November 3, 2012 - Age of Steam

Location: Barton

Players: Dan (1104), Brett (1040), Mark (1022)

Result:
1) Brett (112)
2) Mark (94)
3) Dan (81)

Game Time: 3:15

Ratings Results:
Brett (+16) = 1056
Mark (+2) = 1024
Dan (-18) = 1086

September 29, 2012 - Power Grid

Location: Pfeiffer

Players: Dan (1116), Sara (1055), Brett (1088), Jake (991)

Result:
1) Sara (15)
2) Brett (15)
3) Dan (13)
4) Jake (9)

Ratings Results:
Sara (+39) = 1094
Brett (+5) = 1093
Dan (-12) = 1104
Jake (-17) = 974

August 25, 2012 - Goa

Location: Barton

Players: Dan (1098), Brett (1075), David (982), Brian

Result:
1) Dan (43)
2) David (41)
3) Brett (35)
4) Brian (34)

Game time: 2:55

Ratings Results:
Dan (+18) = 1116
David (+12) = 994
Brett (-11) = 1064
Brian = 968

May 27, 2012 - Goa

Location: Barton

Players: Dan (1095), Brett (1059), David (1008), Mark (996)

Result:
1) Mark (43)
2) Dan (40)
3) Brett (35)
4) David (33)

Game Time: 3:40

Ratings Results:
Mark (+26) = 1022
Dan (+3) = 1098
Brett (-9) = 1050
David (-20) = 988

May 25, 2012 - Age of Steam

Location: Barton

Players: Dan (1082), Brett (1068), Mark (1000)

Brett looked good early.  Mark took control in the mid-game.  Yet Dan proved too good at the end.  This game highlighted just how good this game can be as it does not necessarily succumb to the "runaway leader" problem as was my initial concern.  Not only that, we all were making money early in this game which made it much easier to play from the get-go.

Result:
1) Dan (122)
2) Brett (108)
2) Mark (108)

Game Time: 4:30

Ratings Result:
Dan (+13) = 1095
Mark (-4) = 996
Brett (-9) = 1059

May 12, 2012 - Age of Steam

Location: Barton

Players: Dan, Brett, Mark, Art

Result:
1) Brett (103)
2) Dan (79)
3) Art (58)
3) Mark (58)

Ratings Result:
Brett (+19) = 1068
Dan (+3) = 1082
Mark (-13) = 1000
Art (-19) = 969

April 21, 2012 - El Grande, Age of Steam

Location: Barton

Players: Samuel (1125), Dan (1048), Brett (1041)

Result:
1) Dan (111)
2) Samuel (104)
3) Brett (97)

Result:
1) Dan (105)
2) Sam (97)
3) Brett (93)

Ratings Results:
Dan (+31) = 1079
Samuel (-6) = 1119
Brett (-25) = 1016

April 20, 2012 - Through the Ages

Location: Barton

Players: Samuel (1113), Brett (1055), Dan (1046)

Our first play of this game took exactly 7 hours.  We played this second game in a very quick 4 hours and 45 minutes.  Unfortunately for Dan and me, it was the same result.

Result:
1) Samuel (194)
2) Dan (147)
3) Brett (127)

Ratings Results:
Samuel (+12) = 1125
Dan (+2) = 1048
Brett (-14) = 1041

April 14, 2012 - Through the Ages

Location: Barton

Players: Samuel (1100), Brett (1070), Dan (1044)

Newcomer Josh started the game with us, but gracefully surrendered after two hours of play.  The rest of us marched on and finally concluded our first play of this game in a running time of SEVEN HOURS!  With the one hour of rules explanation before we started play, we spent an entire work day on this game.

Result:
1) Samuel (313)
2) Dan (233)
3) Brett (220)

Ratings Results:
Samuel (+13) = 1113
Dan (+2) = 1046
Brett (-15) = 1055

March 30, 2012 - Hansa Teutonica

Location: Barton

Players: Dan (1063), Brett (1052), Mark (993)

Game 1 Result:
1) Mark (37)
2) Dan (31)
3) Brett (30)

Game 2 Result:
1) Brett (47)
2) Mark (40)
3) Dan (36)

Ratings Results:
Mark (+20) = 1013
Brett (-1) = 1051
Dan (-19) = 1044

March 24, 2012 - Hansa Teutonica

Location: Swanson

Players: Dan (1065), Brett (1023), Mark (1005)

Result:
1) Brett (70)
2) Dan (64)
3) Mark (54)

Ratings Results:
Brett (+16) = 1039
Dan (-2) = 1063
Mark (-13) = 992

March 10, 2012 - Goa

Location: Barton

Players: Dan (1052), Brett (1014), Mark (1004)

I had been wanting to play this for some time and I finally got a couple of players to be willing to return to this enjoyable game.  The three of us enjoyed the game, but it was obvious early on that Dan had a lead and was able to keep momentum from start to finish with the end result being an absolute runaway victory.  Mark and I have requested a rematch on a future Game Night.

Result:
1) Dan (54)
2) Mark (36)
3) Brett (33)

Ratings Results:
Dan (+13) = 1065
Mark (+1) = 1005
Brett (-14) = 1000

February 23, 2012 - El Grande

Location: Barton

Players: Dan (1038), Brett (1031), Mark (1002)

In a fun game in which each player took a turn leading, Dan gained control when it mattered most (at the very end).  At various points, it looked like Brett (early on) and then Mark (mid-game) might run away with it.  But Dan's defensive tactics proved successful in the long run.

Result:
1) Dan (122)
2) Brett (114)
3) Mark (112)

Ratings Results:
Dan (+14) = 1052
Brett (+0) = 1031
Mark (-14) = 988

February 11, 2012 - In the Year of the Dragon

Location: Barton

Players: Dan (1056), Mark (1015), Brett (1008)

Game 1 Result:
1) Brett (95)
2) Mark (91)
3) Dan (77)

Game 2 Result:
1) Brett (115)
2) Dan (106)
3) Mark (105)

Ratings Results:
Brett (+31) = 1039
Mark (-13) = 1002
Dan (-18) = 1038

January 28, 2012 - La Città

Location: Barton

Players: Samuel (1078), Dan (1041), Brett (1017)

Result:
1) Dan (37)
2) Samuel (29)
3) Brett (29)

Ratings Results:
Dan (+15) = 1056
Samuel (-2) = 1076
Brett (-13) = 1004

January 20, 2012 - Tigris & Euphrates

Location: Barton

Players: Samuel (1090), Mark (1037), Dan (1033), Brett (990)

We dusted off an oldie tonight as Samuel had requested getting re-acquainted with this one.  We had a good turnout and the game went fairly quickly as we finished the game in just a tad over two hours.

Result:
1) Brett (9)
2) Dan (7)
3) Samuel (7)
4) Mark (6)

Ratings Results:
Brett (+27 ) = 1017
Dan (+8 ) = 1041
Samuel (-12 ) = 1078
Mark (-22 ) = 1015

December 30, 2011 - Dominant Species

Location: Barton

Players: Samuel (1071), Dan (1041), David (1030), Brett (978)

We played our first game of Dominant Species, a game currently ranked in the Top 20.  While it is a nice game, it is VERY long.  This particular game took just under 6 hours.  Samuel started slowly but ended strong by scoring in almost every tile.

Result:
1) Samuel (220)
2) Brett (178)
3) Dan (144)
4) David (143)

Ratings Results:
Samuel (+19) = 1090
Brett (+12) = 990
Dan (-8) = 1033
David (-22) = 1008

December 3, 2011 - Brass

Location: Barton

Players: Dan (1045), Brett (946)

Game 1 Result:
1) Brett (178)
2) Dan (174)

Game 2 Result:
1) Dan (186)
2) Brett (170)

Ratings Results:
Brett (+4) = 950
Dan (-4) = 1041

November 26, 2011 - Brass

Location: Barton

Players: Samuel (1065), Dan (1055), David (1022), Brett (965)

Result:
1) Samuel (149)
2) David (132)
3) Dan (114)
4) Brett (112)

Ratings Results:
Samuel (+19) = 1084
David (+8) = 1030
Dan (-10) = 1045
Brett (-17) = 948

November 25, 2011 - Troyes

Location: Barton

Players: Samuel (1068), Dan (1041), Brett (977)

Result:
1) Dan (41)
2) Samuel (35)
3) Brett (26)

Ratings Results:
Dan (+14) = 1055
Samuel (-3) = 1065
Brett (-12) = 965