The Not-Quite-Ides of March

Eagan, you keep bringing the brains and I'll keep supplying the trivia.  We had a really tight contest last week with a tie for first and a few points difference between third, fourth and fifth.  Let's see you take it to the next level tonight.  I'm predicting a three-way tie for first.

Here's your double dose of daily questions:

#1 Thursday the 15 is the ides of March, made famous for the assassination of Julius Caesar. What does ides, or its latin root idus, mean in English?

#2 What videogame console maker is based in Kyoto, Japan and got its start as a playing card company?

Now for your winners!

In first, breaking a tie, Bus Drivers!

In second place, losing the tie, Bimbo.  They were the only team that aced the image round.

In third place, Turbine Trio!

In fourth, a team with a black spot, Team Pipe.

And finally, a gigantic team that proved two many heads make for difficult trivia: Donna/Jamaican Bobsled Team!

That'll do it for now, Eagan.  Look up those puzzlers and I'll see y'all tonight.

-Andy