F:AT Thursday - Snow Hatred and more Fields of Fire

"I just love the snow!" she giggled. "My office called and said we didn't have to come in because the roads are slippery so I can go make snow angels and then later I'll have a cup of hot cocoa with marsh mellows!" Her eyes scrunched up and a childish grin spread across her face.

The tragedy was that, while she basked in a return to youth brought on by the frozen precipitation,  she was completely oblivious to the doom hurtling directly at her face. A doom in the form of a fist attached to the end of the arm of the tow jockey who had just spent the last 12 hours belly down in the slush filled gutters. Listening to the laments of car drivers bemoaning how long it took him to arrive. Feeling the creeping chill of the icy sludge as it climbed up his pant leg and down his ass crack.

When the jab collided with her cute little nose, all wrinkled in glee, it sent her reeling backwards into the snow bank. Sh0cked and dismayed, all she could manage was a squeaked one word question, "Why?"

He gave no reply. Having to spend the day in a pair of cold wet jeans does not incline a man to idle conversation.

It's F:AT Thursday.

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Well the snow storm that was supposed to only drop 2 to 4 inches on us but instead dumped over a foot, began on F:AT Thursday. The Rose's were willing but in the end Josh and I both bailed deciding that the risks were too great.

I must be getting old because back in the day, snow never would have stopped me. Now, I get an ache in my belly as I white knuckle it the whole way. I suppose the fact that I spent my life driving junks never worth more than $500 might have been a factor. Now that I have a reasonably decent car, albeit a rear wheel drive one, all I can see is the dollar figures an accident would have. Like I said...getting old.

So, there was I, one lone F:ATie on a Thursday night and the question arises, what to do with myself. I decided to play some more  Fields of Fire. 

 I have been playing it on Vassal rather than the physical copy because it's easier to save if I want to take a break, I don't have to worry about my fumble fingers sending a stack of chits flying, AND the kitten, Mina, has a much harder time attacking the pieces though she still tries , sitting in front of the computer screen and batting at the moving objects. 

Now that I have most of the rules down, the game is really starting to shine. I was impressed before but now I'm really amazed at how good a game it is. 

The turns are going much faster too. A complex turn with lots of enemy units and new placements can still take thirty minutes or so but simple one can run as fast as 10 minutes.

I spent over two hours last night when I was done writing up an in depth review of the game only to mishit a key on my laptop and delete the whole damn thing. That wasn't a great way to end my day but I suppose the initial attempt helped me to form my ideas regarding the game so my second attempt should be better. Right? 

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ConnCon is just around the corner. In fact, next F:AT Thursday is when I will be arriving. A bit sooner than most I suppose but I'll be in the bar area playing Mage Knight or Fields of Fire and having a col' brew. Look for the fat guy with the goatee. That should narrow it down for you.