Monday night, TJ & Michelle came over to play games... We warmed up with Zikus Flohcati, and then taught them Dampfross. We played on the smallest map (Ireland) and it went pretty well (I won). My only complaint was that track building died out WAY too early in the game. I think it was due to the smallness of the map, but we were all essentially cut out of certain regions of the island. So, we were stuck with the areas we initially built in, and the game became only about the races. Still fun (I love that negotiation phase where people decide teams and routes for races), but I would have liked more difficult ‘to build or not to build’ decisions. Oh, and I really need to make a deck of cards to determine race cities instead of using the crappy dice method...
Last night was movie night. Scott, Katie, Dave, & Billy came over to watch The Phantom Menace. I haven’t seen this movie for quite some time, and I was reminded of how bad it really is. And not bad in a ‘failed to meet up to expectations’ kind of way, but bad in a ‘bloated, boring, and messy’ kind of way. The movie definitely has its high points (the pod race and final lightsaber duels were exhilarating) but I was honestly bored through most of it. Yes, Jar-Jar is a disaster, but even without him the movie would have been a mess. So, I guess it was good to refresh on the events leading up to Revenge of the Sith, but I should have just read the Cliffs Notes instead...
Hear hear! (or Here here?)
Anyway, I couldn't agree more. I must say that seing this movie makes me a little more excited about Revenge of the Sith, and I actually do want to see the Attack of the Clones, because I have a feeling that there are some tid-bits I may need to remember going into the new movie.
At least there should be some connections if Lucas is even remotely the director he used to be. (i.e. You can't just call something a series just because the same characters carry over, but maybe once again, I'm hoping for too much) *sigh*