Game Night #52 and Player of the Month!

March's Player of the Month: Ben!

Attendees: Jose, Ben, April and Joey

Previous Overall Standings:
Joey 8.5 (59.6/7)
April 7.7 (46.5/6)
Zeb 7.26 (21.8/3)
Erin 7.22 (25.3/5)
Mark 6.7 (40.4/6)

This Event's Standings:
Ben 8.1 (32.4/4)
Jose 6.3 (31.9/5)
Joey 5.8 (29.4/5)
April 5.4 (16.4/3)

March's Overall Standings:
Ben 8.1 (32.4/4)
Joey 7.4 (89.0/12)
Zeb 7.26 (21.8/3)
Erin 7.22 (25.3/5)
April 6.9 (62.9/9)
Mark 6.7 (40.4/6)
Jose 6.3 (31.9/5)

I was setting up Memoir '44 for the eventuality that one person would be on time and everyone else would be late. Not the case. Jose and Ben showed up at nearly the same time. So we scrapped Memoir for Manila. Jose was one of our first players to attend what was then called "Guy Game Night". It was nice to have him back tonight and we hope he comes more in the future. Also this was Ben's first night here. Hopefully he had fun and will become a regular of Game Night. The game of Manila was a roller coaster. There were times when each of us had a windfall of cash and times when we were each nearly broke. There were times when no ship came in at all, but mostly times when two ships made it all the way in. In the end, Ben's purchases of jade really paid off. Jade was his hot commodity and it won him the game.
Manila Standings:
Ben 10.0 (182 pesos)
Joey 8.0 (146 pesos)
Jose 2.4 (44 pesos)

We got a call that April would be here soon, so we played a short game of No Thanks! This game was full of holes in our lines, some people had fistfuls of chips. Others had no chips (me) and were forced to take cards they would otherwise not. Ben cleaned us out.
No Thanks! Standings:
Ben 10.0 (32 points)
Joey 1.4 (74 points)
Jose 1.0 (76 points)

April arrived and we played a game of Bang! I was the sheriff. April got beat up pretty bad during the first hand and nearly died without taking a single turn. She survived and was killed a bit later. She was revealed to be an outlaw. Before she died she lit a piece of dynamite and sent it around. Unfortunately for Ben it went off in front of him. Leaving only Jose the Renegade and me. After a very brief duel, I went down. Jose the Renegade runs this town now.
Bang! Standings:
Jose 10.0 (Last man standing)
Joey 5.0 (Pushing up the daisies)
Ben 5.0 (Six feet under)
April 5.0 (Buzzard food)

Ben had to go soon so we played a quick game of For Sale. Ben had never played before. This was interesting game. We had a few early splits in value and a couple of us lost a lot of capital going for the high value property. In the second round there were some obvious bids and a few upsets as well.
For Sale Standings:
Joey 10.0 ($70000)
Jose 8.5 ($60000)
Ben 7.4 ($52000)
April 6.4 ($45000)

Lastly we played a game of Marvel Heroes. Jose helmed the Avengers, April took charge of the X-Men and I lead the Fantastic Four. We played the Onslaught scenario. Whomever attained 20 victory points before the end of the fourth round would win. Jose shot forward very quickly, while April and I languished. During the third round, Jose made it past the requisite 20 points and April and I were still halfway there. There was an amazing fight between Abomination and Sue Storm, where Sue Storm managed a victory. But in the end, Jose was the only one to survive the Onslaught.
Marvel Heroes Standings:
Jose 10.0 (Alive)
April 5.0 (Dead)
Joey 5.0 (Dead)

Additional Stats
2008 Points Total
Ben 8.1 (32.4/4)
Joey 7.6 (260.2/34)
Zeb 7.5 (166/22)
Mark 7.4 (149.6/20)
Brandt 7.16 (35.8/5)
Erin 7.11 (49.8/7)
April 6.82 (109.2/16)
Brent 6.80 (20.4/3)
Jose 6.3 (31.9/5)

Previous Players of the Month
Mark (January)
Zeb (February)
Ben (March)

Games Played in 2008, Sorted by Popularity
Manila 3
Pirate's Cove 2
Hey! That's My Fish! 2
Space Dealer 2
Gang of Four 1
Chez Geek 1
Hive 1
Killer Bunnies and the Quest for the Magic Carrot 1
Ticket to Ride 1
Lost Cities 1
Elk Fest 1
Wits and Wagers 1
Puerto Rico 1
Cold War: CIA vs. KGB 1
Formula De 1
Take Stock 1
Nexus Ops 1
Shadows Over Camelot 1
Arkham Horror 1
Twilight Imperium 1
Railroad Tycoon 1
Fairy Tale 1
Wings of War 1
Fury of Dracula 1
Space Beans 1
No Thanks! 1
Bang! 1
For Sale 1
Marvel Heroes 1