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Richard Berg passed.
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26 Jul 2019 23:19 #300111
by Sagrilarus
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Mark Herman just announced that Richard Berg is dead.
I wonder how many games he left unfinished.
I wonder how many games he left unfinished.
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26 Jul 2019 23:33 #300113
by Gary Sax
Replied by Gary Sax on topic Richard Berg passed.
Well, iirc he finished and passed on his designs in extremely short timeframes generally. I will say that he was an interesting relic of another time, when the designer/developer/publisher division was extremely formal and strong.
Beyond that... I didn't enjoy his games and his online persona was... abrasive, charitably.
Beyond that... I didn't enjoy his games and his online persona was... abrasive, charitably.
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26 Jul 2019 23:36 #300114
by Sagrilarus
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When I typed the question I almost deleted it, half expecting someone to answer "all of them." But I opted to leave it up anyway. Very prolific.
I never bumped into him online.
I never bumped into him online.
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26 Jul 2019 23:45 #300115
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He treated the people who bought his games poorly.
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27 Jul 2019 00:39 #300118
by Michael Barnes
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I hated almost everything he designed and he was a grade A jackass. But I do fee that his commitment to accuracy, detail, and simulation was influential and sometimes even inspiring.
But between Godzilla Kaiju Wars and the remake of Blackbeard, he put out probably the two worst games of the past 20 years.
But between Godzilla Kaiju Wars and the remake of Blackbeard, he put out probably the two worst games of the past 20 years.
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27 Jul 2019 05:22 #300119
by Greg Aleknevicus
Replied by Greg Aleknevicus on topic Richard Berg passed.
I encountered Richard Berg in a debate about the serious balance issue in his Waterloo game (Phalanx Games). It was clear he did not understand how to play his own game. He'd then suggest that the written rules were incorrect and present new ones. When it was pointed out that his (off-the-cuff?) changes made the situation WORSE, he'd resort to name-calling.
He was an asshole.
He was an asshole.
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27 Jul 2019 06:47 #300120
by Hatchling
Replied by Hatchling on topic Richard Berg passed.
I have fond (but, alas, distant) memories of Successors 3rd Edition. I thank him for those. RIP.
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27 Jul 2019 11:35 #300123
by quozl
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You guys might want to read Dune again. You're supposed to say something good at someone's wake.
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27 Jul 2019 12:23 - 27 Jul 2019 12:24 #300127
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"He never killed a child."quozl wrote: You guys might want to read Dune again. You're supposed to say something good at someone's wake.
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"That I know of."
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27 Jul 2019 20:47 #300134
by Josh Look
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He once scolded me on Facebook for saying “fuck.”
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27 Jul 2019 22:03 #300136
by Jackwraith
"Momma always said you should only say good things at someone's funeral. So: He's dead. Good."
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quozl wrote: You guys might want to read Dune again. You're supposed to say something good at someone's wake.
"Momma always said you should only say good things at someone's funeral. So: He's dead. Good."
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27 Jul 2019 22:50 #300138
by Msample
Played a game yesterday morning; found out he passed that night.
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Hatchling wrote: I have fond (but, alas, distant) memories of Successors 3rd Edition. I thank him for those. RIP.
Played a game yesterday morning; found out he passed that night.
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28 Jul 2019 13:01 #300151
by Gary Sax
Replied by Gary Sax on topic Richard Berg passed.
Forgot Successors was codesigned by him! That's the only Berg I've ever been interested in besides maybe Pax Romana.
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29 Jul 2019 13:32 #300209
by barrowdown
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I quite enjoy the GBoH series. I have never interacted with him online, but I think GBoH was a solid design.
I did not enjoy the Men of Iron series though, which really is not that dissimilar from GBoH.
I did not enjoy the Men of Iron series though, which really is not that dissimilar from GBoH.
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30 Jul 2019 09:13 #300259
by fightcitymayor
Replied by fightcitymayor on topic Richard Berg passed.
LOL.
Goes to wargaming site...
RICHARD BERG HAS PASSED AWAY... BEHOLD THE GREAT MAN, LONG MAY HE LIVE IN OUR HEARTS AS THE BEST OF HIS KIND.
Goes to FAT/TWBG...
RICHARD BERG HAS PASSED AWAY...
Eh, screw him.
Although not the world's biggest grognard, I think my lasting memory of Berg games was typically thinking, "Okay, this looks pretty good, rules look doable, alright I think I'm ready to..." and then some fiddly exception or chrome overlay gets introduced and I give up & pack it all in.
Goes to wargaming site...
RICHARD BERG HAS PASSED AWAY... BEHOLD THE GREAT MAN, LONG MAY HE LIVE IN OUR HEARTS AS THE BEST OF HIS KIND.
Goes to FAT/TWBG...
RICHARD BERG HAS PASSED AWAY...
Eh, screw him.
Although not the world's biggest grognard, I think my lasting memory of Berg games was typically thinking, "Okay, this looks pretty good, rules look doable, alright I think I'm ready to..." and then some fiddly exception or chrome overlay gets introduced and I give up & pack it all in.
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