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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Star Trek Observations Part 1a

Saturday, March 28, 2009

[This article is in support of my project to design an unofficial (and free) Fudge role-playing game adaptation of Star Trek: The Original Series.]
In Star Trek Observations Part 1, I erroneously referred to “Space Control” being an organization mentioned in the Star Trek episode “Miri.” What Kirk actually said was “Space Central.” Investigation revealed that [...]

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War and Fudge

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

I have neglected to mention this here before, but one of my projects is a modern-ish miniature war game utilizing plastic soldiers and Fudge. Yes, those plastic soldiers. (Perhaps my favorite of all console games is Army Men 3D, which is fully half the inspiration for this project — the other half being the plastic [...]

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Total Attack!! Soccer Actual Play Report 2

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Mater and I played our second game of Total Attack!! Soccer last night, and we decided to implement the first two Advanced Elements, AE 1: Offside and AE 2: Player Types and Abilities. Neither of us were offside during the game, but Mater came close, and it did affect our strategy. The new player types [...]

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Total Attack!! Soccer Actual Play Report 1

Thursday, March 12, 2009

I first learned about Total Attack!! Soccer from the review by Steffan O’Sullivan. It is no longer in print, but I eventually acquired a copy, and after a long wait I finally played my first game.
My opponent was my mother, and we decided to start with the basic game as recommended in the rules. We [...]

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On the Trail

Friday, March 6, 2009

One could argue that I do not need any more role-playing games in my life. I own 87. Most of the games I wish to acquire are out-of-print or nearly so, but there is one new role-playing game that has really captured my interest, Trail of Cthulhu (q.v.), published by Pelgrane Press. It is a [...]

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Support Your FLGS

Monday, March 2, 2009

I just came across a site as I was doing a search for specific game shops in my vicinity called Wargames.com, a directory of known game shops in the United States. This could be very handy indeed. Game shops need all the help they can get even in the best of times, so support your [...]

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A Rule Book for Each Player

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Have you ever noticed that board games come with one rule book, but they are typically designed for two to four players? Why? They come with more than one token — one for each player. Why not include more than one rule book — how about one for each player?
What would be served by including [...]

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