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Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
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Today is an 8
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The very idea you were looking
for shows up, from far away.
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Today is a 9
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Todav is a 9
You're on a roll, personally and professionally. Take notes, to remember what worked best. Heed the intuition that arises in contemplative silence and meditation. Remain obsessed with a passion project. Let others bring food.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 8
Friends offer good advice and apply their technical perfectionism to your project. Find a generous, thoughtful way to express thanks. Consider someone's fantastic scheme. Share your talents, and research solutions. An institution may be involved.
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Today is a 7
Accept a creative challenge.
Collaboration adds fun and value to the project. Iron out disagreements by finding the common vision. Love finds a way.
Allow change to occur naturally.
Amuse yourself, and others want to play along.
to play along
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is an 8
You're especially attractive and charismatic. Ask for what you want. It could get playfully romantic. Cherish a loved one. Consider an unusual suggestion. Accept encouragement. Gather strength and inspiration from someone else's talent and brilliant ideas.
brilliant ideas.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Tuesday no 9
Today is an 8 Clean up and fix something at home that's broken. Listen carefully to family, and discover a new resource. Nestle into the coziness and get lost in fascinating studies... or travel straight to the source.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Todav is a 7
Look at a situation from another perspective. Make a fabulous discovery. Abrupt decisions may need revision. Learn from expert group members. Capture brilliant ideas and find ways to apply
ideas and find ways to apply them to build shared resources.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is on 8
Work in partnership and the profit increases all around. Follow intuition about which direction to take a project. Your heart knows the way. Passion and discipline grow your money tree. Tend it with enthusiasm.
Pisces (Feb.19-March 20) Today is a 9
Today is a 9
Invent a brilliant solution to a persistent problem. You're especially creative now. It's a good time to launch or push forward. Balance work with play, and get plenty of exercise and rest. Serve
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Every Tuesday night the Casbah, located at 803 Massachusetts St., holds a game tournament for all to take part in.
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Casbah's 'Game Night' boasts vintage games
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Like Marco Polo venturing to the far East and returning to Italy with gold, spices and the riches of Kublai Kahn, Dylan Woods traveled extensively throughout Chicago and Portland about two years ago and returned to Lawrence with the idea for The Casbah's "Tuesday Night Game Night."
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Woods came up with the idea after visiting numerous "Barcades" in the northwestern United States and Canada. These bars combined all the staples of a regular bar with the camaraderie of social video-game play.
After Woods returned, he pitched the idea to a close friend and Casbah general manager Chris Hoffman, who loved it. Hoffman then established Game Night with a few old video-game systems mostly Super Nintendos and Nintendo 64s—as well as a few sentimentally low-def TVs and a handful of classic games. Tuesday Night Game Night, typically characterized by about seven screens of casual video-game competition and one weekly tournament, has since evolved into a popular weekly event on a generally unpopular night.
Over a year after its founding, Tuesday Night Game Night now boasts more than 100 games and eight game systems. Every Tuesday night, The Cashah, located at 803 Massachusetts St., hosts a 32-entrant, March Madness style tournament on
"Tuesday nights were traditionally our slowest nights," Hoffman said. "But since we started Game Night, Tuesday nights are sometimes packed. Sometimes tournament players have to spill into other parts of the bar."
While Tuesday Night Game Night is mostly focused on adults, underage gamers are allowed to come and compete. The Casbah observes a strict no-tolerance underage drinking policy, but does allow younger gamers to enjoy the atmosphere.
"It was nice coming down here and seeing the old, classic games I used to play," Covert said. "There's a great sense of nostalgia about this place."
The older Nintendo systems are very popular among all ages. Despite being newer, the Nintendo Wii and an Xbox aren't nearly as popular as the Super Nintendo and Nintendo 64. The wide interest in the older games create a strong social atmosphere, and bartender Paul Smith said it is the love of vintage gaming that makes Game Night so special.
"I bartend full time, and people will see me upstairs and talk to me about video games," Smith said. "The best part is meeting all the gamers."
Whether it's emotionally bonding over a crushing loss in Mario Kart, or sharing a thrilling victory in team Smash Bros., Game Night's social aspect is the glue that holds it all together. Covert said he feels
Part of what makes Tuesday Night Game Night so appealing to college students is the abundance of vintage games and systems that many college-age gamers grew up playing. Overland Park native Ryan Covert said he was happy to be able to visit the bar and play games.
a large projection screen in the downstairs portion of the bar. These tournaments are often played on a GameCube console, and usually involve fierce competition in either "Mario Kart: Double Dash!!" or "Super Smash Bros. Melee."
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"When we were kids, video games were a social thing, and The Casbah brings back that social aspect."
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