Re: FT Lite

Adrian Bruce wrote:
> 
> In article <71834@westmore.demon.co.uk>
> db-ft@westmore.demon.co.uk writes:
> 
> >>
> >> >Matthew L. Seidl wrote:
> >> > On Tuesday, April 28, 1998 10:23 AM, Ground Zero Games
[SMTP:jon@gzero.dungeon
> >> > .com] wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > I've been having some thoughts recently about a VERY
stripped-down small
> >> > > booklet of just the basic FT core rules (suitably updated),
explained in
> >> > > very simple terms especially for newcomers, young players and
non-gamers -
> >> > > sort of "FT Lite".
> >>
> >> Hell, if it's only four pages of photocopies, why even charge a
> >> single brass farthing? For all the profit it would make, after the
> 
> I think this is the main point, if it is so simple, your more than
> likely wasting your time and money trying to sell such a thing...
> 
> >> distributors and shops take their slice out you could just give it
> >> away as "freeware" and let the lazy sods do their own copying.
> >>
> >> Likewise a .PDF version to download off the 'net.
> >>
> 
>  and I have one 'in progress' ( well, I pick at it every now and then)
> to give away here
> 
> http://www.rinc.or.jp/~adrian/projecth/rulebook.pdf
> 
> It is half, size, has counters, hex map... and isn't finished. The
> file is large because of the color images in it...
> 
> If anyone wants to contribute to this... just let me know! It might
> even get finished and be added to the already long list of FREEWARE SF
> combat games....

	I like it!  I was wondering just how far you were going to take
your
Helios Chronicles background.  Now I know.  I myself would like to
contribute to your project.  What do you want me to do?
-- 
Later,
Mark A. Siefert

	"I know I'll make it, love can last forever
	Graceful swans of never topple to the earth
	And you can make it last, forever you
	You can make it last, forever you"

				     --Smashing Pumpkins
				     "Thirty-Three"

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