Windy City Weasels

Prime Weasel Dan Burgess prefers the host's apron to the diplomat's pen. That's well known. But every once in a while, he'll pick up the pen and try his hand at the game we all love. And on rare occasions, he'll even top a board. Today was one of those occasions. When the dust settled on Game No. 167, played at John Gramila's home in Logan Square, Dan Burgess was holding a handful of nuts.

We fought a lovely little war at the Red Lion last night. Our club's 166th game and 17th of the season ended by draw vote during the Fall 1905 turn with all seven players still on the board.

Jeremiah Peterson shocked us all by volunteering to play earlier in the day. Typically his arm needs twisting. He surprised us again by proposing a draw with his France topping the board at seven centers and sitting in or positioned to acquire three more. He figured that was as good as it was going to get for his France. Meanwhile, it appeared that winter was coming with Russia poised for expansion. The draw passed, so the game rolled back to the 1904 center counts, which were: