Pillars of the Earth (Collin, Dana, Pete, Beth) - Winner Pete
Another trip to that little town. What is the name of that town anyway? Anyway, it was fun!
Dana started with a gold strategy, but quickly left it as he ran out of money. That and an oops on selling his mortar mixer.
Collin just couldn't get traction, blaming a bad round 2.
Beth had a good game, but came into end game with no metal, nor high vp production.
Pete focused on making vp, and came into the final round with 2 metal.
Collin - 31
Dana - 44
Pete - 49
Beth - 36
-- kayakpete won the game in an exemplary fashion. The victory was with 49 points. (68:14 min.)
Great game!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Session Report: September 19 2007 - Pillars of the Earth
Pillars of the Earth (Pete, Dana, Brian, Karen) - Winner Karen
Pillars of the Earth (Beth, Collin, Bill) - Winner Bill
I've been wanting to play Pillars of the Earth for some time, but was scared to try to figure it out on BSW. Bill bought the boardgame at Gencon, and we figured it out. We really like it. It's a bit easier than Caylus.
I think we can get a 4 player game down to 60-80 minutes, at least.
At Table 1, Brian lead very nicely with the priory bonus. But there was some serious production going on with the craftsman. In the end, Karen got a couple metals to run right by everyone.
Pete - 42
Dana - 43
Brian - 46
Karen - 49
-- Greatly, Amazon4God, scores 49 points, leaving the opponents no chance. (108:11 min.)
At Table 2, Beth, Collin and Bill duked it out. Interesting, as they didn't use the Market nearly as much as table 1. We figure that the market is more in play in the 4 player game.
It's close coming into the final round, and the event card is everyone is getting a metal! OUCH! Beth is not set up for any metal crafting... she's gonna be out.
And it's down to the wire!
Beth - 42
Collin - 49
Bill - 51
And it's a Labarge night! Great game, great fun!
See you next week!
Pillars of the Earth (Beth, Collin, Bill) - Winner Bill
I've been wanting to play Pillars of the Earth for some time, but was scared to try to figure it out on BSW. Bill bought the boardgame at Gencon, and we figured it out. We really like it. It's a bit easier than Caylus.
I think we can get a 4 player game down to 60-80 minutes, at least.
At Table 1, Brian lead very nicely with the priory bonus. But there was some serious production going on with the craftsman. In the end, Karen got a couple metals to run right by everyone.
Pete - 42
Dana - 43
Brian - 46
Karen - 49
-- Greatly, Amazon4God, scores 49 points, leaving the opponents no chance. (108:11 min.)
At Table 2, Beth, Collin and Bill duked it out. Interesting, as they didn't use the Market nearly as much as table 1. We figure that the market is more in play in the 4 player game.
It's close coming into the final round, and the event card is everyone is getting a metal! OUCH! Beth is not set up for any metal crafting... she's gonna be out.
And it's down to the wire!
Beth - 42
Collin - 49
Bill - 51
And it's a Labarge night! Great game, great fun!
See you next week!
Friday, September 14, 2007
Session Report: September 12, 2007 - There's BEANS in them there hills!
Report once again from Collin, as Pete behaves at his 15th wedding anniversary.
Bohnanza (Paul, Collin, Dana) Winner Dana
9/12/07
There's BEANS in them there hills!
With the new school year in full swing, and schedules being crazy, it was alight turnout for gaming this week. Dana, Paul, and Collin show up, and are looking for something different. Collin suggests playing Bohnanza. With the first experience a few weeks back under their belts, they start out, making a few tactical mistakes along the way, but they make it through. Bill joins after the game start, but elects to observe and learn the game. There was lots of trading of beans going on, with the game being pretty close throughout. Dana gets the final cards, and when the final bean harvest occurs, They end in a three way tie!
Bohnanza has room for 3-5 players, and is slightly less brain taxing than
Power Grid. It will also move along quicker. As the learning curve
progresses, I think this game can be seen in the regular rotation.
See you next week!
Bohnanza (Paul, Collin, Dana) Winner Dana
9/12/07
There's BEANS in them there hills!
With the new school year in full swing, and schedules being crazy, it was alight turnout for gaming this week. Dana, Paul, and Collin show up, and are looking for something different. Collin suggests playing Bohnanza. With the first experience a few weeks back under their belts, they start out, making a few tactical mistakes along the way, but they make it through. Bill joins after the game start, but elects to observe and learn the game. There was lots of trading of beans going on, with the game being pretty close throughout. Dana gets the final cards, and when the final bean harvest occurs, They end in a three way tie!
-- IceFire2112 reached a score of 17.
-- G.t.Lion reached a score of 17.
-- fineltour reached a score of 17.
-- fineltour, G.t.Lion und IceFire2112 won the game greatly. The victory
was with 17 points. (80:50 min.)
Bohnanza has room for 3-5 players, and is slightly less brain taxing than
Power Grid. It will also move along quicker. As the learning curve
progresses, I think this game can be seen in the regular rotation.
See you next week!
Session Report: September 5, 2007 - Where's Pete?
Pete's off messing around with Marc and Jan's wedding planning. Fun!
So Collin brings up the report once again:
Another late start, and the crew arrives at BSW and watches Brian, Heather, and a friend of theirs playing a game of Tongiaki. The late comers figure that game is going to go on for a little while longer, and figures playing a game is more fun than watching a game, so they hit the standby of Transamerica.
Game 1: Bill, Karen, Beth, and Collin start off, and Beth and Karen race to see who can get to 0 first, but they tie. Collin is no match for Bill, who wins impressively. Final score: Bill 10, Collin 5, Beth and Karen 0.
Game 2: Brian's Tongiaki game is over, so he joins us. This time it's Collin and Karen racing to the bottom, and once again, Bill is victorious! Bill 9, Beth 6, Brian 5, and Karen and Collin finish with 0.
Late start, so not much gaming this week. Hopefully next week will have an
earlier start.
So Collin brings up the report once again:
Another late start, and the crew arrives at BSW and watches Brian, Heather, and a friend of theirs playing a game of Tongiaki. The late comers figure that game is going to go on for a little while longer, and figures playing a game is more fun than watching a game, so they hit the standby of Transamerica.
Game 1: Bill, Karen, Beth, and Collin start off, and Beth and Karen race to see who can get to 0 first, but they tie. Collin is no match for Bill, who wins impressively. Final score: Bill 10, Collin 5, Beth and Karen 0.
Game 2: Brian's Tongiaki game is over, so he joins us. This time it's Collin and Karen racing to the bottom, and once again, Bill is victorious! Bill 9, Beth 6, Brian 5, and Karen and Collin finish with 0.
Late start, so not much gaming this week. Hopefully next week will have an
earlier start.
Session Report: August 29, 2007 - Trains!
Collin Reports!
TransAmerica (Dana, Karen, Beth, Bill, Brian, Collin) - Winner Karen
TransAmerica (Dana, Karen, Beth, Bill, Brian, Collin) - Winner Brian
TransAmerica (Dana, Karen, Beth, Bill, Brian, Collin) - Winner Bill
TransAmerica (Dana, Karen, Beth, Bill, Brian, Collin) - Winner Collin
It was a late start to gaming, so we played some quick games of TransAmerica!
Beth, Bill, Brian, Collin, Dana, and Karen whipped out some games in short
order. Some games were tight, but the last two were blowouts.
Game 1: Dana and Karen duke it out, and the game ends with the two of them
tied.
-- Amazon4God und fineltour won the game fascinatingly. The victory was
with 4 points. (18:53 min.)
Game 2: Brian plays a good game, and Collin is glad that you can't get
negative points in this game.
-- Isn't it great how brian7 won the game so pointedly with 6 points?
(20:22 min.)
Game 3: Bill's turn to shine, and he runs away with it.
-- The victory of Lamork was planned overwhelmingly and ended with 12
points. (15:45 min.)
Game 4: As impressive as Bill's win was in the previous game, Collin's win
is even more resounding.
-- Wow, IceFire2112 just put it away with 13 points. Excellently. (15:18 min.)
Fun was had by all. See you next week.
TransAmerica (Dana, Karen, Beth, Bill, Brian, Collin) - Winner Karen
TransAmerica (Dana, Karen, Beth, Bill, Brian, Collin) - Winner Brian
TransAmerica (Dana, Karen, Beth, Bill, Brian, Collin) - Winner Bill
TransAmerica (Dana, Karen, Beth, Bill, Brian, Collin) - Winner Collin
It was a late start to gaming, so we played some quick games of TransAmerica!
Beth, Bill, Brian, Collin, Dana, and Karen whipped out some games in short
order. Some games were tight, but the last two were blowouts.
Game 1: Dana and Karen duke it out, and the game ends with the two of them
tied.
-- Amazon4God und fineltour won the game fascinatingly. The victory was
with 4 points. (18:53 min.)
Game 2: Brian plays a good game, and Collin is glad that you can't get
negative points in this game.
-- Isn't it great how brian7 won the game so pointedly with 6 points?
(20:22 min.)
Game 3: Bill's turn to shine, and he runs away with it.
-- The victory of Lamork was planned overwhelmingly and ended with 12
points. (15:45 min.)
Game 4: As impressive as Bill's win was in the previous game, Collin's win
is even more resounding.
-- Wow, IceFire2112 just put it away with 13 points. Excellently. (15:18 min.)
Fun was had by all. See you next week.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Session Report: August 22 2007 - Who needs sleep anyway?
Greetings gamers!
PowerGrid: Brian, Beth, Dana, Collin, Pete - Winner Brian
Marathon session lasting until midnight! Well, it's been a while, and we had a slow start as Dana's BSW freaked, and sailing stragglers got in.
Off to Powergrid! It's a thinking person's game, as is. You need to calculate out your expenses. Buy your plants, buy your pipes, buy your resources. Spend Spend! Think Think Think!
Pete pinned Dana in the corner at the end of phase 1, but it only allowed him to save cash for nice plant builds in a later turn.
Brian got the machine rolling, and was looking great coming into endgame.
Pete made a brilliant move, and bought two oil, when he needed three, leaving most of his plants watching the windmills go round and round. What a putz. That's what he gets for playing the uke between turns.
Game ends at Brian pulling off a pretty commanding win. Dana was very close on his heels, however.
See ya NEXT WEEK!
PowerGrid: Brian, Beth, Dana, Collin, Pete - Winner Brian
Marathon session lasting until midnight! Well, it's been a while, and we had a slow start as Dana's BSW freaked, and sailing stragglers got in.
Off to Powergrid! It's a thinking person's game, as is. You need to calculate out your expenses. Buy your plants, buy your pipes, buy your resources. Spend Spend! Think Think Think!
Pete pinned Dana in the corner at the end of phase 1, but it only allowed him to save cash for nice plant builds in a later turn.
Brian got the machine rolling, and was looking great coming into endgame.
Pete made a brilliant move, and bought two oil, when he needed three, leaving most of his plants watching the windmills go round and round. What a putz. That's what he gets for playing the uke between turns.
Game ends at Brian pulling off a pretty commanding win. Dana was very close on his heels, however.
-- If ebri7 hadn't gotten 16 points, then the game wouldn't have ended so masterfully victoriously. (118:23 min.)
kayakpete: 11 Städte, ebri7: 16 Städte, magennis: 14 Städte, IceFire2112: 11 Städte, fineltour: 14 Städte,
See ya NEXT WEEK!
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Session Report: August 8 2007: Heather and Brian sittin in a tree, T-O-N-G-I-A-K-I.
Whilst Pete played boardgames in the campground, the VBGGers carried on with normal operations. Here's the report from Collin -
The diehard faithful VBGGers gathered for yet another adventure on
BrettSpielWelt. Brian taught Karen how to play Lost Cities. It is a
two player card game with stackable cards like solitaire that has
suits of five colors.
After that, Brian, Heather (Brian's wife - a newbie to our game night), Karen, and Beth played a long game (63:59)of Tongiaki. Despite weird interface obstacles, Beth was able to pull out a victory with 26 points. There were several Kings and Queens on various islands making navigation difficult. Gentle cruise ship treatment of others turned into pirate vengeance towards the end of the game. Heather ran out of ships (not seen that before) and had to use ships on her other existing islands. Heather has proven to be a worthy opponent. Welcome aboard!
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
Session Report: August 1 - Field Of Beans
[Posted Late!]
Bohnanza - Brian, Pete, Collin, Karen, Dana - Winner: Dana
-- brian7 reached a score of 9.
-- kayakpete reached a score of 6.
-- IceFire2112 reached a score of 8.
-- Amazon4God reached a score of 8.
-- fineltour reached a score of 11.
-- But will fineltour win the next game so outstandingly with 11 points? (103:57 min.)
Bohnanza - Brian, Pete, Collin, Karen, Dana - Winner: Dana
-- brian7 reached a score of 9.
-- kayakpete reached a score of 6.
-- IceFire2112 reached a score of 8.
-- Amazon4God reached a score of 8.
-- fineltour reached a score of 11.
-- But will fineltour win the next game so outstandingly with 11 points? (103:57 min.)
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Session Report: July 25 2007 - Summer Sun, Had me a Blast
San Juan (Karen, Dana, Collin) - Winner: Karen
San Juan (Karen, Dana, Collin, Bill) - Winner: Collin
San Juan (Karen, Dana, Collin, Bill) - Winner: Bill
While Pete's on vacation out west, Collin once again fills in with this week's session report. Thanks Collin!
A small week for the VBGG. Karen, Dana, and Collin discussed Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hollows while waiting for others to show. Beth had gotten
up early, and decided to call it an early night. The book discussion
ended, and Bill wasn't back from sailing, so we were off to San Juan!
Game one had Collin wondering where everyone was getting their cards
from. He passed on several build turns due to lack of cards. Bill was
able to observe the game from the midpoint onward, but by that point it was
all Karen and Dana. In the end, Karen wins by 2.
Bill joined for game 2, and this time Collin was able to get the cards
rolling in early and often. In the end, the combination of City Hall,
Palace, Triumphal Arch, Hero, and Statue proved to be overwhelming, and he
wins in a landslide.
Game 3 had Karen and Collin trying the Chapel strategy, allowing them to
tuck away one card per turn as a Victory Point. Dana went to the extreme
with the Guild Hall and all production buildings strategy, while Bill also
used the Guild Hall and production building strategy, but was somewhat more
balanced. In the end, Collin and Karen's strategy didn't do so well, and
Dana almost pulled it off, but it was Bill who pulled it out.
Great games everyone! See you next week!
San Juan (Karen, Dana, Collin, Bill) - Winner: Collin
San Juan (Karen, Dana, Collin, Bill) - Winner: Bill
While Pete's on vacation out west, Collin once again fills in with this week's session report. Thanks Collin!
A small week for the VBGG. Karen, Dana, and Collin discussed Harry Potter
and the Deathly Hollows while waiting for others to show. Beth had gotten
up early, and decided to call it an early night. The book discussion
ended, and Bill wasn't back from sailing, so we were off to San Juan!
Game one had Collin wondering where everyone was getting their cards
from. He passed on several build turns due to lack of cards. Bill was
able to observe the game from the midpoint onward, but by that point it was
all Karen and Dana. In the end, Karen wins by 2.
-- IceFire2112 erreichte 18 SP, davon 18 SP durch Gebaeude und 0 SP durch
grosse Gebaeude.
-- fineltour erreichte 29 SP, davon 17 SP durch Gebaeude und 12 SP durch
grosse Gebaeude.
-- Amazon4God erreichte 31 SP, davon 23 SP durch Gebaeude und 8 SP durch
grosse Gebaeude.
-- Excellently, Amazon4God won the game with 31 points. (31:33 min.)
Bill joined for game 2, and this time Collin was able to get the cards
rolling in early and often. In the end, the combination of City Hall,
Palace, Triumphal Arch, Hero, and Statue proved to be overwhelming, and he
wins in a landslide.
-- IceFire2112 erreichte 46 SP, davon 22 SP durch Gebaeude und 24 SP durch
grosse Gebaeude.
-- Lamork erreichte 30 SP, davon 20 SP durch Gebaeude und 10 SP durch
grosse Gebaeude.
-- fineltour erreichte 37 SP, davon 17 SP durch Gebaeude und 20 SP durch
grosse Gebaeude.
-- Amazon4God erreichte 30 SP, davon 21 SP durch Gebaeude und 9 SP durch
grosse Gebaeude.
-- 46 points let IceFire2112 grab the whole thing phenomenally! (37:08 min.)
Game 3 had Karen and Collin trying the Chapel strategy, allowing them to
tuck away one card per turn as a Victory Point. Dana went to the extreme
with the Guild Hall and all production buildings strategy, while Bill also
used the Guild Hall and production building strategy, but was somewhat more
balanced. In the end, Collin and Karen's strategy didn't do so well, and
Dana almost pulled it off, but it was Bill who pulled it out.
-- fineltour erreichte 38 SP, davon 20 SP durch Gebaeude und 18 SP durch
grosse Gebaeude.
-- Lamork erreichte 40 SP, davon 22 SP durch Gebaeude und 18 SP durch
grosse Gebaeude.
-- Amazon4God erreichte 32 SP, davon 17 SP durch Gebaeude und 7 SP durch
grosse Gebaeude. Kapelle: 8
-- IceFire2112 erreichte 33 SP, davon 19 SP durch Gebaeude und 8 SP durch
grosse Gebaeude. Kapelle: 6
-- Without Lamork's 40 points, the game may never have ended so
excellently. (39:16 min.)
Great games everyone! See you next week!
Session Report: July 18 2007 - Trainin' the N00b
Report from Collin:
TransAmerica (Karen, Brian, Collin, Bill, Dana, Beth) - Winner Karen
TransAmerica (Karen, Brian, Collin, Bill, Dana, Beth) - Winner Bill
TransAmerica (Karen, Brian, Collin, Bill, Dana, Beth) - Winner Collin
Trainin' the n00b....
The VBGG extends a cordial welcome to our newest member, Brian! Brian (BSW
= brian7) joined us as a result of a connection made at this years canoe
trip. He is an avid gamer, and was gracious enough to put us through the
paces in the Cities and Knights expansion of Catan that he
brought. Welcome Brian!
With Dana needing to nod off early the first four of us decided it was a
night for Transamerica, with the house rules variant. Bill and Karen both
ended up winning that game with a score of 11, while Collin and Dana tried
to out race each other to have the lowest score, but the counting stops at
zero! Ouch!
Beth joined up, and so did Brian, and we played more games. With Brian on
board, we played the last 3 games without the house rule. Karen had
another good game, with Brian putting on a good showing in his first VBGG
game. Final score was Karen 10, Brian 9, Collin 7, Bill 4, Dana 2, and
Beth 0.
The third game had Beth and Collin racing for the bottom, leaving Bill and
Dana to battle for the top. Bill wins by a nose! Bill 8, Dana 6, Brian 4,
Karen 4, Collin and Beth both had 0.
Final game of the night, and Dana needed to bow out, but Lisa was able to
step in and play - welcome Lisa! Unfortunately, coming in cold put Lisa at
a disadvantage. Collin and Brian battled it out, and Collin wins a close
one: Collin 9, Brian 8, Karen 6, Bill 5, Beth 5, and Lisa 0.
TransAmerica certainly is a quick one to play, and it works well in large
groups. With a growing VBGG membership, this game will be a keeper. See
you next week!
TransAmerica (Karen, Brian, Collin, Bill, Dana, Beth) - Winner Karen
TransAmerica (Karen, Brian, Collin, Bill, Dana, Beth) - Winner Bill
TransAmerica (Karen, Brian, Collin, Bill, Dana, Beth) - Winner Collin
Trainin' the n00b....
The VBGG extends a cordial welcome to our newest member, Brian! Brian (BSW
= brian7) joined us as a result of a connection made at this years canoe
trip. He is an avid gamer, and was gracious enough to put us through the
paces in the Cities and Knights expansion of Catan that he
brought. Welcome Brian!
With Dana needing to nod off early the first four of us decided it was a
night for Transamerica, with the house rules variant. Bill and Karen both
ended up winning that game with a score of 11, while Collin and Dana tried
to out race each other to have the lowest score, but the counting stops at
zero! Ouch!
Beth joined up, and so did Brian, and we played more games. With Brian on
board, we played the last 3 games without the house rule. Karen had
another good game, with Brian putting on a good showing in his first VBGG
game. Final score was Karen 10, Brian 9, Collin 7, Bill 4, Dana 2, and
Beth 0.
The third game had Beth and Collin racing for the bottom, leaving Bill and
Dana to battle for the top. Bill wins by a nose! Bill 8, Dana 6, Brian 4,
Karen 4, Collin and Beth both had 0.
Final game of the night, and Dana needed to bow out, but Lisa was able to
step in and play - welcome Lisa! Unfortunately, coming in cold put Lisa at
a disadvantage. Collin and Brian battled it out, and Collin wins a close
one: Collin 9, Brian 8, Karen 6, Bill 5, Beth 5, and Lisa 0.
TransAmerica certainly is a quick one to play, and it works well in large
groups. With a growing VBGG membership, this game will be a keeper. See
you next week!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Session Report: July 11 2007 - The forgotten day
Here's a quick release of a session report for July 11!
Summer is keeping people, namely Pete, busy. But, it was nice to see that we had a chance to get a few rounds of Lost Cities in!
Lost Cities - Pete, Dana - Winner Dana
Lost Cities - Pete, Dana - Winner Dana
Lost Cities - Pete, Dana - Winner Pete
Lost Cities - Paul, Dana - Winner Paul
Piranha Pedro - Collin, Beth, Pete, Paul, Dana, Bill - Looser Beth
Piranha Pedro - Collin, Beth, Pete, Paul, Dana, Bill - Looser Bill
Piranha Pedro - Collin, Beth, Pete, Paul, Dana, Bill - Looser Collin
Piranha Pedro - Collin, Beth, Pete, Paul, Dana, Bill - Looser Collin
Summer is keeping people, namely Pete, busy. But, it was nice to see that we had a chance to get a few rounds of Lost Cities in!
Lost Cities - Pete, Dana - Winner Dana
Lost Cities - Pete, Dana - Winner Dana
Lost Cities - Pete, Dana - Winner Pete
Lost Cities - Paul, Dana - Winner Paul
Piranha Pedro - Collin, Beth, Pete, Paul, Dana, Bill - Looser Beth
Piranha Pedro - Collin, Beth, Pete, Paul, Dana, Bill - Looser Bill
Piranha Pedro - Collin, Beth, Pete, Paul, Dana, Bill - Looser Collin
Piranha Pedro - Collin, Beth, Pete, Paul, Dana, Bill - Looser Collin
-- Overwhelmingly, fineltour obliterated the opposition with -2 points. (8:54 min.)
-- kayakpete (-4), fineltour (-2)
-- If fineltour hadn't gotten 28 points, then the game wouldn't have ended so fascinatingly victoriously. (9:07 min.)
-- kayakpete (18), fineltour (28)
-- If kayakpete hadn't gotten 41 points, then the game wouldn't have ended so fantastically victoriously. (8:11 min.)
-- fineltour (-26), kayakpete (41)
-- If gtlion hadn't gotten 40 points, then the game wouldn't have ended so greatly victoriously. (10:20 min.)
-- fineltour (1), gtlion (40)
-- IceFire2112, Lamork, kayakpete, gtlion und fineltour won the game impressively. The victory was with 1 points. (10:41 min.) (Magennis looses)
-- Prominently, gtlion, IceFire2112, magennis, fineltour und kayakpete won the game with 2 points. (9:22 min.) (Lamork looses)
-- The victory of magennis, Lamork, kayakpete, fineltour und gtlion was planned classy and ended with 2 points. (5:19 min.) (Icefire2112 looses)
-- 1 points let gtlion, Lamork, magennis, fineltour und kayakpete grab the whole thing classy! (14:46 min.) (Icefire2112 looses)
Monday, July 02, 2007
Session Report: June 27 2007 - Doldrums
Tongiaki - Karen, Paul, Bill, Beth and Collin - Winner Collin, I mean, Beth
Our fine contributor, Collin, chimes in with another report. Pete went to bed early only to be woken up at midnight with a stomach flu. Pete Looses!
Our fine contributor, Collin, chimes in with another report. Pete went to bed early only to be woken up at midnight with a stomach flu. Pete Looses!
Another fine day in the VBGG world. Neither Collin nor Bill had a sailing
conflict, so gaming was the order of the evening. After a brief delay,
Beth, Collin, Bill, and Paul started a game of San Juan. Things went fine,
until Paul's internet connect burped, and he was unable to reconnect to the
game. At least it was a learning experience for Paul, so next time he
won't be starting from scratch.
Karen was now available to play, so she joined Paul, Bill, Beth and Collin
in a game of Tongiaki. The word to describe this game was nice. People
were nice to each other, and sailing your opponents off into oblivion
didn't happen as much this time around. In the end, Beth wins by two
points over her closest competitor. The game was pretty tight, with only a
7 point spread between the high and low score.
-- Now magennis has won outstanding with 33 points! (65:40 min.)
Next week Wednesday is July 4! Go and enjoy the fireworks! See you in two
weeks!
Collin
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Session Report June 21: Slow Train from Ann Arbor
TransAmerica (Collin, Beth, Bill, Karen, Dana) - Karen
TransAmerica (Collin, Beth, Bill, Karen, Dana) - Collin
TransAmerica (Collin, Beth, Bill, Karen, Dana) - Bill
Thanks, Collin, for submitting this fine report, as Pete tried to recover from a busy few days in Ann Arbor...
It was Wednesday night, and Pete was still on his way back from Ann Arbor. Bill was balancing the checkbook and Karen was playing a game of get-Elisa-to-bed. Dana was in the twilight zone of the internet with a flaked out router. Beth was at her monthly Keno group with the ladies of the neighborhood, and Collin was sitting at his computer, wondering if a game was ever going to get going. Finally at about 10 o'clock we were ready to begin. Beth got home, Elisa was in bed, Dana figured out he really wasn't connected to the internet, and Bill figured, "Eh, maybe the
checkbook will balance itself if I wait long enough"
What to do with 5 tired gamers with only an hour to go? Why the house rules variant of Transamerica, of course! Beth, Bill, Collin, Dana, and Karen got down to business. The first round of the first game was truly nasty. With everyone starting
on the green west coast cities, Karen lucked out with everyone building close to her cities and she went out early. Way early. Collin had to lay 11 track sections to complete his track. This allowed Karen to take a commanding lead and win game 1 handily.
Game 2 started out a bit more even, and lasted longer. There were enough rounds for each color group to be used as the starting point. This game had an unusual round where Karen, in an attempt to get to Boston, builds through Washington and New York, completing both Dana and Collin's cities during her turn. In the end, Collin won in a close game.
Game 3 was also close, with Bill, Collin, and Dana battling it out near the top at the beginning of the third round. However, Karen had to build all the way to Duluth when Bill went out, and had to build this massively long track to get there. This gave Bill the narrow win over Collin.
Fun, fast games! See you next week!
TransAmerica (Collin, Beth, Bill, Karen, Dana) - Collin
TransAmerica (Collin, Beth, Bill, Karen, Dana) - Bill
Thanks, Collin, for submitting this fine report, as Pete tried to recover from a busy few days in Ann Arbor...
It was Wednesday night, and Pete was still on his way back from Ann Arbor. Bill was balancing the checkbook and Karen was playing a game of get-Elisa-to-bed. Dana was in the twilight zone of the internet with a flaked out router. Beth was at her monthly Keno group with the ladies of the neighborhood, and Collin was sitting at his computer, wondering if a game was ever going to get going. Finally at about 10 o'clock we were ready to begin. Beth got home, Elisa was in bed, Dana figured out he really wasn't connected to the internet, and Bill figured, "Eh, maybe the
checkbook will balance itself if I wait long enough"
What to do with 5 tired gamers with only an hour to go? Why the house rules variant of Transamerica, of course! Beth, Bill, Collin, Dana, and Karen got down to business. The first round of the first game was truly nasty. With everyone starting
on the green west coast cities, Karen lucked out with everyone building close to her cities and she went out early. Way early. Collin had to lay 11 track sections to complete his track. This allowed Karen to take a commanding lead and win game 1 handily.
Game 2 started out a bit more even, and lasted longer. There were enough rounds for each color group to be used as the starting point. This game had an unusual round where Karen, in an attempt to get to Boston, builds through Washington and New York, completing both Dana and Collin's cities during her turn. In the end, Collin won in a close game.
Game 3 was also close, with Bill, Collin, and Dana battling it out near the top at the beginning of the third round. However, Karen had to build all the way to Duluth when Bill went out, and had to build this massively long track to get there. This gave Bill the narrow win over Collin.
Fun, fast games! See you next week!
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Session Report: June 13 2007 - A horse by any other name still smells as stinky
Greetings gamers!
Ra: Paul, Karen, Pete - Winner Pete
Ra: Paul, Karen, Beth, Pete - Winner Paul
Ra: Pauk, Karen Beth, Bill, Collin - Winner Collin
Summer schedules are settling in, and we are finding that some people are having a tricky time making the 9pm start. Something to do with Wednesday Night Sailing. Sheesh. They definitely have their priorities mixed up.... or do they...
After polling the masses, I've discovered much hums and haws in regards to moving days. So, having not gotten a resounding "DO IT", we are going to leave things on Wednesday for now. Feel free to skype it up on Tuesdays at 9pm, however! That is still "pick-up game night". Who knows, maybe you can find another VBGG'er out there looking for a game.
We currently have a few regulars that have a tough time making the 9pm game. That's ok. We almost always get multiple games in during one session. Just skype in, and wait for the next game to start. This worked pretty well last night, as we see players adding in from game to game.
And they all cheered Rah Rah for Ra!
Game one, and Paul learns the game quickly -
Game 2:
Game 3:
Beth's comment in the final round: "Crap it all."
Ra: Paul, Karen, Pete - Winner Pete
Ra: Paul, Karen, Beth, Pete - Winner Paul
Ra: Pauk, Karen Beth, Bill, Collin - Winner Collin
Summer schedules are settling in, and we are finding that some people are having a tricky time making the 9pm start. Something to do with Wednesday Night Sailing. Sheesh. They definitely have their priorities mixed up.... or do they...
After polling the masses, I've discovered much hums and haws in regards to moving days. So, having not gotten a resounding "DO IT", we are going to leave things on Wednesday for now. Feel free to skype it up on Tuesdays at 9pm, however! That is still "pick-up game night". Who knows, maybe you can find another VBGG'er out there looking for a game.
We currently have a few regulars that have a tough time making the 9pm game. That's ok. We almost always get multiple games in during one session. Just skype in, and wait for the next game to start. This worked pretty well last night, as we see players adding in from game to game.
And they all cheered Rah Rah for Ra!
Game one, and Paul learns the game quickly -
-- kayakpete scores 3 points in the ancient age (2665 - 2155 B.C.).
-- Amazon4God scores 7 points in the ancient age (2665 - 2155 B.C.).
-- gtlion scores 7 points in the ancient age (2665 - 2155 B.C.).
magennis materialisiert sich aus milliarden winziger Teilchen.
-- kayakpete scores -2 points in the middle age (2130 - 1650 B.C.).
-- Amazon4God scores 16 points in the middle age (2130 - 1650 B.C.).
-- gtlion scores 14 points in the middle age (2130 - 1650 B.C.).
-- kayakpete scores in the modern age (1555 - 1080 B.C.) 18 (Total: 29) points.
-- Amazon4God scores in the modern age (1555 - 1080 B.C.) 28 (Total: 61) points.
-- gtlion scores in the modern age (1555 - 1080 B.C.) 6 (Total: 37) points.
-- Amazon4God won the game overwhelmingly. The victory was with 61 points. (56:49 min.)
Game 2:
Gamemaster: Amazon4God sits at position number 1.
Gamemaster: magennis sits at position number 2.
Gamemaster: gtlion sits at position number 3.
Gamemaster: kayakpete sits at position number 4.
-- These game options are active: invisible.
Gamemaster: The game begins! (Started by kayakpete; with 4 players).
-- These game options are active: invisible.
-- Amazon4God scores 2 points in the ancient age (2665 - 2155 B.C.).
-- magennis scores 8 points in the ancient age (2665 - 2155 B.C.).
-- gtlion scores 5 points in the ancient age (2665 - 2155 B.C.).
-- kayakpete scores 3 points in the ancient age (2665 - 2155 B.C.).
-- Amazon4God scores 0 points in the middle age (2130 - 1650 B.C.).
-- magennis scores -2 points in the middle age (2130 - 1650 B.C.).
-- gtlion scores 8 points in the middle age (2130 - 1650 B.C.).
-- kayakpete scores -2 points in the middle age (2130 - 1650 B.C.).
-- Amazon4God scores in the modern age (1555 - 1080 B.C.) 21 (Total: 33) points.
-- magennis scores in the modern age (1555 - 1080 B.C.) 21 (Total: 37) points.
-- gtlion scores in the modern age (1555 - 1080 B.C.) 15 (Total: 38) points.
-- kayakpete scores in the modern age (1555 - 1080 B.C.) 14 (Total: 25) points.
-- Wow, gtlion just put it away with 38 points. Impressively. (33:12 min.)
Game 3:
Gamemaster: magennis sits at position number 1.
Gamemaster: gtlion sits at position number 2.
Gamemaster: Amazon4God sits at position number 3.
Gamemaster: Lamork sits at position number 4.
Gamemaster: IceFire2112 sits at position number 5.
Gamemaster: The game begins! (Started by Amazon4God; with 5 players).
-- magennis scores 11 points in the ancient age (2665 - 2155 B.C.).
-- gtlion scores -2 points in the ancient age (2665 - 2155 B.C.).
-- Amazon4God scores 2 points in the ancient age (2665 - 2155 B.C.).
-- Lamork scores -4 points in the ancient age (2665 - 2155 B.C.).
-- IceFire2112 scores 0 points in the ancient age (2665 - 2155 B.C.).
-- magennis scores 7 points in the middle age (2130 - 1650 B.C.).
-- gtlion scores 0 points in the middle age (2130 - 1650 B.C.).
-- Amazon4God scores 2 points in the middle age (2130 - 1650 B.C.).
-- Lamork scores 1 points in the middle age (2130 - 1650 B.C.).
-- IceFire2112 scores 13 points in the middle age (2130 - 1650 B.C.).
-- magennis scores in the modern age (1555 - 1080 B.C.) 5 (Total: 33) points.
-- gtlion scores in the modern age (1555 - 1080 B.C.) 16 (Total: 24) points.
-- Amazon4God scores in the modern age (1555 - 1080 B.C.) 14 (Total: 28) points.
-- Lamork scores in the modern age (1555 - 1080 B.C.) 13 (Total: 20) points.
-- IceFire2112 scores in the modern age (1555 - 1080 B.C.) 14 (Total: 37) points.
-- The game went extraordinarily, and produced IceFire2112 as the winner with 37 points. (32:31 min.)
Beth's comment in the final round: "Crap it all."
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Schedule Review - POLL
Greetings!
We have been running for many months with a Wednesday Night GameNight. In the past, we used to do Tuesdays.
With everyone starting new summer schedules, it's a good time to review this, and think about a possible shift.
Weekends: NO. Goes against the foundation of the VBGG - To play games when you normally couldn't!
Mondays: Nope! Too close to the weekend.
Tuesdays: MMMM MAYBE!
Wednesdays: Yeah, but some people sail on wednesdays, or work late.
Thursdays: Nope! Pine Creek Bay boat night. Bunches of gamers are supposed to be boating on Pine Creek Bay.
Fridays: NO! That's the weekend starting, what are you thinking?!
So, I guess Tuesdays, or leave on Wednesday.
Please leave a comment with your thoughts on the schedule -
Tuesday or Wednesday?
We have been running for many months with a Wednesday Night GameNight. In the past, we used to do Tuesdays.
With everyone starting new summer schedules, it's a good time to review this, and think about a possible shift.
Weekends: NO. Goes against the foundation of the VBGG - To play games when you normally couldn't!
Mondays: Nope! Too close to the weekend.
Tuesdays: MMMM MAYBE!
Wednesdays: Yeah, but some people sail on wednesdays, or work late.
Thursdays: Nope! Pine Creek Bay boat night. Bunches of gamers are supposed to be boating on Pine Creek Bay.
Fridays: NO! That's the weekend starting, what are you thinking?!
So, I guess Tuesdays, or leave on Wednesday.
Please leave a comment with your thoughts on the schedule -
Tuesday or Wednesday?
Session Report: June 6 2006 - Bitte erbrechen Sie nicht sich auf dem Zug
Transamerica (Beth, Collin, Karen, Bill, Dana, Paul) - Winner Karen
Transamerica (Beth, Collin, Karen, Bill, Dana, Paul) - Winner Collin
Transamerica (Beth, Collin, Karen, Bill, Dana, Paul) - TIE Bill + Dana
Welcome to Paul, the newest VBGG! Paul is from the East. He is the mighty Alhambra builder. All hail!
The stars were not aligned correctly this night. We had a false start on San Juan, followed by issues with Pete's network. A couple false starts on Power Grid. AHH! Our multiple game starts annoyed some users, as we entered games with an automatic gameyell inviting some 600 players to join us. Ha.
Here's how to rectify that:
When you are the first one entering a room, you will click on the room.
Click, but don't let go! You will get a 3-option button. Select the top or the bottom choices, beitreten (join) or zusehen (watch). Don't select the middle option! If you do, you will invite all BSW players to join your game!
For the VBGG, DON'T Eröffnen!!
Not that if you are simply /ghooking pete or something, you have nothing to worry about. It's Pete, that usually is first in the room, that was mucking things up!
The Game Manager is great. Read more about the Game Manager
Back to games -
We decided to take it easy on ourselves because of the time. That and a nice intro for Paul would be good. It's back to a nice easy game - Transamerica!
Round three falls right in Karen's lap, and leader Bill builds for 10 points. OW!
Game 2:
Last game
It sure would be nice if Transamerica would sort of display everyone's scores. It doesn't in the text box, however, so I can't paste it into the report!
Pete's working on cleaning up the .prop file a little more. Stay tuned for updates!
See ya!
Transamerica (Beth, Collin, Karen, Bill, Dana, Paul) - Winner Collin
Transamerica (Beth, Collin, Karen, Bill, Dana, Paul) - TIE Bill + Dana
Welcome to Paul, the newest VBGG! Paul is from the East. He is the mighty Alhambra builder. All hail!
The stars were not aligned correctly this night. We had a false start on San Juan, followed by issues with Pete's network. A couple false starts on Power Grid. AHH! Our multiple game starts annoyed some users, as we entered games with an automatic gameyell inviting some 600 players to join us. Ha.
Here's how to rectify that:
When you are the first one entering a room, you will click on the room.
Click, but don't let go! You will get a 3-option button. Select the top or the bottom choices, beitreten (join) or zusehen (watch). Don't select the middle option! If you do, you will invite all BSW players to join your game!
- Beitreten (join): you join the game immediately.
- Eröffnen (open): you join the game immediately and send a gameyell to find players at the same time, too
- Zusehen (watch): you are only beamed to the game room.
For the VBGG, DON'T Eröffnen!!
Not that if you are simply /ghooking pete or something, you have nothing to worry about. It's Pete, that usually is first in the room, that was mucking things up!
The Game Manager is great. Read more about the Game Manager
Back to games -
We decided to take it easy on ourselves because of the time. That and a nice intro for Paul would be good. It's back to a nice easy game - Transamerica!
Round three falls right in Karen's lap, and leader Bill builds for 10 points. OW!
Gamemaster: The game begins! (Started by IceFire2112; with 6 players).
-- IceFire2112 achieved his goal.
-- Lamork achieved his goal.
-- Amazon4God achieved his goal.
-- Brilliantly, Amazon4God, scores 8 points, leaving the opponents no chance. (17:30 min.)
Game 2:
Game two pete is busy figuring things out, and Collin wins!
Wee hoo! I know it went 12:30 min.
Last game
-- Significantly, Lamork und fineltour, scores 7 points, leaving the opponents no chance. (23:41 min.)
It sure would be nice if Transamerica would sort of display everyone's scores. It doesn't in the text box, however, so I can't paste it into the report!
Pete's working on cleaning up the .prop file a little more. Stay tuned for updates!
See ya!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Session Report - May 30: Power Bills be Dammed
Power Grid - Karen, Beth, Dana, Pete - Winner Pete
Ok, that Power Grid last week? That was sorta fun. That was a lot of fun! Let's do it again. Dana takes the west by himself, while Pete takes the inexpensive spot around Boston. Beth and Karen share the middle states.
We think that the area control aspect might be critical to winning. You need to block your opponents so they can't build the stuff they want. Good to watch that.
Ok, that Power Grid last week? That was sorta fun. That was a lot of fun! Let's do it again. Dana takes the west by himself, while Pete takes the inexpensive spot around Boston. Beth and Karen share the middle states.
-- Now kayakpete has won incredibly with 17 points! (89:30 min.)
Amazon4God: 16 Städte,
kayakpete: 17 Städte,
magennis: 12 Städte,
danar: 10 Städte,
We think that the area control aspect might be critical to winning. You need to block your opponents so they can't build the stuff they want. Good to watch that.
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Session Report - May 23: Turn on the AC, Mom!
Power Grid - Bill, Dana, Pete - Winner Pete
Just three showed up anywhere near the 9pm meet time, so we thought we'd give Power Grid a try on BSW. A refreshing round of "Not Bad!" by all three. Karen and Collin came in half way through to watch.
Power Grid seems to be pretty a pretty close race, at least for us beginners. We ended up tied in the end.
Pete wins, but only by a nose! Bill had two less Electra less than pete.
We found it to be fun, and worth trying with more.
Add one more game to the VBGG shelf!
Just three showed up anywhere near the 9pm meet time, so we thought we'd give Power Grid a try on BSW. A refreshing round of "Not Bad!" by all three. Karen and Collin came in half way through to watch.
Power Grid seems to be pretty a pretty close race, at least for us beginners. We ended up tied in the end.
Pete wins, but only by a nose! Bill had two less Electra less than pete.
-- kayakpete won the game fascinatingly. The victory was with 17 points. (90:04 min.)
kayakpete: 17 Städte, Lamork: 17 Städte, fineltour: 17 Städte,
We found it to be fun, and worth trying with more.
Add one more game to the VBGG shelf!
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Session Report: May 16 - Paso Fino in San Juan
San Juan (Bill, Karen, Dana, Pete) Winner Dana
San Juan (Beth, Collin, Karen, Pete) Winner Beth
While Liz clicks on Paso Fino links, we fire up a game of San Juan. Just 4 players, but that's all that are here! We get into it with a bit of "hey, it's your turn", and a bit of open strategy conversations. As we play online, we realize that you can't really tell if people know it's their turn. Are they looking at the board, or are they busy petting their cat (or ukulele). "Hey, it's your turn!" is a common phrase heard on Skype.
Karen pressures with quick builds, seemingly looking to end the game before others are ready (a common Pete strategy, used in Ticket to Ride). But -
"Hmm.... mmmm..."
"Hey, it's your turn Pete!"
"I know, didn't you hear me thinking?"
Woo woo!
Maybe this time is a good time to mention Moritz Eggert's "Black Pawn" curse. Listen to The Dice Tower Episode 93. Moritz talks about his Cursed Black Pawn at 30 minutes into the show - The Black Arpat. Great, great stuff.
I hope you can get a chance to listen to Moritz describe the Black Arpat.
Game two! The girls are all over this game. Beth's first game, but she seems to pick it up just fine, stomping with perfecture followed by silver. Karen built silver first, and kept her flush in cards.
wee woo! We all agree that San Juan is a rightly fun game. Especially with our current appreciation of Puerto Rico, it's nice to be able to play this online.
San Juan (Beth, Collin, Karen, Pete) Winner Beth
While Liz clicks on Paso Fino links, we fire up a game of San Juan. Just 4 players, but that's all that are here! We get into it with a bit of "hey, it's your turn", and a bit of open strategy conversations. As we play online, we realize that you can't really tell if people know it's their turn. Are they looking at the board, or are they busy petting their cat (or ukulele). "Hey, it's your turn!" is a common phrase heard on Skype.
Karen pressures with quick builds, seemingly looking to end the game before others are ready (a common Pete strategy, used in Ticket to Ride). But -
-- Amazon4God erreichte 27 SP, davon 21 SP durch Gebaeude und 6 SP durch grosse Gebaeude.But it's not enough. Pete thinks people should make thinking sounds as they take their turn, just so the other players know they are actually paying attention.
-- fineltour erreichte 39 SP, davon 23 SP durch Gebaeude und 16 SP durch grosse Gebaeude.
-- kayakpete erreichte 22 SP, davon 22 SP durch Gebaeude und 0 SP durch grosse Gebaeude.
-- Lamork erreichte 24 SP, davon 17 SP durch Gebaeude und 7 SP durch grosse Gebaeude.
-- fineltour won the game brilliant. The victory was with 39 points. (50:44 min.)
"Hmm.... mmmm..."
"Hey, it's your turn Pete!"
"I know, didn't you hear me thinking?"
Woo woo!
Maybe this time is a good time to mention Moritz Eggert's "Black Pawn" curse. Listen to The Dice Tower Episode 93. Moritz talks about his Cursed Black Pawn at 30 minutes into the show - The Black Arpat. Great, great stuff.
I hope you can get a chance to listen to Moritz describe the Black Arpat.
Game two! The girls are all over this game. Beth's first game, but she seems to pick it up just fine, stomping with perfecture followed by silver. Karen built silver first, and kept her flush in cards.
-- magennis erreichte 39 SP, davon 24 SP durch Gebaeude und 15 SP durch grosse Gebaeude.
-- IceFire2112 erreichte 20 SP, davon 16 SP durch Gebaeude und 4 SP durch grosse Gebaeude.
-- kayakpete erreichte 25 SP, davon 14 SP durch Gebaeude und 11 SP durch grosse Gebaeude.
-- Amazon4God erreichte 37 SP, davon 19 SP durch Gebaeude und 18 SP durch grosse Gebaeude.
-- magennis won the game in an exemplary fashion. The victory was with 39 points. (53:54 min.)
wee woo! We all agree that San Juan is a rightly fun game. Especially with our current appreciation of Puerto Rico, it's nice to be able to play this online.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Session Report: May 9 2007 - Fearsome Floors!
Fearsome Floors (Dana, Collin, Beth, Karen, Bill, Pete) - Winner: Dana
Fearsome Floors (Dana, Collin, Beth, Karen, Bill, Pete) - Winner: Dana
Hey, that's entertaining. Fearsome Floors is a game where the players move their poor victims through a dungeon, trying to evade the monster that will eat 'em.
Ok. We try again.
Discovered that it is a very good strategy NOT to cluster your dudes together. Them's that stay together get eaten together.
Bill, Dana, Pete all went out, but Dana got 3 out!
We all had a good laugh with this one. It's strategy might be a little basic, but it is different than , say, Pedro. Good fun!
Fearsome Floors (Dana, Collin, Beth, Karen, Bill, Pete) - Winner: Dana
Hey, that's entertaining. Fearsome Floors is a game where the players move their poor victims through a dungeon, trying to evade the monster that will eat 'em.
Gamemaster: The game begins! (Started by fineltour; with 6 players).
-- These game options are active: invisible.
-- If fineltour hadn't gotten 2 points, then the game wouldn't have ended so classy victoriously. (63:41 min.)
Ok. We try again.
Discovered that it is a very good strategy NOT to cluster your dudes together. Them's that stay together get eaten together.
Bill, Dana, Pete all went out, but Dana got 3 out!
Gamemaster: The game begins! (Started by fineltour; with 6 players).
-- These game options are active: invisible.
IceFire2112: oh jeez, i'm crying!!!
-- Now fineltour has won masterfully with 3 points! (52:29 min.)
We all had a good laugh with this one. It's strategy might be a little basic, but it is different than , say, Pedro. Good fun!
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