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Re: who is steve jackson?
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lugnet.pirates
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Wed, 14 Mar 2001 01:47:54 GMT
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Sean Forbes wrote:
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> In a more direct answer to your question, yes, he is responsible for Evil
> Stevie's Pirate game that we all like to play. Check out the website for it at
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> http://www.io.com/~sj/PirateGame.html
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> Or just his main web site to find more about him at:
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> http://www.io.com/~sj/
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> He's not only a great game maker, he's a really neat guy and responsible for at
> least one late-blooming AFOL, me. Oh, and if you're reading this Steve, my
> wife still has some choice words for getting me into this new hobby just when
> my spending for the RPG collection had plateaued. :) (The funniest part is
> that he could just be reading this)
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> Sean, The Sharply Dressed yet Completely Mad Pirate
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> PS: I was recently shown an old issue of Shadis that laid out Lego Pirate rules
> very similar to the Pirate game. Does anyone know of any connection?
Ah, Pirate Wars by Stephen Gabriel (what is it with all these Steves -
it must be an Illuminati conspiracy or something...). I am certainly
curious as to any connection, but Pirate Wars seems to be aimed more at
being a pure wargame, where Evil Stevie's Pirate Game is oriented more
towards role playing and fun.
Frank
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| (...) at (...) rules (...) True, but the Campaign aspect has really been developed only after the mechanics were worked out. Hence, on the pages it's Pirate game: the first part, Combat, the second part Campaign. (more important, and harder to (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) Incidentally, Stphen Gabriel's Pirate Wars rules (and more) are online, check out the links from my Pirate Gaming page: (URL) Frank Filz ---...--- Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please) Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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| In a more direct answer to your question, yes, he is responsible for Evil Stevie's Pirate game that we all like to play. Check out the website for it at (URL) just his main web site to find more about him at: (URL) not only a great game maker, he's (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.pirates)
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