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Since Gears of War didn't turn out to be the awesome "board game that we play every weekend" I've kept searching for another game to play. (Really, I've been pushing to play GoW again, to at least beat that first annoying level, but the others won't comply. What do?)

I noticed Ad Astra was on sale and figured we should give it a try. I didn't really know what the game was about and after having seen a quick review on the game on Youtube - after I had ordered it - I didn't think it would be very good. (But hey, it was on sale..)

My brother, a friend and I tested the game yesterday and as it turns out, Ad Astra is actually a lot of fun to play! There's a lot more strategy in this game compared to many of my other games (which are mostly just all about killing stuff). Travel to various planets, gather as many resources as possible to score more than the others and eventually win the game. For some reason that setup worked out just fine with us. Maybe we're getting too old for mindless mayhem? Grah, the horror!

The tokens, or pawns, are all pretty neat. A few of them look a bit fragile and the ships are a little skimpy for my liking, but all in all, they're very nice looking.

Both my brother and the friend commented that it would've been interesting if there were a way to attack the planets in an "intergalactic war kinda way" somehow.

I suppose there's still room for some mindless mayhem, after all. :-)

Jump For It - The figure in this image reminds me a bit of myself in that it feels like I'm jumping off of the mountain of dark dreary thoughts, aiming for that happy place where the sun is always shining. My girlfriend is the sun of my life, making me smile like I haven't smiled in ages. She's pretty awesome and I love her very much. <3

Quantum Cat Curiosity - The first one of two cat-tees. Ironically they're both of Shroedinger's cat. I prefer my cats alive and well without the guesswork, thank you!

Shroedinger's Cat - Wait, now they're in a box each? Well I suppose that only makes it easier to grab the one that's still alive.

MoriarTea - I don't know enough about Sherlock Holmes - hey, to be fair, I don't know enough about anything - but he drinks tea which makes him a pretty cool guy. Eh solves difficult cases and doesn't afraid of anything.

Night of the Living 8-Bit - There's just no preparing for an 8-bit zombie apocalypse. These babies are back from the past to haunt you.

It took Mr King many years to write The Dark Tower-series and it looks like it'll take me a few years to read all of it, mostly because I try to read other books inbetween (for no apparent reason, really).

I'm roughly twenty chapters into The Waste Lands and it's been pretty good so far. Seems the books get better and better with each instalment, which is nice. Gives me something to look forward to.

I like the way King writes, so when I'm done with The Dark Tower I'll look into getting some of his other works. I've been hearing good and bad about Salem's Lot, for instance. ;-)