Re: Complexity/Campaigns

At 05:12 PM 1/23/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Donald A. Chipman III wrote:
>
>> Unfortunately, Stellar Conquest, being a "MetaGaming Classic", is
probably
>> only slightly easier to come by than a Pterodactyl skin Stradivarius
signed
>> by Elvis.  I was pleasantly surprised to see that FT list newcomer(?)
>> Winchell Chung, the man who designed the grim visage of the most
fearsome
>> fighting machine of the 21st Century yet still found time to maintain
a
>> pretty spiffy 3d Starmap page (you guys looking for realism in your
space
>> campaigns could do a lot worse than visiting
>> http://www.clark.net/pub/nyrath/starmap.html), had written an article
for
>> General on the game.  What I was able to find on http://grognard.com/
>> didn't tell me much.  Does anyone have a lead on how to get a look at
this
>> system?
>> 
>> Take care,
>> 
>> Tre
>
>Next time, please read my entire post.  Stellar Conquest is still
>available by the Avalon Hill, and as such can be purchased directly
from
>Avalon Hill if you can't find it in your local gaming shop.
>
>IAS

So it is, Imre.  I hear the word "Metagaming" and I immediately
flashback
to the little cardboard boxes from the early 80's (WarpWar, Chitin, etc)
that were like $2.50 each.  Sorry.
In fact, I went to Avalon Hill's site this morning with the intent of
purchasing Stellar Conquest based on your recommendation, except their
online ordering leaves a bit to be desired (none of the games I looked
at
had prices, for example.  "Just give us your Visa number this unsecured
commerce server and we'll deduct what we think is right.").  I suspect
will
be forced to (gasp!) use their 1-800 number and risk transacting with an
actual human being.

Take care,

Tre