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| (...) So far so good... Met up with Frank Filz, Chris Weeks, Peter Guenther and James Seibel here in Indy and it looks like we have a good buzz building already for GameLUG activities... lots of people popping by and going "oooh... LEGO!" and (...) (20 years ago, 19-Aug-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | BrickMech Spec
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| Man, that's fun to say. Say it out loud: BrickMech Spec!!! I've got my prelimary thoughts on a spec for building modular Mechs for my BrickMech game up at (URL) Look it over and tell me what you think! If it seems humorously technical, well then, (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jul-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | Modular Mini-Mechs
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| A while back I posted some Mechs I had made for my BrickMech Game: This weekend, after running the game at Origins, I became inspired to build modular mechs. My goal is to create a system where players at Cons can quickly build sturdy, (...) (20 years ago, 30-Jun-04, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.space, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.org.us.michlug) !!
| | | | | Re: Introduction..
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| (...) Welcome! (...) Good deal. I'm kind of back in hiatus mode right now, but I'll never lose my interest in The Brick (particularly as it relates to games). (...) I spent a couple years suggesting a GardenSLUG BW game and there's basically no one (...) (20 years ago, 19-May-04, to lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.loc.us.nj, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | Last Minute OurCon Invite/Update
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| Just a reminder, Teddy Welsh and I will be setting up a Moonbase and Spaceship display at OurCon at UMass, Amherst, MA, USA starting tomorrow (Saturday April 17th) at 9:AM through Sunday evening. We are also seriously considering running a game with (...) (20 years ago, 16-Apr-04, to lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.loc.us.ma.spr, lugnet.events)
| | | | | Convention Season is Upon Us
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| *****Recruiting all fellow Lego gamers, gamemasters, and lurkers****** Castle vs. Space, Space vs. Adventurers, Adventurers vs. Pirates, and Everyone vs Timmy. . The gaming convention season is cranking up. Last year we had a great time at Gencon (...) (20 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.gaming.brikwars, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.org.us.indylug, lugnet.org.us.bloc)
| | | | | Ourcon Update
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| Hi all! Just following up on things regarding OurCon in April. See my (URL) original post> for details. Currently, the organizers are pushing me hard for confirmation of Lego® related events at this. They are finalizing prepwork for their program (...) (21 years ago, 3-Dec-03, to lugnet.org.us.nelug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.loc.us.ma, lugnet.events, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.space, lugnet.pirates, FTX)
| | | | | Re: FWD: OurCon: BrickWars, Moonbases, Pirates
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| (...) It would be fun to do, but I'm affraid I almost overdid the cross country flying to cons and such last year, so I think I'll have to decline. I sent you private e-mail in response to Larry's e-mail. Frank (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | FWD: OurCon: BrickWars, Moonbases, Pirates
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| Hello GLUG! A few of you might remember me from BrickFest this past year. We met regarding ways to try to have more events that included Lego® related gaming. I am currently involved in helping to organize just such a thing for OurCon, a local (...) (21 years ago, 18-Nov-03, to lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest PDX 2004 is coming soon and we need you!
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| (...) Hmm, I should also add when and where... Portland Oregon February 13-15 2004 Web site: (URL) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest PDX 2004 is coming soon and we need you!
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| (...) Thanks Frank for putting this on Lugnet. I posted the same query to Classic-Castle.com. here is the link to the posting: (URL) hope this sheds a bit of light on the situation. Ben Medinets (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest PDX 2004 is coming soon and we need you!
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| (...) I thought I'd add Castle to this call. Currently we don't have a Castle coordinator for BrickFest PDX 2004 (if you're interested, contact Steve Barile or me). In the interrim, I will start polling for interest. (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.castle)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest PDX 2004 is coming soon and we need you!
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| (...) Yes, I game and I 'do' Pirates :) I've played your Pirates game at BricksWest 03 and NWBrickCon 03 and I hope to play more at BF-PDX 04! As far as BrickWars goes, I've brought the supplies to play a 4-team BrickWars contest (loosely based on (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | BrickFest PDX 2004 is coming soon and we need you!
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| Are you coming to BrickFest PDX 2004? Do you game? Do you do Pirates? I'm coordinating the gaming at BFPDX 2004. I will of course run a big pirate game, but I'd also like to have some other games happen. Some BrickWars would be great. I will also (...) (21 years ago, 28-Oct-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | Re: Lego Space Trading Cards?!
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| (...) Well originally I only intended to make a couple spacemen cards, I am not sure if I could add ships and still keep it a fairly simple game to play. (I kind of wanted to avoid making cards of actual sets, I don't really know why, I just did) (...) (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.gaming, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Lego Space Trading Cards?!
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| (...) Very nice idea. Will there be ship cards as well? Or just spacemen? I like the layout/look of your cards, and instantly wondered if we'd see ones with classic space vehicles on them. Or are the ships part of the next expansion set? ;) Great (...) (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.gaming, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Lego Space Trading Cards?!
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| (...) Hmmm... I guess that would have made sense for me to post there also in the first place. There is the link (URL) again> (...) Well for anyone interested: The basic versus aspect will be a simple roll of a die. So 2 dice, one for each person (...) (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.gaming, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Lego Space Trading Cards?!
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| (...) /sigfig.gif>> (...) Just as a note to tie up a couple of loose ends here... 1) I'm an old guy, so "trading cards" to me mean like baseball cards, I completely missed the "collectable card game" (ala Magic the Gathering like) meaning. So my (...) (21 years ago, 10-Oct-03, to lugnet.space, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.gaming, FTX)
| | | | | Re: East West Coast, Southern and NW Brick Fest Cons - concerns and hopes
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| (...) Hey ya, that's the idea! Assuming we could ever get there, beacuse in the years to come it would be a great thing. But no so much as to...and I quote what was so well put before, " We don't want to risk insignifigance through Dillusion..." (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.events, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.org.us.gardenslug, lugnet.org.us.lucny, lugnet.org.us.nelug)
| | | | | Evil Stevie's Pirate Game @ Brickfest 2003 (write up)
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| Just posting a quick write up of the game that happened at Brickfest. (brickshelf folder) (URL) write-up) (URL) a looksie...and if you don't like it, I'll have ya walkin' da plank... ya scurvie knave!!! Arrr...rrr!!! (21 years ago, 12-Aug-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest Pirate Game
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| (...) The AF needs some modification since it only has one gunport, it really needs a 2nd. It also gets a rotating cannon. (...) A BSB is actually Class 7 (or did you mean a RBR, which is Class 6). (...) Is this 3 or 4 center sections? We don't have (...) (21 years ago, 1-Aug-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | BrickQuest--Real Site Release
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| Except for the Modules page which I posted about on Tuesday, what was up on the BrickQuest website was outdated materials for review before playtesting. I have now updated the website and have post-playtesting, post-Gencon rules and monster stats (...) (21 years ago, 1-Aug-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.games, lugnet.org.glug) !
| | | | | Re: BrickFest Pirate Game
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| (...) We're in for 3 people, at least for awhile. Jamie and David have never gamed before, we'll see if they want to play the whole time. (...) We've currently got: 1 Class 2 ship (a stock Cross Bone Clipper) 1 Class 3 ship (a stock Armada Flagship) (...) (21 years ago, 1-Aug-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest Pirate Game
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| (...) We mostly need class 2-4 ships. Larger ships are unlikely to be acquired (though you never know...). As far as minifigs and cannon: I really want to keep these all to one person's collection. It's darned hard to figure out after the fact. (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jul-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest Pirate Game
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| (...) I'm in! Was planning on bringing two ports, and a native island. Can bring three each class 2 and 3, (have 12 cutters but it does not sound like we need them. I'm not a home now but I think I have 3 class 4's, a couple of class 5's, a 6 and a (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jul-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest Pirate Game
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| (...) Larger ships are more important. I've got plenty of cutters (and I'm thinking I want to bring them all to show off [of course I don't have the largest collection of cutters since Steve Jackson has at least 30 now] even if it would save to have (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest Pirate Game
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| I'm in. What sort of ships are you looking for? Players to bring their own cutters and possibly a size upgrade? Scott (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest Pirate Game
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| (...) I'm in. (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | Re: BrickFest Pirate Game
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| (...) First, let me say count me in for at least a while! Last year was a blast. Second, I have a ship of my own. It will need to be classed as I'm not sure what size it is (bigger than a cutter, smaller than a breadbox). You'll have to forgive the (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | Brick Battles at Gen Con!
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| Along with all the other events that GLUG ran this past weekend, I ran several sessions of Brick Battles, and came away extremely pleased with how it performed at it's first public outing. I brought two different scenarios along to try and show two (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jul-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | BrickQuest Modular Dungeon System
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| I ran four 2-hour sessions of BrickQuest at GenCon 2003 Indy and it was very successful! All who played it had a great time; there were a couple D&Ders who liked the rules so much they were going to play it with a grid and miniatures. I made a few (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jul-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.castle, lugnet.build, lugnet.org.glug, FTX) !!
| | | | | BrickFest Pirate Game
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| This is a call for interest in Evil Stevie's Pirate Game at BrickFest. I am considering for this year a shorter game of 4 hours (perhaps up to 5 or 6). At Gen Con we managed a campaign game in 4 hours (with setup time included) that got a few people (...) (21 years ago, 29-Jul-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.pirates, lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.org.glug)
| | | | | Evil Stevie's Pirate Game Success at Gen Con
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| This will be a brief report. More later in this thread (including hopefully a link to an extensive writeup of the games). ESPG was a smashing (almost literally - we had several hurricane accidents) success. We ran over 20 hours of ESPG. We ran two (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jul-03, to lugnet.pirates, lugnet.gaming, lugnet.org.glug) !
| | | | | Re: Gencon And HELP!
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| (...) Well, here's what I can tell you (and your parents). I started going to GenCon in 1981 when I was eleven years old. I went with my parents and they kept pretty close watch over me at first. As they became more comfortable with the situation I (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.gaming)
| | | | | Re: Gencon At Indy
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| (...) Ahh, to have time to prep for Gen Con... My mother is occupying most of my time. I do hope to finish the 8 almost finished cutters I have, and perhaps build another ship. Note that any and all larger ships will be welcome. I should have the (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)
| | | | | Re: Gencon And HELP!
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| (...) I'll be the primary person in charge of all the ESPG gaming. I'll be bringing a pretty good sized fleet of ships (can't tell you just how big until I actually see how much fits in my luggage). (...) Hmm, not sure how much I can help here. The (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.gaming)
| | | | | Re: Gencon At Indy
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| (...) Thanks for the report. I'm running my own trials of the Brick Battles scenarios this weekend, to figure out the same things. My two test groups are a bunch of warhammerites and a bunch of non-gamers; hopefully that will give me a good feel for (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)
| | | | | Re: Gencon And HELP!
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| (...) I'll be there, with the proverbial bells on. I'm GMing all the Brick Battles events, but will probably not have an opportunity to play much else, as I'm also running demos for Ad Astra Games. (...) Hmm. Well, as with any major convention, (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.gaming)
| | | | | Gencon At Indy
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| The current slate a games at Gencon include several two-hour BrikWars demos, two six-hour BrikWars games, two Evil Stevies Pirate Game, two Pirate Wars games, a Mechaton game, maybe a robotics display, a combat comparision game. A long list am I (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)
| | | | | Gencon And HELP!
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| Well, the time is approaching, and the 4 best days of gaming come closer. So how many of you GLUG readers out there are making the trek to Indy and the first meeting of GLUG? What game(s) will you be playing? Will you be GMing? What Teklevel of (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jul-03, to lugnet.org.glug, lugnet.gaming)
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