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Played at Stephan's place. MAPISK. We discuss Alain's very European ancestry, from his 23 & Me results.

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Between Two Castles of Mad King Ludwig Mike Gerdov, Stephan Reebs The richest castle is Kevin and Pascal's, worth 76, but the best score is shared by Stephan (66 with Alain) and Mike (66 with Ian). The tie breaker is these two players' second castle, and it is ... the one they shared, with 72 points. So it's a tie.
Medici Kevin Caron Kevin leads all three rounds and wins with a big score of 122, at least 30 more than the nearest competitor.
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APSKIM. The first snowfall of the season in Moncton is a gentle one and does not prevent the full crew from being present, all the better to discuss hoof trimming, university financing, and murders by body builders.

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Voyages Ian Stewart Ian explores five different ocean regions and wins with 61 points.
Voyages Stephan Reebs The marauder version. Stephan copies Ian and visits five regions, winning with 72 points.
Perudo Stephan Reebs A memorable game. Alain rolls five aces, only the third time this happens at the HFG, after Stephan and Kevin many years ago. Then at the end all 6 players are still alive with one dice each. In the end it is Stephan vs Pascal and Stephan's 6 carries the day.
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Played at Stephan's place. SKIM. Mike remembers fondly his first snowstorm in Canada. Kevin remembers not so fondly his bout of covid and some other respiratory disease. Ian reveals he walks 5 km every day ... walking his dog. Stephan says nothing.

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Endeavor Stephan Reebs Stephan is the only player who dares to attack, and he wins with 57 points, just 2 more than Kevin.
Azul Kevin Caron Kevin leaves everyone in the dust with 80 points.
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Played at Stephan's place. SPAMK. Why do feverish people shiver? Why do weasel need more food than other mammals of similar weight? Why do crows in the sun open their beak?

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Endeavor Kevin Caron We reacquaint ourselves with Endeavor. Kevin eschews attacks, concentrates on two tracks mostly, and wins with 54 points, 4 more than Mike and 6 more than Alain.
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Played at Stephan's place. MISKA. We discuss Mike's ancestry, based on his results from 23andMe. Turns out he's royalty!

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Cryptid Alain Haché With the simpler rules, Alain guesses correctly pretty quickly.
Cryptid Kevin Caron Again with the simpler rules, this time it is Kevin who guesses correctly after a few turns.
Trans Europa Kevin Caron, Mike Gerdov An unusual finish, with both Mike and Kevin sitting on the last square of the scoring track while everybody else goes out. Of note is that Kevin won 3 of the 5 rounds.