... As of late we've abandoned the Big Board (too much noise in the miniatures room, and we're worn out by the end of the day) and switched to mid-size (2")...
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neals@...
Aug 1, 2001 8:25 am
... Insectica is a lot more like Chitin:1; resemblance to Insecta (other than in name) are superficial. I hope Trevor does well -- more competition is always...
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epwatters@...
Aug 1, 2001 12:36 pm
Anyone got any opinions on the 4 FASA Star Trek microgames? I'm interested in getting them, but I wanna know if they're worth my money. Eamon Watters (I'd...
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Joe Hartley
jh@...
Aug 1, 2001 1:06 pm
... I have 2 of them - Struggle For the Throne and The Search For Spock. I've played the first and looked at the second. I enjoyed SFtT and would play it...
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The Maverick
themaverick@...
Aug 1, 2001 1:35 pm
... I have the other four. Three of them are starship duel games similar in mechanics to the Ace of Aces system (although combat wheels are used instead of...
1619
Chris Camfield
ccamfield@...
Aug 1, 2001 1:42 pm
I used to have the Search for Spock game, but it was about 15 years ago so no comment. The FASA Starship Duel games are pretty good; the system is like a...
1620
grend@...
Aug 1, 2001 1:57 pm
Greets. I was attempting to unearth and resurrect my ancient copy of TrailBlazer, and turned to the web for assistance. Is there anyone here with back issues...
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Tommy Fuhs
fuhs@...
Aug 1, 2001 3:43 pm
... version of Ace of Aces, using wheels which display the ... viewpoints provided by Ace of Aces' books. ... I agree with Chris totally.......
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epwatters@...
Aug 1, 2001 4:01 pm
... I got my ... be one ... Cheers, I've just mailed him for a list. Thanks for the info folks. Eamon...
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Lon Johnson
johns715@...
Aug 1, 2001 9:40 pm
I would be interested in seeing this too. If it can be made available here, that would be great. Otherwise, when you get the info, drop me a note. Thanks, ...
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Steven Woodcock
swoodcoc@...
Aug 2, 2001 2:10 am
I've got'em. You need something photocopied? ============================= Steven Woodcock From the High Mountains of Colorado http://www.gameai.com ... From:...
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grend@...
Aug 2, 2001 2:26 pm
To all: I have replied to Steven in an attempt to secure said items. Upon receipt, I shall endeavor to have electronic facsimilies posted here. I will keep you...
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neals@...
Aug 7, 2001 7:22 am
... Sort of. The system is stripped-down enough that it could have come from any of that era's starship games, but it's closest to the FASA one. ... Neal...
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Robert Knop
rknop@...
Aug 19, 2001 4:58 pm
... Hi -- take a look at http://www.sonic.net/~rknop/jv_map/ which is my Java PBEM Wargaming aid. There are links there to V_Map, which is a Windows-only PBEM...
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grend@...
Aug 21, 2001 3:08 pm
To all Interested: Steven Woodcock has graciously provided resources from Microgaming's organ publication "Interplay" and I have reproduced the relevant ...
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Robert Knop
rknop@...
Aug 21, 2001 6:22 pm
... Question: Files area of the Yahoo group, yes? Request: can you post them in a less platform-specific format? Plain ASCII text would be best, followed by...
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Steven Woodcock
swoodcoc@...
Aug 22, 2001 3:51 am
And by the way, I have all of the Interplays (and Space Gamers, for that matter) so if somebody needs another article to play a game better just let me know. ...
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Steven Woodcock
swoodcoc@...
Aug 22, 2001 5:24 am
I sent them out as JPEGs, as I recall, so converting them would take some work. I suppose I could fire up the text converter if necessay, though perhaps...
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The Maverick
themaverick@...
Aug 22, 2001 7:20 am
... If you are reprinting entire articles without the approval of the copyright holder, then it's a copyright violation -- plain and simple. the Mav -- "Never...
1633
Joe Hartley
jh@...
Aug 22, 2001 1:22 pm
... Mav's right, it's copyright violation without the permission from Interplay (which owns the copyright according to my copies). An inability to contact the...
1634
Tom
tomwhore@...
Aug 22, 2001 5:19 pm
On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, The Maverick wrote: --]If you are reprinting entire articles without the approval of the --]copyright holder, then it's a copyright...
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Lon Johnson
johns715@...
Aug 22, 2001 6:03 pm
I'm not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV, but I have encountered patent issues in my work. In learning about patents, I picked up a few things about...
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Joe Hartley
jh@...
Aug 22, 2001 8:14 pm
... The copyright laws are definitely slanted in favor of the creators of the work - that's what they're there for. ... ( snip again) ... ( yet another snip ) ...
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grend@...
Aug 22, 2001 8:38 pm
... simple. ... draconian ... look ... Yes the ... moot, ... article in a ... The JPGs have not been posted, and if they are, I won't be the one to post them....
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Tom
tomwhore@...
Aug 22, 2001 8:44 pm
On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Joe Hartley wrote: --]PowerBall jackpot and give HT a ton of money for the Metagaming rights, --]I don't want to run afoul of him before...
1639
Tom
tomwhore@...
Aug 22, 2001 8:57 pm
... to ... Sorry for the confusion. I goofed. Yep, you posted doc files not pure jpg scans of the articles. Which makes this even less the case for copyright...
1640
fatmessiah@...
Aug 22, 2001 11:13 pm
... It seems like we have this discussion every quarter or so. Damage or no, it's still illegal....
1641
fatmessiah@...
Aug 22, 2001 11:21 pm
I see we've already played out this discussion; please ignore my last post....
1642
The Maverick
themaverick@...
Aug 23, 2001 1:13 am
... Two can play the straw man game as well as one: Some of us appear to have more respect for the time, effort, and dollars people originally invested in the...
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Mark Johnson
Mark.E.Johnson@...
Aug 23, 2001 1:21 am
Paraphrasing a line from the old Hee Haw show... If it weren't for copyright discussion, we'd have no discussion at all. Gloom, despair, and agony on me!...
