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Turn 4 (following Morpheus' description of Turn 3)
It was only 2 impulses long. Rastignak mo …In: Warlords (1978) - the wargame in which you never whose turn it is!
2 days ago
Quote from Operative Lynx on 15 June 2025, 13h29
I'd say alternate the visualization styles. Y …In: Warlords (1978) - the wargame in which you never whose turn it is!
2 days ago
And Rastignak played before me once again. I haven't opened the turn yet, but I can only suppos …In: Warlords (1978) - the wargame in which you never whose turn it is!
4 days ago
Thanks MK :).
My own notes:
Turn 2
Given Rastignak's central position and economic adv …In: Warlords (1978) - the wargame in which you never whose turn it is!
5 days ago
Turn 1
So after some emulator versioning woes, we're back. The first turn only lasted one pu …In: Warlords (1978) - the wargame in which you never whose turn it is!
2 weeks ago
So I checked, L stands for Lake, and it's blocked. There is somewhat of a wall between Dayyalu …In: Warlords (1978) - the wargame in which you never whose turn it is!
4 weeks ago
Don't be daft. X obviously stands for Xity. X are always associated with 9 in population.In: Warlords (1978) - the wargame in which you never whose turn it is!
4 weeks ago
Quote from LanHawk on 23 May 2025, 2h54
I am going to guess "L" indicates a "lake&qu …In: Warlords (1978) - the wargame in which you never whose turn it is!
4 weeks ago
Warlords is probably going to be the earliest MP game we play, as it was released in 1978 …In: Warlords (1978) - the wargame in which you never whose turn it is!
4 weeks ago
Thanks! @dayyalu and @morpheus-kitami: Fancy a game of Warlords? It looks meh, but well, 1978!In: List of future multiplayer games - 05/05/2025
1 month ago
A copy of my earlier notes on the remaining multiplayer games:
1. Warlords, 1978
Number …In: List of future multiplayer games - 05/05/2025
2 months ago
Hello folks,
Bringing back a fresh thread!
Anyone can register, I will see what interest peopl …In: List of future multiplayer games - 05/05/2025
2 months ago
Quote from GregNails on 10 February 2025, 13h00
There is a game titled Archrebel Tactics which is g …In: Archrebel Tactics
4 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
4 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
6 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
6 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
6 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
6 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
6 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
6 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
11 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
1 year 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 - 30/07/2023
1 year 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!
1 year 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!
1 year 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)
1 year 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!
1 year 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!
1 year ago
So -
As proposed by Operative Lynx, I went saping on the water, and this happened:
Not sur …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
1 year 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)
1 year 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)
1 year 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!
1 year 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)
1 year ago
Interlude.
Well, given your vote, I beeline to the compoundt and...
... what the Hell Rast …In: Game #12: Special Operations (1984)
1 year 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!
1 year 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!
1 year 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)
1 year 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)
1 year 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!
1 year 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?
1 year 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)
1 year 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)
1 year 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)
1 year 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!
1 year 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)
1 year 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)
1 year 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!
1 year 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)
1 year ago