There were six people for gaming tonight, so we split into two tables of three. Ed, Susan, and Mike went off to play fluffy games. And Doug, Jon, and myself played Outpost. Mmm, I like this game a little better than Zepter because of its Science Fiction theme. Three people is not a bad number. Everything seemed to be balanced. However, the dice did cause one unique thing to happen. Neither scientists nor laboratories came out until the end of the second phase. Which was sad. I wanted to build some new chemicals. When the scientists/labs did come out, they were hotly fought after. The 40 dollar scientist went for 75+ dollars! And I didn’t get either of them. In the next round, they both came out again (being the last cards of phase two). This time, I didn’t bother going after them. The game would be over soon and I needed to save up for the big guns. I bought a planetary cruiser for the first round, and a moon base for the second round. Unfortunately, I was only at 73 victory points. So the game didn’t end yet. It lasted one more round. I let Doug and Jon fight over the last cards since I was so far ahead of them. I didn’t want to king make second place.