Lisa Ehler

Our 66th regulation card party was originally planned as an Independence Day Party, but it evolved into a summer BBQ with a patriotic red, white, and blue theme. Thirty-six people planned to attend, and despite one last-minute no-show, we still welcomed 35 players for an evening of food,…

30 Players, 12 Hands, and One Dog Who Might Be a Luckdragon Our Winter Card Party was exactly the kind of night we love: a full house, a loud basement, and a whole lot of laughing. We started with potluck at 6:00, and at 7:00 I did the…

Open House We expanded our guest list this year and invited several couples from Christ Our Savior. The open house was very well attended, with people socializing on both levels of the house—most of the DTS crew upstairs and most of the COS guests downstairs. Qdoba catered dinner,…

Our 62nd Card Party was one for the books — and the audit logs. The Halloween edition brought great costumes, creative food, and enough scoring errors to keep our accountants up all night. We caught and fixed four or five errors between rounds four and five, and then…

August 23, 6:00pm Invite You’re invited to a Birthday Card Party! Dan’s birthday falls on a Saturday this year, YAY! Feel free to bring along a guest or three. NO GIFTS PLEASE! Please RSVP with the number of attendees. This is a potluck, so bring a dish to…

The Game Hannah was the champion of the evening winning with 40 points. This was her second win. Tonight’s Task Amy and I have been watching a lot of Taskmaster lately and thought a Task would be a fun addition to the evening. We have been collecting stuffed…

Our latest card party was a night to remember, with five newcomers joining our seasoned players. The highlight of the evening was Tiffany’s impressive victory, capturing our coveted traveling trophy for the second time this season! The night wasn’t without its moments of drama. A routing error sent…

December 7, 2024 Bud won his 1st card party with 37 points. Open House Only Guests The open house was very well attended with people socializing upstairs and down. We had catering from Noodles and Company. We ordered food based on 3/4s of the estimated attendees. This number…

This year’s Halloween Card Party was a thrilling mix of spooky fun, card shuffling, and unexpected twists! In a unique turn, we had an unusual number of last-minute RSVPs, with more people confirming “yes” on the day of the party than declining. With 28 players at seven tables,…

Winner Hannah won her first card party with 37 points. This makes her the fifth winner in Season Two. Theme Although we didn’t have an overarching theme for the party, we experimented by selecting different themed card decks for each table. Instead of assigning initial tables and rotating…

Winner Though it was in question at the time, Erin did win the 54th Card Party with 44 out of 52 possible points. This puts her in a four-way tie with Julie, Paul, and Tiffany leading Season Two. Pot Luck The evening started with our usual potluck. Amy’s…