Tonight we played Ca$h 'n Gun$, Ticket to Ride: USA 1910, and Race for the Galaxy.

• Blaise won Ca$h 'n Gun$ with 100, followed by Craig (95), Dave (90), Brian (75), and Richard (died).
• Blaise won Ca$h 'n Gun$ with 105, followed by Craig (100), Dave (100), Richard (60), and Brian (40).
• Richard won Ca$h 'n Gun$ with 175, followed by Brian (125), Blaise (65), Dave (died), and Craig (died).
• John won Ticket to Ride: USA 1910 with 121, followed by Sallie (109), Shaune (91), Rachel (87), and Tony (76).
• Craig won Race for the Galaxy with 48, followed by Shaune (43), John (43), Richard (41), and Dave (25).

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

Tonight we played Button Concentration and Dominion.

• Chris bested Rachel, Carrie, and Shaune at Button Concentration.
• Craig won Dominion with 46, followed by John (30), Jim (25), and Dave (18).
• John won Dominion with 26, followed by Shaune (21), Tony (20), and Chris (17).

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

Tonight we played Spy Trackdown, Dominion, Race for the Galaxy.

• Tony won Spy Trackdown with John, Shaune, and Sallie.
• Brian won Dominion with 38, followed by Craig (33), and Chris (26).
• Chris won Dominion with 36, followed by Brian (26), Craig (22), and Tim (18).
• Tim won Dominion with 36, followed by Brian (30), Chris (18), and Craig (12).
• Richard won Race for the Galaxy with 37, followed by Dave (34), and Jamie/Tim (18).
• Shaune won Race for the Galaxy with 48, followed by Tony (38), and Richard (16).

Attendees:  Craig Trader and Carrie Hafer, Sallie, Dave, and Tony Montuori, Shaune and Tim Lee, Richard Butler, Jamie Reese, Brian Carpenter, Kris Trader, Chris Hom, and John "Fuzzface" McMahon.

Tonight we played Monty Python Fluxx, On the Underground, Settlers of Catan, and Race for the Galaxy.

• Carrie won Monty Python Fluxx against Sallie, Jim, Rachel, Richard, and John.
• Shaune won Settlers of Catan with 10, followed by Sallie (8), Tim (6), and Jim (5).
• Richard and Dave tied for the win On the Underground with 36, followed by John (33), Tony (29), and Chris (26).
• Chris won Race for the Galaxy with 45, beating Craig (42) and Richard (35).

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

Tonight we played San Juan, Ticket to Ride: USA 1910, and Race for the Galaxy.

• Richard (with the assistance of Brian) won San Juan with 41, followed by John (25), Sallie (21), and Craig (20).
• Craig won Ticket to Ride: USA 1910 with 142, followed by Sallie (135), Brian (116), Richard (104), and John (88).
• Dave won Race for the Galaxy with 40/2, followed by Richard (40/1), Brian (34), and Craig (31).

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

Tonight we played Masons, Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries, and Puerto Rico.

• Richard won Masons with 112, followed by Jim (106), Dave (104), and Craig (104).
• John won Ticket to Ride: Nordic Countries with 98, follwed by Rachel (95), and Sallie (92).
• Richard won ((game Puerto Rico) with 59, followed by Shaune (58), Tim (52), Tony (47), and John (40).

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

Tonight we played Power Grid: Korea / China and Race for the Galaxy.

• Craig won Power Grid on the Korea map with 17 cities powered, followed by Dave (16) and John (15).
• Tony won Race for the Galaxy with 42 and 16 cards, followed by John (42/1), Craig (35/7), and Chris (35/3).
• Chris won Race for the Galaxy with 36, followed by Craig (28), Tony (17), and John (12).

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

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.

Since Carrie and I will be at TCEP 15: The Elder Party this weekend, we will not be hosting Ludus on Labor Day, September 1st, 2008.  Ludus will resume its normal schedule on Monday, September 8th.

We hope to see you at TCEP, but if not, have a good (and safe) holiday weekend!

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.

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.