Quicksand

Joe and Carol arrived early.  We talked a while waiting for others to arrive.  When Don and Dorie arrived they stated a game of Quicksand with Ann, Joe and Carol.  I heard most players figured out everyone's secret identity.  At the end Dorie pushed Don over the finish line.

Claim It!

 Players: Mike, Bob and Scott

Bob and Scott arrived while Quicksand was being played so I started the three of us on a game of Claim It!  Bob busting on a couple of early turns and never did recover.  I claimed a large piece of territory in the north and Scott claimed the south.  Scott and I locked in our territories which split Bob's area in half.  In the end I won.

Ta Yu

Karl and Hilda were the last to arrived so I started them on a two player game of Ta Yu.  Hilda had the upper hand in the beginning of the game but Karl came back for the win.  I didn't get the scores but Karl and Hilda seemed to enjoy the game.  This type of puzzle game is right up Karl's alley.

Surf's Up, Dude!

Players: Bob, Scott, Joe, Carol, Don and Dorie

Karl and Hilda were still playing Ta Yu so I taught a six player game of Surf's Up, Dude!  We started by watching a YouTube video which explained the rules.  The waves were really breaking fast in this surfing game.  I kept hearing the chant Shark! Shark! Shark! just before each dice roll.  Everyone was new to this game so it took a couple of rounds to get use to it.  In the end it was Carol who won with her many surfing trophies.  The scores are listed below.

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	Joe	Scott	Bob	Dorie	Don	Carol
Surfer Babes	12	3	6	9	12	6
Gold Trophies	24	24	48	24	24	40
Silver Trophies	20	15	5	10	25	20
Bronze Trophies	6	6	0	3	3	6
Final Score	62	48	59	46	64	72

Dominion

Bob wanted to try a game of Dominion.  We played with the suggested "first game" set of cards.  Mikey teamed up with Scott, Bob and I played separate rulers.  The game was over fairly quickly with Mikey/Scott beating me by a few points.    Bob had a slow start not realizing he had to discard all his "unplayed cards".