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Re: Battle! (was Re: loc.au stats (was - all quiet on the loc.au front))
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Mon, 13 Dec 2004 01:02:23 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Richard Parsons wrote:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Richie Dulin wrote:
>
> > Not enough .loc.au statistics?
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> Ha! More to this that you might think :-) The lack of stats certainly adds to
> the the general sense of decrepitude. Which is not to confer onerous
> responsibility on Richie. This is a symptom, not a cause.
>
> Overall there seems to be a bit of a pall over things generally.
>
> Maybe this is just in my little neck of the woods, but the failure of
> Afghanistan and Iraq, the re-election of Howard and Bush, Lego's fixation with
> working inside the creative limits imposed by Star Wars and Harry Potter instead
> of beyond in some more creative place, Australia's continued fixation with long
> and longer working days and more unpaid overtime, its all just a bit bley. The
> years long wave of communal joy that has been Lugnet seems to be receding. On
> the upside, waves are forever coming and going, so it will likely return of
> itself.
Failure of Afghanistan ? Kabul is perfectly contained, drug production is
approaching capacity and the warlords' payroll is taken care of.
Iraq ? Just re-install Saddam, with the warning to stay out of trouble or we'll
clone your sons and kill them again.
> In the meantime, if I was to think about something that would stir the spirit,
> get the creative juices flowing, and create a bit of Lugnet community interest,
> one word comes to mind.
>
> BRIK WARS!
>
> <<pauses for Starship Trooper theme music>>
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> So I suggest a Brik Wars fest one weekend in January.
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> The dimensions of Brik Wars include:
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> Venue
> Period
> Points per team
> Number of players
> Scenario
> Terrain
> Game Master
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> I am wide open open to suggestions on any of these, and include my own
> suggestions below:
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> Venue: My place in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales (I know its far,
> but if its at my place then I can lay on some decent terrain)
In fact, at minifig scale, the Southern Highlands could pass for the Hindu Kush.
We might need some Agent Medium-Yellow Orange though and some Santa Snow for the
pointiest bits.
> Period: Medieval (sticks, stones and swords - no firearms), or Napoleonic wars,
> or even modern day (Vietnam?)
What's more modern day than the War on Terror. Urban warfare, I could finally
use my tan stockpile, we could blow up a few unipalms, defuse a few IUDs (these
are IEDs that don't end up working, U = Unexploded).
> Points: 300 worked for our last fest, but the would could have been improved by
> more of Richie's cavalry, so maybe 350?
>
> Number of players: 4 - 6 seems to be pretty ideal based on experience - one of
> my sons would be only too pleased to help make up the numbers
>
> Scenario: The 'attack the town' thingie seemed to work a treat in the last one,
> some simple variation on this would seem to be fine
>
> Terrain: 1 x 2m, town or ruins to provide cover and defence
>
> Game Master: Have to think about what sort of inducement would be necessary in
> order to get James the Just to the table
We could always outbid you to keep him away, Just kidding ;^)
> If we're:
> medieval, I'm thinking cavalry and infantry, maybe even a squad of MB green
> skinned ogre types (Vorgans)
>
> Napoleonic, red or blue coat squads similar to last time, but maybe an extra
> cannon and limber, and no you don't need red coats or blue coats, there are
> plenty of torsos that can make it as Napoleonic, and failing that you can
> download some of Kev's trosos, print them onto labels, and set to.
>
> Modern day, helicopter borne troopers (but yes I'm leaning to MB again - no
> matter, the Lego purist armies can show me the Lego superiority by carving me up
> - if they can ;-)
I blame myself for turning you heretical, that's the result of bringing the MB
Battleship down south in 2000.
> Never mind if you don't have the necessaries to build your own army either. I
> do, as do a few others. Build what you can and tell me what you need. If I
> know you well enough, I'll let you borrow some of mine (and even mail the bits
> and bobs to you so that you can take your pics as below.
>
> And never mind if you don't know enough about Brik Wars to tot up the points for
> your troopers. The materials are all online, and if you've had a whack at it
> and can't make it work, there are quite a few of us who can help out.
>
> In terms of community, post the story and stats of your troop, maybe even a few
> pics. We can snap pics at the battlefield, and appoint a war correspondent to
> recount the battle - this makes a splendid webpage.
>
> So have a think and see whether this is a goer. Never mind if no-one's
> interested, my sons and I will press on with it ourselves. We'll probably be
> playing every week or so through January anyway :-)
>
> What this really needs now is a snappy name.
What about 'Weapons of Moss Vale Destruction' ?
> All that is springing to mind is 'The Hiding in the Highlands', but I readily
> confess to being hopeless at naming things, and I'm wide open to anything with
> the possible exception of "The Great Breathe Life into Loc Au Brik Wars
> Competition"
>
> Oh, and no prizes, other than the bracing vista of a Brik Wars battlefield
> littered with the body parts of Brik Wars troopers who died doing what they love
> most in all the universe, and the sweet smell of victory, which brings with it
> the chance to Battle! again...
pete.w (Sydney's so moist, it smells like...,it smells like...Victoria)
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