Hello, My name is Roger Books and I'm a game-aholic (hangs head in shame). It's been years since I've played CW but there was a game recently started in...
books+swgroup@...
Jul 6, 2001 2:37 pm
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... Greetings, and welcome to the list. And I know I am a game-aholic. ;) I live right in Austin, and still have yet to find a CW gaming group of my own....
Timothy Knox
tdk@...
Jul 6, 2001 5:20 pm
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Welcome! I see someone else is taking care of your rules question, so I'll just say Welcome! If you ever find yourself in Tennessee, look up MADHAT or SHAAG!...
Jimmy Anderson
jimmy@...
Jul 7, 2001 2:54 am
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OK, so nobody seemed to know the answer to the Power Usage thing. Maybe somebody can fill me in on the following: I just picked a random vehicle and tried to...
books+swgroup@...
Jul 11, 2001 3:07 pm
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Send me the unanswered question from before. I thought someone else was going to answer it... Where did the Zenon come from? CWC? Deluxe? Vehicle Guide? There...
Jimmy Anderson
jimmy@...
Jul 11, 2001 3:59 pm
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First, the Xenon is one of the cars from the latest printing of the compendium. I had to drop a point of armour to make it fit div 15 and the weight was off a...
books+swgroup@...
Jul 11, 2001 5:35 pm
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... I punched it into the spreadsheet I use and the weight was perfect, but the money was off. I changed the spoiler, airdam, wheelguards & wheelhubs to non-FP...
Jimmy Anderson
jimmy@...
Jul 11, 2001 6:10 pm
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... It's like the sky after a big rain. Everything is now clear. :) Thanks, Roger...
books+swgroup@...
Jul 11, 2001 6:30 pm
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Great! Speaking of rain, we had a big one here a little while ago. It's gone, things are hot and humid again... :-) ______________________________ Jimmy...
Jimmy Anderson
jimmy@...
Jul 11, 2001 6:54 pm
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... discussions, ... Figure you squatted on the name long enough? Wouldn't have anything to do with the re-release of Car Wars, or more specifically the NEW...
Jae
bagherra@...
Jul 16, 2001 9:37 pm
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... Don't you hate how SJGames web site says "Car Wars is back!" when I say it never left! The game is still around, just not making them any money... BTW, I...
Jimmy Anderson
jimmy@...
Jul 16, 2001 10:19 pm
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... more ... void ... say it ... money... It did need an update. Actually, a complete rework of the prices to be a bit closer to todays prices would be nice....
Roger Books
books+swgroup@...
Jul 17, 2001 8:41 pm
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Well, I think the biggest difference is that they changed it to 3" scale. Most of the rules should remain the same. It looks as if they are going to make...
Jae
bagherra@...
Jul 18, 2001 4:09 pm
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... Well, that would be swell, but it seems to me that that would make the scale for trucks, boats, hovers, military vehicles, and for that matter, oversize...
Timothy Knox
tdk@...
Jul 18, 2001 5:42 pm
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From the few tidbits SJG's PR is pushing out, they have mostly scrapped the old rules and are starting over. There are no boats, rigs, hovers, military, etc. ...
Jae
bagherra@...
Jul 18, 2001 6:09 pm
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Jae [mailto:bagherra@...] said... ... That's the very reason our local club hasn't tried 3X before. I did play with another club, though, and enjoyed...
Jimmy Anderson
jimmy@...
Jul 19, 2001 1:44 pm
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Jae [mailto:bagherra@...] said... ... Have you heard anything official about the 3-D conversions, or is that just speculation? Jimmy...
Jimmy Anderson
jimmy@...
Jul 19, 2001 1:45 pm
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Timothy Knox [mailto:tdk@...] said... ... such? Do you mean the stretch limos? I doubt variants would *ever* be included, since they're trying to...
Jimmy Anderson
jimmy@...
Jul 19, 2001 1:49 pm
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Roger Books [mailto:books+swgroup@...] said... ... Do you mean the prices of the auto? I'm more interested in balance than realism. ... <smile> Good...
Jimmy Anderson
jimmy@...
Jul 19, 2001 1:55 pm
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... game ... that just ... Well the comment diluted down to: "well, SJG did just purchase a miniature design studio..." Which happens to have Richard Kerr at...
Jae
bagherra@...
Jul 19, 2001 2:33 pm
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For those who missed it... June 28, 2001 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Car Wars Comes Roaring Back! SJ Games To Relaunch Classic Game Line Austin, TX -- With three new...
Jae
bagherra@...
Jul 19, 2001 3:36 pm
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I've put up a couple of bookmarks and a few images in the files section. Let me know what you think. If there seems to be appreciation for this sort of...
Jae
bagherra@...
Jul 19, 2001 4:27 pm
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... Streamline? AAARGH! I LIKE my complexity. :) -- Timothy Knox tdk@... "Stupidity is like nuclear power. It can be used for good or evil, and you...
Timothy Knox
tdk@...
Jul 19, 2001 6:08 pm
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Me, too, but I do like the fact that I'll actually be able to teach my kids to play without sacrificing game play, at least in the new game. :-) ...
Jimmy Anderson
jimmy@...
Jul 21, 2001 3:50 am
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Jae [mailto:bagherra@...] said... ... Oh yeah. I had forgotten that part. <sheepish grin> Jimmy...
Jimmy Anderson
jimmy@...
Jul 21, 2001 3:53 am
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Appreciation, sure. Anything new to look at is always good. :-) How about links to listmembets web pages, especially where Car Wars is concerned? ...
Jimmy Anderson
jimmy@...
Jul 21, 2001 4:42 pm
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Hello All, I also have been playing Car Wars since the old zip-lock days, and quit about 3 or 4 years ago. The Anti-anti-new-gadget-#24 theme finally made me...
s_schoon@...
Jul 21, 2001 7:49 pm
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So... SJG's site isn't exactly forthcoming about the new CW, aside from giving the new scale, and the general format of low-cost intro-rules and add-ons. Does...
s_schoon@...
Jul 21, 2001 7:52 pm
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... The only suspicion I have seen is that the design rules are going to be left out. We are playing 3X scale here. All it takes is a turnkey, and I have a...
Roger Books
books+swgroup@...
Jul 21, 2001 8:44 pm
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Now I'm into, the formula makes no sense. For instance, I have power plant with 300 Power Units. I travel at 60 MPH and my max speed is 100MPH. How far can I...
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