Catan Players

We have another new player to announce today. Rick Pendley. He would criticize us for being so obsessed about our silly board game. Meanwhile on the inside, he held back tears because he was scared of what we would say to his advances. Admiring from a distance, he often dreamt that he would play. He dreamt of today, and how he could set free the joy in his heart that was so tightly bottled up.

It was a 6 player game today as Tony was out to watch his precious race. I was out of today’s game to allow Rick the opportunity to play. My selfless act was met with praise and song. Comments like, “You’re a better man than me” could be heard from my fellow competitors. My modesty will not allow me to continue this part of the tale. I will only say this, stories of my generosity will be told for generations.

Wes comes away with the win by accident with only 1 city. He rolled a 7-7 which let him steal 2 resources and amazingly enough, it was exactly what he needed. He also held the Longest Road and a VP card. Newcomer Rick was actually in a good position to contest Wes for the road but his lack of experience cost him the opportunity. Derick and Ian tied with 2nd as Ore dried up for Derick stopping all city and development card production. Rick and Ken tied for last preventing either from losing points in the standings. Devlin finished in the middle as he lacked the infrastructure to continue building settlements.

Game’s Biggest Jerk: Wes – Wow, he’s really in the running for this every time he sits down. He won it with his very first move. He initiated a trade with Ian and put those cards in his hand. Derick mentioned that he would have made that trade and Wes quickly yanked those cards out of Ian’s hand and completed the same trade with Derick. Ian wasn’t the same the rest of the game.