The World's Funnest Game

Caleb, Josh, and I played our NEW Settlers of Catan game for the first time a couple of weeks ago. I got to place my settlements first. I was the Pumpkonians and the game lasted 4 hours and 1 minute because Caleb (the Strawberrians) and I kept going back and forth with the longest road. (Caleb ended up with it.)

I ended up winning but I was very proud of how the boys did. The game ended at 12:16 a.m.! In the picture you can see Caleb's longest (red) road. Caleb ended with 9 points and Josh ended with 8 points. We ate Jennie's chocolate chips during the game and when Jennie got home she was mad at us.

Since then we've had another game, this time with our friends Julian and Brenda. It was their first time playing but they did quite well. Julian tried some techniques that I'd never seen before: extortion via placement of the robber and the three way trade. It was great fun! (I won't mention who won since it wasn't me.)

Notes From The Road - July 2007 Trip To Cape Cod - # 4

Here is another entry about our vacation on Cape Cod.....


This past Saturday we had an enjoyable day with great weather in Harwich at Bank Street Beach (pictured above). (I think the town of Harwich is one of the great secrets of Cape Cod. It is quaint, beach accessible, but not overcrowded.)
Sunday was spent relaxing at Beth's house and playing games. The competition involved Settlers of Catan and Nerts. We said goodbye to Chris and Robin who headed back to Rhode Island.

On Monday the ladies decided to do some shopping at the Christmas Tree shops and other outlets nearby. The men went to Two Brothers Pizza for lunch and then had some rounds of Settlers of Catan. (I won my first game due to a strategically placed wood port.)

Notes From The Road - July 2007 Trip To Cape Cod - # 3

Here is another post from the road ....

We made our trek from New Jersey to Cape Cod on Wednesday and arrived at the home of Jennie's sister Beth. Jennie's brother from Rhode Island also arrived and we had a fun, family reunion. Beth's family has been going through a phase of playing a very fun game called Settlers of Catan. They've played 115 plus games since November. My nephew Jesse and I played a game with the twins. The game was cut short due to dinner but I was winning at the time with five settlements and the longest road.

On Thursday I was able to golf with Jennie's brother-in-law Terry, her brother Chris, and Chris's girlfriend Robin. After golfing we had lunch in the clubhouse and I had my first stuffed quahog of the summer. We played another game of Settlers of Catan. Although I lost, again I had five settlements and the longest road. Thursday night for dinner we ate at Seafood Sam's. I had crabcakes and also stole some of Jennie's fried scallops. We finished the evening with homemade ice cream from Twin Acres!