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Re: Weekend of LEGO Pirate Games!
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Date: 
Sun, 25 Feb 2001 05:58:42 GMT
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Mr L F Braun wrote:

In lugnet.fun.gaming, Steve Burge writes:
How big do you guys make your islands? I'm looking at using 32x32 baseplates
for a game I'll be running for the UK student wargaming nationals.

   Ideally you use actual island baseplates.  Granted, this may
   be difficult or impossible nowadays--but I remember we had
   islands of all sizes, some 16x16, some 16x32, some 32x32.  It
   is, as always, governed by what you want to be on the island.
   BTW, 8x32 tan baseplates from 6444 make excellent sandbars and
   reefs!

   I'm hoping to put together a fairly large island this time
   around, built of bricks on four 32x32 blue baseplates, but we
   shall see...

The available space, compared with how much open sailing you want really
determines how many and how big the islands are. When we played at
Brickfest, we had 4 islands in the 32x32 or bigger real (plus several
ports at the edge of the game area).

See the pictures on my web site for an idea of layout (and looks like I
need to go find the Boger's pictures....)

http://www.mindspring.com/~ffilz/Lego/pirate-brickfest2000.html

   BTW:  Ought we go looking for a big blue plastic tarpaulin
   (that sort of recyclable-bag plastic consistency?) to lay
   down if there's no carpet on the floor?  I'd contribute a
   few bucks to such a buy.  Of course, if we have blue, grey,
   or green carpet in situ, we're OK already...but is there any
   carpet in the venue under discussion?

Oooh gosh, I hope we have carpet...

--
Frank Filz

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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com



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(...) The only downside, IMHO, is that so many of our islands were, well, square. Granted, this is hard to avoid, but I'm going to try and put together some more organic-shaped islands. (...) Ack. I think they posted the URL in .wamalug...but I (...) (24 years ago, 25-Feb-01, to lugnet.gaming)

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(...) Ideally you use actual island baseplates. Granted, this may be difficult or impossible nowadays--but I remember we had islands of all sizes, some 16x16, some 16x32, some 32x32. It is, as always, governed by what you want to be on the island. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.gaming)

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