Sessions Report : Petaling Jaya's Boardgame Meetup
Gamers present that day : Jerry, Alan, Carmen, Sendi, and Marcus.
Games Played : Hameln, Carcassonne with Inns and Cathedrals and Traders and Builders (3 plays)
Marcus was the first to arrive (at 7:50pm). Then 15 minutes later, Alan came in. Carmen was next. Then, it was Sendi and lastly Jerry. Jin couldn't make it as he had to attend a B-day party. Michelle, Jasmine, Gloria and Jess turned up as we were wrapping up our session at 11pm. Cheryl and Triona couldn't make it at the last minute.
First up was Hameln (Marcus, Alan, Carmen and Sendi). Marcus and Alan took an early lead due to the fact that the girls were a bit blur on the rules. By the end of the first round, the girls were still blur, so we decided to play Carcassonne instead. Jerry joined us for Carcassonne.
First game (basic set with no expansions) was just an introduction. Marcus quickily pull ahead with quick castle points and road building. The girls were cooperating and building mega castle projects. Alan has bad tile draws and Jerry was basically playing with himself. Marcus did some vicious Farmer placements to win the game. Final score : Marcus 85, Sendi 54, Carmen 52, Jerry 49, Alan 45.
Second game was more vicious (with Inns and Cathedrals expansion). At some point during the game, Jerry placed a Cathedral tile on Carmen's castle. But luckily, she managed to finish it before game end, netting her 27 points. Final score : Carmen 78, Sendi 67, Jerry 55, Alan 53, Marcus 49.
Third game was a typical boys-vs-the-girls scenario. Alan, Jerry and Marcus cooperated to built their mega castle project but unfortunately was stopped short of finishing it by a clever tile placement ('kena blocked') by Sendi. Still, the castle score 18 points each for the boys at end game. The girls were furiously helping each other throughout the game ("here, you need this tile to finish, I'll help you"). Final score : Jerry 70, Marcus 66, Alan 65, Sendi 45, Carmen 51.
At 11pm, after our 3rd game of Carcassonne, we decided to call it a wrap and head home.
Till next week. Zen Emono.