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Subj : RE: Gamelists
To   : Kay Shapero
From : Aaron Ingebrigtsen
Date : Mon Dec 11 2000 06:36 am

 -=> Quoting Kay Shapero to Aaron Ingebrigtsen <=-

 KS> 02 Dec 00 15:23, Aaron Ingebrigtsen wrote to Royall@hal-Pc.Org:
 
 AI> Then lets put some good conversations back into this echo. :)
 
 AI> HI, I'm new to this echo.

 KS> Hi yourself, and great idea!
 
 AI> I love RPGs, and want to play the best that are out there. :)
 
 AI> I also like Robot Fighter games such as OMF, Space-battle Sims 
 AI> like Star Wars, and Strategy games like Total Anihilation.  I would 
 AI> like to get a game that is a good blend of all of these game types. 
 AI> :)

 KS> Actually this isn't a computer game echo, though you're right that
 KS> those are fun.  How are you on role playing games of the type that you
 KS> play with other people, paper and pencil and sometimes dice, cards or
 KS> whatever?  Dungeons and Dragons, Runequest, Shadowrun, GURPS (and all
 KS> of the multitudinous worlds Steve Jackson Games have published using
 KS> GURPS as the base rules) and so forth. 
 KS> As for other games played between people, I'm rather found of the
 KS> CheapAss Games series of board games, which assume you already have the
 KS> dice and counters that make up so much of the cost of boxed games, and
 KS> just sell you the rules at $6 or so each.  They run heavily to the
 KS> silly - I just recently acquired a copy of one set in a shopping mall
 KS> where you run around collecting stuff, running down other players, and
 KS> swiping things from each other.  Haven't played it yet.

I'm not too good with the paper-and-dice kind of RPG, but I have fun on MUDs,
MUSHes and MOOs. :)  Those kinds of systems allow you to interact with other
players in a Virtual Reality World, but it's text based. :)  I've played
Magic: The Gathering, but I prefer the computer version.  I really hate
learning the rules from players, they always screw around with your head,
constantly coming up with new rules that they conveniently "forgot" to tell
you about before you started the game.  GRRR!!!

I dislike Board games and card games for the most part.  I have played a
couple PC and Playstation games that seem like Board games in some ways. :)

 KS> I also recommend the card game "Chez Geek" for outright silliness. 
 KS> The premise of the game is that you're a group of college roommates,
 KS> each of whom must meet whatever winning conditions exist on your
 KS> "occupation" card - usually collecting x number of points.  It's pretty
 KS> straightforward (and yes, you CAN win by changing occupations, too...)
 KS> but the real appeal of the thing are the really silly cards and
 KS> situations.  Heck, just reading the cards can be a lot of fun.

Hmm, sounds interesting. :)

Have I wrongfully posted off topic on this echo?  If so, I apologize, I will
try to stay on topic.

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