Well that was humbling. After a couple wins in a row, I felt out of sync from the get go.
Kenan convinced us to play the back side of the board, the Snake Temple. This makes everything harder, for everybody.
At the end, I concocted a strategy to blitz up the research track to the top spot, where I knew nobody else could get, but I committed 3 different blunders.
Twice I forgot to use cards/plays that would have given me resources and or more cards. And both of these blunders caused me to miscalculate and fall short by ONE tablet, in order to make my strategy work.
Sad.
Final score: Kevin 59, Steve 47, Dan 44.
Brutal.
The night was great though, had a fun time.
At first I could NOT stop sweating. A couple hours before I had done 6 rounds of 3:00 @ 6:45 mile pace, then 2:30 "rest".
In high 80 degree weather.
I took a cold shower for 10 minutes, and then I used fans to cool myself off.
All seemed well.
However, when I got to PBC I started to sweat profusely.
Edith brought me water, but it was ugly there for awhile.
Luckily I brought my own game and got a little sweat on that, instead of their copy.
Met Edith's husband, and the real treat came at the end with Kenan bringing out the board game his grandfather made in the 30's. It's called Mr. Ree. He sold the rights for $200. Then, someone used this concept to create the game Clue!
It was an awesome story, and a fun sit down with some regulars, Kenan, and Edith.