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With Christmas break coming up, will anyone have time to get together (on the east coast) and set up a day of Brickwars? I'm thinking big - to have a few thousand soldiers and heroes and make a really cool landscape - something we could plan out in (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.org.us)
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(...) *eyes his maybe 300 minfig total across all themes* "um.... RUN AWAY! RUN AWAY!" But seriously - What about a bonus/modifier for a smaller, leaner, more highly trained band of Merc's.... I mean.. my history is weak and it's been ages since I (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) Alliances with other armies, of course! (And I think you mean Dan Siskind) (...) Well, I was all ready for a BrikWars at the Brickfest... but no one was up for it, really. :-( Are you gonna be there next yeat, Pawel? (...) I don't think I know (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) I think another issues that arose is that people with huge armies (Dan Whatshisname:), James Aldrich(1)) would then have an unfair advantage over those that haven't complied 500-1000 troops. So how do you settle that? About gaming - I would (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) I think it was an interesting experiment...I have always enjoyed reading Richard Parsons brikwars updates, as well as the various space and castle NELUG brickwars descriptions. I like seeing the pics+models that result from a (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) Actually, there was a lot of discussion about this when the idea of CW was still young... Several people WANTED to stage battles based on the number of troops they had, storm other people's castles and fortresses, etc. The idea is pretty much (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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(...) I don't see how CW would be 'damaged' if some of its members decided to let a chapter or two of their respective stories be determined or influenced by the events that occur within a wargame... of course, they would have to be careful about (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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"Shiri Dori" <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G4M6oJ.8ts@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) You could keep CW as it is essentially, but mirror the CW universe and have it played out in a series of Brikwars games where CW participants are (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) Well yeah - not really. It was kinda an unspoken agreement ahead of time not to damage the buildings. As for the people, it's easy to reassemble them! (...) Well, I think that could be cool for a different kind of org. A lot of people lately (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) pictures. It seems awful gutsy to risk them in such a pitched battle. Wouldn't it be something if you could use BrikWars to determine the fates of clashing CW empires? It's almost hard to imagine. - Mike. (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) FU: We didn't have time to finish the game, but it sure looked like I lost. Bad strategy on my side, for splitting up my army and putting the cavalry before the foot-soldiers; plus, I was going against both Tim and Brandon at the same time. Oh (...) (24 years ago, 26-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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| | Improv-ed Medieval BrikWars
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Hey-- Tim (Courtney), Brandon (Grifford) and I are right here (my place) playing slightly-Improv-ed Brikwars. Meaning we're making up rules as we go along, not really following the rules, just looking for action. Carnage is everywhere. Pictures are (...) (24 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos)
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(...) and (...) Giant:Bonjour! Troops: Zut Alors! Heh, too funny to a guy who has a 6'9" French-speaking friend. Sean (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) eric (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) and (...) the NELUG homepage. I think this is probably the first offical NELUG page not hosted under the NELUG domain. Woo Hoo! Easier for me I just post a link :-). (URL) Kingsley (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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NELUG members recently got together and played a BrikWars game set in the Time of Legends. I have prepared and posted a page on Ye Olde Worlde Widee Webe and invite you all to come and have a look. (URL) holidays, eric (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.announce, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Times are good, and getting better
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My own Lego game, USLCS, version 2 rules are gonna be released by SUnday, after a long sleep. All I need to do now is scan some parts, write one article, and it'll be up! Just thought that some of you guys might like to know, if you even care (...) (24 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: November 18th Brikwars, Medieval Style
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(...) I wasn't as interested in what order the things occur in mathematically as I was in making sure I understood how the dice made the transition from Skill dice to Range. For example, you don't convert 1d6 to 3.5 and use the formula, or roll the (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) That's why in real life you try to throw grenades through, around, or over obstacles that you can then hide behind. And also I think that bad things should happen to any unit who rolls ones. (...) That's about the size of it. You could also (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Well, there's something you don't hear often. (...) Ok, already I have a fairly universal question about this formula. The standard trooper has 1d6 skill, and 1 power. We'll assume he's trying to throw something with a mass of 1, as well. So, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Nov-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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