Re: Complexity/Campaigns
From: Winchell Chung <nyrath@c...>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 20:24:33 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Complexity/Campaigns
On Fri, 23 Jan 1998, Donald Hosford wrote:
> My first wargame was Metagaming's Warpwar. Very simple, easy to
modify.
> I still like that game after all these years.
A nice game. My only gripe was the
diceless combat system.
(I did the artwork for that game, by the way...)
> On the Triplanetary front, Steve Jackson bought the rights to it a
while
> back. On his webpage, he says he wants to come out with a NEW
version,
> including new rules, more scenarios, ect. It is on the back burner
for
> now.
I know! I know! I wish it would get *off* the back
burner. The game is a classic, and deserves more
recognition. Even the counters were cool!
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