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Re: Finally My QuikWars Pics from Ourcon!
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Sat, 15 May 2004 00:17:44 GMT
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Hendo, it looks like it was a lot of fun. Perhaps I'll be able to
participate next time. Thanks for sharing!
- Joe
"Hendo (John P. Henderson)" <hendo@valyance.com> wrote in message
news:HxoI9w.J2v@lugnet.com...
> Hi All!
>
> I finally found time and a working computer to post my pics from OurCon • (April
> 18 & 19) during which Teddy and I converged to display our spacey models. • As it
> was a gaming convention, we offered two impromptu sessions of QuikWars • (variant
> of <http://www.brikwars.com/ BrikWars>) using the Moonbase as the setting.
>
>
<<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hendo/Ourcon2004/thumb/ourcon03.jpg_thum
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<<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hendo/Ourcon2004/thumb/ourcon13.jpg_thum
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<<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hendo/Ourcon2004/thumb/ourcon30.jpg_thum
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<<http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Hendo/Ourcon2004/thumb/ourcon35.jpg_thum
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> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=82757 The Pics are here>.
>
> <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=82021 While writing this, • I
> also noticed these from Teddy>.
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>
> Details of the event:
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> Many visitors enjoyed the display and took flyers (that had info on the • hobby),
> and several joined the game. Great fun was had!
>
> In both game sessions, the scenario was that opposing factions (players) • were
> sending in small assault teams to gain control of the Moonbase and its • wealthy
> supply of cheese (what else would the moon have?). We added a house rule • that
> allowed a player to attempt to persuade civilians to join their side (a • roll of
> 6) when they first met each one (line of sight at 5 inches). The • Blacktron
> faction had an intimidation factor where they could persuade on a roll of • 5 or 6
> but if they failed the civie went running off to automatically join one of • his
> opponents.
>
> As the pics show, there was some serious carnage inflicted by all players.
> Unexpectedly, the civilians (NPCs run by the GMs) turned out to be the • biggest
> threat. Their use as active combatants perhaps slowed the rate of players
> encountering players, but no one seemed to mind the challenge.
>
> At the end of the Sunday game session, a player had one trooper enter a • control
> tower and "randomly press buttons to see what happens." One turn later, • the
> shuttles of the big mothership in orbit began crashing down on misled • courses.
> On the third turn from that, the mothership itself crashed down in a blaze • of
> glory. Barely escaping from the Moonbase module he was in, the Blacktron • Hero
> blasted his way into the Fusion Power Plant module and intentionally shot • at the
> reactor. He successfully used a "stupendous feat" to survive the • resulting
> blast, which otherwise ended all hope for the survival of the colonists.
>
> Two players have already emailed me hoping for another game at some point. • We
> will all have to keep in touch.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Hendo
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