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Christopher Weeks wrote:
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> In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz writes:
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> > How long was your drive to DC? NJ would probably be doable, though I'd
> > be inclined to do it on a long weekend.
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> 3.5 hours.
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> > The strip mall sounds interesting. Would there be time problems?
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> I don't follow. Actually, the only problem related to time (and I just thought
> of this) that I can see is that the mini-cons that happen there are typically
> Friday night straight through to Sunday afternoon with no locked up times.
> That means we'd need to arrange guards for our LEGO. What time issues did you
> have in mind?
Would the place be available 24 hrs. Sounds like a yes. I would guess
that if we didn't want to stay there 24hrs we could arrange to lock up.
> Now that I'm thinking about this, a gaming buddy of mine will be interested in
> playing too. In fact, he might come ot DC for a pirate game. He had no real
> interest in LEGO, but he's been eyeing pirate sets on the net since I started
> talking about it last summer.
Cool!
> > That
> > sounds like an interesting location to do semi-public events (like the
> > way Baylug does their meetings at the library).
>
> I'll talk to Rob (the store owner) and see what he thinks and what about tying
> it into something else. Does anyone have any idea what it costs to get Evil
> Stevie out for a game? I'd guess that if he has the weekend free, all we have
> to do is fly him out and put him up. I guess that means that something like a
> real con would have to be happening to make it worth it.
If the main focus was Pirate Con, and we didn't need Steve to bring his
ships (though if he wanted to bring some that would be cool also), I
wouldn't be too surprised if he'd trim the cost quite a bit. Of course
if he made an appearance at the hobby store, the store owner might be
willing to contribute some to any cost of bringing Steve out. We could
also charge a nominal fee. Since we'd be talking a pretty long game,
even with Steve there, I'd be happy to continue to GM (if we play that
long a time, the GMs are going to want to swap out to go vegg out for a
while).
Frank
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In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz writes:
> Christopher Weeks wrote:
> > Now that I'm thinking about this, a gaming buddy of mine will be interested in
> > playing too. In fact, he might come ot DC for a pirate game. He had no real
> > interest in LEGO, but he's been eyeing pirate sets on the net since I started
> > talking about it last summer.
>
> Cool!
The more the merrier, I say.
> > > That
> > > sounds like an interesting location to do semi-public events (like the
> > > way Baylug does their meetings at the library).
> >
> > I'll talk to Rob (the store owner) and see what he thinks and what about tying
> > it into something else. Does anyone have any idea what it costs to get Evil
> > Stevie out for a game? I'd guess that if he has the weekend free, all we have
> > to do is fly him out and put him up. I guess that means that something like a
> > real con would have to be happening to make it worth it.
>
> If the main focus was Pirate Con, and we didn't need Steve to bring his
> ships (though if he wanted to bring some that would be cool also), I
> wouldn't be too surprised if he'd trim the cost quite a bit. Of course
> if he made an appearance at the hobby store, the store owner might be
> willing to contribute some to any cost of bringing Steve out. We could
> also charge a nominal fee. Since we'd be talking a pretty long game,
> even with Steve there, I'd be happy to continue to GM (if we play that
> long a time, the GMs are going to want to swap out to go vegg out for a
> while).
Or get food, or sleep (gasp)...
I'm definitely game, with or without Evil Stevie. (Of course I'd
gather that he's probably reading these messages, so maybe we'll
hear from him at some point, hopefully in the affirmative! :) )
GMing, or bringing ships, or what have you--or do you anticipate
one person bringing all ships again, with islands being a community
project? I finally have proper island baseplates, so I'm happy
about that prospect. It would however be loads of fun to have my
own ship, and I do now have enough material to make at least 12
size-2 or above ships not to mention a whole honkin' mess of cutters
(no small thanks to the White Pine Forest that is John Kanehl).
Just keep me posted. Anytime after 1 June would be magnificent,
anywhere DC or north. Oh, and I snagged loads of Technic 8000/
8001/8002 and the big Race Rally set with the brown half-cylinders,
so I can make mortars galore should we choose to implement that mod.
best
Lindsay
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Mr L F Braun wrote:
> Or get food, or sleep (gasp)...
Well, there's probably food in the strip mall... Sleep, who needs that?
Bring a sleeping bag :-)
> GMing, or bringing ships, or what have you--or do you anticipate
> one person bringing all ships again, with islands being a community
> project? I finally have proper island baseplates, so I'm happy
> about that prospect. It would however be loads of fun to have my
> own ship, and I do now have enough material to make at least 12
> size-2 or above ships not to mention a whole honkin' mess of cutters
> (no small thanks to the White Pine Forest that is John Kanehl).
It would be great for folks to bring ships. If we wanted to do a battle
game, we could probably muster a HUGE fleet... Islands of course will
also be highly welcome. With more people bringing ships, it should be
quite feasible for me to bring enough in my Saturn wagon (which
definitely won't hold as much as the Isuzu Trooper I rented for
Brickfest 2000).
> Just keep me posted. Anytime after 1 June would be magnificent,
> anywhere DC or north. Oh, and I snagged loads of Technic 8000/
> 8001/8002 and the big Race Rally set with the brown half-cylinders,
> so I can make mortars galore should we choose to implement that mod.
Hmm, brown mortars??? I suspect we won't need too many mortars. I plan
on building some myself (still have yours sitting here...).
Frank
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In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz writes:
> Would the place be available 24 hrs. Sounds like a yes. I would guess
> that if we didn't want to stay there 24hrs we could arrange to lock up.
Maybe not. But if someone else would take the midnight-0400 shift, I'd take
the 0400-0900 or whenever we were going to start. I do early mornings much
better than late nights.
> If the main focus was Pirate Con, and we didn't need Steve to bring his
> ships (though if he wanted to bring some that would be cool also), I
> wouldn't be too surprised if he'd trim the cost quite a bit. Of course
> if he made an appearance at the hobby store, the store owner might be
> willing to contribute some to any cost of bringing Steve out. We could
That's what I've been discussing with him. He seems open to it.
> also charge a nominal fee. Since we'd be talking a pretty long game,
Yeah. I've been trying to work out how to subsidize Steve's participation.
Frank, to get email at the addy from which you post?
Chris
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Christopher Weeks wrote:
>
> In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz writes:
>
> > Would the place be available 24 hrs. Sounds like a yes. I would guess
> > that if we didn't want to stay there 24hrs we could arrange to lock up.
>
> Maybe not. But if someone else would take the midnight-0400 shift, I'd take
> the 0400-0900 or whenever we were going to start. I do early mornings much
> better than late nights.
I wouldn't want to do the midnight to 4:00 shift, but I'm sure someone
would volunteer.
> > If the main focus was Pirate Con, and we didn't need Steve to bring his
> > ships (though if he wanted to bring some that would be cool also), I
> > wouldn't be too surprised if he'd trim the cost quite a bit. Of course
> > if he made an appearance at the hobby store, the store owner might be
> > willing to contribute some to any cost of bringing Steve out. We could
>
> That's what I've been discussing with him. He seems open to it.
Great.
> > also charge a nominal fee. Since we'd be talking a pretty long game,
>
> Yeah. I've been trying to work out how to subsidize Steve's participation.
>
> Frank, to get email at the addy from which you post?
Saw your second message and responded.
Frank
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In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz writes:
> Christopher Weeks wrote:
> >
> > In lugnet.pirates, Frank Filz writes:
> >
> > > Would the place be available 24 hrs. Sounds like a yes. I would guess
> > > that if we didn't want to stay there 24hrs we could arrange to lock up.
> >
> > Maybe not. But if someone else would take the midnight-0400 shift, I'd take
> > the 0400-0900 or whenever we were going to start. I do early mornings much
> > better than late nights.
>
> I wouldn't want to do the midnight to 4:00 shift, but I'm sure someone
> would volunteer.
Well, I'm the night-owl by habit among everyone it seems. If
someone is needed, I could probably swing it most easily.
> > > If the main focus was Pirate Con, and we didn't need Steve to bring his
> > > ships (though if he wanted to bring some that would be cool also), I
> > > wouldn't be too surprised if he'd trim the cost quite a bit. Of course
> > > if he made an appearance at the hobby store, the store owner might be
> > > willing to contribute some to any cost of bringing Steve out. We could
> >
> > That's what I've been discussing with him. He seems open to it.
>
> Great.
Yes, most spiffy!
> > > also charge a nominal fee. Since we'd be talking a pretty long game,
> >
> > Yeah. I've been trying to work out how to subsidize Steve's participation.
I suppose Evil Stevie does not live on "beer and pizza" alone...
best
Lindsay
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