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-- guild hq, dateline 31/03/2000 -- Today, on 31 March 2000, we, the undersigned, are pleased to publicly announce the formation and existence of -- THE GUILD OF BRICKSMITHS(tm) -- The Guild is a band of LEGO Fans who have become concerned at the (...) (24 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade) !!
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(...) Wow! Amazing models there.. if only I had a spare $190 that Blacksmiths shop would be mine! Please keep it up, at least until I graduate and can afford some of these kits :) Richard (24 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| | How does one become a "Guild of Bricksmiths(tm)" member?
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Congratulations, Bricksmiths, on your new endeavour! Your first wave of models look great. The big questions is, "How does one become a 'Guild' member?" It would be great to see the answer to this question in your FAQ. Ashley LM90 (24 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) ya! me too! same big question! later ~ craig~ (24 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) We'll take it under advisement. Right now the process is by invite only, although I can see it ought to be a discussion topic on our internal list. Being a Guild member is a heavy burden and confers no special discounts. ++Lar (24 years ago, 31-Mar-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Factionalism within Lugnet begins: the Council, the Guild of Builders, etc. -- Richard (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) If you mean the Guild of BrickSMITHS, it is no more "within LUGNET" than it is "within RTL". Completely separate entity. Nor is it a faction. Kevin (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory) !
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"Kevin Wilson" <70641.507@compuserve.com> wrote in message news:38E97AEF.1E8CFE...rve.com... (...) faction = a group within a larger group. I'd say Richard was/is right - unless you are contesting that it is coincidence that all the GBS members are (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Warning, some words elided from the above by Scott. (URL) as the first reference: 1.A group of persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group. 2.Conflict within an organization or nation; internal dissension: (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) That definition is so broad as to be almost useless, though. You could equally say that the GoB is a "faction of telephone users" or a "faction of bipedal oxygen-breathing mammalian lifeforms". "Faction" has all sorts of political (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory) !
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:FsHw2E.1uM@lugnet.com... (...) Builders, (...) than (...) ...are you insinuating I would seek to deliberately mislead anyone? A faction is "group within a larger group", you may choose to be (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Hardly. Why, *did* you? I would say "accidentally misled" because I don't choose to ascribe malice to that which can be satisfactorily explained otherwise. (...) Yes, we heard this incomplete definition the first time, thanks muchly for (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory) !
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(...) Bah! Humbug! I am perfectly willing to let those with _that_ kind of design skill style themselves as "BrickMasters", GuildMasters, whatever! Its a special kind of description, and many of us can aspire to prepare our "Master Pieces" so that (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory) !
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In lugnet.market.theory, Larry Pieniazek writes: [snip] (...) Cool. The Cabal of Brick-layers...oh wait...isn't that the Masons? Anyone here play Illuminati by SJG? "The Bavarian Illuminati attempts to control The LEGO Company with the assistance of (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) For the record, I see no difference between the New Guild and WAMALUG, GMLTC, Dixielug, NELUG, etc. (essentially like mided individuals sharing the same geography, enterprise, etc.) By extension Lugnet is a faction w/in a large group of (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) :) "Relax, it's only 1's and 0's." - The Network Illuminati is one of my favorite non-serious games, ranking up there with Hunta (Yes, El Presidente!) and Family Business (Up against the wall!) Although lately I've been getting hooked on silly (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Barbara and I have "Kill Dr. Lucky", it's a hoot. We also have "Escape from Elba" and "Spree", which we haven't played yet. Why? I dunno, maybe to preserve the original packaging... ;-) Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) [aside] "Alert the Secret Masters. I've discovered someone Who Knows Too Much (And Must Therefore Be Eliminated)..." [/aside] ;-) With regards to Nerds, check this out: (URL) search for "nerds") Franklin (who also happens to be a Scottish Rite (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Incidentally, James Ernest (the prez of the company) is a Lego fan. (URL) - jsproat (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Erm, replying to myself replying to myself again... (...) Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I dunno who came up with that first but it sure looks like the same one Bram has! -Shiri (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes. I love the pipe game. The way I first learned of them was through the jumping frog game which uses LEGO frog models. Highly recommmended ++Lar (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I have in my hot little hands "The Big Cheese", gifted to me by a cow-orker, and having sat in my pocket for a week. We shall play it this evening. -Cheese (...) (24 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Oh, OK. "The Bavarian Illuminati attempts to control The LEGO Company with the assistance of 30-something nerds and geezer geeks." ;-) Chris (24 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Hey, count me out of the 30-somethings! I passed 40 several years ago... Kevin (24 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Chris's quote reminds me of one of the Ben Sargent-illustrated "Murphy's Rules" from TSG where there's a cross between Illuminati and a ...very famous game...called "Illumonopoly." The quote is something like "OK, the Bavarians are going to (...) (24 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Great games. Right now, I think the best games come either from Germany or from Cheapass. :) There are exceptions, but these days, not many of 'em. -JDF (24 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hunta? I've played Junta (and just about every other game under the sun), but not Hunta. :-) (...) Tikal is my current favorite. Bruce (24 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Update: The Guild of Bricksmiths site has moved to (URL) are also pleased to announce the addition of new Guildsman Eric Smith. Larry Pieniazek, Bricksmith Lugnet Member #5 (24 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.publish)
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(...) Have you played Stephenson's Rocket? I can't get enough of it. Chris (24 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) What, pray tell, is this? By the title, I'd adjudge it to do with railroads, but is it a PC game, a board game, or what? My faves in the RR genre: PC: Railroad Tycoon (original, strangely enough) Board: 1830 when serious, Eurorails or Iron (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Board. It is of German origin. It's by Reiner Knizia and distributed in English in the US by Rio Grande Games. It's a fairly abstract board game, but is very very challenging. I most highly reccommend it. (...) I've played a few hundred hours (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I got a copy of the original from ebay for $2, on the grounds that I remember spending hours with it years ago. To my great dismay, it seems to _require_ a numeric keypad -- something my Libretto subnotebook lacks. :( (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Sounds good. Can you tell more about it? For example, I consider 1830 more "abstract" than eurorails. One of the reasons I like 1830 is the stock market manipulation. What do you mean by abstract.. For flat out beer and pretzels, it's tough to (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) but (...) OK. Knizia's games (the ones that I know at least) seem to have a fairly small ruleset by which the players manipulate stuff within a fixed space. These game/rule/logic systems have a veneer of theme pasted on. Often, even the best (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes, a number of times. Jury's still out on this one. I'll definitely play it again, but the scoring system tends to be completely incomprehensible to beginners, and what you need to emphasize seems to change dependant upon number of players (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Not quite, I think Bram has a 2x2 clear tile on the copier's surface. But it's very close indeed! Fredrik (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) <snipped synopsis> (...) Perused them. Seems to have a bit of Acquire-ish thinking, in how stuff merges. Well, I'll give it a go if I see it. (...) Ya, it's simple. Good mundanes game. I tend to buy every railroad game I encounter, so I did. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ka-snip (...) We don't really bother with the board game version at all anymore - 1830 straight off the computer. It plays *much* faster that way. (...) 53(?...Imperial (...) We've 18xxed out in general (except on the computer). Perhaps those (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Mike, you have a copy to sell cheap? (...) Your review in general, and this paragraph in specific makes it sound like it's worth a try. <Lionel Trans Con PC game> (...) Yeah! I hate the teaching of incorrect stuff. That's really irresponsible (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Similar, but not quite. The again, some details on mine were inspired by another that I saw, I think... The other models are pretty nice. This render was especially nice: (URL) James Ernest is not only a fan of LEGO, but a fan of L3P too. (...) (24 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Are you sure that's L3P? I don't think so. Look at the control stick on the top, for example. An L3P'd version of this would have visible polygons, I think. Or is the scale too small for the polygons to be visible? And what about that small (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Interestingly, the computer version of 1830 sold me on the real board game. I had played 1829, but when 1830 first came out, I passed on it because I thought the smaller board would make the game less interesting. Definitely not so. (...) I (...) (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) This may be old news, but I just discovered that Iron Dragon is being created as a PC game. See (URL) for a few details. Chris (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I do too. And I agree that 18xx is fully an economic game. (...) Have you seen the new version? I just picked it up Saturday morning. It's pretty. The game doesn't need to be pretty, but it is nicer. Chris (24 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I had not realized it was out. Is it more like 1st edition or second edition Acquire? (The major difference was the "special actions" showed up in second edition... -JDF (24 years ago, 18-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Cool. thanks Hopefully they will reuse the basic game engine to do some of the other non fantasy based ones too. ++Lar (24 years ago, 20-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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