I drove up from Sterling this afternoon. Traffic was good, until I got to York. The US-30 bridge over the Susquehanna River is restricted to 1 lane in each direction, sigh. By the time I got to my hotel, I had a raging headache, which eventually turned into a migraine.
- 6pm, Power Grid (PGD) Heat 1, won!
I finished my board (France) with 16 cities powered and 17 cash, in spite of the headache. Second place had 16 cities, 8 cash, third place had 15 cities, fourth had 14 cities, and fifth had 13 cities. Going into the last round, I was leading with 14 cities, but with only (3) 5-plants, so I wanted to buy a 7-plant to be able to power 17 cities. All three of the 7-plants came up for auction, and all of them went to other players (eventual 2nd, 3rd, and 4th placers) -- for much more than they were worth to me. I eventually bought the 39 (nuclear 6-plant) at cost, leaving me able to power 16 cities. After the other players had built their connections, only one player had connected (and could power) 16 cities -- the others had either overbuilt cities or plants. I decided to connect 3 cities (all of Paris) and end the game, for the win. - 6pm, Empire Builder (EPB) Heat 1, skipped in favor of Power Grid.
- 10pm, Vegas Showdown (VSD) Heat 1, skipped because of the migraine.
Went back to the hotel and crashed.
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