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nancella20170
Oct 5, 2004 1:18 pm
I'm in the process of painting up miniatures, etc., for Gerard Luft's Interface of Time game, and have had difficulty trying to download the map: neither the...
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curufea
Oct 6, 2004 12:43 am
I think it's not there - I tried various upper and lowercase combinations and searched around on that website as well. Try sending an email direct to the...
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curufea
Oct 6, 2004 1:05 am
Hmm - unfortunately I can't find any contact details for C. Gerald Luft Dang, and I was going to suggest a change to the D20 statistics for Daleks - I think...
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Lloyd Krassner
warpspawn
Oct 7, 2004 3:39 am
This is Gerald's website: http://www.angelfire.com/games4/doctorwhoeyespy/contents.html I don't have a e-mail though. Lloyd ... cover...
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Lloyd Krassner
warpspawn
Oct 7, 2004 3:57 am
Recently I've been collecting "HISTORICAL War" movies on DVD. This activity includes going straight to the battle sequences. Partial Film List so far: War &...
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curufea
Oct 7, 2004 4:08 am
I've always found war movies disturbing - so I avoid watching them. Either they glorify war and sicken me - or they are gritty and realistic, and disgust me...
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Lloyd Krassner
warpspawn
Oct 7, 2004 4:11 am
I've noticed most movies of warfare circa 1700-1850 depict cannons causing explosions on the ground. You can find depictions of canister and occasionally of...
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curufea
Oct 7, 2004 4:19 am
It's movie license. There is no safe way to have cannonballs bounce amongst actors or stuntmen :) Many tactics of war have to be changed to protect the lives...
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Lloyd Krassner
warpspawn
Oct 7, 2004 4:27 am
Hi Peter, I must say over the past few years I've become a real student of warfare from all ages. I could probably teach an undergrad course in it. When I...
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curufea
Oct 7, 2004 4:39 am
Interesting yes - and educational. I just don't like dramatisations of it (or historical fiction, if you will). It's a matter of taste - I also don't like cop...
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fdv222
Oct 7, 2004 12:45 pm
I support your comments about differing tastes and educational value of war movies. I remember watching 'All Quiet on the Western Front' and 'The Bridge' as a...
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Lloyd Krassner
warpspawn
Oct 8, 2004 2:36 am
I think it was either Sam Adams or John Adams who said: "Every man thinks meanly of himself for not being a soldier" A German Warpspawner e-mailed me to remind...
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curufea
Oct 8, 2004 4:20 am
Ah well, if we're going for home nation movies then like Das Boot/The Boat - then I should nominate a Brian Brown one :) Breaker Morant And of course,...
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Anastasoulis George
ganastasoulis
Oct 8, 2004 6:30 am
sorry to intrude, but you've made a bunch of games on war and war is your favourite topic of discussion and reading. So how can you say that you dislike war...
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fdv222
Oct 8, 2004 8:59 am
By George I think you've got it! Maybe it's something primitive, in some rudimentary part of our brain, that excites us about conflict. Maybe we haven't...
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Lloyd Krassner
warpspawn
Oct 9, 2004 4:00 am
Gallipoli I've seen. What was Breaker Morant about? Lloyd ... Boot/The ... heavily ... war. ... remember ... outside....
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curufea
Oct 9, 2004 7:01 am
Sad to say, I've only seen part of the movie late night on TV a while ago. But it's a court martial about the Boer War. ... Find local movie times and trailers...
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otherone001
Oct 11, 2004 12:53 pm
I am thinking about a D&D type board game but would like to keep it simple when it comes to combat. Would anyone like to recomend a simple system to resolve...
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curufea
Oct 11, 2004 11:10 pm
The simplest system I've seen was for the Munchkin card game - you add the level of your character and any additions from armour, weapons and items. If it is...
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Lloyd Krassner
warpspawn
Oct 13, 2004 7:59 pm
New Game- Man-Kzin Wars- SF (Solo)...
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Lloyd Krassner
warpspawn
Oct 17, 2004 10:28 pm
By Brian Peterson. Quality Stuff here people....
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curufea
Oct 17, 2004 11:57 pm
Hmm, could be time to update the Big Book again soon :) Actually a regular time might be best - say once every month. ... Find local movie times and trailers...
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curufea
Oct 18, 2004 12:01 am
Actually I'll mention this over on Paperworlds.com as well as they are working on naval rules for the current paper miniatures competition. ... Find local...
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fdv222
Oct 18, 2004 5:06 am
... The book is looking fantastic! Just a thought but could you close the book off at the end of the year then start a new volume for next year? I have...
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curufea
Oct 18, 2004 5:45 am
That does sound like a good idea. Actually it might be a good idea to do it retroactively too - one volume per year back to 1999. The size of the thing is...
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Lloyd Krassner
warpspawn
Oct 19, 2004 1:21 am
Hmmmmnnn... 5 volumes.... We'll need more cover art! (How about cover Art for each game?) Lloyd ... close ... without...
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bpeterso2000
Oct 19, 2004 1:27 am
I find it refreshing that every once in a while the Warpspawn message board throws in a thought teaser. Thought I'd toss in one of my own. Even though like...
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curufea
Oct 19, 2004 2:20 am
I can see a lot of hair pulling ahead... Seriously though, it is certainly possible. But not if I'm the only one doing it (I don't have the time). But - the...
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Lloyd Krassner
warpspawn
Oct 20, 2004 2:24 am
Warp Spawn Web Ring now Available. A brand new source of aggravation for those so inclined. They tell me it needs minimum 3 links, so I need at least 2...
