Rowan Tree and Red Thread

The usual role-playing session was cancelled this week as we were only just
back from Dublin and correctly guessed we would be too tired for the game
night on Thursday.

Instead we had alaimacerc over on Friday and Marie joined us for a while over
video Skype. We chatted for a while and got a virtual tour of Marie's new
living room, complete with introduction to her new cat, a rescue case called
Scampi.

Marie declined to play this week due to vertigo problems, but we have
succeeded in playing Ra via video cam and Skype. The technological assist
seems to break Marie's chokehold on victory however. Last week she came
third in the game of Ra, whereas face to face I can't remember the last time
she didn't win outright.

So she bowed out and we settled to a game of Carcassonne - Hunters &
Gatherers. I enjoy this game. It's got much of the tile laying fun of the
original Carcassonne, but I like the meadows scoring better than the farmers
in the original, and overall the theme appeals to me more.

Also I won, which don't recall ever managing with the original Carcassonne.

Final score was 120 to me, 108 to Sam and 101 to alaimacerc.