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Hey, I love coming up with stuff like this. We’re always hashing out new BrikWar stuff and I’m more than happy to have a little brainstorming. One note, however, is that I'm all about balance; exotic, super weapons have to have some real drawbacks. (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-02, to lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Those nasty spacemen! Try a transmogrification ray--turns progress-hating spacemen into harmless rats, kitty's, and bunnies. (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.gaming)
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My friend Devin and I are playing BrikWars this weekend, and he is planning on invading the main research facility of PETS (People for the Ethical Treatment of Scientists) [last week he slaughtered 5 scientists just because his troops believe in (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Pics from WAMALUG BrikWars game on December 30
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(...) Those are great pics! And the descriptions are nice, too. I love seeing write-ups about Brikwars sessions. Are there any plans to do a fuller write-up, with back story, details about CP allocation and gameplay, other hilarious moments and (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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| | Pics from WAMALUG BrikWars game on December 30
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Hey all, just wanted to let you know I uploaded pics from the BrikWars session we played over the weekend. Here they are: (URL) for some picture descritpions!** Overview of The Ruins, defended by Aaron's monstrous forces: (URL) Army: (URL) Army: (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.org.us.wamalug)
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Folks, In the spirit of my recent 'Soma Cube' puzzle made of LEGO bricks, I have another puzzle: Cubic Dissection (URL) don't think the answer I have given on my webpage is the best reulst possible, so if anyone is able to improve upon my results, (...) (23 years ago, 3-Jan-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.announce) !
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| | Re: ATTN: Brikfest Space Brikwars Players
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(...) Unless of course, they are mobile bases such as the facilities in the PC game StarCraft. Think DropShip meets Military Installation. Each base is capable of say 1" of movement a turn to either move into firing range, or out of range of an (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.gaming)
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Mmmmm, evil death from above! Tasty! -Evil Jason (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Cool. I like the action scenes. ^_^ ~Grand Admiral Muffin Head -- Mark's Lego Creations (URL) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.gaming)
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I know it probably seem like a super lame set, but the Alpha Team Robot Diver ((URL) actually can make a pretty groovy rocket trooper. With a couple of changes you can get: A couple of closeups: (URL) Action: (URL) a few more, I'll be ready to rain (...) (23 years ago, 2-Jan-02, to lugnet.build, lugnet.gaming)
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"Kung-Khoon Quah" <kquah1@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message news:GoCK0q.7rH@lugnet.com... (...) manipulated (...) fighters.LMKWYT. (...) KK: I just got around to looking at this today and I must say, excellent work! I really like all of your ideas (...) (23 years ago, 28-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) This is in reply to my own post but I did post a new picture on the same link above on Brickshelf of the Black pieces with the new SW 2002 Jedi Defense I droidekas, which looks better than the ones I came up with as the color scheme is better (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Benjamin, Monica, Thanks for the comments ! I got to admit I did not think of Shmi as a dark side character but as you put it without her there would be no Dark Lord of Sith. I will have pics of a new version with the new Droidekas from SW (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.gaming)
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I'd probably choose Obi-Wan over Anakin, but that's only because Anakin bugged me :). As far as a "high" level female baddie, how about call her Shmi since after all, she did give birth to the future Dark Lord of the Sith.... mo (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) The set is very nice....I like your placement of players on the "light side". I especially like R2 and C3PO's placement as "bishops" and the fighters as the "rooks". Good choice to have gungans (jar-jars) as the "pawns". On the dark-side, I (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.gaming)
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Can't seem to get chess sets out of my mind. Thought I would take a hand at a minifig intensive Chess Set based on Star Wars Episode 1. And as a side benefit, it got rid of all those pesky Jar Jar minifigs. Pics are here: (URL) - black is the Evil (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.gaming) !
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(...) b02.jpg, ... so they will sort properly. Frank (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.western)
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I posted earlier that I was going to try to get a game up and take some shots of it. I grabbed a few friends and laid out a crude map ( space considering-- it was pretty cramped ). We were really playtesting some new rules, but it was fun to boot. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.western)
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All, Here's a very quick addition to my LEGO page about geometric puzzles: The Soma Cube: (URL) ---...--- Eric Harshbarger / eric@ericharshbarger.org / www.ericharshbarger.org "Oh please, if people are going to start telling the truth around (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.build, lugnet.general, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.announce) !!
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| | Re: Any talk of a Pirate Game or BrikWars at BrickFest 2002?
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(...) It's clear from the responses here that a bunch of folks would enjoy a Piratefest. I hope we can eventually do this, because I'm willing to commit a weekend to the Pirate Game, I'm just not willing to commit all of Brickfest weekend to the (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Any talk of a Pirate Game or BrikWars at BrickFest 2002?
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I'll just put my answers right into the text: (...) If time were not the issue, I would push for both. A Campaign game that had time to develop a little would be nice ( getting into bigger ships, more strategical action etc. ) (...) Greater (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Any talk of a Pirate Game or BrikWars at BrickFest 2002?
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(...) ...I prefer campaign from bystander and player. Its fun to come and go and see how things develop and to know that when I cant make it back for a few hours, its still the same people just with bigger ships and guns :-) ...However, I've never (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Any talk of a Pirate Game or BrikWars at BrickFest 2002?
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I'm appending to your response with my own answers to the survey and responses to some of your thoughts. (...) Campaign (but ideally one (or more) of each). (...) RPing, flexibility (both in terms of player committment and goals), customizability to (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming)
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(...) Campaign. (...) The "freedom" of such a game to take many tacks to the action Marshalling scarce resources (e.g., building from nothing) (...) BIG SHIPS (...) I might GM, either specific groups of ships or sutling. (...) 48-60. (...) Not that (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming)
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My own answers to the survey... (...) Not really sure, some preference to campaign (...) Role playing, easier for players to come and go (...) Get to use the larger ships (...) Prefer to GM (...) I'm inclined to seriously consider limiting my (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: Any talk of a Pirate Game or BrikWars at BrickFest 2002?
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(...) As Lindsay has said, Pirate Gaming at Brickfest is almost a given. I will be looking for what's to make it less demanding of my time however. I really want to have plenty of time to enjoy Brickfest as a whole. I will welcome thoughts on how to (...) (23 years ago, 3-Dec-01, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: New space wargame: Fleet Command
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(...) Actually, I wrote the program in Visual Basic. Converting to a mac version would be good, though. I'll post the code when I have a final version done. Zac Soden (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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| | Re: New space wargame: Fleet Command
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This seems pretty cool, unfortunately I haven't read all the rules yet. Though I'll be sure to give you feedback as soon as I do. Anyhow, Zac, are you willing to post the source code for your program? If it's in C++ or C I might be able to make a (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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| | New space wargame: Fleet Command
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Hi there everyone, Lucky for me, I have just finished year 12 and, after a streak of inspiration, I have written a wargame. Although Brikwars is a great, well written game, I was finding it a bit slow to play with all of the dice rolling for (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming)
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| | The next big scenario at WAMALUG's BrikWars Game!
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There is a large arena for combat. Each player brings an army of troops and vehicles. At the start of the game, the Computer or Demon of War will allow each team to choose it's ten best men. These troops will be allowed into the arena first. Then (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.gaming)
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| | WWII Brikwars (was Re: Vought F-4 Corsair)
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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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| | Re: I wanna play brikwars!
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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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| | Re: I wanna play brikwars!
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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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| | Re: I wanna play brikwars!
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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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| | I wanna play brikwars!
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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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| | Re: 'Nother BrikWars Rules Question
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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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