Louise wins a Ticket to Ride, blokes WHP.
It was a cold midwinter night, approaching the shortest day of the year, but we were comfy at Nicole‘s playing a game new to most of us – Ticket to Ride. I had played it a few times, consistently and soundly beaten by my son, and Nicole’s husband had also played it a lot, mainly the computer screen version – thanks to him for coaching us through the game and being El Prez‘s “engineer”. To top it off, Nicole provided my favourite dip (French Onion) and favourite lollies, (Violet Crumble or Cadbury Crunchy, same thing). Tara won Ticket convincingly with Nicole and Louise in the placings. It was a late start for the backup Sherwood, an old El Prez original, so we had only two rounds, and it finished in a draw between Louise and Nicole which Louise won on a tie-break toss. Tara was 3rd. El Prez and El Trez both WHP.
So the 50 points Louise won in Sherwood makes her the new competition leader, breaking the tie with Rob. Genelle was absent – in Melbourne getting acquainted with her new granddaughter. That absence without points has cost her – both sisters Z have overtaken her and relegated her to 5th place (see graph on home page).
At the start of the meeting, El Prez previewed three new games he has produced. The Covid game Danger Zone is on Genelle’s programme for next meet, and you’ve also met Bond & Beyond here in the news items. He has also resurrected an old one about Egyptology called Expedition – one of his earliest creations re-manufactured. Here it is…
And Here’s Louise with Nicole’s Sherwood hat…
