03-05-2002 06:52									#31
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I think if a few people got the board gamer mentality they would enjoy their civ more.

	03-05-2002 17:25									#32
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Agreed AH, (geeze, not again )

I'm pleased to see so many ex-board game enthusiasts.
I think it makes a big difference.

RAH

	12-05-2002 16:11									#33
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I still play boardgames with my kids, when I get sick of them using my computer

	12-05-2002 22:11									#34
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Which ones?

	13-05-2002 02:07									#35
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monopoly, careers, pay day, totopoly, battle masters, scrabble, squatter, life, test match, twister (is that a board game) and a number of various card games.

	13-05-2002 14:36									#36
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quote: Originally posted by rah D&D type games were helped even more, but you sacrificed the more obscure options. Like the first time a player claimed he was touching the trolls chest and invoking a close portal spell to close a heart valve in the troll. The computer could never handle such inventiveness. RAH

ROFL. Reminds me of the time a group of PC's were almost out of spells and badly weakened (I could be particularly fiendish at times ) and tried to convince me of the viability of using a knock spell on a bad guys head.

I was a huge fan of AH (in particular) games but the victim of a lousy geographical area filled with people who didn't much like wargames (or it might have been me ) so I never got to try most of em...

	13-05-2002 22:26									#37
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Anyone here ever played mighty empires? with Warhammer and Man O war to fight out the land/sea battles it made almost the perfect game

	14-05-2002 17:59									#38
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quote: Originally posted by ravagon ROFL. Reminds me of the time a group of PC's were almost out of spells and badly weakened (I could be particularly fiendish at times ) and tried to convince me of the viability of using a knock spell on a bad guys head. I was a huge fan of AH (in particular) games but the victim of a lousy geographical area filled with people who didn't much like wargames (or it might have been me ) so I never got to try most of em...

And what percentage of success did you give him? In my attempt I think the DM gave me a 5% shot reduced to 2% since trolls were magic resistant. Needless to say, the troll survived and I didn't.

It was nice having a twin. AH heaven. (it was easy to leave games set up for multiple sessions) But when I went away to school, I never had problems finding local game clubs with many die hard players. And they almost never QUIT. They weren't afraid to lose. There's always something to be learned, even in losing.

RAH

	14-05-2002 21:23									#39
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You can learn in losing. I do it all the time.

But the "gamer's mentality" that we are talking about comes down to being a good sport. Don't complain (too much), don't berate, and toot your own horn at the risk of not playing with the tootee again. Or getting smashed over the head with whatever's available.

I would love to have some of the people who beat me in AOK or Civ come into my living room and talk sh!t to me.

Yes, the internet gaming community is for those meek of heart but big of mouth.