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Message no. 1
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG>
Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 08:22:18 -0700
Gweedo The Killer Pimp wrote:
|
| Warhammer, Yowza! I never thought that, that game would turn up here. I
| played a pit fighter in that game, and I got my nasty lookin' butt
| slapped around by Minitaur. I like 40K, and other table top games,
| better than the warhammer fantasy games. I wanna hear what other people
| think about table top battling.

I used to play 40K quite a bit, but the guy that was
running it (and willing to spend that much money on all the
miniatures :) got a "real" life.

The only game I play on a consistent basis is BattleTech.
We just started a campaign where we're mercenaries and
everyone takes turns running scenarios. So far so good.

-David
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Message no. 2
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 19:22:57 -0500
At 08:22 AM 3/19/97 -0700, David Buehrer wrote these timeless words:
>Gweedo The Killer Pimp wrote:
>|
>| Warhammer, Yowza! I never thought that, that game would turn up here. I
>| played a pit fighter in that game, and I got my nasty lookin' butt
>| slapped around by Minitaur. I like 40K, and other table top games,
>| better than the warhammer fantasy games. I wanna hear what other people
>| think about table top battling.
>
I play just about all the Games Workshop Mini's Game, as Well as the RPG...
Including some of the harder to find games (Much to my chagrin... i hate
not being able to find the mini's that I'm using) like Blood Bowl and Man
o' War...:]

Bull
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Message no. 3
From: Gweedo The Killer Pimp <yawas@****.COM>
Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 17:07:44 EST
On Wed, 19 Mar 1997 19:22:57 -0500 Bull <chaos@*****.COM> writes:
>At 08:22 AM 3/19/97 -0700, David Buehrer wrote these timeless words:
>>Gweedo The Killer Pimp wrote:
>I play just about all the Games Workshop Mini's Game, as Well as the
>RPG...
> Including some of the harder to find games (Much to my chagrin... i
>hate
>not being able to find the mini's that I'm using) like Blood Bowl and
>Man
>o' War...:]
------
Blood Bowl, huh? Sounds interesting. The table top's that I play are
Warhammer 40K, (but it's just too damned expensive! :-)) and Legions of
Steel. I like the latter better, well, just because, but i can't find
anybody else out there (sans friends who introduced it to me) who plays
it. :-+


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Message no. 4
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 11:51:10 +0100
Gweedo The Killer Pimp said on 17:07/19 Mar 97...

> Blood Bowl, huh? Sounds interesting.

I think it can be, unless you play it against the person I played it
against -- a GW store manager, who felt like he had to beat me at it
despite knowing that I'd never played it before. Not a good way to convert
people to buying the games you're selling, IMO. (I'm not saying he should
have let me win, but he also shouldn't have screwed me over with every
little rule that exists in the game...)

> The table top's that I play are Warhammer 40K, (but it's just too damned
> expensive! :-)) and Legions of Steel. I like the latter better, well,
> just because, but i can't find anybody else out there (sans friends who
> introduced it to me) who plays it. :-+

I started gaming with BattleTech, but I haven't played it in quite some
time, mainly because the people I RP with now don't like wargames :(

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Message no. 5
From: Droopy <droopy@*******.NB.NET>
Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 16:50:59 +0000
> From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG>
> Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping

> The only game I play on a consistent basis is BattleTech.
> We just started a campaign where we're mercenaries and
> everyone takes turns running scenarios. So far so good.

Have you tried SVGA online mechwarrior yet? Lot's of fun.


--Droopy
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Message no. 6
From: Droopy <droopy@*******.NB.NET>
Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 16:50:59 +0000
> From: Gweedo The Killer Pimp <yawas@****.COM>
> Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping

> Blood Bowl, huh? Sounds interesting. The table top's that I play are

Blood Bowl is a lot of fun, even if it's the Brit's did make it.
Rule number one: never trust the Brits to make a game based on US
football. It's really worth it if you can find the game, it's
currently out of print.

> Warhammer 40K, (but it's just too damned expensive! :-)) and Legions of
> Steel. I like the latter better, well, just because, but i can't find
> anybody else out there (sans friends who introduced it to me) who plays
> it. :-+

Haven't tried LoS yet, but wouldn't mind trying it out for laughs.
I'm what is known as a game whore, I'll play any game once and the
fun ones a lot. <G>


--Droopy
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Message no. 7
From: Droopy <droopy@*******.NB.NET>
Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 16:50:59 +0000
> From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
> Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping

> Including some of the harder to find games (Much to my chagrin... i hate
> not being able to find the mini's that I'm using) like Blood Bowl and Man
> o' War...:]

If nothing else keep an eye on rec.games.miniatures.warhammer
There's lots of stuff sold in there. Otherwise, just send me your
list and I'll poke around at 3rivers con for you Bull. Last year,
they had tons of old citadel figures.


--Droopy
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Message no. 8
From: Gweedo The Killer Pimp <yawas@****.COM>
Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 17:13:21 EST
On Thu, 20 Mar 1997 11:51:10 +0100 Gurth <gurth@******.NL> writes:
>Gweedo The Killer Pimp said on 17:07/19 Mar 97...
>>
>I think it can be, unless you play it against the person I played it
>against -- a GW store manager, who felt like he had to beat me at it
>despite knowing that I'd never played it before. Not a good way to
>convert
>people to buying the games you're selling, IMO. (I'm not saying he
>should
>have let me win, but he also shouldn't have screwed me over with every
>little rule that exists in the game...)
-------
That's the way a lot of people played Magic:tg in my little neck of the
woods. Most of the newbies didn't play after that first game. That's
why I like RPG's, because it's really hard to GM to win. I don't care
for people like that too much.
--------
>I started gaming with BattleTech, but I haven't played it in quite
>some
>time, mainly because the people I RP with now don't like wargames :(
>
>--
I have a friend who's really getting into Battle Tech right now, but he's
still learning all of the rules. It's still fun blowing the drek out of
everything in sight tho.


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Message no. 9
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 11:00:59 +0000
|> Blood Bowl, huh? Sounds interesting. The table top's that I play are
|
|Blood Bowl is a lot of fun, even if it's the Brit's did make it.
|Rule number one: never trust the Brits to make a game based on US
|football.

Why not? The Americans made a crappy cartoon about REAL football.
I imagine that was even WORSE.

(At least bloodbowl is SUPPOSED to be a mickey-take...)
[NOTE: This in no way implies that I've even ever played Bloodbowl, or would
want to. I hate GW. (The only game I do like from them is Talisman)]
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Message no. 10
From: Droopy <droopy@*******.NB.NET>
Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 20:08:24 +0000
> From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
> Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping

> Why not? The Americans made a crappy cartoon about REAL football.
> I imagine that was even WORSE.

When? Just about every cartoon is made in asia.


--Droopy
droopy@**.net
Message no. 11
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 11:05:52 +0000
|
|> From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
|> Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
|
|> Why not? The Americans made a crappy cartoon about REAL football.
|> I imagine that was even WORSE.
|
|When? Just about every cartoon is made in asia.

It is/was called "The Huricanes", and wow, is it crappy....
It probably was MADE in asia, but it's got american backing....

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Message no. 12
From: "Fisher, Victor" <Victor-Fisher@******.COM>
Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 08:10:20 -0500
Droopy Wrote:
>> Why not? The Americans made a crappy cartoon about REAL football.
>> I imagine that was even WORSE.
>
>When? Just about every cartoon is made in asia.


I remember that. It was about some 'futbol' team that travelled around
the world, playing in matches, and getting into wacky adventures [sort
of like Scooby Doo, without the dog, Shaggy, The Mystery Machine, or the
guy who says '...and I would have gotten away with it too, if it hadn't
been for you meddling kids!'.
>
Message no. 13
From: Droopy <droopy@*******.NB.NET>
Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 06:47:27 +0000
> From: Gweedo The Killer Pimp <yawas@****.COM>
> Subject: Re: [OT] Tabletopping

> That's the way a lot of people played Magic:tg in my little neck of the
> woods. Most of the newbies didn't play after that first game. That's
> why I like RPG's, because it's really hard to GM to win. I don't care
> for people like that too much.

That's just the way that whole sect is. Offering big money on "the
pro tour" just made the whole thing worse. I used to enjoy Magic,
but find myself playing it less and less because of the people.


--Droopy
droopy@**.net

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