Hey there -
I've talked to Linus and gotten email from Scott that they will be
able to make it this Thursday. Linus is going to bring Primordial
Soup (again) and we'll get a play in. He's even going to get there
early and setup the board so we have more time. The rules are
available here:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/file/download/7714 I'm
going to read up in advance.
-Matt