Argo Tea was once again the place to be tonight, as the board games came out and the gloves came off.  I felt honored to introduce Duane to Scrabble for the first time - we played a "pointless" game and he quickly picked up the mechanics.  We then turned out attention to Settlers of Catan - wouldn't you know it, the tables at Argo are the perfect size to fit the 3-4 player map for Settlers of Catan!  After a serious shortage of wheat, followed by a dearth of ore, Duane managed to pick up all the right resources and came out the winner after earning the Largest Army card.

After several months of suffering at the hands of the Cynamon brothers, Helen - the self-identified "unwinner" - successfully won two back-to-back games of Settlers of Catan.  Playing the standard set with 5-6 player expansion, Helen out-traded, out-developed and out-played 5 other players to be crowned Wednesday evening's master of Settlers.  How long will she hold the title?  Considering I expect at least one follow-up game next week, I suspect that her reign will not last long.