Oakley West

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…

Oakley West stole the show by winning every hand (throne award) with the score of 40 points. The evening was a special twist on our usual card parties—prompted by a request from one of Amy’s co-workers who wished to bring their child along. We compromised by hosting this…