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20 Apr 2015 12:32 #201111 by aaxiom

Egg Shen wrote: Played a few games over the weekend.

Lord of the Rings (Knizia) - I'll post more about it in the other thread, but all three of us playing totally fucking loved this.


Out of curiosity, where would that "other thread" be? I enjoyed your comments and would enjoy reading more.
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20 Apr 2015 12:51 #201116 by Egg Shen

aaxiom wrote:

Egg Shen wrote: Played a few games over the weekend.

Lord of the Rings (Knizia) - I'll post more about it in the other thread, but all three of us playing totally fucking loved this.


Out of curiosity, where would that "other thread" be? I enjoyed your comments and would enjoy reading more.



http://fortressat.com/forum/13-eurogames/196781-kniza-s-lord-of-the-rings-an-interesting-divide?start=15
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20 Apr 2015 13:31 #201118 by Erik Twice

craniac wrote: Every time I read the Sierra Madre games Facebook page, he is frothing off on race or global climate change in ways that are getting a little uncomfortable.

Pax Porfiriana has Eklund describe Atlas Shrugged as one of the best novels ever written, what did you expect? =P
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20 Apr 2015 13:49 #201119 by Gary Sax

craniac wrote: Every time I read the Sierra Madre games Facebook page, he is frothing off on race or global climate change in ways that are getting a little uncomfortable.


Yep. He has VERY (crazy person) extreme views. Sierra Madre always tests my "artist vs. the art" feelings.

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20 Apr 2015 14:11 #201123 by Columbob

Egg Shen wrote: Word of Warcraft: The Adventure Game - This game got a really bad rap back when it came out which is a damn shame. The game is a nice mixture of Runebound and Talisman and it makes for a compelling stew. The game suffers for using shitty CG artwork on all of the enemies, but I suppose that was necessary for the license. The game is fun because the point is to complete quests and not just level up. So you always have something to do AND a sense of urgency. Another great aspect is that the game doesn't shy away from PvP action. The discover tokens offer ways to screw with players and many quests encourage fighting. In our game the Orc Warrior dominated. He is a very strong character and will advance quickly if you're not careful. I really like playing this one and I was glad my friends wanted to dive in. Fans of fantasy adventure games should track this down.


It's a good one. I remember there was some BS about only rolling a single attack per turn - i.e. as in every other game of this ilk except for Runebound - it might have been Ken or perhaps Runebound apologist Mr. Skeletor.

I like the fact every loot is usable by anyone. Can't wear this armour? Don't worry, what you thought were metallic vestments is in reality a potion!

The orc warrior doesn't have any difficulty winning this game, it's happened whenever he makes an appearance in our games.

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20 Apr 2015 15:44 #201128 by Legomancer

Erik Twice wrote:

craniac wrote: Every time I read the Sierra Madre games Facebook page, he is frothing off on race or global climate change in ways that are getting a little uncomfortable.

Pax Porfiriana has Eklund describe Atlas Shrugged as one of the best novels ever written, what did you expect? =P


No wonder his rules read the way they do.

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20 Apr 2015 17:13 #201135 by repoman
Eklund may be crazy, I don't know but he's right about one thing.

Atlas Shrugged is a great novel. Doesn't matter if you agree with it's viewpoint. Of course, I'm willing to bet the scoffers have never actually read it.

Regardless, Pax Porfiriana is a great game and while the rule pamphlet sucks, the game us not that difficult to learn.
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20 Apr 2015 18:44 #201140 by mikecl

repoman wrote: Eklund may be crazy, I don't know but he's right about one thing.

Atlas Shrugged is a great novel. Doesn't matter if you agree with it's viewpoint. Of course, I'm willing to bet the scoffers have never actually read it.

Regardless, Pax Porfiriana is a great game and while the rule pamphlet sucks, the game us not that difficult to learn.


Who is John Galt? The answer, by the time you reach the end of the book of course is, we are.

I never agreed with her simplistic libertarian philosophy, but as a teenager its glorification of individual human potential and reason, at least for me, was inspiring. Atlas Shrugged is a great novel. I read it when I was 17 and it's stayed with me. And Pax is a great game.
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20 Apr 2015 23:10 #201150 by ThirstyMan
I'm chiming in here. Yes indeed, Atlas Shrugged is an excellent book.

It's just a shame that her Objectivism philosophy turned into a cult of Ayn Rand where dissent was punished.

Still, very influential ideas extending to politics, art and even Crowley.
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21 Apr 2015 08:59 #201160 by iguanaDitty
I'm gonna disagree. Atlas Shrugged is a good 3/4 of book. Thanks I don't need to read a giant lecture at the end; how long was that stupid speech? 40 pages?
Dany is a great character though.
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21 Apr 2015 10:34 #201170 by stoic

iguanaDitty wrote: I'm gonna disagree. Atlas Shrugged is a good 3/4 of book. Thanks I don't need to read a giant lecture at the end; how long was that stupid speech? 40 pages?
Dany is a great character though.


I'm going to agree here! Atlas Shrugged presents great ideas, but, it isn't a great novel. It's too long. It's repetitive. It's too wordy. It has shallow character development. Frankly, it needed editing. I prefer Ayn Rand's much tighter novel Anthem much better. Whatever one's feelings about Objectivism, Any Rand's works do show the importance of individualism and the necessity of its defense against the pervasive tyranny of collectivism.

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21 Apr 2015 10:44 - 21 Apr 2015 11:30 #201173 by aaxiom
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21 Apr 2015 10:55 #201176 by Legomancer
I have an idea. Let's get the Ayn Rand fandom a different thread, and then I won't have to read it!
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21 Apr 2015 11:24 #201178 by SuperflyPete

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21 Apr 2015 11:33 #201179 by charlest
Pete, do you have a PDF of Atlas Shrugged?

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