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  • Category: Board Games
  • Founded: May 4, 2009
  • Language: English
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So, what's our status? Still need the playtesters?...
4 Nov 21, 2009
8:56 am

IRIYA, Kazunori
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Hi all, I was just reading in Wikipedia about the "Salt-Water Zubrin" thruster, and boy do you NOT want to be behind that thing! According to the wiki article...
1 Oct 19, 2009
7:27 am

Jonathan
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Hi all, I have figured out a way of getting around the 5 MB upload limit for my VASSAL module of "High Frontier". I have split the module into 4 parts. ...
1 Oct 17, 2009
10:32 pm

Jonathan
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Hi all, I have finished the VASSAL module for High Frontier and have tried to upload it to a folder I created in the files section called "High Frontier VASSAL...
1 Oct 17, 2009
6:18 pm

Jonathan
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Hi all, I've nearly completed the VASSAL module using the current components in the "Files" section of the site. All I need to do now is add the "Legislation...
4 Oct 15, 2009
9:46 am

Phil Eklund
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Hi, I am trying to test the game but struggling with creating physical components from the images presented in the Files section. To get around this I would...
4 Oct 5, 2009
11:01 pm

Jonathan
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Hi all, I think the rules on Aerobraking need some clarification. The rules say you can gain a number of impulses as shown in the aerobraking orbital if you...
1 Oct 4, 2009
6:10 pm

Jonathan
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Hi all, I joined this group today on the invitation of Phil Eklund following a query about "High Frontier", so I thought I'd pop in and say hello to everyone. ...
7 Oct 4, 2009
12:19 pm

Phil Eklund
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Hi all, Just been trying to play through this today. I drew a "Sail" thruster patent card and it says "< Size 7" but the rules say "Size 8 or less, such as...
2 Oct 3, 2009
11:15 pm

Phil Eklund
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Hi all, Looking at the faction templates I can see how it is easier for Shimizuglobal to boost cards off Luna than it is for everyone else to boost cards off...
2 Oct 2, 2009
10:54 pm

Jonathan
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Has anyone seen "Moon". A movie about He3 mining on the moon, to supply Earth fusion reactors, using "sandworms&quot; like in this game....
4 Aug 18, 2009
11:58 am

Franco
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Hi everyone, I'm just printing out a playtest copy to play with my class of High School physics students and I was wondering if there are images of the cards....
3 Aug 17, 2009
1:34 pm

Phil Eklund
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http://shortrunposters.com/ Short-run posters can print 18 x 24 size posters for two dollars each. I guess you'd need four for the High Trader map...
1 Jul 31, 2009
9:14 pm

Winchell Chung
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If you go to your friendly neighborhood game store, one that stock collectible trading card games, you can find an item called "card sleeves". These are...
5 Jul 27, 2009
4:57 pm

Winchell Chung
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Hi Phil, I had a chance to read through the rule book via the first trial basic game for the first 12 turns, so let me report briefly as part of my ...
1 Jul 26, 2009
5:25 pm

IRIYA, Kazunori
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Hi, I've just uploaded a new report, by Jordi Parera, of our playtesting session. Jordi Cairol...
11 Jul 21, 2009
2:51 pm

Phil Eklund
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http://www.thegamecrafter.com/ It is sort of like Cafe Press for board games. It can print-on-demand your game design for your customers....
2 Jul 16, 2009
11:53 pm

Nyrath the nearly wise
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Hi Gang, I've just uploaded part of our playtesting thoughts. More to come. Phil, one of the players has asked for your permission to write about the game and...
2 Jul 13, 2009
4:01 am

Phil Eklund
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Eindhoven Playtest: High Frontier, July 4, 2009 Players: Michael Debije (has experience with Sierra Madre games and heavier games in general) Walter Devore...
2 Jul 6, 2009
2:19 pm

Winchell Chung
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Hi Gang! At last we could play our first game of High Frontier last week-end. I'll come back with our sensations and suggestions when I have the report done. ...
7 Jul 5, 2009
4:04 pm

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Will let you know how it goes... Michael...
1 Jun 30, 2009
1:58 pm

mi_de2001
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Tried a quick learning game, left hand vs the right hand. Later I started to read the expanded rules and discovered that in the basic game all ships need the...
4 May 26, 2009
1:36 am

Phil Eklund
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I'm slowly working my way through the rules, after reading the quick script. The script has a few confusing points, but since it is presumably meant to be used...
6 May 25, 2009
5:42 pm

Winchell Chung
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I finally got playtest kits mailed to Winchell Chung, Mike Debije, Cooper Fox (is this the same as Fred?), Kazunori Iruna. Also hand-delivered a copy to John...
10 May 25, 2009
9:52 am

mi_de2001
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Unfortunately, no gamers at Goddard so far. But once the move is done, Chris Williams may be up for it. Mid-June at the earliest....
4 May 24, 2009
12:52 am

Winchell Chung
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I'm doing a quick skim of the rules. I am quite glad that the thermodynamic domino system is back, I was sorry it was dropped from High Trader. The map system...
7 May 19, 2009
2:43 am

Phil Eklund
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I have added files to the files section, for the High Frontier revision that adds a draft to the selection of patent cards, per Rick Heli's suggestion. This...
1 May 17, 2009
12:15 am

Phil Eklund
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Hey, Phil. I just realized I never actually mailed you the playetest results, ie me talking to my friends afterwards. Pros- We all agreed that the map is the...
1 May 15, 2009
6:13 pm

Phil Eklund
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Update on Playtest kits. Rick and Matt have convinced me that it is essential to put a draft into the High Frontier game, so players have more control over...
4 May 12, 2009
11:51 am

Phil Eklund
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Hello Winchell, Thank you for forwarding the D-T Fusion Plasmoid link. I am trying to figure out how this could work. Maybe I should spring for the paper. I...
4 May 8, 2009
11:02 am

Nyrath the nearly wise
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