Evil Card Games, a Haunt in Peril and some Star Wars Stuff.....

Ya know, there's nothing like getting together with a group of friends and playing a less than friendly card game of Munchkin. If you've never played it before, it's a competitive card game that is based on the properties of a role playing game, yet has all the facets of an Enron scandal. The game encourages backstabbing, cheating, maliciousness, stealing, placing curses on your opponents and turning unspeakable monsters on them just when they think they're at their hour of triumph. I'm sure the game is responsible for divorces, jail time and a few secret holy wars in small countries.

Last night I enjoyed a game or two of Munchkin. My opponents tried to make me their whippin' boy but I found myself victorious, much to the chagrin of those that scorned me. I left my friends' home that evening with a "Don't let the door hit your keister on the way out!" farewell from one friend while another swore slow, painful revenge upon me.

Munchkin....... Good times.... good times.

So that's why you didn't see a weekly, Friday night post up on my Blog of Geekdom yesterday. I was out losing friends. The reason I didn't post something last week was due to sheer laziness. I apologize for the slackosity.

Now on to more stuff.....

It's looking less and less likely that my favorite Haunted Attraction, Terror on Rural Street, will make it's resurrection this coming Halloween. Sadly, the people who ran it, volunteered on it and built it have segregated into two factions.

"Group A" are accusing "Group B" of showing a lack of support in the Haunt, creating rumors and drama and tarnishing the name of Terror on Rural Street within the community. So "Group A" have decided to shut down the operation completely and screw over the charities, public, fans and Haunt enthusiasts that have visited the Haunt for the last several years.

"Group B"who may have not been as active in the Haunt as they should have been, are suddenly crying out and feel that they weren't given a fair shake or a fair say in the emotionally charged decision to toss the whole project into the garbage.

"Group B" wants to use the organization's remaining funds to re-boot Terror on Rural Street and start a new.

"Group A" wants to give away the remaining fundage to charities. Recently they have been using the money to pay their lawyers to keep Terror on Rural Street and the cash away from "Group B".

Oh what a pathetic, sad, tangled web we weave. It's so disappointing when ego and inaptitude ruin something so creative and fun. Personally, I say that "Group A" are being a bit egotistical and selfish about the whole thing. And though "Group B" want to continue on the tradition, it sounds like they don't want to put in 100%.

The best thing that could happen is that both groups mediate with one another, make up, work out their issues and continue on Terror on Rural Street (TORS) so everybody wins. But, something tells me that egos have been too bruised and ruined for that to happen.

The next best thing that can happen is that "Group A" deflates its ego, and gives "Group B" the funds to start up a new TORS. And that "Group B" actually puts in the time, initiative, professionalism and maturity to not only keep it going, but make it every bit as big of a success as it has been, if not more.

I loved TORS and it was a Haunt I hit every season. Last year there was a big void in my Halloween without it. It would be nice to see it continue.


In other news....

My friend, Mr. Salty informed me recently about Lucas Arts plans for a possible video game where you play as Darth Vader. It may take place shortly after the events in Ep.III unfold. They've been on a winning streak when it comes to SW video games for the past few years. If they continue to play their cards right and give the game a first person perspective where you get to hunt down other Force users during the purge of the Jedi using whole slew of Dark Force powers, this could be big hit! Hopefully they won't give Vader the cheap-o-reapo treatment that they gave Boba Fett and Obi-Wan in their previous titles.

In other SW news, it's official, SOLO SHOT FIRST!!!!!!! Yep. Lucas has finally relented and will release the very ORIGINAL first trilogy unaltered on DVD this September. You will be able to view the original trilogy as they were when they were first released in the late 70's and early 80's. We will once again be able to see the bad ass that Han Solo was when he blew away Greedo in the cantina. Not the PC version where Greedo shoots first and misses... at point blank range.

Well it's Saturday and I think I'm going to go and do some cleaning, organizing and other constructive things..... or maybe I'll just play Gauntlet: Legends all day on the ol' PS2.

"Blue Knight needs food!"
"What a gallant effort!"

Talk to you later.

Zangz.