Thanks for getting them in promptly again!
Here's how the columns looked:
14(1).....4(1).....49(1).....55(7)
............13(1).....67(1)....58(1)
............24(1).....69(1)....66(5)
............30(3)..................74(1)
......................................75(2)
Cards to be played in order:
Melkor: 6
EricBess: 12
Gerode: 16
Apollo: 71
Melkor chooses to take the third (!) column with three points:
6(1).....14(1).....4(1)......55(7)
.......................13(1)......58(1)
.......................24(1)......66(5)
.......................30(3)......74(1)
......................................75(2)
So EricBess lucks out
6(1).....14(1).....4(1)......55(7)
12(1)...............13(1)......58(1)
.......................24(1)......66(5)
.......................30(3)......74(1)
......................................75(2)
Then Gerode:
6(1).....14(1).....4(1)......55(7)
12(1)...16(1)...13(1)......58(1)
.......................24(1)......66(5)
.......................30(3)......74(1)
......................................75(2)
And lastly, Apollo:
6(1).....14(1).....4(1)......55(7)
12(1)...16(1)...13(1)......58(1)
.......................24(1)......66(5)
.......................30(3)......74(1)
.......................71(1)......75(2)
Scores:
Melkor: 30
Apollo: 19
EricBess: 11
Gerode: 7
Cards for Round 8 are due Monday, 12/3 (but hopefully sooner ) If you play a card lower than the 12, please tell me which column you'd like to take.
Here's how the columns looked:
14(1).....4(1).....49(1).....55(7)
............13(1).....67(1)....58(1)
............24(1).....69(1)....66(5)
............30(3)..................74(1)
......................................75(2)
Cards to be played in order:
Melkor: 6
EricBess: 12
Gerode: 16
Apollo: 71
Melkor chooses to take the third (!) column with three points:
6(1).....14(1).....4(1)......55(7)
.......................13(1)......58(1)
.......................24(1)......66(5)
.......................30(3)......74(1)
......................................75(2)
So EricBess lucks out
6(1).....14(1).....4(1)......55(7)
12(1)...............13(1)......58(1)
.......................24(1)......66(5)
.......................30(3)......74(1)
......................................75(2)
Then Gerode:
6(1).....14(1).....4(1)......55(7)
12(1)...16(1)...13(1)......58(1)
.......................24(1)......66(5)
.......................30(3)......74(1)
......................................75(2)
And lastly, Apollo:
6(1).....14(1).....4(1)......55(7)
12(1)...16(1)...13(1)......58(1)
.......................24(1)......66(5)
.......................30(3)......74(1)
.......................71(1)......75(2)
Scores:
Melkor: 30
Apollo: 19
EricBess: 11
Gerode: 7
Cards for Round 8 are due Monday, 12/3 (but hopefully sooner ) If you play a card lower than the 12, please tell me which column you'd like to take.