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Post Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:49 am 
 

Badmike wrote: Probably one of the easier to film of PKD's books, and a pretty good story.


My vote for that would have been Time out of Joint, which could be done as play with no special effects & a small cast. The film production however turned out to be.. The Matrix.

  

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Post Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:34 am 
 

Since we are talking movies. I just discovered Pandorum. I think it is few years old, but it is fantastic. Slightly dark sci fi. Lots of "WTF" is going on (by the viewer and the characters). Dennis Quad is in it, but he is really the supporting actor.


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Post Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 12:50 pm 
 

bbarsh wrote:Since we are talking movies. I just discovered Pandorum. I think it is few years old, but it is fantastic. Slightly dark sci fi. Lots of "WTF" is going on (by the viewer and the characters). Dennis Quad is in it, but he is really the supporting actor.


yeah that wasnt a bad film. we were all watching that while eating dinner. kaz's daughter...upon there being a jumpy-scary bit, screamed and jumped and the dinner in her lap went on the floor plate down  8O  :lol:

was most amusing :)


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Post Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:59 pm 
 

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Post Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:04 pm 
 

Condolences to Prufrock. That was a great game.  The Colts really have to improve their defense, I thought that was the Cowboys playing out there as the Jets marched down the field at the end.  The Jets and Seahawks winners, who would've thunk it.

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Post Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 1:07 am 
 

Mike,

Oh well, I cannot complain.  We were playing at least two practice squad members on defense.  Hard to win when your defense if made up of High School JV players.

See you next year.  We will still have Peyton which means I will get at least one playoff game.

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Post Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 3:33 pm 
 

Prufrock wrote:Mike,

Oh well, I cannot complain.  We were playing at least two practice squad members on defense.  Hard to win when your defense if made up of High School JV players.

See you next year.  We will still have Peyton which means I will get at least one playoff game.

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that said, i am very happy for the jets to turn over the colts for a change :)

(sorry mart)

that said, think we have our work cut out to beat new england...not impossible, but sanchez had better get the finger out of his butt for this game.

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Post Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:14 pm 
 

Prufrock wrote:Mike,

Oh well, I cannot complain.  We were playing at least two practice squad members on defense.  Hard to win when your defense if made up of High School JV players.

See you next year.  We will still have Peyton which means I will get at least one playoff game.

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Yeh and they want to have 18 games. What a disaster.  Who wants to see a bunch of 3rd string QBs playing with guys who couldn't graduate to college football. Expanding the rosters won't help, it will just mean more players who aren't any good to choose from.

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Post Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:12 pm 
 

Frank Mentzer has been announced as the guest of honor at Ropecon, Finland's biggest roleplaying convention (held at the end of July).  As it says on the convention's website,

Ropecon 2011 ylpeänä esittelee kunniavieraansa, punalaatikko-D&D:n isänä tunnetun Frank Mentzerin.

Frank Mentzer (s. 1950, USA) on pitkän linjan roolipelisuunnittelija, jonka ura ulottuu aina 1980-luvulle ja TSR:lle. Hänen saavutuksiinsa tuolta ajalta kuuluu mm. Suomessakin vaikuttaneen Role-Playing Game Associationin perustaminen. Erityisesti hänet tunnetaan Dungeons & Dragons Basic Gamesta, tutusta punalaatikosta jolla sukupolvi suomalaisia roolipelaajia aloitti harrastuksensa.

Vuonna 1983 julkaistu punalaatikko-D&D sekä sen värikäs sarja lisäosia on käännetty 11 kielelle ja myyntiluvut ovat miljoonissa. Todennäköisesti yksikään toinen teos ei ole tuonut yhtä suurta määrää uusia harrastajia roolipelien pariin sekä Suomessa että maailmalla.


At least, I think Frank is the guest of honor.  Something like that, anyway.  :lol:

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Post Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:20 am 
 

Google Finnish to English translation:
Ropecon 2011 is proud to present the honor guests, red box D & D known as the father of Frank Mentzer.

Frank Mentzer (b. 1950, USA) is a long-line role-playing game designer, whose career stretches back to the 1980s and TSR for. His achievements in that period to include. Finland contributed to Role-Playing Game Association Establishment. In particular, he was known as Dungeons & Dragons Basic Gamesta, the familiar red box, a generation of Finnish role players began their hobby.

In 1983, published in the Red Box D & D as well as its colorful set of add-ons have been translated into 11 languages and sales figures are in millions. Probably no other book has brought a large number of new enthusiasts as well as a couple of role-playing games in Finland and abroad.


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Post Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:52 pm 
 

In particular, he was known as Dungeons & Dragons Basic Gamesta


Is that the RPG version of a gangsta?   :lol:


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Post Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:39 pm 
 

Is Killjoy up enjoying the Jets win over the Patriots?  What a game.  Steelers vs Jets and Packers vs Bears next week should be some good old time smash mouth football. Hope the Superbowl is the Bears vs Jets here in TX, it would be nice to see a couple of teams that haven't won it in awhile make it to the big game.

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Post Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:03 pm 
 

Badmike wrote:Is Killjoy up enjoying the Jets win over the Patriots?  What a game.  Steelers vs Jets and Packers vs Bears next week should be some good old time smash mouth football. Hope the Superbowl is the Bears vs Jets here in TX, it would be nice to see a couple of teams that haven't won it in awhile make it to the big game.

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what a GREAT game. i think brady wasnt enjoying that at all. the jets played very well defensively and he got sacked a record number of times for the jets franchise too!!

win win :)

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Post Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:49 am 
 

Everyone here hopes the Steelers can lose by an incredibly bad call.


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Post Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:10 am 
 

Bonhams auctioneers in London are to auction a rare wargame
[est sale: £1,500-2,000]  

It was featured on Radio 4' s Today programme this morning  :D

http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/17976/lot/145/


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Post Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:29 am 
 

red_bus wrote:Bonhams auctioneers in London are to auction a rare wargame
[est sale: £1,500-2,000]  

It was featured on Radio 4' s Today programme this morning  :D

http://www.bonhams.com/eur/auction/17976/lot/145/


Awesome! I saw that in August/September and completely forgot about it.  It went for much more than I thought it would! I was estimating around $5,000 but it cleared 7500! I wish I could just handle it in person, it really does look amazing.

  

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Post Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:52 am 
 

killjoy32 wrote:
what a GREAT game. i think brady wasnt enjoying that at all. the jets played very well defensively and he got sacked a record number of times for the jets franchise too!!

win win :)

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If the Jets manage to win the Super Bowl, just promise you won't pull a stunt like this guy:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/New- ... ion-011611

I wonder just how much alcohol was involved in his decision making.  :roll:


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Post Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:28 pm 
 

Jchriddy wrote:
Awesome! I saw that in August/September and completely forgot about it.  It went for much more than I thought it would! I was estimating around $5,000 but it cleared 7500! I wish I could just handle it in person, it really does look amazing.


It was cool to hear a full discussion of this plus a little on the history of wargames on BBC radio this morning too, perfect stuff to wake up to.


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