Game Night #36

Thanks for playing last night. That was a lot of games! A new player of the month is named: Zeb!

Player of the Month: Zeb

Players of Months Past:
Mark M. (April, May, August, September)
Joey (February, July, August)
Zeb (June)
Erin (March)

Attendees: Brent, Zeb, Mark M. and Joey

Previous Overall Standings:
Zeb 4
Brent 3
Mark M. 1
James -2
Brandt -2
Joey -4

This Event's Standings:
Zeb 4
Brent 3
Joey -1
Mark M. -6

October's Overall Standings:
Zeb 8
Brent 6
James -2
Brandt -2
Mark M. -5
Joey -5

We played a game of Manila first. This was an extremely interesting game of Manila. The initial distribution of wares was odd and the one ware that not a lot of us had shot to the top and left a lot of ware cards, in our hands, worthless. Mark and I were within a couple of points of each other, but Zeb nearly doubled our scores.
Manila Standings: Zeb 2, Joey 0, Mark M. -2

We then played TransAmerica. I have no idea why or how, but I have a knack for this game. (And now that I've said that I've just jinxed myself). I only lost one round and for only one point. So the game went to me.
TransAmerica Standings: Joey 2, Zeb 0, Mark M. -2

Formula De was the next pick. We played a single lap. Zeb and I found out that single lap cars can't stand much abuse. We collided for the second time halfway through the race, blowing up and allowing Brent and Mark M. free reign of the track (in Monaco). Until Zeb and I exploded, we were all moving in the is tight pack. After the blast, Mark tore away from Brent and the race was his.
Formula De Standings: Mark 3, Brent 1, Zeb -1, Joey -1

We then played a game of Bang! Brent, the only new player, had the daunting task of being assigned (randomly) as the Sheriff. I was the Renegade (which was quickly deduced when I started blasting Mark M. (an Outlaw). Zeb, the other Outlaw, was well defended by his barrel and outlived Mark M. Then I was next to be gunned down by the Sheriff. Then the Sheriff Brent made short work of Zeb too. The newbie won it!
Bang! Standings: Brent 3, Zeb -1, Mark M. -1, Joey -1

Brent had to leave, but we managed to talk him into one more game; For Sale. After a fairly conservative first bidding round; the second bidding round saw some interesting lots (i.e. both Voids came out in the same lot). It was pretty close for a couple of us. Zeb took the game.
For Sale Standings: Zeb 3, Joey 1, Brent -1, Mark M. -3

We then played Zombies!!!, which I erroneously sold as being a "quick game". Who knew that it would be such a "take that" fest. We nearly went through the entire deck of event cards. I only drew cards that messed with movement, Zeb was the weapons master and Mark M. was the zombie lord. The helipad was found early on, but the path there was a long and bloody one. The game came down to Zeb killing twenty-five zombies and ending the game. That was one brutal game of Zombies!!!
Zombies!!! Standings: Zeb 2, Mark M. -1, Joey -1


Additional Stats
Overall Points Total
Brent 11
Zeb 10
Mark M. 9
Ben 3
Yog-Sothoth 3
Brandt -1
Cthulhu -1
Mark K. -3
Ithaqua -3
James -7
Joey -8

Overall Wins to Played Ratio
Yog-Sothoth 1:1 (100%)
Zeb 16:39 (41%)
Brent 5:14 (35%)
Joey 36:103 (34%)
Ben 1:3 (33%)
Mark M. 17:59 (28%)
Brandt 2:8 (25%)
James 1:11 (9%)
Cthulhu 0:1 (0%)
Mark K. 0:1 (0%)
Ithaqua 0:1 (0%)

October's Wins to Played Ratio
Brent 3:8 (37%)
Zeb 7:19 (36%)
Joey 6:20 (30%)
Mark M. 4:16 (25%)
Brandt 0:3 (0%)
James 0:3 (0%)

Games Played, Sorted by Popularity
Pirate’s Dice 12
For Sale 8
RoboRally 7
Nexus Ops 5
Formula De 5
Shadows over Camelot 4
Manila 4
Space Dealer 3
Formidable Foes 3
Tide of Iron 3
Arkham Horror 3
Elk Fest 3
Bang! 3
Memoir ’44 2
Wings of War: Burning Drachens 2
Hey! That’s My Fish! 2
Crimson Skies 2
Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot 2
Lost Cities 2
Doom: The Boardgame 2
Pirate’s Cove 2
Conquest of the Empire 1
Poison 1
Twilight Imperium, 3rd Edition 1
Antike 1
Mystery of the Abbey 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
Mississippi Queen 1
Quelf 1
Ticket to Ride 1
Power Grid 1
Citadels 1
Betrayal at House on the Hill 1
Descent: Journeys in the Dark 1
San Juan 1
Balloon Cup 1
Blokus 1
Colosseum 1
Mmm... Brains 1
Acquire 1
TransAmerica 1
Zombies!!! 1

Images by Patrick Hirtle, Mark Coomey, Joyce Lam, John Carlton, Game Photos and David Thiel