Weekender XLBS: Talking WWII Desert Warfare & Rebooting Games
February 28, 2016 by dignity
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Happy sunday!
I’ve never looked into playing Dark Age but the models are pretty.
Happy Sunday! I would really like to see a game of the Warploque’s ArcWorld Starter Set played in the studio. I think Warren should play as the Troll.
Buenos dias from Spain.
Nice hair cut Ben.
Happy Sunday!
Happy Sunday
Happy Sunday.
Time for a fund drive for an easyJet ticket for John ?
hear hear
Happy Sunday!
Joan of Arc… & Justin’s best model? Only bfair!
Justin. My uncle ( he departed this worldnearly 20 yrs ago) was an artillery gunner through N Africa and Italy. I’d love to see the Black Watch, part of the 51st Highland division, in your army… don’t worry – only a bit of tartan on their caps!
See here for some background:http://www.rememberingscotlandatwar.org.uk/Accessible/Exhibition/80/Cairo-was-infested-with-bugs-The-Battle-for-North-Africa
Happy Sunday!
Morning 🙂
I have considered playing bolt action for the desert war prior to release of duel in the sun but with release of this and both of you starting to collect armies has now confirmed this.
@dignity Justin where about are you staying in London, then I’ll be able to come up with a few good ideas for brekkie!
Hi what was the youtubers name?
Happy Sunday
@dignity know a few places for a decent hang over breakfast in london will be around on the Sunday
@johnlyons the golden Age of Piracy was 1650s -1730s and HMS Victory was launched in 1765 so she was never a Pirate hunter.
get @warzan to watch Black Sails apart from those Pirates from treasure island like silver and flint many of the Charatcers were real even Isreal hands sailed with Blackbeard (Edward Teach), Hornigold, Rackham, Anne Bonnie, Woodes Rogders, all historical.
rats! Well, plenty of other big ships around 😉
very true, although part of the pirate myth is that it was all about huge galleons and in truth it was nothing so glamourous. Blackbead was defeated by an attack by two british Sloops at Ocracoke. The Queen Annes Revenge( blackbeards last ship) was only a frigate.
And from what I’ve read, Queen Anne’s Revenge was a monster ship, at least so far as pirate ships went. 42 guns? 48, something like that? Most pirate ships had far, far, FAR fewer guns. They wanted to engage unarmed merchant ships, with just enough to overpower unarmed or lightly armed ships, fast enough to get away from anyone else, and CHEAP enough to operate and maintain to keep a comfortable profit margin. So we have sloops (as @commodorerob says), brigantines, converted merchantmen, smaller ships like that. This weren’t battles over destruction, territory, or dominance. This was business with a… Read more »
Hmm, picturing a guy tied to the bow of a ship playing electric guitar … so need to see that now ;D Love the Mad Max Analogy
If I had to change anything about a game, I’d change how Infinity models are packed in SWC boxes, I’d throw in a sprue of weapons and at least one “base gear” troop to use as proxy , EG all grunts all have pistols and knifes in addition to whatever other weapon they tote around.
Happy Sunday!
Looks like Joan of arc WILL be critiqued….be a man and just take it on the chin.
Your painting is good enough don’t be so hard on yourself. Most of us are our own worst enemies.
Happy Sunday gents. It wasn’t the same without Warren but you three blokes did a stirling job.
Let me just say ArcWorlde! How cool is that , I was totally oblivious to this game and company until you brought it to my attention. I’m a sucker for nice halfling army ….Thanks
Holy Dark Age Batman
Happy Sunday!!
Ah, happy Sunday, watching XLBS while prepping dinner.
I wouldn’t be rebooting any games… maybe a new version of Warhammer Quest… updated rules, allowing race and class selection, “evil” parties… you know, what Mantic have done with Dungeon Saga 😀
Check out the past kickstarter for Exploding Kittens. they used a ton of social media quests to improve the game.
happy sunday.
@dignity Sundays in London are sometimes tricky to find decent places open but if you fancy a decent pub to help sooth the brain pain then assuming you’re staying South of the River try the Market Porter on Stoney Street near Borough Market. It’s basically right outside London Bridge Tube (and the main station). And if you’re movie buffs the streets around there are where they filmed much of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (Yay) and Bridget Jones’s Diary (Boo). You are also right by the George Inn which claims to be the oldest pub in London, it’s a… Read more »
exactly the area i was thinking:-) by Pirate Ship are you talking about the Golden Hind II which is a replica of Francis Drakes ship?
I would reboot 40K if I had my choice. I’d re-inject a sense of humour into the game, but more importantly, I’d take the opportunity to build a robust modern game system from the ground up, rather than just tweaking 3rd ed over and over again.
Also, Dark Age :p