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(...) Yeah, I loved the sci-fi games from Avalon Hill too, when I was 12. Now at 30, I still love them, with an occasional night of board games. My best friend and I used to develop variant rules too. Although he now has two kids, a wife, and a (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.gaming)
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Sorry, not to veer off-off-topic, but I had to de-lurk to say that I absolutely *loved* Amoeba Wars. I played a bunch of Avalon Hill games and that one was the best (although I think was one called "War in the Pacific" or something that I also (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Hmm. Currently, based on what we've developed so far for Starship, I would say the only real use of the brick is how the game encourages (pretty much demands) that everyone build spaceships and other space related MOCs and share images of them (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Yes, that's a useful distinction to make. (...) I still think the continuing story line element is an important distinction. In fact, it's probably one of the most important distinctions. It's what keeps players coming back. If a game is just (...) (22 years ago, 27-Nov-02, to lugnet.gaming)
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Copied and followed up to .fun.gaming (...) I can understand this now that I have given more thought to the term. Such games have a relatively strict plot and to play through it, the player must solve a series of steps to reveal the story. (...) I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.gaming)
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The rules as written definetly make a portable game. Many rule books just include sections with the optional rules. This keeps the game easy to play as beginners but also gives the advanced gamers something to sink their teeth into once the basic (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) I must admit, I always envisioned this as a miniature-style wargame more than an abstract card-type game. Hence my ideas for being able to capture other bases - allowing you access to more parts and allowing you to build units faster (if you (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) MTG wasn't one of the games I was thinking of :) There are some great CCGs out there that are multiplayer - Vampire:TES, Babylon 5, Middle-Earth, Mythos (Although Mythos tends to be more you-against-your-deck than against the other players) (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.gaming)
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Thanks for the ideas. I sense two versions of the game coming on: The idea was spawned from a thread about using a small tackle box to carry around pieces for making little bots. This spawned discussion about creating a game to be played with such a (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) This all could be added to an optional rules section of the rule book. I am looking at this game from a miniatures wargaming perspective as opposed to a card game. Some wargame minis are played on hex maps which I would probably use if I (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Thanks! (...) Nice idea. How would you see them working? (...) I like this - sort of like the factory "evolving" as it wins battles. This would be even more important if the colour based bonuses were introduced (red fire melts white ice etc.) (...) (22 years ago, 26-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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This is neat! The rules you started a great. If I were to play this game I would include hidden placement of sensors and mines. I would also as a beginner player set up sets of player parts that are the same but in different color configurations. In (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) the rules, I would not really call this an RPG. While any game (including Monopoly) could be considered a "role playing game", in the (non-computer) gaming industry, the term RPG has traditionally reffered to a game style where players (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I have written a draft set of rules for a lego game. This was born on the thread about Jon Palmer's portable tackle box bot building set, but I thought it deserved its own thread. I think this should be the deep link for it: (URL) here after (...) (22 years ago, 25-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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Every game needs a good working title, so considering the thread which started this off, how about the Portable Patented Plastic Building Brick Bot game? P3B3 for short? James (22 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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Hello, I've recently completed one of my comprehensive lego rpgs for your enjoyment, so here goes. (URL) before you click on the aforementioned site link, I'll explain some of the features further. 1. Rules can be fixed to fit the interests of the (...) (22 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.general, lugnet.announce)
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(...) If you like the idea of a "traditional wargame", you may wish to try out my new lego RPG. However, it's only castle related to a sense, however, could still work for space if one were to augment it further. (URL)Possible powers: (...) Yeah, (...) (22 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Steve, that's not true. Most rules are indeed set up in the "two-player" frame of mind, as was M:TG, but this is where creativity comes in. We used to play Magic with tables full of people, sometimes in a pattern (you could only attack those (...) (22 years ago, 23-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Yeah, unless you introduced a ruling that a unit can only be built from pieces from a specific base - you could have a staging area by the base where your unit sits while it is being constructed. That way all you have to do is mark which unit (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Yes - I like this idea - equivalent to your deck in a CCG. Capturing pieces might be a problem as it would be tough to remember exactly who owned what. Your case could represent your base, or the remaining parts could be built into a base. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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