Shark Night was horrible. Fortunately it was so horrible that it was still enjoyable. But mostly it was horrible. Why are they referring to the bayou as a lake? Why is Donal Logue in this movie? Why are the swampbillies philosophizing about the varieties of sharks? Why are you not watching this? So many questions, so few answers.
The Thing (the recent prequel) was fine. I'm not sure why there's a ton of backlash against this movie. I suspect it's because they're calling it a prequel (it is) instead of a remake/reboot of Carpenter's flick (which it sort of also is too). Admittedly it hits all the notes from the previous film, but you know what? That's ok. It's still enjoyable. And some of the effects are pretty good. Gruesome little Thing-lets... At least they nailed the ending (with the dog running off and the helicopter giving chase).
Roll Through the Ages is a fun little dice game with a light civ building theme. It offers some pretty interesting choices over the course of the game. Obviously there's a fair amount of luck involved (dice game) but it's offset some by the things you can do - get more dice to roll thus increasing your odds of getting what you want, add improvements that let you alter/supplement the rolls you have, etc. It's also nice to know that I'm not the only person to get rules wrong when learning a game.
Had a fun visit with littlest sis. Games were played, food consumed, etc. The big winner over the weekend was Wits and Wagers family edition. Decent little party game. Everyone seemed to like it. Alas, we have to return that one to lovely wife's sister. I did manage to snag a copy of Summoner Wars though. (The recently released Master Set) M and I managed a game over the weekend and she eked out a victory there at the bitter end. Now that I have a better grasp of how things go I will crush her next time. Next time...
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