Game Night #60 and Player of the Month!

May's Player of the Month: April!

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

Previous Overall Standings:
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)

This Event's Standings:
Joey 10.0 (20/2)
April 9.3 (18.7/2)
Mark M. 8.0 (24.2/3)
Zeb 7.5 (15/2)
Jose 7.1 (21.3/3)
Brent 5.0 (5.0/1)
Mark K. 3.9 (7.9/2)

May's Overall Standings/Picking Order:
April 9.1 (54.6/6)
Mark M. 8.2 (115.3/14)
Joey 8.1 (105.4/13)
Zeb 7.4 (44.7/6)
Jose 7.2 (102.1/14)
Mark K. 5.9 (17.9/3)
Brent 5.8 (11.6/2)

We had a lot of people show up this week! We had initially planned to play a huge game of Settlers of Catan, but we had one too many. So we split into two groups. April, Mark K., Mark M. and Jose played Catan. I couldn't in any detail tell you how that went other than the board looked awesome at the end. They played a map from Asobrain called "Forest Escape". Apparently it was close game with a few key turnovers.
Settlers of Catan Standings:
April 10.0 (13 points)
Mark M. 9.2 (12 points)
Jose 7.6 (10 points)
Mark K. 6.9 (9 points)

On the other table was our (Brent, Zeb and I) game of Axis and Allies. Zeb and I were the Axis and Brent took on the full brunt of playing the Allies. Zeb took Leningrad quickly and we thought that our game might wrap up quickly. But Brent learned quickly and kept us from taking anything else. He then was able to mount a huge assault on Paris and took it and we thought that he might walk into Berlin or Rome next turn. Zeb then threw everything at Brent's British forces in Paris and retook the City of Lights. At the same time Zeb sent in a huge force of tanks into Moscow and took it. Brent's U.S. forces then had one last chance to take Paris, but Zeb's panzers were too well entrenched and the war turned out going to the Axis. It should be noted that I kept Brent mildly occupied in the Pacific and Asia. But our victory was mostly due to Zeb's ability to roll low numbers (no matter the game) that won the war for us.
Axis and Allies Standings:
Zeb 10.0 (Axis victory)
Joey 10.0 (Axis victory)
Brent 5.0 (Allied defeat)

While the other group was waiting for us to finish they played a game of Blokus. Once again, I'm not exactly sure how that went, but it was a very quiet game.
Blokus Standings:
Mark M. 10.0 (13 points)
April 8.7 (14 points)
Jose 8.7 (14 points)
Mark K. 1.0 (25 points)

We still weren't finished with Axis and Allies, so Mark M. and Jose started a game of Shadows Over Camelot. They played two knights each, but didn't look at their loyalty cards. When we got done with our game Zeb and I jumped in. Mark M. and Jose were doing really well and because of this I was really worried. The knight that I got (King Arthur) was the traitor. The game was close to ending and it looked like the forces of good were going to handily beat the game (and me). I then started to delay by fighting siege engines and not passing any more Grail cards to the players at the Grail quest. When the game ended, we had 9 white swords on the table and 5 black. I then revealed myself as the traitor and two white swords turned to black. Putting the total at 7 and 7. I thought I had lost, but then the good knights needed a majority of white swords to win. Close game!
Shadows Over Camelot Standings:
Joey 10.0 (Traitorous victory)
Zeb 5.0 (Defeat)
Mark M. 5.0 (Defeat)
Jose 5.0 (Defeat)

Additional Stats
2008 Points Total
Joey 7.66 (429.3/56)
Mark M. 7.616 (319.9/42)
April 7.610 (213.1/28)
Jose 7.58 (212.3/28)
Zeb 7.57 (257.5/34)
Ben 7.4 (37.4/5)
Brandt 7.16 (35.8/5)
Erin 7.11 (49.8/7)
Brent 7.0 (49.3/7)
Mark K. 5.9 (17.9/3)

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

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
Settlers of Catan 3
Space Dealer 2
No Thanks! 2
Fairy Tale 2
Railroad Tycoon 2
Chez Geek 2
Arkham Horror 2
Shadows Over Camelot 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
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
Axis & Allies 1
Blokus 1