2595D2F7C06AF