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My comments are all gaming related so I XFUT lugnet.gaming
In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
> The Short Review: Ain't as good as LEGO. The figs can be tossed. The cannon
> mountings are excreble. The bowsprit is wobbley. The half-height bricks make it
> incompatible with Lego (though I haven't tried to connect Best-Lock bricks with
> LEGO bricks). Generally, it just isn't as sturdy as a LEGO ship. But....! It
> actually is a substantial ship for $20. Pirate Game fans should like a cheap
> addition to the fleet.
A key part of ESPG is that all minifigs have to be attached to the ship (well
they technically don't have to but they fall off easily if they are not, and
that means they are "in the ocean" and thus lost to you as a player without
special effort). How well would standard LEGO figs attach to this ship if the
studs are different? The minifig foot is not like a plate, it theoretically
could take a taller stud, within limits. How well would a LEGO minifig hand
grasp stuff on the ship (does it use any Rod System sized rods or handles or
similar?)
> If you want a display ship, get the Black Sea Barracuda
> (though this doesn't look bad at all sitting on a shelf). If you want a cheap
> gaming ship this is perfect.
I have my doubts about that, see above, but could be convinced. However I think
there's another issue for me (and perhaps a few other fanatics out there like
me)... it's not LEGO.
I wouldn't allow it in a game I was GMing, and I probably wouldn't play in a
game where the GM was using it. (we had someone show up at GenCon with one, we
didn't let it onto the playing area but that was for perhaps different reasons)
But that's just me. It nevertheless is something to keep in mind I think.
> If you are somewhere in between, I think it can be
> rescued from it's less sturdy design areas, though it may require some
> retrofitting of LEGO parts (cannons!).
How many cannons would it take? Cannons are not cheap so that adds to the
expense as well.
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