Posted by Kevin Carruth on 2009-06-16 @ 17:04:11
So the new expansion for Arkham Horror is out. For those who don't know, Arkham Horror is a board game set in the Cthulhu mythos where players team up to combat monsters from other worlds in an effort to prevent a Great Old One (such as Cthulhu himself) from awakening on Earth.
"Innsmouth Horror" adds a new board and a bunch of new characters to the game, and I think so far it's my favorite of the expansions (2 others with boards and 3 'small box' expansions). The new mechanics are pretty cool. Each character has a unique personal mission which adds to the game, and the new board is pretty harsh. Instead of new "other worlds", there's a new mechanic for awakening the Great Old One. Basically the more spots the players lock down, the quicker the Deep Ones (worshippers of Cthulhu) rise and if they do, the Great Old One awakens.
Anyway, I got the expansion the weekend before last, and tried it Sunday night with 3 other people, and we had a pretty easy time of it. We got really lucky with starting items and such. Tried it again with 8 players (the maximum) this past weekend and had a much more challenging game, but we won in the end. Pretty cool stuff.
Yesterday I ordered a bunch of movies. I'd been waiting to place my next order until Generation Kill came out, and that was today. So yesterday I ordered that along with Weeds 4 and several movies. Should be a good weekend / next week!
Today I preordered a copy of Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 at Gamestop. Apparently Juggernaut is playable only if you preorder there. That's OK with me, because I buy most of my games there, but I hope other stores don't secure their own exclusives; I hate exclusivity deals! But I'm excited about this game!
And that's about all there is that I can think of to jot down for now.
Posted by Kevin Carruth on 2009-05-21 @ 14:15:48 , edited on 2009-05-21 @ 14:16:41
So I was just adding my two latest Blu-Ray purchases (Taken and Get Smart) to my site's list and noticed that they brought my total Blu-Ray collection up to 100 titles.
I love movies.
Posted by Kevin Carruth on 2009-04-22 @ 14:17:12
Sigh. My office chair I've had for like 8 years now is finally broken beyond use.
Thing lasted forever in great condition, but after about 5 years the armrest foam started to deteriorate. So I ordered a replacement and kept the old one as a backup. Since setting up my office upstairs, I've been using that old chair every day again.
Well, for the past week or so, I noticed that if I leaned to the left, the chair would tilt that way as well (there's not supposed to be any left/right movement). It felt like something was bending (I thought perhaps the piston connecting the seat to the wheel base). So, to correct it, I'd lean the other way.
Turns out that was only compounding the problem. The base of the chair has essentially a 3-sided bracket with a faceplate containing a hole for the aforementioned piston to go into. Well, the joint where this bracket joined the base of the seat broke on the right side, and when I'd lean to the left, the front joint would tear a little (the 'bending' I was feeling). So, as you might guess, one time I leaned back to the right to correct the bending and something snapped. Now, the only joint holding this bracket is the front, and it's essentially tearing. Also, with the two side joints gone (and having no rear joint to begin with), the chair tips forward if you sit on the front of the seat.
So yeah, it's only a matter of time till it breaks. So, I ordered a new one that just got here today. Feels weird. It's the same chair as I have downstairs, except the seat cushion is covered with mesh instead of leather. But because it's new, it feels quite different. Guess I'll just have to break it in.
Let's just hope these two last 8 years like their predecessor did (they're newer models of the chair that just broke).