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Meeting Recap 11/5/22

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Attendees:

Chris Cregan, Michael Feinberg, Amanda James, Brandan James, Dave Landon, Karen Landon, Zoe Landon, Cormac Power, Gerald Power

Games Played:

Michael, Dave, and Karen started with Metro, with Dave winning

Chris, Michael, Brandan, Dave, and Zoe played Castles of Mad King Ludwig. Michael had the best castle at 157 points, followed by Chris at 142.

Dave, Cormac, and Gerald played Starfarers of Catan, with Dave again winning

Chris, Michael, Amanda, and Brandan played Dinosaur World. Michael’s park was the most popular with 68 points, followed by Brandan at 60.

Dave, Cormac, and Gerald played a close game of Istanbul where Dave got to 5 rubies one turn ahead of either Cormac or Gerald.

Meeting Recap 10/01/22

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Attendees:

Richard Bliss, Chris Cregan, Michael Feinberg, Dave Landon, Dave Olson

Games Played:

Richard, Michael, Dave and Dave played Canvas.  Final Scores: Michael – 46, Dave L. – 29, Richard – 28, Dave O – 19

Richard, Chris, Michael, Dave and Dave played Castles of Mad King Ludwig.  Final Scores: Dave O – 142, Richard – 130, Dave L – 129, Chris – 108, Michael – 106.

Richard, Chris, Michael, Dave and Dave played Foundations of Rome.  Final Scores: Chris – 125, Michael – 106, Dave L – 81, Richard – 79, Dave O – 73.

Meeting Recap 9/7/19

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Attendees

Chris Cregan, Michael Feinberg, Christopher Gronau, Brandan James, David Landon, Karen Landon, Ben Samuelson, Foster, Jasper, and Faran

Games Played

Michael, Chris G, Dave, Karen, Foster and Jasper started off with Between Two Cities where Chris G was between the top two cities and won with 61 points, followed by Karen with 60.

Dave, Greta, Foster, and Jasper played Kingdomino with Dave winning.

Dave, Zoe, Foster, and Jasper then played Burgle Bros., but were caught in the act.

Chris C, Michael, Chris G, and Ben played two games of Wingspan. Chris C was victorious in the first game with 84 points, just edging out Ben at 81. Michael won the second with 85 points and Ben again at section with 78.

Brandan, Dave, Foster, Jaspar, and Faran played Citadels. Foster won with Faran in second and the remaining three tied for third.

Chris C, Michael, Chris G, and Ben played a quick game of Railroad Ink, where Chris G was the best network planner with 56 points then Michael at 48.

Karen, Dave, Foster, and Jasper wrapped up with Castles of Mad King Ludwig, with Dave in the lead when they had to stop.

Chris C, Michael, Chris G, and Brandan stayed laid to complete Star Wars: Outer Rim. Chris was the best scoundrel, winning the game with 11 fame from completing the Kessel Run, one turn before Michael would have gotten his final fame from capturing a bounty.

Meeting Recap 1/5/19

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Attendees

Eray Askit, Elliott, Chris Cregan, Michael Feinberg, Scott Harris, Brandan James, Dave Landon, Karen Landon, and Ben Samuelson

Games Played

Eray, Eliott, Chris, and Ben teamed up against Michael, Scott, Dave, and Karen in two games of Space Cadets: Dice Duel with Chris’s team winning both.

Eray, Eliott, Dave, and Karen then played Castles of Mad Kind Ludwig where Dave won.

Chris, Michael, Scott, and Ben played Dinosaur Island. Both Ben and Chris achieved 75 points, but Ben just edged out Chris for the tiebreaker with $16 left over to Chris’s $15.

Dave and Brandan won a game of Burgle Bros.

Brandan was the ghost for a team of Chris, Michael, Scott, and Dave as psychics in Mysterium, but they were unable to reconstruct the events.

Chris took over as the ghost and Karen joined the psychics for a second game of Mysterium and this time the culprit was revealed.

Meeting Recap 6/2/18

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Attendees

Eray Askit, Michael Feinberg, Scott Harris, Brandan James, Robin Kish, Jenna, Dave Landon, Karen Landon, Alex Wright, and Elaine Wright

Games Played

Eray, Dave, and Alex played Alchemists, with Alex winning.

Michael, Brandan, Karen, and Elaine started off with Metro, where Michael just edged out Elaine for the victory, 61 to 59.

Michael, Scott, Robin, Jenna, Karen, and Elaine played Between Two Cities. Michael had the best second best city at 57 points, with Scott just behind at 55.

Michael, Scott, Robin, and Jenna moved on to Clank! In! Space! where Scott this time overcame Michael to win with 114 points to Michael’s 110.

Brandan, Dave, Karen, and Elaine (with some tag team help from Alex) played Ticket To Ride India, which saw Karen trouncing everyone with 112 points followed by Brandon at 104. They wanted it noted for the record that Karen’s score was 50% higher than Dave’s.

Dave, Karen, Alex, and Elaine finished up with the Castles of Mad King Ludwig.

Meeting Recap 4/7/18

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Attendees

Chris Cregan, Michael Feinberg, Scott Harris, Dave Landon, and Karen Landon

Games Played

Scott, Dave and Karen started with Forbidden Desert where they were just barely victorious.

Chris taught Michael and Scott Elysium and proceeded on to a comfortable win with 62 points.

Chris, Michael, and Karen played The Pillars of the Earth, which Chris also won with 55 points.

Chris, Michael, and Karen finished up with a high scoring game of The Castles Of Mad King Ludwig, with Michael winning at 137 points chased by Chris at 128 and Karen at 125.

Meeting Recap 1/6/18

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Attendees: Jim, Alex J, Ben, Chris, Michael, Sarah, David, Karen, Eray, Scott, Alex W, Dave O, and Jay

Games Played

Between Two Cities

Played by Jim, David, Alex, Scott, Eray, and Ben. Alex won.

Alchemists

Played by David, Eray, Scott, and Alex. Alex won.

Eclipse

Played by Jim, Dave, Jay, Ben, and Alex.

The Expanse Board Game

Played by Chris, Sarah, and Michael. Michael won.

Between Two Cities

Played by Chris, Sarah, and Michael. Michael won the first game, Sarah the second.

Above and Below

Played by Chris, Michael, and Scott. Michael won.

Castle of Mad King Ludwig

Played by Dave, Karen, and Sarah. David won.

Meeting Recap 8/5/17

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Attendees

Eray Askit, Chris Cregan, Michael Feinberg, Mark Fritschen, Scott Harris, Brandan James, Dave Landon, Karen Landon, Selwyn Lane, Josh Licthi, and Ben Samuelson

Games Played

Eray, Chris, Dave, Karen, and Scott started with Sheriff of Notingham, where Josh was the most devious smuggler with 186 points over Dave’s second place 177.

Michael, Scott, Selwyn, and Ben played Five Tribes with Ben winning at 135 points and Michael just behind at 131.

Eray, Chris, Mark, Dave, and Josh played two games of Trans Europa, the second with the Vexation expansion. Josh won the first, just ahead of Mark, while Chris dominated the second game, winning in two perfect rounds.

Chris, Michael, Mark, Selwyn and Ben moved on to a close game of Caverna. Mark was victorious at 83 points, followed by Ben at 80, and Michael at 77.

Eray, Brandan, Dave, and Josh attempted to save the world in XCOM: The Board Game, but were handily defeated by the aliens.

Eray, Brandan, Dave, and Karen played The Castles of Mad King Ludwig, where Eray’s joy in winning through a tiebreaker were dashed when it was realized that bonus points for exhausted tiles hadn’t been included, putting Karen over the top 88 to 84.

Chris, Mark, Brandan, and Dave finished up with Galaxy Trucker with Dave dominating for the win at 82 points.

Meeting Recap 5/6/17

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Attendees

Eray Askit, Chris Cregan, Michael Feinberg, Scott Harris, Brandan James, Dave Landon, Karen Landon

Games Played

Eray, Michael, Scott, and Karen started with Castles of Mad King Ludwig. Scot won with 118 points, with Karen in second at 109.

Chris and Brandan played The Duke with Brandan winning.

Eray, Chris, Michael, Scott, Brandan, and Dave played 7 Wonders. Michael’s science got him to 57 points, but couldn’t catch Chris’s 67 points from blue and purple cards.

Chris, Michael, Scott, Brandan, and Dave played Fire and Axe. Chris ran away with the game at 165 points, but Brandan’s pillaging put him in second with 136.

Meeting Recap 4/1/17

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Attendees

Eray Askit, Dan Carey, Chris Cregan, Tyler Eller, Michael Feinberg, Scott Harris, Brandan James, Dave Landon, Dave Olson, Kerri Olson, Ben Samuelson, Alex Wright

Games Played

After an abandoned teaching game, Dan, Chris, Michael, Ben, and Alex played Food Chain Magnate. Alex won commandingly with 550 points, filled by Dan with 295.

Eray, Scott, Brandan, and Dave L played Castles of Mad King Ludwig where Brandan one with 98 points.

Eray, Scott, Brandan, and Dave L then moved onto XCOM: The Board Game with the Evolution expansion but were unable to save the world from alien invasion.

Tyler, Dave O, and Kerri played two hands of Love Letter with Dave winning both.

They then played two hands of Coup with Tyler winning one and Dave the other.

Eray, Scott, Brandan, Dave L, Dave O, and Kerri finished with Avalon. Dave L and Eray’s forces of evil dominated, winning on the third mission.