Here's how the columns looked:
16(1).....55(8).....13(1).....89(1)
51(1).....57(1).....14(1).....90(3)
...........................46(1).....93(1)
...........................64(1).....95(2)
...........................70(3).....98(1)
Cards to be played in order:
Gerode: 23
EricBess: 61
Melkor: 62
Apollo 73
So Gerode chose to bite the bullet and take the first column with 2 points:
23(1).....55(8).....13(1).....89(1)
.............57(1).....14(1).....90(3)
...........................46(1).....93(1)
...........................64(1).....95(2)
...........................70(3).....98(1)
Then EricBess:
23(1).....55(8).....13(1).....89(1)
.............57(1).....14(1).....90(3)
.............61(1).....46(1).....93(1)
...........................64(1).....95(2)
...........................70(3).....98(1)
Then Melkor:
23(1).....55(8).....13(1).....89(1)
.............57(1).....14(1).....90(3)
.............61(1).....46(1).....93(1)
.............62(1).....64(1).....95(2)
...........................70(3).....98(1)
And Apollo takes the third column with 7 points:
23(1).....55(8).....73(1).....89(1)
.............57(1)...................90(3)
.............61(1)...................93(1)
.............62(1)...................95(2)
.........................................98(1)
So the scores are:
Melkor: 16
Apollo: 12
Gerode: 7
EricBess: 4
Round 9 cards are due Tuesday, 11/13 due to the holiday but if we can get them in today, I can post another round tomorrow instead of waiting for so long
16(1).....55(8).....13(1).....89(1)
51(1).....57(1).....14(1).....90(3)
...........................46(1).....93(1)
...........................64(1).....95(2)
...........................70(3).....98(1)
Cards to be played in order:
Gerode: 23
EricBess: 61
Melkor: 62
Apollo 73
So Gerode chose to bite the bullet and take the first column with 2 points:
23(1).....55(8).....13(1).....89(1)
.............57(1).....14(1).....90(3)
...........................46(1).....93(1)
...........................64(1).....95(2)
...........................70(3).....98(1)
Then EricBess:
23(1).....55(8).....13(1).....89(1)
.............57(1).....14(1).....90(3)
.............61(1).....46(1).....93(1)
...........................64(1).....95(2)
...........................70(3).....98(1)
Then Melkor:
23(1).....55(8).....13(1).....89(1)
.............57(1).....14(1).....90(3)
.............61(1).....46(1).....93(1)
.............62(1).....64(1).....95(2)
...........................70(3).....98(1)
And Apollo takes the third column with 7 points:
23(1).....55(8).....73(1).....89(1)
.............57(1)...................90(3)
.............61(1)...................93(1)
.............62(1)...................95(2)
.........................................98(1)
So the scores are:
Melkor: 16
Apollo: 12
Gerode: 7
EricBess: 4
Round 9 cards are due Tuesday, 11/13 due to the holiday but if we can get them in today, I can post another round tomorrow instead of waiting for so long