Tonight we played Nottingham, Race for the Galaxy, and Chronology.

• Richard won Nottingham with 73, followed by Sallie (67), John (67), and Craig (61).
• Craig won Nottingham with 110, followed by John (80), Richard (67), and Sallie (52).
• Tony won Race for the Galaxy with 49, followed by Shaune (37), Tim (32), and Chris (24).
• Tony won Race for the Galaxy with 53, followed by Shaune (39), Tim (39), and Chris (31).
• Tony won Chronology with 10, followed by Shaune (9), Tim (9), Dave (8), and Chris (6).
• Craig won Race for the Galaxy with 39, followed by Richard (37).

Attendees:  Carrie Hafer and Craig Trader, Sallie, Dave, and Tony Monturori, Shaune and Tim Lee, Richard Butler, Chris Hom, and John "Fuzzface" McMahon.

Tonight we played RoboRally and Race for the Galaxy.

• Blaise won RoboRally followed by Richard, Sallie, Rachel, Dave, John, and Craig.
• Craig won Race for the Galaxy with 33, followed by John (27), Richard (21), and Dave (20).

Attendees:  Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Rachel and Jim "Blaise" Trigg, Dave and Sallie Montuori, Richard Butler, and John "Fuzzface" McMahon.

Tonight we played Cineplexity, Settlers of Catan, Power Grid, Chronology, and Race for the Galaxy.

• Carrie won Cineplexity.
• Sallie won Settlers of Catan with 11, followed by John (7), Chris (6), and Rachel (6).
• Craig won Power Grid on the France map with 14 cities powered, followed by Dave (13), Richard (12), and Blaise (11).
• John won Chronology with 10 questions, followed by Rachel (8), Sallie (7), and Chris (6).
• Craig won Race for the Galaxy with 49, followed by Blaise (27), and Richard (20).

Attendees:  Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Rachel and Jim "Blaise" Trigg, Dave and Sallie Montuori, Richard Butler, Chris Hom, and John "Fuzzface" McMahon.

Tonight we played Vegas Showdown and On the Underground.

• Craig won Vegas Showdown with 72, followed by Sallie (62), Richard (62), Dave (51), and John (48).
• John won On the Underground with 50, followed by Richard (39), Dave (39), and Craig (37).

Attendees:  Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Richard Butler, Dave and Sallie Montuori, and John "Fuzzface" McMahon.

Tonight we played Race for the Galaxy and On the Underground.

• Tony won Race for the Galaxy with 39, followed by Craig (38), Chris (28), and Tim (21).
• Tony won Race for the Galaxy with 53, followed by Tim (38), Chris (32), and Craig (20).
• Dave won On the Underground with 40, followed by Shaune (37), John (36), and Larry (36).

Attendees:  Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Tim and Shaune Lee, Chris Hom, Larry Timson, Dave, Sallie, and Tony Montuori, and John "Fuzzface" McMahon.

Tonight we played Race for the Galaxy and On the Underground.

• Tony won On the Underground with 48, followed by Shaune (46), Tim (32), and Chris (31).
• Blaise won Race for the Galaxy with 37 against Craig (33).
• Blaise won Race for the Galaxy with 40 against Craig (32).
• Blaise won Race for the Galaxy with 40 against Craig (33).
• Chris won Race for the Galaxy with 23 against Craig (22).

Attendees:  Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Rachel and Jim "Blaise" Trigg, Tim and Shaune Lee, Chris Hom, and Tony Montuori.

Tonight we played Fluxx and Race for the Galaxy.

• Carrie, Sallie, and Rachel played Fluxx.  Rachel won the first game, and forced Carrie to win the second game.
• Craig won Race for the Galaxy with 26 and 9 cards, followed by Blaise (26 and 2 cards), and Tony (24).
• Blaise won Race for the Galaxy with 42, followed by Craig (34) and Tony (20).
• Tony won Race for the Galaxy with 35, followed by Craig (33) and Blaise (32).
• Blaise won Race for the Galaxy with 34, followed by Craig (33).

Attendees:  Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Rachel and Jim "Blaise" Trigg, and Tony and Sallie Montuori.

Tonight we played Agricola and Race for the Galaxy.

• Lije won Agricola with 31, followed by Brian (30), Craig (27), and Dave (26).
• Brian won Race for the Galaxy with 34, followed by Craig (30), Tony (20), and Shaune (16).
• Shaune won Race for the Galaxy with 65, followed by Brian (46), Craig (44), and Tony (28).

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Brian Carpenter and Lije Bailey, Shaune Lee, and Tony and Dave Montuori.

Just a quick reminder that Tad and Craig's Excellent Party 15: The Elder Party will be held, as usual, on Labor Day weekend this year (Friday, August 29 - Monday, September 1, 2009).  For all the details, download the flyer.

Tonight we played Cineplexity and Vegas Showdown.

• Craig won the first game of Cineplexity.
• Carrie won the second game of Cineplexity.
• Shaune won Vegas Showdown with 67, followed by Craig (61), Tim (60), Blaise (56), and Tony (54).

Attendees:  Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Rachel and Jim "Blaise" Trigg, Shaune and Tim Lee, and Tony Montuori.

Tonight we played Puerto Rico and Ticket To Ride: The Card Game.

• Tony won Puerto Rico with 58, followed by Blaise (47), Shaune (46), Craig (45), and Dave (43).
• Craig won Ticket To Ride: The Card Game with 185, followed by Dave (155).

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Dave, Sallie, and Tony Montuori, Rachel and Jim "Blaise" Trigg, and Shaune Lee.

Tonight we played Ticket To Ride.

• John won Ticket To Ride with 135, followed by Craig (126) and Carrie (113).
• Carrie won Ticket To Ride with 145, followed by Craig (97) and John (83).

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, and John "Fuzzface" McMahon.

Tonight we played Ticket To Ride and Puerto Rico.

• Craig won Ticket To Ride with 124, followed by Dave (119), Tony (85), and Shaune (76).
• Craig won Puerto Rico with 49, followed by Shaune (48), Dave (47), and Tony (30).

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Dave and Tony Montuori, and Shaune Lee.

Tonight we sat around and watched Grosse Pointe Blank.

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

Lots of people showed up to socialize, watch movies, and play games.

Games: Pandemic, TransAmerica, Puerto Rico, Race for the Galaxy, Ticket to Ride, Take the A Train, [added] Power Grid.

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Karl Musser, Rachel and Jim "Blaise" Trigg, Tony, Dave, and Sallie Montuori, Shaune Lee, Chris Aumiller, Bridget and Frank "Grayhawk" Huminski, John "Fuzzface" McMahon, India, Jamie, and Shawn (sp? last names?), and Brian Carpenter.

Tonight we played TransAmerica and Vegas Showdown.

• Jim won Vegas Showdown with 53, followed by Craig (50), John (40), Sallie (39), and Shaune (36).
• Sallie won TransAmerica with 7, followed by John (8), Dave (16), and Craig (20).  We scored this using tournament rules (one round per player, total all rounds, low score wins).

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Rachel and Jim "Blaise" Trigg, Dana Leader, Dave, Sallie, and Tony Montuori, Shaune Lee, and John "Fuzzface" McMahon.

Most folks escape the DC area for the holiday, but with nothing else planned but sit around watching the grass grow and the mosquitoes breed, we've decided to host a one-day gaming, jewelry, and movie extravaganza. So come, play games, watch movies, make jewelry (or just see how someone else does it), relax and enjoy yourselves!
Feel free to show up anytime after Noon, and stay as long as you like.  We'll either have things to grill, or order out for pizza.

Tonight we played Puerto Rico.

• Shaune won Puerto Rico with 47, followed by Dave (42), Craig (39), and Tony (33).

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Shaune Lee, and Dave and Tony Montuori.

Tonight we talked a lot and played Cineplexity.

Attendees:  Craig Trader, Carrie Hafer, Dana Leader, Dave Montuori, and Rachel and Jim "Blaise" Trigg.

Tonight we played Puerto Rico, Ricochet Robots, Pandemic, and Race for the Galaxy.

• Carrie and John played Ricochet Robots.
• Brian won Puerto Rico with 51, followed by Dave (50), Shaune (40), Tony (39), and Craig (32).
• Brian, Dave, and Shaune played Pandemic, with one loss and one win.
• Craig won Race for the Galaxy with 32 (on a tie-breaker), followed by John (32) and Tony (24).

Attendees: Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Brian Carpenter, Shaune Lee, Dave and Tony Montuori, and John McMahon.