Hello again Top Men and Top Women. It’s time for some blogging, so let’s blog it up, Animus Style!

This past Saturday was Canada Day and tomorrow is Independence Day so a special salute to all my Canadian and American friends out there. Can-Am Connection yo!

I had a nice four-day weekend, mostly on my own. Les Dés Truqués were closed on Saturday and Sunday and they’re always closed on Monday so that limited the gaming potential. I bought Star Wars Rebellion on Steam for $2.50 and revisited that. Suddenly it was late and I hadn’t eaten. It was and still can be an addictive game.

On the board game side of things, Dice Forge came out which was a game I’d been waiting on for a while and it didn’t disappoint. It’s a light, gateway type game where players roll dice to collect resources to upgrade their dice and buy cards that grant special powers and gain victory points. I tried it at Les Dés and was sold so I bought a copy. The one “flaw” is that it only plays to four players which limits the opportunities I’ll be able to bring it to the table. But it’s so PURTY!

Tomorrow it’s Dice Masters at Le Joker du Jeu. I’ve been buying quite a few packs lately…at a $1.50 each it’s pretty easy to justify buying a couple here and there.

I’m having fun with my latest story arc. It’s a simple story (aren’t they all?) that hearkens back to the earlier days of the strip in a good way I think.

That’s all for this week. Have a good seven and we’ll do this all again next Monday. Carja V.

Hello there Top Men and Top Women! It’s Monday and I didn’t have to go in to work today! Good day.

As I head into my three day work weeks I had a flash. What if I do my drawing on Sunday night and Monday morning? The strips get done and then I can take care of other stuff during the week and weekend. Good plan and it worked after I got over the writer’s block. I wanted one standalone strip and one to start a little Sass story before I start my next arc. I just couldn’t think of any good gags. It took over two hours (and a nap) to come up with something.

I got to give Dice Masters a try today. It’s a collectible dice game based on the Quarriors engine, which I loved. I have a whole mess of dice but just never got to play until now. It’s pretty good.

I found out over the weekend that they’re rebooting Duck Tales and it’s looking pretty sweet. I really liked the original cartoon though I wish they had featured Donald in it. The reboot fixes that quibble. They seem to be going for a blend of the original cartoon and the comics that they were based on. Some of the voices will take getting used to, but I look forward to the premiere this summer.

Nothing else comes to mind this week so this’ll be another short blog. Have a good seven and we’ll do this all again next Monday. Carja V.