Game Night #59

Attendees: Jose, Mark M., April, Mark K., Brent and Joey

Previous Overall Standings:
April 10.0 (20/2)
Mark M. 8.4 (67.4/8)
Joey 7.9 (63.3/8)
Zeb 7.4 (29.7/4)
Jose 7.3 (58.6/8)

This Event's Standings:
Mark K. 10.0 (10.0/1)
April 7.95 (15.9/2)
Mark M. 7.90 (23.7/3)
Jose 7.4 (22.2/3)
Joey 7.3 (22.1/3)
Brent 6.6 (6.6/1)

May's Overall Standings/Picking Order:
Mark K. 10.0 (10.0/1)
April 8.9 (35.9/4)
Mark M. 8.2 (91.1/11)
Joey 7.7 (85.4/11)
Zeb 7.4 (29.7/4)
Jose 7.3 (80.8/11)
Brent 6.6 (6.6/1)

Tonight was April's pick and we played an epic game of Settlers of Catan. We played with the Seafarers and the Cities and Knights expansions. I thought I had a initial great placement and it payed off at first, then the gravy train ended. Mark M., Jose and I were left in the dust by Mark K. and April. I don't know about Mark M. or Jose, but I was just scraping points up where I could before Mark K. or April sprinted across the finish line. Mark K. beat us handily.
Settlers of Catan Standings:
Mark K. 10.0 (15 points)
April 8.0 (12 points)
Mark M. 4.6 (7 points)
Jose 4.0 (6 points)
Joey 3.3 (5 points)

Next, we played Vegas Showdown. I can't get enough of this game. This game was cutthroat in the bidding at times and we used all but one tile in the game. There were times when nearly every premier tile was bought and a grip of event cards were played and then times when none of the premier tiles went. A very close game with some key decisions at the end of the game.
Vegas Showdown Standings:
Joey 10.0 (69 fame)
Jose 9.4 (65 fame)
Mark M. 9.1 (63 fame)
April 7.9 (55 fame)
Brent 6.6 (46 fame)

It was getting late, but there were a few of us up for another game. Mark M. picked Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery. Everyone really came with their "A game". Everyone's play seemed fairly balanced. I had been placing soldiers in the New World the whole game. I figured that this would be the game that someone would want to stop me from populating the New World and would declare war on me. As it turned out, no one did. So I wanted to see how warfare worked and declared total war on Mark M. and Jose. I netted points, but I did lose a colony. Whoops. In the end, it was Mark M. who shot past for the victory.
Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery Standings:
Mark M. 10.0 (119 points)
Jose 8.8 (105 points)
Joey 8.8 (105 points)

Additional Stats
2008 Points Total
Mark K. 10.0 (10.0/1)
Jose 7.6 (191/25)
Mark M. 7.58 (295.7/39)
Joey 7.579 (409.3/54)
Zeb 7.578 (242.5/32)
Ben 7.48 (37.4/5)
April 7.47 (194.4/26)
Brent 7.3 (44.3/6)
Brandt 7.16 (35.8/5)
Erin 7.11 (49.8/7)

Previous Players of the Month
Mark M. (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
Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery 3
Space Dealer 2
No Thanks! 2
Fairy Tale 2
Railroad Tycoon 2
Chez Geek 2
Arkham Horror 2
Settlers of Catan 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
Mississippi Queen 1
Zombies!!! 1
Vegas Showdown 1

Age of Empires III: The Age of Discovery Image by James Smith