Annals of Events

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Played at Kevin's place. IMK - Stephan is in agony, root canals are no joke. Kevin hosts game night, probably the first time since the dawn of COVID. Ian has expensive vet bills, but dog is healthy. Mike spent a rainy evening in his hot tub.

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Cascadia Mike Gerdov Mike wins with extra Elks or Bears, and lots of bonus points from largest territories.
Azul Ian Stewart Ian scores two columns and pulls a win.
Deep Sea Adventure Kevin Caron Kevin goes deeper than the average. Pulls out before drowning in sorrows.
3

Played at Stephan's place. SKAMPI. We are six cool cats, but we all self-identify as human beings.

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Winners

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Seven Wonders Ian Stewart Ian goes all scientific on Babylon A, and gets an excellent score of 65.
Perudo Stephan Reebs 1 vs 1 against Pascal.
Skulls and Roses Ian Stewart Ian calmly watches all the others lose their coasters, while he keeps all of his.

4 points

0

Played at Stephan's place. IAMPSK. Happy Birthday Ian (last Monday). To celebrate, we greatly increase our blood sugar index with a pecan pie from Stirling Apple and many decadent donuts from Halo. Lots of brain fuel for the games ahead.

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Winners

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Seven Wonders Alain Haché Alain beautifully combines the first four cards he gets in Alexandria B and crushes us with 63 points.
Category 5 Stephan Reebs Seven points after three rounds for Stephan, with Mike second at 27 and Alain third at 29.
Incan Gold Pascal Werlberger Alain must leave but we play on, and it’s a tight contest, Pascal’s 31 points barely beating Kevin’s 30.
Trans Europa Stephan Reebs Only three rounds, and Mike wins two of them, but in the end it is Stephan who edges him out by 2 points (6 vs 8).
0

Played at Stephan's place. SMAPKI. The whole regular crew is present for the last session of season 8. Beautiful evening and we spend some time outside admiring Mike's new car, a red dragon. Then we get down to business.

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Winners

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King of Tokyo Mike Gerdov We break out the HFG's dice tray to play King of Tokyo. Monsters die one by one until only Alain and Mike are left, and Mike is first to reach 20 points.

21 points

Codenames Ian Stewart, Kevin Caron, Pascal Werlberger 2-1. Lasers and mammals and costumes and blows and minerals and ships and livers and explosions and more.
5

Played at Stephan's place. SMIPAK. Mike is back from his vacation in the Dominican Republic and we sample the rum he brought back. Alain is back from his laser eye surgery and he does not wear glasses.

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Winners

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Perudo Alain Haché Alain's new bionic eye can see through his opponents' cups and he wins with three dice left.
Codenames Kevin Caron, Mike Gerdov, Stephan Reebs 2-1. Pharaohs. Drummers. Dogs. Birds. And other good stuff.