This was a short night– real life clipped both ends short. We got in a game of Ticket to Ride and a couple of quick games of For Sale.
Ticket started out with Ben and Jennifer springing from Denver, heading south and east from there. I had Pheonix-Portland and Salt Lake-Calgary, so I ran a strange route: Pheonix-Denver-Helena-SLC-Portland-Seattle-Calgary. Everyone looked at me very strangely for that route…
Last night was a simpler, slower paced evening. We got off to a slow start and dealt Emily into the second round of a Citadels game. Chinese food made it a little hard to play, but we persevered. Despite a death, being victim to a thief, and the loss of a few buildings to the Warlord, Dad still cruised to a mighty victory. I never got a good start…
The evening’s second game was Modern Art. Over the first few days of trading, Dad looked like he was running away with it again. Unfortunately, on the last day of auctions, we both bought Yokos that didn’t place… at very high prices. Jerret didn’t buy much early, but the last couple of rounds, all his purchases were gold. He ended up on top, near 525 points, while Emily was about 50 points below him, and I was 50 points below her… and dad was even more below me. A huge comeback… and a strategy I may have to steal.
This was a slower week of gaming; after food we got a late start with lots of yawns. We had a lot of fun despite the tiredness in the room.
We started with a game of Alhambra and finished with a couple of games of Apples to Apples.
Tonight we played two games of Union Pacific. This was the first night any of us had played; prior to everyone’s arrival, I started reading the rules. I was about two-thirds complete when people started arriving.
Tonight’s players: Scott, Jim, Jared, Emily. Note: This time, the write-up is almost a week later than the session; I’ll try to keep better notes and update sooner in the future.