RE: FT at Origins, or lack of

^%#^%$#!!!!!!!!!!

Origins always hits on a weekend that I cannot attend.
And I live in Columbus!

Perhaps next year I can arrange a pick up game or something.

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Brian Bell
bkb@beol.net
http://members.xoom.com/rlyehable/ft/	   
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: GBailey@aol.com [SMTP:GBailey@aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2000 9:52 PM
> To:	gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> Subject:	FT at Origins, or lack of
> 
> So what happened to whoever was going to run
> Full Thrust games at Origins.  I was there, never
> saw a single game.  I was really disappointed.  *sniff*
> 
> I did pick up some Phalon mini's, they were the only
> FT mini's there.  The same booth was the only to have
> FT books as well.
> 
> some OT stuff of what I did at Origins:
> 
> Lots of B5 Wars being played.  I watched a demo of the
> Fleet Action for about 5 minutes and didn't like what I saw.
> Firing across a ship caused a minus to hit?
> Count up all the weapons firing and roll lots of dice?
> Sounded all munchkinly to me.  :)
> 
> I played Advanced Civilization twice.  Came in last place
> twice.  *sigh*
> Those games were also way too peaceful.  Except for
> one attack by another player, and attacks on pirates
> and barbarians, I was the only one to make any attack 
> efforts at slowing the leaders down (I was already way
> behind the Civilization card purchases when I did this).
> And they spread the secondary effects of calamities
> around so it barely hurt anyone.  Egads.
> It was sickening to an "old" wargamer like me.  I know
> military actions are not a good option, but there are times
> when it can be useful.
> 
> Finally got to play in a Runequest game after many years.
> Lots of fun!	The guy playing the "knuckle-dragging" 
> barbarian was a riot.  And it, with a POW of 3, resisted
> being controlled by a high POW evil artifact!
> (fyi, POW = Power statistic, a indication of magical power 
> and "in tune ness" with the world).
> 
> Glen