From: Jacob E. Boucher To: bostongamers@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [BG] Digest Number 1585 ... You're right, I probably...
Joseph Teller
josephteller@...
Apr 1, 2003 5:59 pm
19834
I find it absolutely amazing, in a way, that you can pidgeonhole every gamer at BU so quickly. Let's look at it this way. Of the gamers I know of on this 400+...
Jacob, Joe, both of you are familiar enough with each others firmly held opinions expressed in the past to know that this argument isn't going to be...
... held opinions expressed in the past to know that this argument isn't going to be productive. I suggest you either drop it or take it off of the list. In...
Folks tend to aggregate in groups that are sort of age related, but not quite. People in high school People in college People out of college but no kids (can...
... there are ... surprising interest ... run. Damn, now I want to run the new Gamma World just to use that as a plot point. GM: "While searching through the...
... <jbuchr@b...> ... better ... Jacob and I had a similar discussion to this one, via email, during Christmas of last year. This comment makes a lot of his...
... If I was appointing myself as any sort of college-age spokesperson, I completely apologize. I was not intending to speak for you or anyone else in the...
... 'organization kids'? What do you mean by task-driven? I have to say, personally, when I go to a gaming group, I want to game. Sure, socialization is part...
... Word-drift following the apocalypse. (see I'm already ready, too bad its going to be d20) ... FWIW, it's going to use d20 Modern. I also highly recommend...
Please take Rick's advice. Get it away from me, and fast. The last time he was involved in trying to sell a new campus group, he talked me into sending a...
... he was involved in trying to sell a new campus group, he talked me into sending a >derogatory comment about Jon Silber's anatomy to the public boards from...
Joseph Teller
josephteller@...
Apr 2, 2003 6:23 pm
19847
... But LARPs are sufficiently similar to table-top roleplaying in style, format, goals and presentation for most members of the 'gaming community' to consider...
Folks: Just a quick last note on this thread that I feel I should post. I would like to apologize to those who took offense at any generalities I used in my...
Joseph Teller
josephteller@...
Apr 2, 2003 9:52 pm
19849
I was always under the impression that it is from generalties (sometimes well intentioned) that ideas such as racism, agism, homophobia, &c., are both...
Oh, yes, a little company of die-hard Dragon Dice players called SFR picked the game up a year or so ago (I can't remember exactly) and has even been...
Well, I'm not so sure the starter packs were thrown away. I can't remember ever hearing about that. A lot were, however, found in some of TSR's warehouses....
... Can you do more of a review of it, maybe talking about gameplay, strategy, the role of luck vs. skill vs. Mr Suitcase, and the like? Or point us at a good...
Of course. The point of the game is to capture major pieces of terrain with your armies. You can do this by killing all enemies, or 'maneuvering' 2 terrains...
... Well, that was back in the days of TSR's draconian Internet policy -- to summarize, "We own the trademarks on words like 'armor class' and 'hit die', not...
Hi all. I am a Journalism Grad Student interested in writing an article on the gaming community in Boston. Please email me if I might attend one of your...
Rachel Mindell
r_mindell@...
Apr 3, 2003 6:19 pm
19859
... article on the gaming community in Boston. Please email me if I might attend one of your sessions, or if you would be willing to talk with me about why you...
... Additionally, are you interested in tabletop or live action role-playing (LARP)? If LARP, are you interested in the general scene, or some specific flavor...
diewald@...
Apr 3, 2003 9:31 pm
19862
You might want to start at a local gaming store such as The Compleat Strategist, Games People Play, or Pandemonium Books. There are others, but these three are...
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