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(...) Have you seen the Lego conversion for Myth II? It's over at (URL)The economics of the game could be based on harvesting timber (for weapons (...) You would also have to mine and smelt ABS plastic to make more minifigs. - Mike Rayhawk ---...--- (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) ?? I've never heard of 'non-anoraky' before, but it sounds like a useful adjective. Where did it come from? (...) That was my fault, sorry about that. It was meant as a nod to Lego Wars, which had units like the "Medik" and "Mechanik." Waaaaay (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Better than BrikWars? Bite your tongue! ;) - Mike Rayhawk ---...--- Check out the Official BrikWars Home Page at (URL) ---...--- (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Hey that's great! There hasn't been a good fast no-bookkeeping lego wargame since the "battle blockz" site went down. (...) Well don't just yank our chains here, tell us more about it! - Mike Rayhawk ---...--- Check out the Official BrikWars (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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I was thinking about the effort a large scale castle minifig war would take, and decided that having a Lego version of Warcraft (that wonderful Blizzard game, go Canada!) would rock. Imagine having your own army of dozens or hundreds of little Lego (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Ruin his hopes? I don't think that he had any misconceptions about the fact that there are other Lego wargames out there. Perhaps he has seen them and has been disappointed by them all. It may be that one system is too complex or another is (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Exactly! There will be many predecessors to 'Brik Wars', but that makes no difference - each system is judged on it's own merits - and having a non-anoraky alternative (low dice, no lookup) is especially welcome when all you want is a quick (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Sure! But just if someone did it before, doesn't mean it can't be done again... :-) Anyhow, I'd love to see what Justin comes up with. There are quite a few lego wargames out there, but it doesn't mean there can't be any more! And they might (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) I don't mean to ruin your hopes -- but it has been done. The game is entitled "Brik Wars." There is an event in Columbus, Ohio, on the 15th of April at the Hilliard Library. LegoMasterLuke (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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Hello fellow Lego gamers! I've been playing writing and games (rpg's, wargames, etc) for a few years now, and ones made for Lego have always been the coolest ;) Anyway, I've been working on a new Lego wargame for the past while. As of right now, the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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...OOOH! Since we are talking bows and stuff. The rules say that you have to buy a *bow and a quiver to be able to fire them. I think that one round/arrow/bolt/whatever should be included in the cost of the *bow. This would allow the fig to fire one (...) (25 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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mjr22@cornell.edu (Mike Rayhawk) wrote in <Fsx159.Kq0@lugnet.com>: (...) I feel like I ought to offer some stats suggestions. but, I just don't knwo that much about compound bows. (...) Hmm. A higher UR seems more appropriate to me. But I'm not (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) These are all good ideas. I think we might actually add a TL4 combination bow, in case anybody wants to field Rambo or some TL4 Ninjas or something. (...) CP values aren't really supposed to reflect expense of building, but general battlefield (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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mjr22@cornell.edu (Mike Rayhawk) wrote in <FsvJCv.A5t@lugnet.com>: (...) I was thinking to just hang something off of the bow, somewhere. The other thing I might do, is use color. I'm pretty sure I have a good number of both black and brown bows. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) It's true; we were trying to keep the range lower than Pistols, which had to be lower than Rifles, which had to be lower than Siege Weapons, which had to be lower than two feet or nobody would be able to clear enough space for a proper (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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All you BrikWars guys. Particularly, Mike Rayhawk. I am preparing to field a Medieval army and I have some suggestions for changes. Looking at the charts for hand-held missile weapons, the range for bows seems too short. There are three major types (...) (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) They now appear to be here: (URL) Frank Filz ---...--- Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please) Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com (25 years ago, 11-Apr-00, to lugnet.fun.party, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.games)
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(...) Or, after further thought, a grey 2x2 cylinder with a grey 'R2 head' dome and the aforementioned joystick. I dunno if they grey R2 domes are available yet but they will be in the Pod Bucket... J (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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We're planning to have a BrikWars get together 4/15/00 in the Columbus area. We are still working out the details of when and where. So for we have 5-6 attendees and no previous BrikWars experience. If anyone is interested in joning us, let me know (...) (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) How about a 2x2x2 cone with a 'joystick' on top, with the stick folded down to the horizontal position? It'll kinda look like a pinheaded Dalek, anyway... J (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Ahh, give in, give in - whether we're on the same side or not, sharing can only help ... me ;) shaun (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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In lugnet.org.us.nelug, Eric Joslin writes: <snip> (...) I would agree. I would say to keep posting to both groups. It looks like there might be bit of a surge in Brikwars interest as a result of the recent pic's from actual games. Plus with more (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Heh. Yeah, they'll do that to ya. I passed a Games Workshop store in Paris and I couldn't resist stopping in, as I had never been to one before. Even the suave Frenchie gamers were pretty much creepy guys. (...) There are some similarities (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) ;) <goes back and read's Shaun's original message> Hey! You I thought you said you didn't want to have a diabolical surprise! That'll teach me to read Lugnet and work at the same time. Well, ok, no, not really. (...) I asked about a group for (...) (25 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Thanks! A bunch of people have mailed in and told me that a lot of parts of BrikWars were ripped off from Warhammer 40k. I haven't actually ever read or played WH40K so I wouldn't know for sure, but it seemed likely enough, so I went down to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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(...) lol (...) I don't think I've ever declared anything inviolable, but it sounds like fun. It'd be like being the Pope. (...) I don't see anything wrong with SpaceHeroes piloting vehicles. Whenever you wonder about what a spacehero should and (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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HA! lolololol - I kill me! This was supposed to go just to Mike, not to the whole newsgroup. Oh, woe is me and my pitiful little plans for miniworld domination! Might as well plaster my battle plans on a bulletin board before the next meeting ;) (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) the (...) Great minds think alike! I created on of these mosquito buggers yesterday and was thinking "man what if I could have a SpaceHero fly this instead of just a little old pilot. Not to mention the fact I wanted the SpaceHero carrying a (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Argh! Little bastards. (...) I can actually answer this one for you, Shaun, because I asked Mike the same question (I wanted a SpaceHero in my Mech :D). Basically, anyone can start the game driving a vehicle (like my MEDIC! HA HA!) but only a (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Hi Mike, As one of the NELUG Brikwars-Fanatics, I wanted to pose a question to you, as the keeper of all knowledge arcane and sacred regarding the game. Actually, I just wanted to get your thoughts on an interpretation of the rules. Here's the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Never failing to want to take credit, I'll jump in :) (Now if only I can find some way of taking credit for the wrecked church! :D ) Actually, those two 'round'-ish trees that you see on the green layout are my little (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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(...) Is it something like the Space Marines Dreadnaught from Warhammer 40000? The many examples shown are incredible. Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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(...) This is a pretty broad question although I don't think you meant it that way. First, Anyone can play Brikwars. There is no limitations set on who can and cannot play. Second (And I think the answer you are looking for), If it is a NELUG (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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Are Brik Wars events limited to NELUG members? (IE, people 18+) And yes, I read all of the rules -- it doesn't mention this anywhere .. legomasterluke (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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(...) Agreed - the most spectacular actions of the game were indeed the destructions ... you may notice the armored car in the pictures has spouts of flame coming from the hatch - that was the handiwork of a spaceninja tossing grenades. Another (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Yep. You can read the rules online at: (URL)2) Do you have to bring your own Lego .. collection .. to a Brik War event? Not your whole collection, only the vehicles and troops you intend to field. (...) Well, I've only played two games so far, (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) You guys are too kind. BrikWars is just bits and pieces from a million other wargames. Anything original in there is just jokes and gags, and ideas that a couple dozen other people sent in e-mails. The only difference between BrikWars and all (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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(...) idea (...) One trick I've found that works well in that regard is to pretend you "forgot" about the 200-pt. limit. I'll tell you what though, having a more balanced force will help you win and all that, but a month after the game is over (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming)
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I noticed a nice looking tree next to the yellow house with the blue roof. Do you have any close ups of the round tree? (...) (25 years ago, 4-Apr-00, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.fun.gaming, Drew Lawrence writes: <snip> I have no idea 'bout the other question but... (...) Around Boston, MA. You'd be better off xposting this to .loc.ma.bos, but heck - I did it for ya :-) Now here's MY question... 5) Is playing (...) (25 years ago, 3-Apr-00, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.ma.bos, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
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