The usual crew of Joe, Kevin, Louis, Gina, and I were joined by Fr. Sean for games this Saturday. He was a real trooper, learning three new games and picking them up quite quickly.
We started off with Chicago Express. I spent probably too much and bought into the Red line first. It worked alright, as Fr. Sean and I were able to get it to Chicago first and it had a very strong showing. The problem was that I was only able to get the one share, while Fr. Sean picked up two. This gave him too strong of a position on the board, and while I was helping myself I did more to help him. Gina and Joe were doing well, being the only players in Blue and Green respectively, while Louis and Kevin were both working in Yellow. The strong position of Red was the deciding factor in the game, and Fr. Sean took the win.
We followed that with 7 Wonders. I had Giza and I made the mistake of not ensure I had access to any paper resources. This meant that I was unable to finish my wonder or many of the other strong cards I was passed. Both Gina and Louis next to me had very strong Science collections, and while the game was close, Louis’ science propelled him to the victory.
Next up was Dominion. We played with the Underlings set from the Intrigue set. We thought Louis was going to run away with the game when he started comboing Festivals into multiple Witches each turn, but I was able to swing things slightly with Masquerades to pass Louis some Curses. Louis also slower down late in the game as his deck became less efficient, allowing Joe time to get his engine working and pick quite a few Provinces. When we finished, Joe had the lead, despite the nine curses he had received.
After that, Fr. Sean called it a night and headed home, so the rest of us finished up with Glen More. I was picking up a ton of tiles trying to use an annual fair, but not really optimally. Louis had very few tiles and a bunch of whiskey that he turned into Taverns later in the game for quite a few points. Kevin had the best town, though. He had bonus points for his villages and was selling goods throughout the game.
Until next time, happy gaming!
