The Board Game
Ian "Punch Wes in the face" Baker
Color: White
Loves: Being a Jerk
Hates: 7's & The Robber
Strategy: It's a rarity for Ian not to bitch about something during a game. Whether he's getting "picked on" by the robber or the fact that people are trading with the leader while he's trying to catch up. You can rest assured that Ian will try to place on all 5 types of resources and take his sweet time during the opening placement period. Ian once won a game in 20 minutes which pissed everyone off. He also managed to win a game while holding the Longest Road, the Largest Army, and a Victory Point. Again, this pissed us all off. Like Tony he is a 2 time Golden Sheep winner.
Derick "Ham Sandwich" Coleman
Color: Green
Loves: Crazy Rules
Hates: Ian
Strategy: Honestly, I have no idea what his strategy is. The guy is an enigma with no pattern that can be easily picked up upon. They only thing I've noticed about his game is that he always seems to have a crap load of Wood. Oh and he avoids confrontation which usually leads him into the coast or away from the other players. He does have one tell though. He gets very quiet when he is close to victory in hopes that no one will notice. Derick is also locked into a blood feud with Ian even though Ian is unaware of this feud. Derick has twice had victory snatched away from him by Ian that left him unable to sit next to him for quite sometime. These events eventually lead to our current setup protocols. Your rolls determine your sitting arrangement. Although these events happened months ago, Derick still remembers and will not hesitate to remind Ian of it. He is the Golden Sheep winner for June.
Tony "Show Tunes" Fortune
Color: Orange
Loves: Number Combos
Hates: Sheep
Strategy: It seems that Tony is a fan of Wood+Brick and Wheat+Ore combinations if he can get them on the same number. Although this decreases his number distribution, the guy still manages to get his numbers. Tony also has the uncanny ability to always have what someone needs in trade situations. Even when he is in the lead, which is often, the others can't seem to resist giving him resources. His signature move is putting down a road and settlement at the same time. Tony is the 1st person to win the Golden Sheep twice and was able to do so in consecutive months. However, since the games have moved from his house to a neutral location, he has struggled. This has given rise to the suspicion that he was a cheating son of a bitch all along.
Ken "Red Shirt" Gillum
Color: Blue
Loves: Ports
Hates: Everyone who places on Wheat & Ore
Strategy: No doubt that Ken will try to build a city as quickly as possible to accumulate cards. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to value roads much as he rarely builds them. Well enough roads to get him to a port anyway. He believes that a couple of 2:1 ports can you leave you completely independent of the group and that he can create any resource that he needs. Oh and given the chance, he would buy the entire deck of Development Cards.
Jerry "If you're not 1st you're last" Perez
Color: Red
Loves: Settlements
Hates: Trading
Strategy: A fan of the "flux capacitor" design, Jerry seeks out Wood+Brick combos to develop his infrastructure and quickly build settlements. These will usually lead to strong starts but just as his physical activities go, Jerry will eventually stop moving and be gasping for air as everyone around him surpasses him. He builds cities far too late leaving him with very few resources at the end game.
Wes "I was in band" Richardson
Color: Brown
Loves: Roads
Hates: Playing on an empty stomach
Strategy: Strategy? His strategy is dumb luck. Do you want to know what numbers will be paying out in the game? Just look at Wes's numbers. No matter if on 6's & 8's or 2's & 12's, he will be getting resources and building that damn road of his. Although we have never officially kept records on how many times someone has claimed "The Longest Road". You can bet your ass that he's always in the hunt for those 2 points. He's also managed to pull wins out of seemingly nowhere when no one thought he was a factor.