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| | | (...) Do your duty James, and have fun filling in the membership form. (...) I'll provide the battlefield, you warriors supply the troops and weaponry, that way every warrior is on the same unlevel playing field. I won't be combating but busy (...) (25 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | Captain Ahab seeks carnage (was Re: Is there a White in the house?) —Richard Parsons
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| | | | (...) Mmmmm. As I type, The Saucy Sue (which until recently was called Sea Princess) is casting off her moorings and easing out of spacedock at one quarter impulse, heading out above the ecliptic before engaging her stardrive for her trials and (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab seeks carnage (Tank Stream 11788) —Peter White
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| | | | (...) Will the good Captain be wanting some blue baseplate like landing pond very close to the action, does he expect a maritime engagement or while attempting a dry landing may he exclaim "we shall bite them on the features!" (...) Maybe I should (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab seeks carnage (Tank Stream 11788) —Richard Parsons
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| | | | Peter White wrote in message ... (...) Zounds man, d'ye not know tha' thar be planets in the galaxy where thar be no' a drop of water? What good would be the ship that could only set itself securely afloat. Nay nay. The Saucy Sue sets 'erself (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab seeks carnage (Tank Stream 11788) —Peter Callaway
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| | | | (...) Ooohhhh! Capital ship! Requires capital ship-destroying weaponry. (...) Aye, that's 'andosm of yer! (...) Excellent! Alcohol burns quite nicely. Battle by (minifig) torchlight. (...) To the victor go the spoils! A loaf of bread and a jug of (...) (25 years ago, 9-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab suffers carnage (Tank Stream 11788) —James Howse
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| | | | (...) Step one. admire the ship. Step two. blow it inot it's component blox. Meteor Gun? Vulcan Cannon? "Yamoto" MkV? So many choices... (...) Given that the redoubtable Mr Rayhawk has seen fit to confer a +2 CC bonus on the women, one'd be a fool (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab suffers carnage (Tank Stream 11788) —Richard Parsons
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| | | | (...) Hmmm sounds very technical. Have we settled on a version of Brikwars? I'm assuming that the 1998 version is current canon, given that 2000 seems to be a bit incomplete yet. Or is it? Richard Still baldly going..... (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab suffers carnage (Tank Stream 11788) —James Howse
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| | | | (...) I've the 2000version printed out (bedtime reading) and haven't spotted any holes, I'm happy with whatever though there are some things to go through, Brik wars is very customisable. For the record, the things are (these are my suggestions only (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab suffers carnage (Tank Stream 11788) —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | (...) 2000 it is, and your rules sound fine to me. On the SP thing, I may have to see if I can find a Tecnhomage or something. Richard Still baldly going... (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab suffers carnage (Tank Stream 11788) —Peter Callaway
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| | | | | | (...) I'm happy with SP's, in a limited way (I was thinking of a strategically placed trap-brick which activates a four-foot high mini mushroom cloud, but I guess that falls under weapons of mass destruction). The Force is good, and how about (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab suffers carnage (Tank Stream 11788) —Santosh Bhat
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| | | | | | | (...) I'm sure if people were able to see Benjamin Whytcross' posts amongst the topic threads, it'd be a teeny bit more than 1000. Santosh (who did notice that the Pax Americana topic boosted up our credit rating, but must've effected the Aussie (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab suffers carnage (Tank Stream 11788) —David Drew
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| | | | | | "Peter Callaway" <pcallaway@bmcl.com.au> wrote in message news:FuBys1.3MC@lugnet.com... is good, and how about categorising Richard's infamous Blood (...) Block? (...) player (...) before (...) That's an idea. Have the minifigs enter a stare-out (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab suffers carnage (Tank Stream 11788) —David Low
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| | | | (...) Any vibes on the number of grunts? number of heros? number (and dimensions) of vehicles? Cap'n Ahab sounds like he has a crew of about 35-40, with one capital ship. Do we want to set that as the approximate size for each force? (...) That (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab doles out carnage —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | Dave Low wrote in message ... (...) of (...) Do (...) Arrrr etc etc. The Cap'n is anticipatin' a ground battle, so the Saucy Sue will be 'is base, methinks. Which is rarver a pi'y really, all those grea' big ship mounted weap'ns aren't much good (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab's Blood Chilling Glare —James Howse
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| | | | | | (...) I'll Be bringing around 30 guys, some tanky things (If I build 'em in time) some flittery things and of course space ninjas by the drop-pod loads (suit of red pjs anyone?). The heavy infantry have just shown up, they look... heavy. (...) Nup, (...) (25 years ago, 10-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab's Blood Chilling Glare —Richard Parsons
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| | | | | | (...) Gentlemen, I am flattered at the prospect of the BCG being accepted as a battlefield weapon. And I plan to use it, obviously. Armed with muskets (bows and arrows against the light) no doubt the squad will go down in a heap. But it will be a (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | | | | | Re: Captain Ahab suffers carnage (Tank Stream 11788) —Peter White
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| | | | (...) Does anyone want to secrete some troops inside small BURP mesas ? How is the element of surprise achieved for snipers and drop-bears ? What about something as boring as landmines ? Especially near the White Rose Inn. Is there any fauna (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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