Annals of Events

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MSKA. Pascal is absent because this is the start of the sailing season, which is too bad because we don’t get to congratulate him in person for winning the IGT foosball championship. Instead, we talk about making cheese out of whale milk.

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Barenpark Alain Haché Alain remains consistently efficient at filling his boards, getting three of the four top bonuses, and he wins with 85 points, ahead of Stephan at 81.
Manhattan Stephan Reebs Alain talks about his upcoming trip to New York, so we decide to play Manhattan. Stephan squeaks out a win with 49 points, just one more than Mike in second place.

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Played at Stephan's place. MASPK. The beginning of season 12! We start this new season on a harmonious note by playing the coop game The Crew, which Pascal brought.

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The Crew Alain Haché, Kevin Caron, Mike Gerdov, Pascal Werlberger, Stephan Reebs We fail several of the training mission, but once we blast off into space we become quite heroic and successful.

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Played at Stephan's place. MPSKA. Could AI beat a human driver in a F1 race? Could AI beat a human player at Colosseum?

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Colosseum Stephan Reebs Stephan opens up the festivities with the ever popular Drama Ultima. His final show is the intimate Isis’ Revealed Secrets, with the emperor in attendance and three star performers, and four medals, for 91 points and the win.

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Played at Stephan's place. SKAMP. Alain brings 6 different kinds of ketchup chips and we do a blind taste test. Two brand names are clear winners: Yum Yum in first place and Lay’s in second. Two are middle of the pack:No Name and Old Dutch. And two score very low: Covered Bridge and President’s Choice.

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Perudo Kevin Caron One dice left against Mike.
Trans Europa Alain Haché, Pascal Werlberger Four rounds with different leaders at the end of each, but it’s the last one that counts, and it is a tie between Alain and Pascal, who lost only 6 connections.

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Played at Stephan's place. SPA. Our ranks are decimated for various reasons, giving the survivors a chance to play good 3-player games.

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Thurn and Taxis Stephan Reebs Stephan lays down an 8-city route on the last turn, garnering 5 tokens and 12 points in one go, and finishes first with 32 points.

32 points

Calico Pascal Werlberger Calico first-timer Pascal catches on very quickly and wins handily with 67 points.