NewsSteve may have revived the strange foods tradition with a tasty fresh whole pineapple. Thanks Daniel for hacking the spiney beast apart. |
| Exxtra | 6 | Daniel 5 Dan 3 RussW 1 Matt -1 BobR -3 Clayton -5 |
| LostCities | 2 | Jeffles 1 Marty -1 |
| Acquire | 6 | JP 5 Clay 3 BobR 1 WendyWhi -1 Daniel -3 Dan -5 |
| AufHellerUndPfennig | 4 | Jeffles 3 Daniel 1 Marty -1 WendyWhi -3 |
| Zero | 5 | Carly 4 Marty 1 Daniel 1 Jeffles -2 WendyWhi -4 |
| Carcassonne | 5 | JP 4 Clay 2 Steve -1 Dan -1 BobR -4 |
| TrainsportSwitzerland | 5 | RussD 4 JonathanC 2 Matt 0 RussW -2 Clayton -4 |
| TitanArena | 4 | Carly 3 WendyWhi 1 Daniel -1 JP -3 |
| Cartagena | 4 | JP 3 Daniel 0 Carly 0 WendyWhi -3 |
| Carcassonne | 5 | RussW 4 Matt 2 JonathanC 0 RussD -2 Brady -4 |
| Torres | 4 | Steve 3 Dan 1 Marty -1 Jeffles -3 |
| ZirkusFlohcati | 5 | JonathanC 4 Brady 2 RussD 0 JP -2 RussW -4 |
| Bluff | 7 | Brady 6 RussW 4 Jeffles 2 JonathanC 0 Carly -2 JP -4 Matt -6 |
Exxtra gets real crowded with 6 players, especially with the unofficial unintentional Dan variant of only person allowed on the zero rung...
Damn my Trainsport luck! Again I ended with less money than I started. It's a sad state of affairs when I'd do better by not building a single track. Meanwhile first-timer Matt was unusually whiney when his money almost ran out, but he rallied back into the running handily.
I did manage to redeem myself in Carcassonne with a nifty come from behind, thanks to 3 farmers in a juicy succulent field. This game broke RussD's spirit early as he got 2 dudes stuck in tiny uncompletable city fragments early on.
We played 7 player Bluff with a spooky new tradition of pointing a pencil balanced on a clothespin at the first player each round. Wow, scary! It was really intimidating. Ok, maybe you had to be there.
Meta Party Game ResultsCarly was the Meta Party Devil. Sadly she did not design a Meta Party Game in time. As Vice-Meta Party Devil, I switched in the Emergency Backup Meta Party Game System and invented the following: The Moderation GameTrained RussCon technicians computed the scores: JP 6 * 13 = 78 Carly and JonathanC straddle the median! (That sounds sexual -- I hope Jeffles and Dawn don't get jealous.) I flipped a coin (well, actually an ArtGum eraser) and Carly is the Meta Party Devil again! It's like a sign from above, her second chance, an opportunity to redeem herself! Jeffles, be sure to tell Carly she's the Meta Party Devil if she doesn't read this. :) JonathanC is the Backup Meta Party Devil... |
Altan, Harvest Storm
Jen Hamel, Fine Small Storm
Roger Hodgson, In the Eye of the Storm
Michael Nyman, Prospero's Books
Simple Minds, Sparkle in the Rain
Act I
SCENE I. On a ship at sea. A tempestuous noise of thunder and lightning heard.
Rank ratings: 0.5556 Clay (2 games played) 0.3333 JonathanC (4) 0.3125 Carly (4) 0.2857 Brady (3) 0.2857 Steve (2) 0.1667 RussD (3) 0.1304 Daniel (6) 0.1304 RussW (5) 0.1200 JP (6) 0.0588 Jeffles (5) -0.1176 Dan (4) -0.1818 Marty (4) -0.2632 Matt (4) -0.4286 BobR (3) -0.5556 WendyWhi (5) -1.0000 Clayton (2) New Win ratings: 0.3600 JP (6) 0.3125 Carly (4) 0.2857 Brady (3) 0.2857 Steve (2) 0.1667 RussD (3) 0.0588 Jeffles (5) 0.0556 JonathanC (4) 0.0000 Daniel (6) 0.0000 RussW (5) -0.2105 Matt (4) -0.2143 BobR (3) -0.2222 Clay (2) -0.2222 Clayton (2) -0.2353 Dan (4) -0.2778 WendyWhi (5) -0.3636 Marty (4)JP is the Devil! Daniel is Vice-Devil. Then I believe JonathanC, Carly, Clay... JP & Daniel share the Dedicated Award.
Austin Go Club tournament Saturday March 24!
A couple links in case you've been needing some sheep love or clown love.
A popular meme lately is the Seattle earthquake art.
The Gettysburg Powerpoint Presentation.
Pictures of me & Clayton from an earlier decade, courtesy of WendyWhe.
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