Duwatabordz Wins Trivia Night!

Heavens, yes! The hope in the last post is no longer a hope but a reality. Duwatabordz places 3rd in last night's Trivia Night at Sprockets. Yay! It wouldn't have been possible without our fellow board gamers in a different trivia group, Albert and James. Thanks a lot for coming, bordz!!! You just made our 2nd trivia night awesome...and the next ones difficult??! Hopefully, no one would hope the same awesomeness in the coming trivia nights...@_@

Well, the awesomeness doesn't actually end there. The categories last night was varied and for some stroke of luck, it included a "50shades" category of which Charry and I have been acquainted with. Yay! Charry was awesome remembering things. And what about the boyfriend? He did well on the "Goodbye July" category. And there was that question about a song group, or was it band, that only Duwatabordz (the boyfriend) has the answer, "Uriah Heep". Our first time joiner, Banky, made a mark in the "Vintage Cartoon" category too. And the rest was in the trivia guru duo's hands, Albert and James.

But with awesomeness comes silliness (err, I don't know if I used the correct word :P)...

Aside from answering the questions, the team is given 3 special power. The actions are:

* Double - The ability to double the score.

* Block - The ability to stop other team from getting the score.

* Steal - The ability to steal other people's answer and get the same score if it is correct.

No verbal agreement within the team but it comes naturally that the only action that will most likely be of used to us are "Double" and "Steal". Don't do unto others if you don't want others do it unto you. Everything was great until the 2nd set when we received a "Block" from the leading team. It cost us 4 points. We were like "ooohhhhhs". Albert was screaming. And I was like..."..that was bad!" It really was bad. The feeling was strange and foreign. There was a standstill..then after a while, we were back on track.

We were always trailing the 3rd place. On the last set, more teams are blocking the team currently on the 3rd place including us. Speaking of my own view, I didn't really expect we would won. We nearly got nothing on the first category (Lyrics Trivia) of the last set. But we made a come back on the last 2 set, "Brands" and "Goodbye July". Still the comeback was not enough but plus the "Block" from the other teams to the previous set 3rd place team...(ooohhh....I don't know if that's really the case. Haha!)

Overall, it was a GREAT night. I don't mind if we wouldn't have that night again. What matters most is that we've been there! =)

James, July & James! (Jx3)

Banky, Charry and yours truly!

Spot It!
Albert's new favorite!

James!

In Action!

Albert...in action!

Yay!

The Team!

Our favorites!

Board Game Weekend...FINALLY!

It's been a while since the last...super happy that despite the rain, Dumbee, PJ and Albert were still able to join the fun! Yay! We were able to play Alien Frontiers, Spot It, 7 Ate 9, Airlines and Albert's Operation. Till next time borrrrrrdddddzzzzzzz!

Alien Frontiers!
Had 2 rounds.
Dumbee won the first. Migo won the 2nd!
And me...loss on the 1st but trampled PJ on the 2nd round. Yay!

Spot It!
Pj and Albert always end up in the FACE-OFF round! :D

7 Ate 9!
Albert and PJ is still the kulelats...
Ahaha!

Airlines!

My points!

PJ!

Albert

The boyfriend's!

Dumbee's!

It's OPERATION time!

Albert doing his OPERATION thing.
I soooo hate myself with this game.
I scored ZERO!
@_@

Then we ended the night with the SLURPEE craze!
From left: The boyfriend, Albert and Mr. Receding Hairline, PJ!

Mr. Receding again, Dumbee and yours truly! 

I wonder when will our next session be...
Maybe September?
August is quite busy...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For the boreds on Wednesday night... You can join our board game session! :) Naa ra mi pirmi sa Pan de Manila sa eBloc, IT Park! From 7 PM - 11 PM, usahay malapas! :P Dili ra mi malain if mu-try mu ug duwa... Ehehe! The more, the merrier! :D

Yet Another Board Game Group

Had an awesome time playing with mam Ristie and friends plus Ann. Yay! Hoping it wouldn't be the last. We played spot it, 7 ate 9, bohnanza and resistance. Venue is at krispy kreme in IT park. I think I wouldn't want to hold another game there though. I don't want a repeat performance of plate breaking..huwaaah!

Let the SPOT IT begin!

Ngisiha Aiza oy!

7 Ate 9!

Bohnanza!
Plant! Trade! Replenish!

Can the SPY resist the RESISTANCE?

Participants!

Ang Kandado

Playing Spot it:

Other Player: Candle
Jojie: Kandado
Other player: Iring
Other player: Canada
Other player: tawo
Jojie: Kandado
Other player: lips
Other player: kabayo
Other player: kamot
Other player: Canada
Other player: bomba
Jojie: Kandado

Me: Nakabantay ko jie ba, puros raka kandado.

Other player: clover
Other player: kabayo
Other player: zebra
Other player: dragon
Other player: shades
Jojie: Kandado

Kring2x: sakto ka cha...kandado rajud iyang gi atngan...hahahaha...

a day before wednesday boardgame night, my sister, cousin and i agreed that we will meet up in it park to jog.  since, it's a wednesday, i told them that if they want, after we jog and eat our dinner, they could join us play some boardgames.  they agreed to play.

so yesterday, as we've agreed upon, they joined wednesday boardgame night for the first time.(well, it was not the first time my sister played some boardgames with us but it was her first time on a wednesday night...)  we've played 7ate9, spot it, bohnanza, and ticket to ride.  when it was time to go, my sister and cousin then told me, "palit atong ticket to ride."  oh no!  i like the fact that they enjoyed playing the game.  But i don't like the part when they ask me to buy it.  hehehe!

till next time guyz.  thanks for playing with us.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For the boreds on Wednesday night... You can join our board game session! :) Naa ra mi pirmi sa Pan de Manila sa eBloc, IT Park! From 7 PM - 11 PM, usahay malapas! :P Dili ra mi malain if mu-try mu ug duwa... Ehehe! The more, the merrier! :D

Duwatabordz Joins Trivia Night!

I hope the title next time would be "Duwatabordz Wins Trivia Night!". Wew! I went their praying we wouldn't get zero. I even prepared by reading some pop culture events on Disney. Haha! We, or rather they, surpassed my expectations. We actually got 33 points. 10 points away from the 3rd place. Yahoo! Placing 2nd to the last with some points away from the other teams was more than I expected. :) Way to go, boardgamers! I hope I could contribute a little next time. Maybe, I should harness my "tag-an2x" ability considering the memory loss I am experiencing these days. Hehehe!

To those who haven't been to Trivia Nights...let me tell you a little about it. It started some time February 2010. It is an activity where participants are quizzed on a wide-range of genres. The trivia questions can come from subjects as academic as science, geography, history, literature, language, philosophy, politics, technology, and religion. It can also cover the fields of current events, music, film, people, pop culture, and fashion or maybe just about anything under the sun. If you're well-read, well-traveled and in tune with the current events world wide, this maybe a good place for you to test whether you've retained everything you've read so far.

The boyfriend (Migo) and I started joining this event since January last year. It was Albert who convinced Migo to join at first. And like I always said, being a supportive girlfriend, I joined as well. Since then we've attended CTN  with different groups of friends.  This is my first trivia night this year, and Migo's 3rd. Our CTN activities was put in a standstill due to Migo's abnormal work schedule. When our CTN activities stopped, boardgaming comes in.

Last year Trivia Nights are held in:

Tuesday = Joker's Arms (somewhere North..Banilad)

Wednesday = Alejandro's (near Cebu Doctor's Hospital)

Thursday = Vuudu (Crossroads, Banilad)

This year, the places change but the schedule are the same.

Tuesday = Sprocket's Cafe (near Parklane Hotel Cebu. We were here last night!)
Wednesday = Alejandro's (near Cebu Baseline)
Thursday = Emerald Isle (Talamban)


Migo talked about making this our Tuesday Night habit. Hmmm! Personally, it's good but I'm concerned about the expense. I know we can have some agreement soon. Where CTN's are held is not the same as where we held our weekly boardgame night. The most we spend on our Wednesday's Board Game Night is just around a hundred pesos. Hmmm...

The score board! 

More Info on Cebu Trivia Nights:
http://theglamarazzi.com/2011/03/30/cebu-trivia-night-turns/
http://theglamarazzi.com/tag/cebu-trivia-night/
http://www.everythingcebu.com/cebu-entertainment-sports-centers/cebu-trivia-nights/


For the boreds on Wednesday night... You can join our board game session! :) Naa ra mi pirmi sa Pan de Manila sa eBloc, IT Park! From 7 PM - 11 PM, usahay malapas! :P Dili ra mi malain if mu-try mu ug duwa... Ehehe! The more, the merrier! :D

Losing Airlines Bragging Rights

As much as I try not to, still end up a mediocre in gaming. Hmmm! But hey, where's the fun in always winning?! (Awkay! I'm contradicting myself.) I don't usually flaunt my defeat. Just for once, I'll give myself this chance.

Last Wednesday's session, if my memory is right, I experience my first ever "Airlines" defeat. Technically, I've lost to Migo in 2s. But he never did in a 5 player game. What struck(hurt) me most is that the person who defeated me is Banks, who just started playing with us last week. OMG! I might not play "Airlines" again with him. Once is enough. Haha! Just kidding. 

The defeat made me questioned my tactics. And I actually couldn't wait to play it again. Losing is like a drug that empowers me. The more I lose, the more I hungered to win. Because I lose, I was forced to evaluate the odds in that game which I usually never do otherwise. It's much painful losing when you don't know the reason why you did.

I think I lose because...

Banks is the only person who uses the "TT" technique(T3). Grace is also known for this and she wasn't in the game. If she were there, the odds might have been different. They would cancel each other, I think. :P Also, aside from T3 Banks strives to hold majority stocks on an airline company too. T3 combined with majority technique is a sure win.  

Also Banks is having communication with other players. When he noticed that someone is also having the majority stocks like him, he offers alliance.

So what is this "TT" technique(T3) about?

Airlines Europe is a stock game, with players earning points for the stock they hold in particular airline companies when one of the randomly determined scorings takes place. On a player's turn, that player either expands an airline and claims a stock, plays stock onto the board and receives dividend, invests in a special airline called Air ABACUS or gets a certain amount of money from the bank. A player scores only for stock in play, but the value of an airline is determined by the value of the route licences that airline owns – thus, you're torn in terms of what to play when.

- Board Game Geek

T3 aims to invest in all airplane companies but does not necessarily contribute in expanding the companies. 

IF T3 and majority combination is a good combination tactic, why am I not using it?

I don't know how to use T3 effectively. I just don't feel safe relying the odds to other players. In almost all games, I always try to be self-sufficient. That's why alliance technique will not work on me too. I don't trust that others will keep their words. Haha! 

Unlike Banks, when I noticed that someone holds a majority stocks, I stop expanding that airline until I'm sure I can be the sole majority holder. 

Bottomline:

I play selfishly. Hahaha! 

Hmmmm....might be changing things on the coming sessions...

Thanks Banks for the lessons! :)