Saturday night started off with Louis, Kevin, Gina and I playing Thurn and Taxis. I started off well by picking up the purples, but then slowed down. Because of the cards available I decided to try to grab all of the central gray areas in one route. I did manage to do it, but there was some slowdown when two of the locations didn’t turn up when I’d hoped. Kevin ended the game with a big run through gray, but it was Louis with the most points at the end.
Joe and Dana had joined us at this point, so we broke out 7 Wonders. I wanted to go with science, but I never do well with that tactic. I ended up working with military and commercial. Joe was to my left and he had no military, but Dana had played a few so I actually had to work foot my victories. Louis on the other hand was able to maximize his military points with only two cards. The rest he spent on blue card picking up a ton of points. He also scored a bunch of points with a couple of guilds. He ended up with over 70 points and the win.
Dominion was next. The first game had a bunch of extra actions available but no extra buys. Everyone had a ton of money but could only get one card a turn. Platinum was very popular and I was having a tough time buying cheap cards because it seemed like a waste of the money in my hand. I eventually got a Minion engine running, but it was too late. Louis had been running Villages and Labs for a bunch of money and had the early lead on Colonies. He earned a big win in yet another game.
Another game of Dominion followed, but it was harder to get money. Joe was stocking up on King’s Courts, but rarely had anything to pair them with. Thieves were very popular, but they actually ended up helping Louis and I thin ours decks. I was trying to use the Forge to get Colonies, but rarely had the right combination of cards. Again Louis had the right idea using King’s Courts to triple Markets for big money. He was buying points left and right and ended with yet another win.
Dana and Louis took of at this point, so the rest of launched into a game of Agricola. I had a decent grain/bread engine going for food, but I had little else. Joe managed to pull the bookshelf and the occupation that gives food if other players randomly select which one to play. This provided him tons of food just for doing a normal action. He managed to easily fill his farm and maximize his family for the win.
Until next time, happy gaming!
