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1983
... It's of course a detail, and not relevant to the TT discussion, but I would not allow Harkonnen to influence that way the prescience. The prescience allows...
David Di Lorenzo
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Aug 13, 2009
9:22 pm
1984
... You don't have to apologize! That's exactly one of the reasons the dune yahoo groups exists! ... You are right on this one, but I think that the other...
David Di Lorenzo
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Aug 13, 2009
9:22 pm
1985
... If I correctly understood the sentence, I absolutely disagree on this! Clearly written rules should allow anyone to clearly decide which moves are valid...
David Di Lorenzo
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Aug 13, 2009
9:34 pm
1986
The only thing Truthtrance and Prescience have in common is that they could potentially be used to glean the same information.  However, they operate very...
Jeff Critchley
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Aug 14, 2009
4:15 am
1987
... That ruling is illegal; no player has to designate cards for use prior to loading his battle wheel. It's also too `fiddly'; either a player is to be...
glennmcma
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Aug 14, 2009
3:52 pm
1988
... IMO, truthtrance is not a lie detector – if you look at the little drawing on the card, it doesn't show a machine, but rather a pair of eyes drawing the...
glennmcma
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Aug 14, 2009
4:15 pm
1989
... I am not sure I understand what you are saying. The rules say that when you are preparing a battle plan you have to select the number and put the leader...
David Di Lorenzo
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Aug 14, 2009
4:59 pm
1990
Dave, I agree with you but it's pointless to continue to argue with someone one who wants the rule to be a certain way regardless. He wants the rule to read...
Mike Duttera
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Aug 14, 2009
5:20 pm
1991
... As of August 2008 I was AREA ranked top 5 on the list of Dune players (active and inactive) of 103 players in total. I've played 30-40 tournament games of...
glennmcma
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Aug 14, 2009
6:28 pm
1992
Your objective citation that your desired reading in between the lines was what the designers intended? Actual evidence please, not bluster. EVIDENCE that...
Mike Duttera
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Aug 14, 2009
6:46 pm
1993
... Of course it isn't a machine, this is the Dune universe after the Butlerian Jihad. We've been over this before, but the Bene Gesserit have specialized...
Jeffrey Brent McBeth
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Aug 14, 2009
7:45 pm
1994
It is interesting to see the intentions of the card documented in (at least one of) the designer's own words.  Who provided this answer and when was it...
Jeff Critchley
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Aug 14, 2009
7:47 pm
1995
... http://www.starbasejeff.com/games/dune/polotka_conversation.txt ... As in, like, the Dune police raiding your gaming establishment? Nothing is...
glennmcma
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Aug 14, 2009
8:26 pm
1996
... So your last tournament game was about 18 years ago, and my last one was about 6 days ago? Nice! With respect to the "BS" part, I'm assuming at this...
glennmcma
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Aug 14, 2009
8:46 pm
1997
Dear Members, This certainly has been a lively, spirited, and sometimes passionate discussion about the use of the Truth Trance. At this point, I feel the worm...
Stephen Grubb
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Aug 14, 2009
10:36 pm
1998
Of course truth trance isn't a machine, its just similiar to a machine...I never claimed it WAS a lie detector MACHINE...machines were outlawed after the...
sitko
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Aug 15, 2009
2:10 am
1999
Good idea to wrap this up! The discussion has been fun, and certainly woken up what had seemed a moribund group, but that worm has indeed by now gone to meet...
Eric
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Aug 17, 2009
7:26 pm
2000
It will be interesting to see what they come up with for Truthtrance when they re-issue the Twilight Imperium version of Dune. Good to see the discussion board...
Jonathan McCarthy
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Aug 18, 2009
12:40 pm
2001
Hi, We'll be playing the Advanced Game, all optionals. 4 players are already signed up, so we need 2 more. If you are interested, it is this thread on the...
glennmcma
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Oct 14, 2009
7:17 pm
2002
We have 6 signed up for the Dune game. Thanks. Glenn...
glennmcma
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Oct 15, 2009
6:34 pm
2003
If someone is unable to finish, can you put me down as an alternate? Thanks, Daniel...
bluiguy682004
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Oct 24, 2009
2:52 pm
2004
The more I play the game and think about it, the collusion between two players to lock a sietch seems unrealistic and against the spirit of the game. If you...
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Oct 24, 2009
2:56 pm
2005
We played without the restriction to moving into sietches. THe Storm decided who chose battles first in the city until (or if) eliminated, and then proceeded...
flaney
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Oct 25, 2009
4:41 pm
2006
Years ago, when I last played it f2f, we'd often, would make deals in games, or just guilt  people into helping us lock the sietchs, as one player was pulling...
sitko
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Oct 25, 2009
9:02 pm
2007
Daniel, What's your email address? Glenn ... From: bluiguy682004 To: DuneBoardGame@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 6:56 PM Subject:...
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glennmcma
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Oct 26, 2009
2:38 pm
2008
I agree that this rule is not realistic, but I don't really see this as a problem. Many dune rules are absolutely unrealistic, but it's just a game with a cool...
David Di Lorenzo
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Oct 29, 2009
3:36 pm
2009
As I was reading David's thoughts, I had an idea...what if in normal play, there was a limit to 2 players per stronghold, but, add a clause that states IF a...
sitko
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Oct 30, 2009
6:15 am
2010
You could also open up only one or two strongholds . Say that Arrakeen and Carthag lose their occupancy restrictions after the Shield Wall has been blown. Or...
glennmcma
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Oct 30, 2009
12:18 pm
2011
¡Ay caramba!, late again for a game... Carles...
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Nov 3, 2009
1:05 am
2012
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