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The problem isn't really one that's going to go away, because most helicopters don't carry an air-to-air loadout, and they really are that fast. Ships are zippy when they break thirty miles per hour, and choppers are often simply moseying along when merely going a hundred-plus. Unless we want to bring a carrier to every game, it's simply going to be a mechanic we have to incorporate into our strategies.
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Hello, I came in today at Generation X and my name is Sammy Grimes.  I'm mainly an old school Battletech Player dedicated to the 3025 era (not a fan of newtech or Clans) with a few 3D maps and a lot of plastic unpainted minis (Unseen, Plastech, and more current boxed set stuff along with some stuff from Robotech RPG tactics including the rulebook and a lot of debased Monsterpocalypse buildings for decoration), though I have some Call to Arms stuff (Starfleet rule book but no ships unless you count all the game pieces from Star Trek Catan and Risk:  Star Trek), Crimson Skies, Renegade Legion:  Centurion, Top Gun (Okay, I might be a FASA fanboy), Mekton, Heavy Gear, Harpoon 4, Tide of Iron, Memoir '44, the Flames of War boxed game, Time Tripper, Ramming Speed, Rommel's Panzers, Stalin's, Sirocco, and Ogre.
The Patton of wargame design, the Berg himself, is being immortally quoted elsewhere.
"Rich Berg once responded to gamers comments about one of his games, "I make this ****** up, so can you.""

"Back in MY day we played Battletech with figures made of LEAD! POISONED LEAD! And the only PAINT we had was RADIOACTIVE! Why, we lost at least THREE or FOUR dear friends every YEAR to BATTLETECH POISONING! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT!
And we rolled DICE for HOURS to play our games! There was none of this plastic clicky nonsense! Our DICE were radioactive TOO! And we had to roll them for hours and hours and hours to track EVERY SINGLE MISSILE! Why, my some of my friends are STILL rolling dice for their last turn when I left Norman THREE YEARS ago! And I don't plan to move back for at least five years and it STILL won't be my turn! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT.
These kids today."  --Jim Butcher, Dresden Chronicles Author

Weirdo

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Welcome to the asylum!

(I was the guy across the table, losing TIEs at a distressing rate.)
My wife writes books
"Thanks to Megamek, I can finally play BattleTech the way it was meant to be played--pantsless!"   -Neko Bijin
"...finally, giant space panties don't seem so strange." - Whistler
"Damn you, Weirdo... Damn you for being right!" - Paul
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EEEEEEEPPPP.......he said Renegade Legion and Mekton :D
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Yep, have the 2nd Edition boxed set with the plastic grav tanks.  I made some TTF and LAF stands using nails and hex bases.  Working on making sheets for ground vehicles which I can use Axis and Allies tanks to represent.
The Patton of wargame design, the Berg himself, is being immortally quoted elsewhere.
"Rich Berg once responded to gamers comments about one of his games, "I make this ****** up, so can you.""

"Back in MY day we played Battletech with figures made of LEAD! POISONED LEAD! And the only PAINT we had was RADIOACTIVE! Why, we lost at least THREE or FOUR dear friends every YEAR to BATTLETECH POISONING! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT!
And we rolled DICE for HOURS to play our games! There was none of this plastic clicky nonsense! Our DICE were radioactive TOO! And we had to roll them for hours and hours and hours to track EVERY SINGLE MISSILE! Why, my some of my friends are STILL rolling dice for their last turn when I left Norman THREE YEARS ago! And I don't plan to move back for at least five years and it STILL won't be my turn! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT.
These kids today."  --Jim Butcher, Dresden Chronicles Author

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Oh, but I forgot.  The mother-in-law is coming for lunch Sunday, so I might not be there until some time just short of 2:00.
The Patton of wargame design, the Berg himself, is being immortally quoted elsewhere.
"Rich Berg once responded to gamers comments about one of his games, "I make this ****** up, so can you.""

"Back in MY day we played Battletech with figures made of LEAD! POISONED LEAD! And the only PAINT we had was RADIOACTIVE! Why, we lost at least THREE or FOUR dear friends every YEAR to BATTLETECH POISONING! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT!
And we rolled DICE for HOURS to play our games! There was none of this plastic clicky nonsense! Our DICE were radioactive TOO! And we had to roll them for hours and hours and hours to track EVERY SINGLE MISSILE! Why, my some of my friends are STILL rolling dice for their last turn when I left Norman THREE YEARS ago! And I don't plan to move back for at least five years and it STILL won't be my turn! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT.
These kids today."  --Jim Butcher, Dresden Chronicles Author

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HUZZAH.....on my way to Dallas to attend my anime club meeting, I stopped by Wild West Comics in Arlington.

and what to my wandering eyes did appear?

the U-wing and Tie Striker minis for X-wing :D :D :D (supposedly to go with the movie release). I'm going to check Gen-X tomorrow (also the 1/2 price Christmas tree)
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cant wait to use my Striker tomorrow.  also got an Advance Prototype under the tree >:D
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sorry been helpin around the house. hope to be there soon.
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For you Star Wars fans......

start by singing the song "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas"......

after a couple of times thru.....substitute Hippopotamus with "Hammerhead Corvette".....

 >:D >:D enjoy  >:D >:D
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While out and about, I saw that Armada has released some new ships and squadron packs.
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While out and about, I saw that Armada has released some new ships and squadron packs.

Oh, I know >:D

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Darrell has asked me to check with the group to see if anyone might have an "extra" copy of TRO 3025; he is missing his and thinks he might have left it at one of our games. It has a spiral bound spine and a sheet of paper in it. (yeah, I know, since when does he bring HIS stuff, but I said I wound ask)

I will be at Gen-X tomorrow; Darrell said he should be there by 1pm.
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I guess I could finally learn how to use those Armada craft I bought next week.
The Patton of wargame design, the Berg himself, is being immortally quoted elsewhere.
"Rich Berg once responded to gamers comments about one of his games, "I make this ****** up, so can you.""

"Back in MY day we played Battletech with figures made of LEAD! POISONED LEAD! And the only PAINT we had was RADIOACTIVE! Why, we lost at least THREE or FOUR dear friends every YEAR to BATTLETECH POISONING! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT!
And we rolled DICE for HOURS to play our games! There was none of this plastic clicky nonsense! Our DICE were radioactive TOO! And we had to roll them for hours and hours and hours to track EVERY SINGLE MISSILE! Why, my some of my friends are STILL rolling dice for their last turn when I left Norman THREE YEARS ago! And I don't plan to move back for at least five years and it STILL won't be my turn! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT.
These kids today."  --Jim Butcher, Dresden Chronicles Author

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So what's on the docket for this weekend?
My wife writes books
"Thanks to Megamek, I can finally play BattleTech the way it was meant to be played--pantsless!"   -Neko Bijin
"...finally, giant space panties don't seem so strange." - Whistler
"Damn you, Weirdo... Damn you for being right!" - Paul
"...I was this many years old when I found out that licking a touchscreen in excitement is a bad idea." - JadeHellbringer
"We are the tribal elders. Weirdo is the mushroom specialist." - Worktroll

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Do you want big stompy explosions or zooming explosions? ;D
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I'm told we've got some new folks that are big into Armada, so I'll probably bring that. Also Naval Command, because Merritt requested it. :)
My wife writes books
"Thanks to Megamek, I can finally play BattleTech the way it was meant to be played--pantsless!"   -Neko Bijin
"...finally, giant space panties don't seem so strange." - Whistler
"Damn you, Weirdo... Damn you for being right!" - Paul
"...I was this many years old when I found out that licking a touchscreen in excitement is a bad idea." - JadeHellbringer
"We are the tribal elders. Weirdo is the mushroom specialist." - Worktroll

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I'm told we've got some new folks that are big into Armada, so I'll probably bring that. Also Naval Command, because Merritt requested it. :)

ARMADA you say?!?!?!  >:D

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****** A, I say... 8)
My wife writes books
"Thanks to Megamek, I can finally play BattleTech the way it was meant to be played--pantsless!"   -Neko Bijin
"...finally, giant space panties don't seem so strange." - Whistler
"Damn you, Weirdo... Damn you for being right!" - Paul
"...I was this many years old when I found out that licking a touchscreen in excitement is a bad idea." - JadeHellbringer
"We are the tribal elders. Weirdo is the mushroom specialist." - Worktroll

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I can't say I'm big into it, but I own it and have no idea what to do with it.
The Patton of wargame design, the Berg himself, is being immortally quoted elsewhere.
"Rich Berg once responded to gamers comments about one of his games, "I make this ****** up, so can you.""

"Back in MY day we played Battletech with figures made of LEAD! POISONED LEAD! And the only PAINT we had was RADIOACTIVE! Why, we lost at least THREE or FOUR dear friends every YEAR to BATTLETECH POISONING! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT!
And we rolled DICE for HOURS to play our games! There was none of this plastic clicky nonsense! Our DICE were radioactive TOO! And we had to roll them for hours and hours and hours to track EVERY SINGLE MISSILE! Why, my some of my friends are STILL rolling dice for their last turn when I left Norman THREE YEARS ago! And I don't plan to move back for at least five years and it STILL won't be my turn! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT.
These kids today."  --Jim Butcher, Dresden Chronicles Author

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hopefully there will be enough leftover ships for me to play Armada as well  O0
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****** A, I say... 8)

By the way.....Merry Christmas..... >:D >:D >:D

I will bring my X-wing gear as back-up.....(I swear I'm gonna make a U-wing dangerous)
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AchanhiArusa

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I have the starter, the imperial raider, the flying potato, and a whole bunch of fighters I bought off E-bay.  I may get the small ship pack from Common Grounds since I have a $5 discount for buying too much stuff.
The Patton of wargame design, the Berg himself, is being immortally quoted elsewhere.
"Rich Berg once responded to gamers comments about one of his games, "I make this ****** up, so can you.""

"Back in MY day we played Battletech with figures made of LEAD! POISONED LEAD! And the only PAINT we had was RADIOACTIVE! Why, we lost at least THREE or FOUR dear friends every YEAR to BATTLETECH POISONING! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT!
And we rolled DICE for HOURS to play our games! There was none of this plastic clicky nonsense! Our DICE were radioactive TOO! And we had to roll them for hours and hours and hours to track EVERY SINGLE MISSILE! Why, my some of my friends are STILL rolling dice for their last turn when I left Norman THREE YEARS ago! And I don't plan to move back for at least five years and it STILL won't be my turn! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT.
These kids today."  --Jim Butcher, Dresden Chronicles Author

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If we're doing space, I'll happily join someone since I don't have many figures for that.
Yes I managed to get a Sunday, I'm going to use it.
On the side I'm working on how to build the Sorenson's Sabres in Alpha Strike while being true to the Starterbook write up.
It's not about winning or losing, no it's all about how many chapters have you added to the rule books after your crazy antics.

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YEEESSHH.....the weather really blew-up after today's game; hope everyone made it home safely.
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I drove like a grandpa, but I didn't care.
It's not about winning or losing, no it's all about how many chapters have you added to the rule books after your crazy antics.

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I lived in the tornado area, but apparently it went west of us.  It was weird watching the clouds circling above me and see blue flashes in the distance.
The Patton of wargame design, the Berg himself, is being immortally quoted elsewhere.
"Rich Berg once responded to gamers comments about one of his games, "I make this ****** up, so can you.""

"Back in MY day we played Battletech with figures made of LEAD! POISONED LEAD! And the only PAINT we had was RADIOACTIVE! Why, we lost at least THREE or FOUR dear friends every YEAR to BATTLETECH POISONING! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT!
And we rolled DICE for HOURS to play our games! There was none of this plastic clicky nonsense! Our DICE were radioactive TOO! And we had to roll them for hours and hours and hours to track EVERY SINGLE MISSILE! Why, my some of my friends are STILL rolling dice for their last turn when I left Norman THREE YEARS ago! And I don't plan to move back for at least five years and it STILL won't be my turn! But we didn't know any better, and we LIKED IT.
These kids today."  --Jim Butcher, Dresden Chronicles Author

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So what's the plan for this weekend? I request something stompy or floaty, if people are up for it. :)
My wife writes books
"Thanks to Megamek, I can finally play BattleTech the way it was meant to be played--pantsless!"   -Neko Bijin
"...finally, giant space panties don't seem so strange." - Whistler
"Damn you, Weirdo... Damn you for being right!" - Paul
"...I was this many years old when I found out that licking a touchscreen in excitement is a bad idea." - JadeHellbringer
"We are the tribal elders. Weirdo is the mushroom specialist." - Worktroll

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ooooooo....EXPLOSIONS....... :)) :))

....btw....while I was recently grocery shopping at Walmart, I found in the Hotwheels/Matchbox aisle an item called "roadtape". It is basically paper tape with a pavement design on it. It comes in 2" and 4" wide rolls. I thought it might be useful for X-wing Mario Cart.
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Depending on how sticky it is and how much residue it leaves when pulled up, that could be extremely useful for Battletech/AS. Consider the old maps with 2" hexes, for example.

So...what kind of sheets should I print up for this weekend?
My wife writes books
"Thanks to Megamek, I can finally play BattleTech the way it was meant to be played--pantsless!"   -Neko Bijin
"...finally, giant space panties don't seem so strange." - Whistler
"Damn you, Weirdo... Damn you for being right!" - Paul
"...I was this many years old when I found out that licking a touchscreen in excitement is a bad idea." - JadeHellbringer
"We are the tribal elders. Weirdo is the mushroom specialist." - Worktroll

 

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