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Subject: 
Re: LEGO Rulers 4 Pirate Game
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lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming
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lugnet.gaming
Date: 
Sun, 18 Apr 2004 12:56:17 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Chris Yoder wrote:
> In lugnet.pirates, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > In lugnet.pirates, Chris Yoder wrote:
> > > Can someone explain the whole LEGO ruler for The Pirate Game thing to me?
> > 
> > The game uses inches for things like range, distance, etc.
> > 
> > 4 studs = 1 "inch" more or less... Declared to be exactly equal because that
> > makes it more fun...
> > 
> > So you make up a "stick" of 2x4 bricks in alternating colors (using plates on
> > top and bottom of the bricks, or whatever you like to keep it all locked
> > together) and measure with that.
> 
> So, what is the appeal other than it's LEGO? Or is that the appeal?

Everything else in the game is made out of LEGO. It's not really a matter of
"appeal". one "inch" is *by definition* 4 studs. So you can't use a regular
ruler even if you wanted to, the inches on it are the wrong size. But why would
you want to?



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  Re: LEGO Rulers 4 Pirate Game
 
(...) So, what is the appeal other than it's LEGO? Or is that the appeal? ~Clang (22 years ago, 18-Apr-04, to lugnet.pirates)

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