And they're off!

Scott, Chris and I were at Dragon's Lair and started off with a game of Acquire. I managed to win the first merger ... and then no mergers happened until after everyone had run out of money. That usually lets the player who got the most money in the first merger run away with it.

Our game was no exception.

We then broke out the Sport of Kings in Win, Place and Show. Sean had arrived, so the four of us played the ponies for a while. It's been a long time since I've played WPS, and I like some of the ideas (such as a single throw for all the horses), but six races is just too long for my tastes. (That's my problem with my favorite horse racing game, which is Really Nasty). Fortunately we called the game after three races, which was about right.

Then we all pretty much turned into pumpkins. Sean and I played a few 2-player games of Race (with new homeworlds) I oohed and aahed over Monsterpocalypse (but didn't buy) and everyone headed off to wherever it is people go when the aren't gaming. Are Monday nights slowly dying out in favor of the weekends? It's starting to look that way...