Welcome to 2013!
Joe, Jaime, Ryan, Louis, Gina and I spent New Years eve playing games at our place. We started with Hawaii while Ryan sat out to just chat. I got into the boats early and used them heavily to propel a Kahuna/Tiki strategy while also scoring a bunch of points with the boat god. Joe came close with a strong spear hut strategy, but came up just short.
Jaime had to take off at that point, and Ryan wanted to play 7 Wonders. I didn’t think I was doing too well, sitting low on military and science. I was able to use the good provided by my wonder to push heavily into civilian cards in ages two and three, though, and picked up 37 points from them alone. I ended up edging out Louis for the win.
The last game of 2012 was King of Tokyo. Joe stood in Tokyo too long and was eliminated early. I managed to get in at that point and then picked up the Jets card to allow me to escape without damage. I scored some points and managed to eliminate Louis while in Tokyo. Gina eventually knocked me out of the city, but not before I had scored 13 points. I regenerated some and then took control again when Gina had to yield. It was looking tight between Ryan and I , but I had a nice roll, scoring the last 4 points I needed to take that game.
So after finishing three for three on New Years eve, we started the new year off with Castle of Burgundy with Joe, Ryan, Louis and I. I didn’t have a real strong idea of how to progress in the game, and I was trying to get some decent animal and city points. I came close, but Ryan took one of the bonuses I desperately. Louis had been hitting the boats and shipping early, plus he had the estate with the city area that he managed to complete to launch himself into the lead for good. It was a closer game than some, but I fell a bit short in the end.
On New Years Day, Joe and Jaime joined us again for some Star Trek Catan. I started off hot with some nice Tritanium ports and locations, but then slowed down. Joe started slower, but eventually started picking up cards with the McCoy ability. I held the Longest Supply Route card for a while after stealing it from Joe, but then Gina swooped in and built a bunch of roads to take it, putting her within one of winning. It wouldn’t be enough, though. Joe managed to grab the last point card from the deck to get him to ten and the win.
Until next time, happy gaming!
