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Re: Lego RPG DraK'en.
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Wed, 27 Nov 2002 16:11:43 GMT
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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 dug).I thought the back story was particularly
groovy with fallen empires and stray doomsday machines (hey, I was 12). We
used to try to come up with new rules for the game. The only one I can
remember was creating a tanker ship. We gave ships fuel points and you could
only go so far without having a tanker to resupply your ships. Mmm... wonder
if my brother's still got it kicking around.
Also, I've been playing NWN on-and-off and it does a good job of simulating
an rpg game, especially with a good DM. But I haven't really had the time...
-Evil Wayne
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-----Original Message-----
From: Hendo (John P. Henderson) [mailto:hendo@valyance.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 2:01 PM
To: lugnet.off-topic.fun@lugnet.com
Subject: Re: Lego RPG DraK'en.
<snip>
> The tough part is that, depending on how the players act, any of these games
> can overlap considerably between catagories. A friend and I love to play
> the Strategy Board Game 'Amoeba Wars' (Avalon Hill), but he and I are goofy
> enough to actually use character voices and simulate spaceship sound effects
> when it is our turn to command our fleets to attack a new solar system. He
> might pretend he is the leader of an alien race and speak in a deep dramatic
> voice declaring, "My fleet will destroy you puny Earthlings!" So. Is
> Amoeba Wars a Strategy game? Or an RPG?
<snip>
> That's my rambling for the day,
> -Hendo
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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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| (...) 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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