Annals of Events

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PASKI. Mike feels a bit under the weather, but Ian is present. We talk about drugs and video games and Alain’s upcoming trip to Japan.

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Perudo Alain Haché Alain loses two dice in the first four rounds, but keeps all the others afterwards.
Flip 7 Kevin Caron Kevin never busts, out of 8 rounds, and reaches 209 points, 105 more than his nearest competitor, Ian.
Trans Europa Alain Haché Stephan, Ian, and Pascal all bust together after three rounds. Meanwhile Kevin finishes at 8 and Alain wins at 10.

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Played at Stephan's place. SMAP. We are back in business after cancelling the last two weeks due to a respiratory ailment. But it will be a 3-week hiatus for Kevin, who is partner-less this week and must stay home, and for Ian, who cannot make it.

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Forest Shuffle Stephan Reebs Stephan introduces a new game: Forest Shuffle. He’s the only one who’s played it before, so unsurprisingly he wins this inaugural game, with 133 points.

133 points


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SMIKAP. We talk about the Olympics, and wonder what is the highest elevation on the Maldives. We are treated to videos of a woman diver whose head is nibbled on by a shark, a bullet train speeding through a Chinese railway station, and a dog running alongside cross-country skiers at the Olympics.

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Heat: Pedal to the Metal Stephan Reebs Three revolutions around the Italia circuit. Aston Martin finishes only 2 squares beyond the finish line, but 10 squares ahead of second-place Haas.

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PASKIM. Haven’t written those six letters together in a long while! Mike brings a Ukrainian wafer cake to celebrate Pascal’s birthday (a few weeks ago) and Ian’s return. Ian also brings truffles. Good times, good times. And we finally get to play Codenames!

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Codenames Alain Haché, Mike Gerdov, Stephan Reebs 2-1. The old men prevail against the youngsters, but it was very close.

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MIKS. Pascal and Alain are missing in action, but Ian is back! So we talk about 3-D printing, and his soon-to-be-taken-possession-of new dog. We show Ian how to play Harmonies, and then at his request we play Cryptid, but in that game somebody (who shall remain nameless) misreads his cue and so the game is screwed.

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Harmonies Mike Gerdov Mike is the only one who fills four cards in addition to his animal spirit, and he wins by a wide margin.