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Check out a board game called "Samurai" 1979 by Avalon Hill. It was supposed to be a Japanese version of Kingmaker. The only difference was instead of...
ricomaurer
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Jul 14, 2009
8:48 pm
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Thanks, I thought there was something of the kind. I've also heard about something called "Shogunmaker", but I think this is a home made game brought out for...
theblackprussian
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Jul 15, 2009
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BP, Shouldn't Edward, Earl of March be included in the Yorkist camp, as he was probably the greatest field general of the period? Tom Wheeler To:...
Thomas Wheeler
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Jul 17, 2009
9:51 pm
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No, because he is the direct heir of the Duke of York. Similarly the list doesn't include the Prince of Wales or the Earl of Warwick. The system is based on...
theblackprussian
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Jul 18, 2009
5:06 pm
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I understand your reasoning, but Clarence and Gloucester were too young to participate in any campaigns of the 1450s. March was old enough and certainly didn't...
Thomas Wheeler
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Jul 20, 2009
10:19 pm
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Well, yes, but in designing these game mechanics you have to accept that from any given start date historicity goes out the window; any character can be killed...
theblackprussian
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Jul 20, 2009
10:36 pm
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Well, yes, but in designing these game mechanics you have to accept that from any given start date historicity goes out the window; any character can be killed...
david rayner
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Jul 20, 2009
11:40 pm
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Has Kingmaker ever made it online for play? How about just a PC version fairly new? Still have the board game but finding opponents is hard. Appreciate your...
korea4us2003
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Jul 27, 2009
8:25 am
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... Hi Don Have a look at http://zappa.brainiac.com/yankeeap/pbem.htm (Long time since I have) you would also need Cyberboard. (Free). All the best Peter L-J...
Peter Lloyd-Jones
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Jul 27, 2009
8:38 am
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Yeah, there was a british site that offered the game online, but the problem was people would sign up and then stop playing after only a few turns. Very...
ricomaurer
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Jul 27, 2009
4:17 pm
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Well i don't want to mess with my computer, hopefully this new job I may have will take me to England. As a plus I can start playing this again....
korea4us2003
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Jul 28, 2009
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Conception is next weekend! Here are some important details about the show. Where: College of DuPage Student Resource Center 425 Fawell Blvd. Glen Ellyn, IL...
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Sep 20, 2009
11:48 pm
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Thanks for the info :-)...
korea4us2003
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Sep 21, 2009
6:40 am
1141
Hello, It has been a long time since I sent a message. I have not been inactive, but mainly been busy with redoing the cards. After I have finished the cards,...
hanssmeets
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Nov 5, 2009
10:01 pm
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Hey Hans, Looking forward to your card designs; like the sample ones here in the group. Regarding earnings and costs--I think that if you bring them in, you...
derekqsc
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Nov 6, 2009
6:52 pm
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Hello Derek, Thanks for your reaction. It will take me more time than expected to upload the cards. I made them, or in some cases remade them, in Photoshop. A...
Hans Smeets
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Nov 6, 2009
9:09 pm
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My view on the troop strengths: Apart from the Calais garrison, the troops commanded by a noble would be retained by him under contract, so would be available...
david rayner
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Nov 6, 2009
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I think that bringing finances into Kingmaker would certainly reduce the abstractness of the game, but that is no reason to dismiss it.  The difficulty lies...
Edward R. Stepans
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Nov 6, 2009
9:51 pm
1146
A Nobles strength was usually seen by the amount of troops they were able to muster. The nobles troop number is already given. It is a very eloquent way to...
David Starr
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Nov 7, 2009
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1147
Whether or not the opportunity to pillage was used by a particular leader as a recruiting tool, it was sometimes given in lieu of unpaid wages to the soldiers...
Edward R. Stepans
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Nov 8, 2009
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Prussian, Would like your opinion, as you are the only one to include County Sheriffs in KM. Should the Sheriff only be assigned to a Noble that has a holding...
derekqsc
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Nov 10, 2009
9:14 pm
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Pillaging was very bad polically speaking. You can do it, but you should lose cities and towns. Also, you should get a permanent minus to your Commons. ...
James Adlard
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Nov 10, 2009
10:07 pm
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Who currently owns the rights to publish Kingmaker? [] Adrian Nelsen aka Rassilon [] "What appears to be coming at you is coming from you" Jack Flanders. ...
Adrian Nelsen
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Nov 10, 2009
10:35 pm
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Avalon Hill still retains rights, but the company is owned by Hasbro which means don't expect any older titles to be released any time soon....
Rick
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Nov 10, 2009
11:14 pm
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Avalon Hill only owned the rights to Kingmaker in the US, and that was on license from a company in England. And it may not have been a unlimited license - it...
Lewis Goldberg
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Nov 11, 2009
4:19 am
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Curious because so many other Avalon Hill titles have been acquired or moved on to other publishers. [] Adrian Nelsen aka Rassilon [] "What appears to be...
Adrian Nelsen
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Nov 11, 2009
4:29 am
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Sheriffs were usually drawn from the local gentry, not the nobility.  However these gentry were usually retained by a local magnate, so the suggestion is...
david rayner
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Nov 11, 2009
7:28 pm
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This is for the Prussian (and any one else who cares to chime in), Prussian, in your AdvKM Bishops set, why do you give more troops to Cantabury over York? I...
derekqsc
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Nov 13, 2009
6:34 pm
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Of course some important offices were held by Bishops, including many holders of the Chancellor and Treasurer positions. Theoretically, then, any Bishop might...
david rayner
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Nov 13, 2009
8:22 pm
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Prussian, I believe certain Bishops _should_ be allowed provisional troops because of their roles. Durham, due to its Paletinate status; Carlisle and York,...
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