Tonight we played TransAmerica, Unexploded Cow, Chronology, and Ticket To Ride.

• John won TransAmerica, Sallie didn't win, Craig didn't lose, and Tony lost it.
• Tony kicked cow butt at Unexploded Cow, Sallie and Craig beat the curve, and Helen and John got stampeded.
• Helen beat Tony, John, Sallie, and Craig at Chronology.
• Helen beat Sallie, Craig, and Dave at Ticket To Ride.

We all ate Key Lime Pie or Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting, to celebrate birthdays for John and Dave.

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Helen Powell, Dave, Sallie, and Tony Montuori, and John McMahon.

Tonight we played Settlers of Catan and On The Underground.

• Craig won Settlers of Catan with 10, followed by Sallie (9) and John (7).
• Dave won On The Underground, followed closely by John and Craig.  This game was notable for being very close -- only 4 points separated Dave and Craig at the end, and all of us managed to complete large loops, with most of our track built.

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Dave and Sallie Montuori, and John McMahon.

Tonight we played Ticket To Ride, Fluxx, Power Grid, Metro, and San Juan.

• Craig won Ticket To Ride, followed by Sallie, Tony, and John.
• Blaise discovered Carrie's evil Fluxx combo deck (one of every keeper, two of every action, and one of every rule or goal from several versions), and several hands were played.
• Sallie won Metro, followed by Blaise and Rachel.
• Craig won Power Grid on the France map with the new Power Plant Deck, followed by Helen, John, and Tony.
• Helen won San Juan, followed by Dave and Craig.

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Lisa Niemczyk, Helen Powell, Rachel and Jim “Blaise” Trigg, Dave, Sallie, and Tony Montuori, and John McMahon.

Tonight we played Power Grid using the "Green Power Grid" variant that we've been toying with.  With 4 players, the goal  was set at 20 cities.  We played on the Benelux map which sped things up a bit, and while things were cramped (we used 28 cities instead of the recommended 32), the play was pretty good, up until the end.  At the end only Dave and Craig could power 20 cities, John could power 18, and Tony was way behind.  Dave came out ahead on money, for the win.

During post game analysis, we concluded that we needed to add an additional 7-plant, and reduce the goal to 18 cities to make the variant fair -- given enough money, every player should be able to power all of the required cities, and maybe one or two more.

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Tony and Dave Montuori, and John McMahon.