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(...) You must mean minus mustard also, right? I heard about that again last night. I thought you were on my side of that issue. How quickly they turn! eric (26 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) This coming from a guy who eats soft pretzels sans salt. Yagh! :-) --Todd (26 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Interestingly, the computer version of 1830 sold me on the real board game. I had played 1829, but when 1830 first came out, I passed on it because I thought the smaller board would make the game less interesting. Definitely not so. (...) I (...) (26 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That settles it. You're completely insane. eric (26 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Are you sure that's L3P? I don't think so. Look at the control stick on the top, for example. An L3P'd version of this would have visible polygons, I think. Or is the scale too small for the polygons to be visible? And what about that small (...) (26 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) seeing (...) Point taken, that isn't the greatest construct, is it? Can you offer a rewrite that conveys the desired meaning (there may be things that you find offensive out there, and if you encounter them, you might indeed be offended by (...) (26 years ago, 17-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Is it not nifty? BTW, Sproat, thanks for exposing me to Sluggy. My life has never been the same. :) Steve (26 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Similar, but not quite. The again, some details on mine were inspired by another that I saw, I think... The other models are pretty nice. This render was especially nice: (URL) James Ernest is not only a fan of LEGO, but a fan of L3P too. (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Mike, you have a copy to sell cheap? (...) Your review in general, and this paragraph in specific makes it sound like it's worth a try. <Lionel Trans Con PC game> (...) Yeah! I hate the teaching of incorrect stuff. That's really irresponsible (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, actually 8 studs wide and 24 studs long :) (URL)I have a Caddy at: (...) --Bram (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ka-snip (...) We don't really bother with the board game version at all anymore - 1830 straight off the computer. It plays *much* faster that way. (...) 53(?...Imperial (...) We've 18xxed out in general (except on the computer). Perhaps those (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) <snipped synopsis> (...) Perused them. Seems to have a bit of Acquire-ish thinking, in how stuff merges. Well, I'll give it a go if I see it. (...) Ya, it's simple. Good mundanes game. I tend to buy every railroad game I encounter, so I did. (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Not quite, I think Bram has a 2x2 clear tile on the copier's surface. But it's very close indeed! Fredrik (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) hey, y'all ~ LOTF is one of my faves! mostly because of the connection i find in it to my all-time favourite book. the LOTF characters remind me of the lost boys in peter pan! both books explore the the angst, isolation, and frustration of (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) junk(y) gunk(y) bunk(y) crud(dy) cruft(y) filth(y) garbage crummy stoopit --Todd (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Games, not Re: How does one become a "Guild of Bricksmiths(tm)" member?
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(...) Yes, a number of times. Jury's still out on this one. I'll definitely play it again, but the scoring system tends to be completely incomprehensible to beginners, and what you need to emphasize seems to change dependant upon number of players (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) LOL! (...) Same here. We watched the movie in pshycology class, I got very close to PEWCing... Uch. (...) Um, well, I actually *didn't* see the ending... can you email me and tell me what happened? :-) -Shiri (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Just in case you still haven't figured this out. (...) That is Lord of the Flies. Big Difference. (...) Ha Ha. Lord of the Rings is so ingrained into pop-culture you don't even know it. It basicly invented the current day idea of wizards, dragons, (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) but (...) OK. Knizia's games (the ones that I know at least) seem to have a fairly small ruleset by which the players manipulate stuff within a fixed space. These game/rule/logic systems have a veneer of theme pasted on. Often, even the best (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Sounds good. Can you tell more about it? For example, I consider 1830 more "abstract" than eurorails. One of the reasons I like 1830 is the stock market manipulation. What do you mean by abstract.. For flat out beer and pretzels, it's tough to (...) (26 years ago, 15-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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