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(...) Ahhhh :) Actually, Eric Joslin and I did exactly that last year (when I was just embarking upon my WWII modeling frenzy!). Eric did a fantastic 1950s-comic-book-style newsreel writeup[1]: (URL) thread in which we discuss the anachronistic (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: I wanna play brikwars!
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(...) the (...) Hmm, I know they are eventually moving it, but I can't remember when, I thought it wasn't going to happen for a couple years yet. Well if it's not there this year, then I guess we will just have to find another excuse to get (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.wi.mil)
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Hmmm I heard the last one was the last year for GenCon to be here. Of course things can change without notice I'm sure. Though there was something about the costs I believe. Tamy (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.wi.mil)
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(...) That meeting was at my house, we are having it again the Saturday of Gencon, if people want to get together again. If you will let me know what we need to play, I will get it ready for for that day. If there isnt a big draw for Brikwars, we (...) (23 years ago, 17-Nov-01, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.wi.mil)
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(...) I can't be driving out to Wi right now, but as I am in Milwaukee every August (for Gencon) maybe we (ie AFOLs in the area) could have a LUG meeting and play some Brikwars afterwards. Someone was having a meeting in the area this year, but alas (...) (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.wi.mil)
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I will teach you how to play if you can fly me out there for a weekend or can come to DC for a visit. All kidding aside, get a group together with the rules nearby, try it out and skip the hard rules like Cost Points and Vehicle Turn Radii at first. (...) (23 years ago, 15-Nov-01, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.wi.mil)
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Hmmm I don't know how to play either, though I'd be willing to be a participant in a game. :) especially if it's castle brikwars! Tamy (...) (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.wi.mil)
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Is there any one in the Milwaukee Wisconsin area that would be willing to teach me how to play. I have looked at the web site, but I think I would learn much better hands on... Any takers? LMK Sarah (23 years ago, 13-Nov-01, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.wi.mil)
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| | Re: 'Nother BrikWars Rules Question
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(...) Hey, even minifigs need a little lovin' every now and then! - Mike. (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) That's all well and good - what I can't figure out is why you put the paragraph on "romantic interludes" under the "grappling close combat" section. The views we get into your personal life ... -s (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Depends on whether you are speaking physically or philosophically. From a philosophical standpoint, then yes, Mother Gaia should by all means rise up and splatter her ungrateful children every time they take a footstep, they deserve it. In (...) (23 years ago, 27-Oct-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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What the heck is the Armor value, and/or the mass of 'the ground'? Several times in the rules you mention collisions with 'the ground' My understanding is that if you use the mass of the planet earth, it would grind most anything into pulp. So then (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: BrikWars Rules Question
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(...) Fortunately I figure a minifig can hold its breath for a turn or two. I told Aaron in e-mail that rolling the dice and then dividing was the best way to go, but that converting 4d10 to 22 before dividing would work just as well. "Variable (...) (23 years ago, 26-Oct-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Hi Aaron, I'm cross-posting this to lugent.fun.gaming, which is where most Brikwars discussion takes place. I'll let Mike give the official ruling, but as a humble acolyte of the most holy of games: Hmmm, I'm thinking that your latter idea, (...) (23 years ago, 25-Oct-01, to lugnet.games, lugnet.gaming)
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A friend and I are devolping a Lego space-based war game (becasue we didn't like brikwars) and were wondering if any of you great lego-gurus would be willing to review/test it...if so, drop me a line at DiggerOfRedwall@cs.com Tim co-creator of the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: BrikWars Wild west train battle
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(...) The world can be divided into 3 equivalence classes: - Those who have never heard of Skyline - Those who love it dearly - Those who are misguided I have had a friend in the third class for some time. Now it appears I have two there... Well (...) (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) I'll play the environmentalists this time. Trying to save humanity from the spread of the World's Worst Chili. I seem to be the only person in the world that finds Skyline vile. Oh well. Later, Gino A... (23 years ago, 15-Oct-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) It's not so much learning the rules, as getting the time to do it. Finding other players, and the putting of the army together. Actually, there was some talk of doing this at ConFusion, so maybe we will get a chance then. -Jason (URL) (23 years ago, 13-Oct-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Well, that train station blocking the path of the oversized load certainly did, anyway. Two bundles of dynamite against the "level crossing" shelter and there's not much left of it. (...) Hewing closely to the rules sort of misses the point, I (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: BrikWars Wild west train battle
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(...) Looks like you guys had a blast. I keep meaning to actually give the brickwars rules a go, but haven't a chance yet. Well maybe at ConFusion. Thanks for sharing the pictures. -Jason (URL) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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