Our friend Ben, one of Mark's college roomates, used to be near Washington DC, in school to become a lawyer. He just recently got back to Wisconsin and drove over for a visit, with free time now after the recent Bar Exam. We started playing a short game of Trias, a game of migrating dinosaurs and continents in motion until that fateful meteor strike at the end of the game. It went quickly, with some conflict over island control, and lots of dinos going for a swim.

We then broke out Mark's new prototypes of Schism and Ultra Violets. Ben had some wonderful advice on improving Schism which is still in its early stages; the costs need to be balanced, and there is definetely a runaway leader problem. Ultra Violets on the other hand worked well, and Mar thinks it's time for the new properly distributed deck. For dinner we had a nice 5 cheese pizza and heard about the challenges of law school. I am very glad that I am not having to study for the Bar exam- a tough and expensive adventure.