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Re: Studfest [roman numeral for this one, there having been so many I have lost count)
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lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.gaming.brikwars
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Mon, 1 Mar 2004 00:10:04 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Richard Parsons wrote:
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Dudes and dudettes,
The Sydney and surrounds gang got their blocks in a row today for the first
time in eight months, at James’ place in Dee Why (thanks James).
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Thanks from me, too.
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The chatted, inspected mocs, agreed upon the range of Lego issues in the way
that one might expect the generally laid back Studs to agree, and then played
BrikWars for a little over 4 hours.
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It didn’t seem like 4 hours. But then, I was winning ;-)
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I had a brilliant time (thanks James, Richie, PeteW and DaveI).
I have over 70 pictures (including about 45 good ones ;-) and will try to post
some later on this week.
For BrikWars afficionados, I note that we played a combination of TL2 and TL3
based around the Napoleonic Wars. My 300CP Prussians and James’ 500CP
Austrians against Richie’s 800CP French (with, I think, some Belgians).
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Unfortunately, due to an error in timing the Belgians arrived about half an hour
after the fighting ceased.
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Richie’s dudes had beaten us to an old (read ‘with part city wall’) town
shortly before us, and had hastily fortified it, before we arrived to
attempt to drive him out.
After suitably chaotic and ferocious festivities, including Cuirassiers
charging along castle wall parapets, flaming limbers exploding, and
champions leaping out of the way of concentrated musket fire Matrix-style,
2 Prussians made it away with their lives and little else (one pushing the
other unconscious on a hand cart), about 4 Austrians made it away, to join
up with three Austrian gun crews outside the town (who had been taking tea
for most of the afternoon), and 5 Frenchman - 3 Infantrymen and 2
Artillerymen - gallantly remained in charge of what was left of the town.
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Actually, that was 3 infantrymen and one artilleryman in the town. The other
artillerymen had cunningly disguised himself as a Prussian, and was taking tea
with the Austrian Artillery. (Heck, they’re all Greek to me).
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Methinks the town may have proved harder to hold the next day ;-)
Just brilliant.
We may have stumbled onto a handy balance of size, detail and fun. I
think 300 - 500CP might become a feature of future BrikWars. As usual,
James did a fabulous job as GM.
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Indeed. The army size was manageable (but the armies remained diverse and
interesting - who would have thought that the katana featured prominently in
the standard equipment of a Prussian cavalier?).
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We agreed that the next meet, in 2008 if not before, will be at James’ place,
wherever that may be then.
I have a suspicion that we may get together before then. Maybe in
June of 2004, unless the etherial national fest gets a lot less
etherial some time soon :-)
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I shall be preparing a lecture based on this battle for the Brickwars session at
LUG’OZ 2005 - Defending a Small Town with an 800(ish) Point Napoleonic French
Army While Waiting for the Belgians to Arrive.
Adieu
Richie Dulin
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