please reply directly to me. All materials available at: http://home.earthlink.net/~bthester777/sengokuhome001.htm Thanks! B....
Benjamin Hester
bthester777@...
Oct 1, 2001 11:59 am
7496
Thanks! Stephen, (our GM), the game is now yours, please contact the players and begin when you're ready... And to all, don't forget your DK points when its...
Benjamin Hester
bthester777@...
Oct 2, 2001 5:29 pm
7497
Too bad they didn't mention Diplomacy in this article ... http://www.nationalreview.com/kopel/kopel.shtml -- William "Bill" Highfield, St Cloud, Florida ...
William Highfield
magicfan@...
Oct 3, 2001 3:03 am
7498
Ye it is a good article, and whether ommitting Diplomacy or not is quite irrelevant he should mention any particular game at all. I think it has been only...
m.l.collins
m.l.collins@...
Oct 3, 2001 4:01 am
7499
Bill, Probably the reason he didn't is because Diplomacy would put a hole in his argument that... "Today's computer format for games works better at creating ...
dipknight@...
Oct 3, 2001 9:25 pm
7500
Ok ladies and Gentlemen, here is a new one. At least I think it is new, although odds are it may have been done already. If anyone knows for sure please let...
Packrat
packrat@...
Oct 3, 2001 10:28 pm
7501
Check out this website ... her drawing is already famous, and is simply incredible. http://members.home.net/elizagauger/ -- William "Bill" Highfield, St...
William Highfield
magicfan@...
Oct 4, 2001 2:40 am
7502
Fellow Diplomats! Currently, it seems there is a severe lack of good ole standard games opening in our community. Now and then popping by in the ngame forum, ...
charlesf@...
Oct 4, 2001 2:54 am
7503
Now you did it. I'll bet packrat won't be too happy with this one!! ... http://members.tripod.de/charlesf/Diplomacy/dip888.htm ... ...
Bryan Buoneron
brn2dip@...
Oct 4, 2001 3:30 am
7504
So, only existing variants are to be considered as "ingenious" and deserve to be made "more known" to the hobby? Where does that get you? If that rule were...
Packrat
packrat@...
Oct 4, 2001 3:34 am
7505
Packrat, I admit that your most recent variant inspired my somewhat. Honestly, I am rather critical of it and believe it won't be worth it. I myself vaguely...
charlesf@...
Oct 4, 2001 5:56 am
7507
Hurt my feeling? No, but thanks for the apology. To tell you the truth I haven't given it much thought myself. I just thought it might be interesting. ...
Packrat
packrat@...
Oct 4, 2001 9:51 am
7508
I think that another thought on this is that Cat 23 is one of the only places where you can try out these sorts of interested variants. Having GM's that are...
moag
moag@...
Oct 4, 2001 10:45 am
7509
Consider this scenario: Units: Austrian A Tri Russian A Gal, A War & Ukr Obviously Austria will now try to cover his home territory. However, he can obviously...
charlesf@...
Oct 4, 2001 12:22 pm
7510
... only ... True enough. But this still is not a legitimation to offer the crappiest of variants. I suggest that prospective new variants are first discussed...
charlesf@...
Oct 4, 2001 12:27 pm
7511
Does anyone have the URL to that page Mr. Highfield posted yesterday with lady liberty? I want to order some of the shirts, but deleted it by mistake. Thanks, ...
Bryan Buoneron
brn2dip@...
Oct 4, 2001 2:18 pm
7512
... only ... True enough. But this still is not a legitimation to offer the crappiest of variants. I suggest that prospective new variants are first discussed...
charlesf@...
Oct 4, 2001 2:47 pm
7513
For someone who doesn't like quirky variants you sure are giving this one a fair amount of thought. As a matter of fact it sounds like you have given it more...
Packrat
packrat@...
Oct 4, 2001 4:14 pm
7514
Legitimation? Don't misunderestimate the power of a playtest. Dave ... DWWorkshop....
dipknight@...
Oct 4, 2001 4:35 pm
7515
"You just caught me at the very end of an overall bad day is all." Like most. :-) And if you scrubs are so hard up looking for good variants to GM, I have a...
Benjamin Hester
bthester777@...
Oct 4, 2001 5:25 pm
7516
They were cool, weren't they? http://members.home.net/elizagauger/ -- William "Bill" Highfield, St Cloud, Florida Top Choice Videos and Music ... join our...
William Highfield
magicfan@...
Oct 4, 2001 7:53 pm
7517
I agree.. "crappiest" is a) a relative term, and b) used only theoretically in this sense. Just because it brings about different results than you're used to...
Eric Skoglund
diploskog@...
Oct 4, 2001 8:20 pm
7518
As Scott said if you aren't interested in it don't play it and don't read the results when they are posted. Yes there is a variant workshop which discusses the...
Grant Steel
grant_steel@...
Oct 4, 2001 8:51 pm
7519
Seconded there.. GrAnT Grant Steel Print Control Manager Roadshow Film Distributors (NZ) Ltd. Ph 00649 3779669 Fax 00649 3779449 ... From: dipknight@......
Grant Steel
grant_steel@...
Oct 4, 2001 8:53 pm
7520
Let me just say that I am not quite as intolerant as some of my more provocative statements make me out. Nonetheless, my criteria for evaluating variants may...
charlesf@...
Oct 4, 2001 10:20 pm
7521
While at discussing variants, Benjamin H. suggested people to have a look at several variants, one of them being Ancient Mediterranean. Being quite...
charlesf@...
Oct 4, 2001 11:17 pm
7522
... I'm raising my hand here. I was never a history buff but I do recall the name. Not the era or anything about it. ...
Kathy Smith
zephaniah3_17kjv@...
Oct 6, 2001 5:15 pm
7523
Scott Were you planning on entering???? ;-) There was a movie out called "Beautiful" or something like that. Shows the general mind-set and mentality of the...
Kathy Smith
zephaniah3_17kjv@...
Oct 6, 2001 5:15 pm
7524
I agree with all you said. Makes me sick too. Especially "God Bless America" written in Red White and Blue puff paint on the back of an SUV. She must have...
Kathy Smith
zephaniah3_17kjv@...
Oct 6, 2001 5:15 pm
7525
... I strongly prefer variants that have more provinces and sea zones because this trait tends to eliminate stalemate lines. My main gripe with the standard...