Forum Navigation
Post History: The Wargaming Scribe
Quote from GregNails on 10 February 2025, 13h00
There is a game titled Archrebel Tactics which is g …In: Archrebel Tactics
2 months ago
Unexpected! And courageous from you to play it on Atari - I did not realize it was in full black &am …In: Shattered Alliance - Unicorn Ambush scenario AAR
2 months ago
I mostly agree with you, and just like you I feel the game probably shines more in hotseat than in P …In: Viking Raiders (1984) - Raiding is all fun & games until Olaf starts drinking
4 months ago
Thanks Operative Lynx for the AAR - I am a bit swamped at the moment so it's appreciated.
Sp …In: Viking Raiders (1984) - Raiding is all fun & games until Olaf starts drinking
4 months ago
Back to my turn AFTER Operative Lynx moved...
... but actually not much happened, excep …In: Viking Raiders (1984) - Raiding is all fun & games until Olaf starts drinking
4 months ago
Operative jumped a step. Here is my destruction of Barachel of Ammon:
That puts me …In: Viking Raiders (1984) - Raiding is all fun & games until Olaf starts drinking
4 months ago
Well, after a one-turn kill, we started on a new map:
Dayyalu the Wrathful moves first. Some …In: Viking Raiders (1984) - Raiding is all fun & games until Olaf starts drinking
4 months ago
We're back on the multiplayer games with Viking Raiders, in which Vikings replace their "b …In: Viking Raiders (1984) - Raiding is all fun & games until Olaf starts drinking
4 months ago
Congrats!
My approach to games I can't play "I guess I'll just skip it for now" …In: Looking some old games
9 months ago
I am afraid only Porkbelly can answer this.
If that's any consolation, terrible UI on the TI …In: Looking some old games
10 months ago
Pushing this one up if new people want to be put on the list. I updated the first message of this th …In: List of future multiplayer games - registration open
10 months ago
@operative-lynx : You knew about the boardgame beforehand? I did not know about it before reading ab …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
Quote from Dayyalu on 6 June 2024, 21h08
The game has so many things that flat-out do not make sens …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
Turns out the linguist (and no one wounded?) was the secret ingredient. I had 100% pass rate, no sav …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
Thanks for conceding. I believe you could have lasted for 6 more turns at least if you had played na …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
...and we acknowledge that those lands could have belonged to the Neo-Mayas, but they don't, be …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
So -
As proposed by Operative Lynx, I went saping on the water, and this happened:
Not sur …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
Quote from Operative Lynx on 4 June 2024, 8h47
After having slept over it I had come up with a coup …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
OK folks, I found a lot of things, but I am going to have to call it a day because it turns out the …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
...and we acknowledge that those lands could have belonged to the Neo-Mayas, but they don't, be …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
T=56
Well, I persevered because I need it for my blog anyway. So I combed the map, first found a …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
Interlude.
Well, given your vote, I beeline to the compoundt and...
... what the Hell Rast …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
Turn 16
The Scribes scoff at the threat of nuclear annihiliation by nukes coming from Panama, and …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
Turn 15
La Trista Mar
The Scribes open with a nuclear strike in front of Venezula, eliminating …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
Quote from Baron Rastignak on 31 May 2024, 7h54
We have almost 2/3 of the time left, and we know wh …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
My gut feeling is that the dead German and the Frenchman's warning are unrelated. The dead Germ …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
Turn 14
Not sure about what's happening in Central America, and how Genar could lose a nuke …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
I work in the industry, and we don't really have a word for that. "Cognitive noise" m …In: Is there a term for thematically unjustified complexity?
11 months ago
H+30
Well, we go to the research of the lost lorry.
I follow the road West, but noth …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
Quote from Operative Lynx on 28 May 2024, 19h29
Our experience so far has showed that our skill set …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
H+23:
So I used in the radio skill, and receive a call from "a broken down lorry". I te …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
Turn 13.
I wake up with a naval blockade around Jamaica. With 140+ in revenue, I buy a fleet and …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
I picked up the radio (which means it is "only" a receiver) so we don't have to retur …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
H+21
Well, we talk, we talk, but there is a compound to find.
The first thing I did was to use …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
Turn 12
Well, time to go on the offensive:
After relatively easily chasing the N …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
H+10
Well, not much yet.
I explore the two empty areas, which turns out to be full of rocks an …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
Quote from Operative Lynx on 24 May 2024, 16h09
Quote from KarbonKitty on 24 May 2024, 15h00
Wel …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
Quote from Dayyalu on 24 May 2024, 12h47
"Oh no, the Scribe has betrayed every single pact and …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
Turn 11
Without news of their Censors in Central America, the Scribes assessed the situation:
- …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
Quote from Dayyalu on 22 May 2024, 7h03
Quote from The Wargaming Scribe on 22 May 2024, 0h54
ide …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
H + 5.12
We move to the hous which is, as expected, locked. As a leader, I skim through the lates …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
Quote from Operative Lynx on 21 May 2024, 12h57
Hmm, there are a lot of questions waiting for an an …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
H+0.30
Well, that was fast. Cartographer Lynx starts "Cartographing" - not sure what it …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago
Quote from Operative Lynx on 20 May 2024, 23h28
It is quite understandable to misunderstand the int …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
Turn 10:
More turns documenting nuclear fissions and Texas flora. Also, thanks to the Commies for …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
Cons: You probably lot the game there.
Pro: It was fun to read and you have a nuke.
2 pros for o …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
The range of nukes is the number you have in the region, hence their "knife-fight" range i …In: Apocalypse (1983): Terrible UI and stale gameplay packaged in one successful game!
11 months ago
A. The drop
Well folks, it's only the 5 of us, and no natural leader, so I'll join. Our …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
11 months ago