Game Night #58

Attendees: Jose, Zeb, Mark, April and Joey

Previous Overall Standings:
Mark 9.0 (45.3/5)
Jose 6.9 (34.7/5)
Joey 6.8 (34.1/5)
Zeb 5.9 (11.9/2)

This Event's Standings:
April 10.0 (20/2)
Joey 9.7 (29.2/3)
Zeb 8.9 (17.8/2)
Jose 7.9 (23.9/3)
Mark 7.3 (22.1/3)

May's Overall Standings/Picking Order:
April 10.0 (20/2)
Mark 8.4 (67.4/8)
Joey 7.9 (63.3/8)
Zeb 7.4 (29.7/4)
Jose 7.3 (58.6/8)

Tonight was Mark's pick and we played some great games! We played Zombies!!! to start and we played with the Mall Walkers expansion. The town really segmented funny to start with. We got a lot of empty streets to start with and then we got a lot of end cap buildings. Mark and Jose were really racking up the body count and I was out exploring the far reaches of town. When the helipad was found it had to be placed over by me, but Mark and Jose were close to getting the twenty-five zombies winning condition. So the race to end the game was on! Jose needed five more kills, I needed to move a few more spaces (I found the skateboard again!) and Mark needed eight more kills. There was some nasty card play between most of us, but in the end I made it to the helicopter as Jose and Mark were eaten alive.
Zombies!!! Standings:
Joey 10.0 (Alive)
Jose 5.0 (Undead)
Mark 5.0 (Undead)

Next we played a game of Arkham Horror, because if anyone else arrived they could join in at anytime. We decided to fight Yig. April and Jose really kept the monsters in check as Mark and Zeb closed gates. I had enough clue tokens to close a gate, but there weren't enough gates to go around. We had a really nasty rumor early on that kept killing our allies, but in the end were able seal six gates and keep Yig in his eternal slumber.
Arkham Horror Standings:
Mark 10.0 (First Citizen of Arkham)
Jose 10.0 (First Citizen of Arkham)
Zeb 10.0 (First Citizen of Arkham)
April 10.0 (First Citizen of Arkham)
Joey 10.0 (First Citizen of Arkham)

Lastly we played Pirate's Cove. April kept following me around and raining on my parade... actually there was a lot of fighting in this game and a few turns with no fighting. This was a lot of fun and high-spirited. A very close game as the scores show.
Pirate's Cove Standings:
April 10.0 (38 fame)
Joey 9.2 (35 fame)
Jose 8.9 (34 fame)
Zeb 7.8 (30 fame)
Mark 7.1 (27 fame)

Additional Stats
2008 Points Total
Jose 7.67 (168.8/22)
Joey 7.59 (387.2/51)
Zeb 7.57 (242.5/32)
Mark 7.55 (272/36)
Brent 7.54 (37.7/5)
Ben 7.48 (37.4/5)
April 7.43 (178.5/24)
Brandt 7.16 (35.8/5)
Erin 7.11 (49.8/7)

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

Games Played in 2008, Sorted by Popularity
Manila 4
Hey! That's My Fish! 3
Nexus Ops 3
Pirate's Cove 3
Space Dealer 2
No Thanks! 2
Fairy Tale 2
Railroad Tycoon 2
Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery 2
Chez Geek 2
Arkham Horror 2
Gang of Four 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
Shadows Over Camelot 1
Twilight Imperium 1
Wings of War 1
Fury of Dracula 1
Space Beans 1
Bang! 1
For Sale 1
Marvel Heroes 1
Before I Kill You, Mr. Bond 1
World of Warcraft 1
Settlers of Catan 1
Mississippi Queen 1
Zombies!!! 1