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I have very little to add to what Dayyalu said, and even less to what it will say. The game has 90% …In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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I think the upcoming millenia will fly fast. If you don't attack and don't have a rebellio …In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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Yes, that's what I noticed after attacking Argyra. I think the future turns will be all the pla …In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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Well, I did the attack thing. Now your turn...In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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Well, for PET, I could find (and play) a 1979 Star Wars :
http://old-g.narod.ru/line/commodor/cmd …In: Short notes on the 1977 Star Wars games
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Quote from Porkbelly on 23 June 2023, 16h22
For the Apple II there were a couple of game by Bob Bis …In: Short notes on the 1977 Star Wars games
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Robert L. Coppedge's Now You Can Play Star Wars (1977)
OK, I am not sure whether the name …In: Short notes on the 1977 Star Wars games
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Marc Pelczarski's Star Wars
Found in the People's Computer Company, June 1978, typed an …In: Short notes on the 1977 Star Wars games
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Jerry Self's Star Wars
Found in Personal Computing, February 1978, typed and ported to TRS-8 …In: Short notes on the 1977 Star Wars games
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Robb Borland's STRWAR
Written by Robb "Mithrandir" Borland on a mainframe MECC com …In: Short notes on the 1977 Star Wars games
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Officially, the first Star Wars licenced game is The Empire Strikes Back for Intellivision and Atari …In: Short notes on the 1977 Star Wars games
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In the Eastern village, my unit resists vigorous assaults with an elastic defense :
…In: 100 Bandits - a short Ancient Art of War AAR
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The map opens on a surprisingly solid situation :
- I only need to defend from one, maximum 2 …In: 100 Bandits - a short Ancient Art of War AAR
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My usual sparring partner Ahab from the Data Driven Gamer has recently started (and ended) …In: 100 Bandits - a short Ancient Art of War AAR
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Is it possible that one of us got confused with the save. I know I attached the wrong file a couple …In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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Quote from Dave_Velociraptor on 14 June 2023, 16h12
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Hello Dave,
I think I fixed it. I don't use RSS feeds myself, so please tell me if it works …In: RSS feed
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To an extent I feel that due to the house rule of not skipping turn, having unrest to quell can allo …In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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About Tech => Actually, no. Once again I fail at reading the manual.In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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"Press U to quell unrest" worked or me, but yes, for those of you with 3 unrest to manage, …In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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With only 5 neutral worlds available, I think I can answer your last question.
Interest …In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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I guess your next move is to retake the world you just left behind then.In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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Does any of you understand why this neutral world attacks this neutral world ?
Also Argyraspide, …In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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Did anyone understand which system "increased in RES level" ?
I have seen some funny ra …In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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So far the main complexity of the game has been “whose turn is it”.In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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Well, as usual creating the memethread for Nebula. I feel the game will be better than the …In: Nebula - The space 3X streamlined down to counting beans and backstabbing !
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IX. The end
I am going to have two weeks with little time for the blog and there were not that ma …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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VIII. Loss of time
So just as Strange was getting out of his psychotic episode, I travelled to Ha …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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Quote from Strange Fellow on 21 April 2023, 1h01
Dudes!
I've wandered the lonely highway of …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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Quote from Porkbelly on 21 April 2023, 12h49
Meat thrashes a piece of scrap with his crowbar until …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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Well, well, well
I was about to do a short update about opening a certain door... but the code do …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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VII. The formula
Given the split votes between finishing the Stinkers and exploring the Skinhea …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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Quote from Gubisson on 18 April 2023, 11h09
"Note that "little aggressive" does not …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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VI. Rest, Repair and Recon
Not much this turn. I send BG to check the status of the stinker and t …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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Yes, shame the dungeons are not that fun, and that I cannot make them interactive.
Rest, Repair a …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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V. Operation Pyrrhus
So, it is time ! I send BG and Strange to scout Pengar and Carlin and we lea …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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Update is a bit slow because I had two consecutive party wipes in the Stinker's base ^^. Dungeo …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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Absolutely no control on the combat, and some of the sentences are ambiguous even in French.
Not mu …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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IV. Playing defence
So as planned :
- I send Rambo to train as a trucker. Given he needs to wa …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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I haven’t played the turn yet so the rest of the team has around 3 hours to chime in 🙂
…In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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About fuel, apparently an IFV costs 75 liters by day, and a moto 25 by day.
Last period, we found 7 …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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Quote from Gubisson on 11 April 2023, 9h39
I'd happily take a field trip out to Dragor to pick …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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III. First combat
So, as per the plan, I start sending almost everyone in a mission :
Dayyal …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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I am back home tonight. Here is what I will do :
- Dayyalu, Gubisson, Karbon and Porkbe …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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II. First exploration
Well, I sent Helly toward Zoor, and then the canon fodder on the closest de …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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Final strategy I will execute :
Send canon fodder on foot in near location
Send Helly to the …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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Quote from Helly on 6 April 2023, 15h28
"... and I hope my true nature as a Norman man may nev …In: Game #9 : Zone (1988)
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