Game Night #23 and July's Player of the Month Named

In his first month of attending game night, Hunter attains the much sought after Player of the Month! Congratulations, Hunter!!

Players of Months Past: Zeb (June)
Mark (May)
Mark (April)
Kat (March)
John (February)

Attendees: Mark and Joey

Previous Overall Standings:
Hunter 7
Joey 5
Mark 4
Brent 1
Jarrod 0
Tanner -2
Jose -3
Zeb -4
Porter -8

This Event's Standings:
Joey 1
Mark -1

July's Overall Standings:
Hunter 7
Joey 6
Mark 3
Brent 1
Jarrod 0
Tanner -2
Jose -3
Zeb -4
Porter -8

Mark arrived first and we decided to play Lost Cities until any others might arrive. In the first round, Mark committed himself heavily to a couple of expeditions and hadn't begun to lay too many cards down yet. I found myself in the position of ending the round early and not getting many points, but sticking Mark with a heap of negative points. It worked. From there, we nearly remained equidistant in score for the entirety of the game. Mark worked his way in to the positive and by the end of the third round it was I that had won.
Lost Cities Standings: Joey 1, Mark -1

No one else showed, so we played another two-player game. Wings of War: Burning Drachens. Mark took the side of the Germans and I played a French pilot. After an initial head-on pass at each other, we began to circle each other. And, as if our minds were synced, we kept choosing the same maneuvers and for a while got no closer to each other; mirroring each other in the sky. Except for that collision, that seriously damaged Mark's plane and left me nearly unscathed. A few more shots at each other and Mark's plane went down in a trail of black smoke.
Wings of War: Burning Drachens Standings: Joey 1, Mark -1

Lastly, we played Formula De. We decided on two cars each and it was a very interesting race. I played the blue team and Mark the green. We chose a two-lapper in Holland. For the first half of the race, we were bookended in the pole-positioning. Mark had a lead car, my two cars were in the middle and Mark's other car was tailing. Then it flip-flopped; where Mark's team was in the middle, then back again. Finally, my front car broke away and in order to keep my lead I decided not to pit-in. Bad decision. This limited all of my decisions for the second lap and that car ended up coming in last place. Mark, who's cars were not nearly as bad off as mine, was able to zoom past in the last two turns and scream across the finish line.
Formula De Standings: Mark 1, Joey -1

So there you have it, Hunter it is still your turn to decide next week. See you then!

Images by Ted Alspach and Joe Belanger.