Game Night #30

Attendees: Mark M., Glenn, Josh, Adam, Zeb and Joey

Previous Overall Standings:
Mark M. 9
Zeb 4
Brent 4
Josh 3
Adam -1
Erin -1
Glenn -2
Travis -2
Joey -3
Jordan -4
James -7

This Event's Standings:
Josh 6
Joey 5
Mark. M. 0
Adam -1
Glenn -3
Zeb -7

September's Overall Standings:
Mark M. 9
Josh 9
Brent 4
Joey 2
Erin -1
Adam -2
Travis -2
Zeb -3
Jordan -4
Glenn -5
James -7

Surprising to me, Josh picked For Sale to start the night off. Adam had not played this before. There was some sloppy bidding on my part, but I didn't manage to stink too bad at this one.
For Sale Standings: Glenn 3, Joey 1, Adam -1, Josh -3

Zeb arrived and it became his pick priority; Manila. With five players it was as crowded as always. I only got to be harbor master once, because there was some fierce bidding on the other side of the table. This game saw a double pirating and some "not to believed" rolling by Zeb.
Manila Standings: Josh 4, Joey 2, Adam 0, Glenn -2, Zeb -4

Mark M. then arrived and picked Crimson Skies. We settled on an all-out-brawl on the canyon map. We picked at each other for a bit. Then Zeb got hit by magnesium rounds that were eating toward his forward wing damage; shearing his wing. As his time was limited, he began looking for someone to ram. As this became less and less of an option, he settled on bailing out, while the vultures circled trying to blow him out of the sky before he fell apart. With Zeb out of the sky, Glenn was next to get hammered by several planes at once. He took a magnesium round that was heading toward a fuel tank. He too was able to bail out prior to exploding. That left Mark M., Josh and I. Mark M. was on the other side of the map and Josh and I nearly collided. Then after that near collision, we did collide. Josh bailed. My foot got caught on the fuselage. Kaboom!! Mark M. was the only one still in the air, but Josh was the only one to get a clear kill and live to tell the tale.
Crimson Skies Standings: Josh 4, Mark M. 2, Zeb -1, Glenn -1, Joey -4

I didn't see this game, but I've played against Zeb in the past. Zeb toys with his Elk Fest opponents.
Elk Fest Standings: Zeb 1, Glenn -1

This game was completely different than the previous one. From where I was sitting, I made some good initial bids. I got the 30, but hardly anything else in the 20's. It worked out well. I prefer this game with five or six players. It gets crazier.
For Sale Standings: Joey 4, Josh 2, Glenn 0, Mark M. -2, Zeb -4

Zeb then challenged Josh to a game of Elk Fest; a challenge I would not have taken. Zeb is an Elk Fest shark. Josh displayed his newly invented Elk Fest trick shot; flicking the stone from underneath his moose's back legs and replacing it with the stone just flicked. Pretty cool, but the game still went to Zeb.
Elk Fest Standings: Zeb 1, Josh -1

While the Elk Fest game ensued, Glenn and I played a game of Pirate's Dice. Glenn learned what a random bluffer I am. That game was mine, hands down; four dice left at the end.
Pirate's Dice Standings: Joey 1, Glenn -1

With the game of Elk Fest still going on, Glenn wanted a rematch. This game was a lot closer; coming down to one die each. It really was a memory game at that point.
Pirate's Dice Standings: Joey 1, Glenn -1

Additional Stats
Overall Points Total
Josh 15
Mark M. 14
Kat 7
Hunter 7
Brent 5
Erin 4
Ben 3
Yog-Sothoth 3
Zeb 2
Austin 2
Mike 2
Boogie 2
Jose 1
Brandt 1
Cthulhu -1
Talmage -1
Kyle -1
Joey -1
Glenn -2
Adam -2
Ethan -2
Travis -2
Mark K. -3
Ithaqua -3
Jordan -4
Jarrod -5
James -6
John -6
Lana -6
Tanner -10
Porter -13

Overall Wins to Played Ratio
Yog-Sothoth 1:1 (100%)
Erin 3:5 (60%)
Austin 2:4 (50%)
Jose 4:11 (46%)
Zeb 9:20 (45%)
Josh 7:17 (41%)
Hunter 3:8 (37%)
Joey 28:79 (35%)
Kat 1:3 (33%)
Ben 1:3 (33%)
Mark M. 13:43 (30%)
Talmage 3:12 (25%)
Mike 1:4 (25%)
Brandt 1:4 (25%)
John 3:13 (23%)
Brent 1:5 (20%)
Glenn 5:26 (19%)
Jarrod 1:6 (16%)
Adam 2:13 (15%)
Tanner 1:11 (9%)
Cthulhu 0:1 (0%)
Boogie 0:1 (0%)
Kyle 0:2 (0%)
Porter 0:7 (0%)
James 0:7 (0%)
Mark K. 0:1 (0%)
Ethan 0:1 (0%)
Ithaqua 0:1 (0%)
Lana 0:2 (0%)
Travis 0:1 (0%)
Jordan 0:1 (0%)

September's Wins to Played Ratio
Mark M. 2:4 (50%)
Zeb 3:8 (37%)
Josh 5:14 (35%)
Joey 5:16 (31%)
Glenn 3:14 (21%)
Adam 1:10 (10%)
Brent 0:2 (0%)
Erin 0:1 (0%)
Travis 0:1 (0%)
Jordan 0:1 (0%)
James 0:4 (0%)

Games Played, Sorted by Popularity
Pirate’s Dice 11
RoboRally 6
For Sale 5
Nexus Ops 4
Formula De 4
Shadows over Camelot 4
Space Dealer 3
Formidable Foes 3
Tide of Iron 3
Arkham Horror 3
Elk Fest 3
Memoir ’44 2
Wings of War: Burning Drachens 2
Hey! That’s My Fish! 2
Crimson Skies 2
Manila 2
Conquest of the Empire 1
Poison 1
Twilight Imperium, 3rd Edition 1
Antike 1
Mystery of the Abbey 1
Doom: The Boardgame 1
Fluxx 1
Puerto Rico 1
Nottingham 1
Qwirkle 1
Axis & Allies 1
Ricochet Robots 1
On the Underground 1
China 1
Vampire: Prince of the City 1
Jambo 1
Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot 1
Bang! 1
Mississippi Queen 1
Lost Cities 1
Pirate’s Cove 1
Quelf 1
Ticket to Ride 1
Power Grid 1
Citadels 1
Betrayal at House on the Hill 1