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Re: Question about quality of Best Lock...
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lugnet.gaming
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Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:57:54 GMT
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Purple Dave wrote:
> In lugnet.gaming, Frank Filz wrote:
> > What he's really saying is that his rules are not product specific.
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> He may be trying to say that, but the rules are pretty clearly
> tailor-fit to the LEGO System. Every LEGO beastie that would be
> appropriate to use in this sort of game has been statted out, and
> every statted beastie exists in LEGO form. All of the character types
> are based on LEGO minifigs. Simply put, there is no other single toy
> line that includes everything that has been included in the rules,
> which probably partly explains why people have been spotted using
> custom-built wooden models.
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> Maybe he just doesn't want to appear as if he's endorsing the LEGO
> line for free. Not only would it possibly skunk any potential future
> licensing deals, but it could make for uncomfortable trademark usage
> issues if TLC doesn't like how their name is being used.
True, but nothing that is critical to the game is dependant on LEGO, other
than perhaps the definition of ship classes, and even those aren't critical.
Of course lots of LEGO creatures have been released since the rules have
been written and aren't statted up.
Frank
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| (...) Not as long as you don't mind having to adjust dimensions and ranges according to whatever scale vessels/crewmembers you're using. The official scale wouldn't make much sense if you were playing with 4" action figures, as you might end up in a (...) (20 years ago, 14-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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| (...) He may be trying to say that, but the rules are pretty clearly tailor-fit to the LEGO System. Every LEGO beastie that would be appropriate to use in this sort of game has been statted out, and every statted beastie exists in LEGO form. All of (...) (20 years ago, 7-Oct-04, to lugnet.gaming)
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