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drew@netpluscom.com (LegoMasterLuke) wrote in <FsruH2.Eu9@lugnet.com>: (...) Or we can adapt the rules to make it interesting. BTW, longbow arrows can pierce 1/4" thick steel fairly easily. Find an old car, say a '78 buick, and rap your knuckles (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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drew@netpluscom.com (LegoMasterLuke) wrote in <Fst4B6.4MD@lugnet.com>: (...) We should keep these in mind for the future. (...) Didn't NELUG use a museum. Anyone know if any of the museums or libraries in town have any appropriate spaces? (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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tremor@apk.net (Adrian Drake) wrote in <FsqGAu.HDr@lugnet.com>: (...) Would you mind bringing this to show-and-tell. It sounds cool. (...) It looks like d6 are used a lot. If I can find them, I have a very large selection of dice from when I used to (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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There were Throwbots for $4.49 Saturday at the Aldi in Central Point Shopping Center (Rte 63 and Mound St, Columbus OH USA). I saw Torch, Turbo, and Ski, but did not dig to see if there were others. They were up by the cash registers. I didn't get (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh.col)
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Mike, As the guy with only a handful of space guys, I have some questions about costing. If looked at practically, Castle-era guys are a lot weaker than TL4-5, like most of the field will be. As far as I can tell, the rules assume that all armies (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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(...) Heh, if there is no radar, a stealth aircraft is pointless. :) (...) If stuff can go down with one lucky shot, the best building tactic would be to have a huge army of spread out [armed] minifigures. Question .... do minifigures have to be in (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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I guess my information is incorrect. I stand corrected. (...) 1) A large flyer can carry no more then 4 weapons. Is this 4 points worth of weapons? (1 MK 1 explosive is 4 points.) Or is it 4 weapons period? 2) Do cannons, machine guns, and lasers (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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(...) They're only a huge waste of points if you try to build something so strong it can't be blown up. We did that on purpose. To put something on the field that can't be blown up is a huge waste of everybody's time. It's fine in real life of (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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On Mon, 10 Apr 2000 14:56:37 GMT, "LegoMasterLuke" <drew@netpluscom.com> wrote: <snip> (...) Chaff does not work against ANY missile, namely heat seeking ones. Missiles that remember your radar or thermal signature are unlikely to be duped by chaff. (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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More on commercial gaming store hosting. (...) 1) The Soldiery is on High Street. My mistake. (...) 2) The Guard Tower can host our event on Friday (The 14th) but not on Saturday, the 15th. It would cost us nothing to play here. 3) The Soldiery can (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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(...) below.) (...) Well, yeah -- I thought that was a "given." I generally meant that I will have no defensive buildings, as they are essentially a huge waste of points. (...) Alas, there is a HUGE argument over this -- what does the energy (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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(...) Not me, I live in Cleveland. I hinted that I'd be willing to host a BrikWars event up this way, but that's likely too far for folks to travel. Adrian (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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(...) Even if you don't buy bases or bunkers for your armies, you're going to want to build a lot of 'scenery' buildings (which cost 0 CP since they don't really belong to anybody) or some other kind of cover, or the minifigs aren't going to last (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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I have an idea. I can call around Columbus and ask various commercial gaming stores (The Soldiery, on Indianola, for example) and see if they would host our event. (And if applicable, how much it would cost to rent a backroom.) Who agrees with this (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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(...) Hehe, ok. (...) Yes. All of us are "newbies" to the Brik War game, so our first event is basically a "bring whatcha can." (...) A free for all is probably the best, as it leaves out buildings. (More below.) (...) Just random stuff. Buildings (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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(...) I live in right in the heart of Westlake, a western (duh) suburb. (...) I guess I better build something then. All I have currently put together are some semi trailers, a full-size bowling pin, and technic-scale AT-ST. I don't think any of (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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No need. I have one that'll be making the trip. Adrian (...) (25 years ago, 9-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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Tiffany, I don't think that we ever actually had that meeting in Cleveland. It was supposed to be at my place, but we never settled on a date, and then everyone got busy with the holidays and such. Now I have a job that requires working the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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(...) I would be, but my current job with the Census keeps me busy on the weekends. Perhaps after this assignment is over, I can catch the next event. Troy (25 years ago, 8-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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(...) There sure are, look in chapter seven (7.2.7: Medix). At the bottom of the Medix section is a paragraph about SickBays. For ten points, you can build a SickBay of any size into a building, even the size of the whole building. Build a couple of (...) (25 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.us.oh)
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