Madison Board Gamers Session Report,
October 2, 2002
written by Everett E. Proctor

Games Played:
We the People, RA, LOTR: The Confrontation

Players:
Todd, Joel, Everett, and Tim

Bad weather and prior commitments made for a poor turnout tonight, with only 4 people showing up to play games. Sara, Dale, and Bill stopped by, but none of them could stick around for a game.

We the People: Everett and Joel

This is a game that we had pre-arranged to play as it is one of the Internet Top 100 Games that I hadn't played yet, and John was good enough to lend it to me. The game play is very similar to Hannibal. Joel likes Hannibal a little better; I'm not sure. The game is mostly about political control of the 13 colonies, with battles usually only happening in colonies that could go either way. I played the Americans, and was hampered because the card "French Allies" never showed up. Nevertheless, I was able to force a tie by taking over a colony and playing a card to make the war end during that year.

Scores: Joel 7 colonies, Everett 6 colonies (tie)

Ratings: Joel 7, Everett 6

LOTR: The Confrontation: Todd and Tim, and Joel and Everett

Todd and Tim played this while Joel and I were playing We the People. I don't have any notes or results about their game. Joel and I also played this once.

Scores: Everett 3, Joel 3

Ratings: Everett 8, Joel 6

Ra: Todd, Everett, and Joel

Todd, Joel, and myself played this after we were done with We the People. I must admit, when I played this game when it first game out, I didn't like it much. But with the aid of the player aid sheets that people have made, I now understand what I'm bidding on, and have gained a growing appreciation of this game. I would not recommend playing it without those sheets, especially for new players, but with them it is a challenging auction game.

Scores: Everett 48, Todd 45, Joel 26

Ratings: Todd 8, Everett 7, Joel 6