Sunday, September 18, 2005
PR
Scott is here with Gilbert and Steve tonight. They came up for the Mokulumne River kayak races. Tonight we played Puerto Rico - the first time for Gilbert and Steve. We talked them through the first game and at the end, before the count, we couldn't tell which of the four of us had won. The count finally came out Scott with 38, Steve and I both with 39 and Gilbert with 40! The closest 4-person game I've ever seen!
The next game, we helped Gilbert and Steve with the rules, but not the choices. Gilbert made some almost painfully bad moves and came in last with 32. I also made some painful moves and came in 3rd with 39. Steve didn't think out all of his plays completely but came in 2nd at 47. Scott played a nearly flawless game and clobbered the rest of us with 57. On the last round, I was $1 short of being able to buy a 10. If I'd had that one dollar, and Scott would have had $1 less, and if I'd have gotten the small warehouse card a couple of rounds earlier and if I'd been able to cash it a bit more on the corn points, I still would have lost, but not so badly.
The next game, we helped Gilbert and Steve with the rules, but not the choices. Gilbert made some almost painfully bad moves and came in last with 32. I also made some painful moves and came in 3rd with 39. Steve didn't think out all of his plays completely but came in 2nd at 47. Scott played a nearly flawless game and clobbered the rest of us with 57. On the last round, I was $1 short of being able to buy a 10. If I'd had that one dollar, and Scott would have had $1 less, and if I'd have gotten the small warehouse card a couple of rounds earlier and if I'd been able to cash it a bit more on the corn points, I still would have lost, but not so badly.
# posted by dennis @ 12:51 AM 
