Hello eivind,
Thursday, February 14, 2002, 10:51:43 AM, you wrote:
ebcn> You play real fast! By us, a 4000 point game takes the better part of the day. Off course we do have a lunch break eating the famous norwegian frozen pizza grandiosa. (Taste like tomatosauce on
ebcn> cardboard. Yumyum!!)
ebcn> Besides that, I wonder what we do different...
ebcn> Eivind
>>
>> Fra: "Peter Ramos" <primarch_at_...>
>> Dato: 2002/02/13 Wed PM 07:58:45 CET
>> Til: <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
>> Emne: Re: [NetEpic ML] My opinions on recent posts
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>> Hi!
>>
>> Games in the 4000 point region will give you a quick game with resolution within 1-11/2 hours.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "George_at_ntlworld" <george.laptop@...>
>> To: <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 6:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] My opinions on recent posts
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>> > Well, the reason I like games to be quick playing (not necessarily
>> > streamlined or elegant, just quick :-) ) it's cause our situation here is
>> > different.
>> > Nearly all our games are during our school lunch hour or at the afterschool
>> > club we run. This gives us a max of 2 hours, including waiting for everone
>> > to arrive, setting up, packing away and tidying up.
>> > When we occasionally play at weekends, then we do indeed want longer games,
>> > but then we just play with more points and talk a lot more between turns :-)
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Peter Ramos <primarch_at_...>
>> > To: <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 8:03 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] My opinions on recent posts
>> >
>> >
>> > > Hi!
>> > >
>> > > I have never understood peoples fascination with playing games that last
>> > "less". When I play I separate a whole day for it, so why do I want to just
>> > play 30minutes when I can play hours? The perception that somehow a good
>> > game can be played quick is false. On the contrary doesn't something good
>> > deserve the time?
>> > >
>> > > Also, how fast any given rules is played is PLAYER dependent. I have
>> > probably said this ad-naseum. I play 6000 point net epic games to conclusion
>> > with set up on average in 2-3 hours. Darius and I consistently got 2 games
>> > from 6PM to midnight on almost every visit.
>> > >
>> > > Fast is NOT synonymous with good or elegant. I want ot enjoy my game as I
>> > play it, otehrwise whats the point?
>> > >
>> > > Peter
>> > >
>> > > ----- Original Message -----
>> > > From: <deaconblue3_at_...>
>> > > To: <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
>> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 1:46 PM
>> > > Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] My opinions on recent posts
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > > Before I give any more false impressions (yeah right), let me say I do
>> > > > like E40K as a generic set of scifi ground combat rules.� It's just that
>> > > > it's not Epic to me.� It fails miserably to capture the feel and
>> > interest
>> > > > of the 40K universe, which is what drew me in to it from the first.� I
>> > do
>> > > > use E40K rules for other universes, such as Dune, where the amount of
>> > > > variation is much less, and all the armies tend to be more alike than
>> > > > different.� That said, with in the 40K universe, the amount of
>> > variation,
>> > > > on many levels, just is incapable of being properly represented by E40K
>> > > > as they stand.� the game was abstracted too far IMO to allow this.
>> > > > Playability isn't always the issue to be dealt with.� Personally, I'm
>> > not
>> > > > looking for a 6mm game that I can crank out in 30 minutes or less.� when
>> > > > I play, I want the feel of the universe represented, and I want to see
>> > > > and know that the variances between the races and armies shows up on the
>> > > > battle field in game.� E40K didn't do that for me.
>> > > >
>> > > > Josh R
>> > > >
>> > > > "No matter where you go, there you are."� B.Bonzai
>> > > >
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