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Everyday is Friday

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Robinson Crusoe is a bumbling buffoon. There, I said it. And if you've played the solo deck building game called "Friday," you're nodding your head in agreement right now. Me? I've played it enough times to know that Robinson can barely hold his own drool in his mouth, much less survive on a deserted island without our help. But while Robinson himself may be completely and utterly moronic, this solo deck building card game is nothing short of brilliant. In "Friday," you play as a man appropriately named Friday. You are stuck on an island with your pal, Robinson Crusoe. You are tasked with keeping him alive, which is easier said than done as again, Robinson is a complete dunce. For one, he has no attention span. And when he's not chasing butterflies, he's often simply too weak to contribute anything. All of Robinson's shortcomings are represented by a starting deck of cards, each with a numerical value and possibly an ability. For instance