Sweet Flea-Market Finds Again:

Well, I spent $5 on some back-issues today at The Dirt-Mall:

-I picked up some stuff I needed, some books I wanted, and some just for the fuck of it- I mean, twenty-five cents each?  Right?


More after the jump-

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This is not comic book related at all- so I'm putting it here at the end so if you don't give a fuck you don't have to read any further...
I picked up 8 booster-packs of the Galactic Empires CCG for a quarter a piece:

-I got some super-rare cards, too!

I talked about this game before, on some past videologs; back when I got two boxes of cards last Summer- but I've never updated on that since I've actually played the game.  The short of it is: It's awesome.
You build your deck: Containing a Solar System that you protect with the fleet of Spacecraft you assemble (13 or so different races to choose from; each with their own unique shit) -I mean, it's a straight up Science-Fiction game.  You mine resources from the planets/moons/asteroids in your alliance to power your army.  You compile a crew (there are so many to choose from!) and then there are space-pirates, brain-slugs, space-dragons, monsters, space-stations.  -You can have psychics, boarding parties, various equipment and ship upgrades.  There are storms and hazards and fucking time-travel...  It is very involved- and there are so many different ways to attack and cripple your opponents- it's insane! 
If you like CCGs and Science Fiction and were disappointed in any of the Star Wars or Star Trek offerings- this is SO superior.  And despite how complicated it can become- it's fairly easy to play.  You can pick up entire boxes of Booster-cards, from any of the many expansions, for around $20 or less on eBay.  Same goes with the Starters- but you do NOT need more than ONE Starter-pack from any set.  -They all have the exact same cards. I found that out the hard way... 1 Starter and any number of Boosters (for variety) and you can play.  I have 3,000 cards now- maybe more... and from all the expansions except one.  There is a LOT to choose from, and SO much you can do. I'm totally addicted.

Then- at a different/new Indoor Flea-Market I got this complete board-game for only $2! 
                                                      Deadlock

American Greetings Corp./Leisure Life, 1972

-And that was funny to me because this past Summer, at my regular Flea-Market, I saw/wanted a copy of this game there- but the guy wanted $30 for it...  Yeah, fuck you, buddy.
Granted- online it sells for (rather IS BEING SOLD FOR) between $20 to $55 on sites like eBay and Amazon.  But I won't pay over $5 for a board-game at The Dirt-Mall.  And this is why- you'll always find it on the cheap eventually.  My closet full of awesome boardgames is testament to this.