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Post by americanelm on Jun 21, 2016 16:00:31 GMT
You can get a diamond-tipped panel scribe on Amazon.com for $11.55, which includes shipping.
It literally takes 1 minute to re-scribe the panel lines to match, as long as you have the right tool. Granted, I've used my panel scribe about a dozen times in 25 years - but when I need it, I need it.
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Post by americanelm on Jun 16, 2016 14:37:51 GMT
I wish you all the best. I hope that you take your time, that you keep the re-launch small and simple, and that you keep fan expectations low.
Rushing the physical components of this game out the door without first re-organizing the rules, and then adding some introductory scenarios, would repeat a mistake that helped sink AQMF the first time.
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Post by americanelm on Feb 28, 2016 13:09:08 GMT
I've seen fire, and I've seen rain . . .
If you'd ever spent an August afternoon working cattle in South Texas, then you'd understand why I'd cheerfully set a herd of longhorns on fire.
BTW - Mars Attacks! a GREAT game, and a perfect choice for a double-header to pair with AQMF. If anyone wants to see how to package a starter set, with a series of short scenarios that teach you the rules slowly and let you use everything you bought in the boxed set, Mars Attacks! Is a case study on how to do it right.
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Post by americanelm on Feb 23, 2016 14:13:53 GMT
As a native Texan, I can assure you that with Texas cut off, the plains would be teeming with millions of longhorns.
That was the whole reason for cattle drives in the first place. There were so many that you had to find something to do with them. I honestly don't think that the aggregate mortality rate on a normal cattle drive would be much worse than an encounter with a tripod.
Besides, it gives us something to do with our Texas Ranger and Villista units. Give them the ability to shift the path of a longhorn herd 20 degrees or so per turn. Think of a herd of cattle as the old Plasma Torpedo in Star Fleet Battles, that you can nudge one way or the other.
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Post by americanelm on Feb 22, 2016 20:54:07 GMT
In the "Mars Attacks!" board game, stampeding flaming cattle are a random event - the herd runs in random directions, disrupting whatever they hit.
I can see them damaging infantry or drones, or even knocking over a tripod if you are lucky. A large herd of cattle can do serious damage, and if panicked, could run directly at something as completely unfamiliar as a tripod.
You could even set a trap on the Texas front - a large herd of cattle held in a pen for 2 days without water. Wait for a tripod to get between them and a watering hole, and then open the pen. I promise you they would make a beeline for the water, tripod or not.
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Post by americanelm on Jan 25, 2016 1:40:25 GMT
It is a pretty straightforward game. Alternating turns, somewhat limited command and control, which is determined by tHe number and quality of commanders present.
The British vs Red Martian rules play pretty much like a British vs Zulu game, with a little air support. In long games the plus and minus modifiers can get a little numbing, but it really is a good game overall. We played two of the book scenarios, and had a great time. You do have to make some choices as to which units will get activated in a turn, and which ones will not.
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Post by americanelm on Jan 9, 2016 1:04:11 GMT
Black Hat is having a price increase in February(first one in 5 years), so order now!
I have a lot of their Martian Empires stuff, and except for some flashy Green Martians, I've been really pleased with them.
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Post by americanelm on Jan 5, 2016 2:04:59 GMT
No great loss. I bought their grassland and Red Planet mats instead of the official one, and I'm glad that I did. You get a lot more flexibility than having the red weed printed on the same place every time.
I love the Cigar Box mats, btw. I think that if I had it to do over again, I would get a scrubland or mixed ground mat for All Quiet. Great product, great company.
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Post by americanelm on Dec 31, 2015 16:19:57 GMT
madmorgan, are you sure about foxminiatures.com?
It takes you to the Fox Miniatures page advertising the Tom Meier 1/48 WW II stuff that I've been waiting almost a decade for(greens done, but never produced).
Perhaps you meant another Fox Miniatures?
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Post by americanelm on Dec 27, 2015 12:12:02 GMT
I'm curious as to what you thought about the altered turn sequence(which I didn't write - I stole it off of BGG).
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Post by americanelm on Dec 23, 2015 15:44:58 GMT
Here are the British Expeditionary Force infantry from Black Hat. They are a great match for the AQotMF stuff. You can use them for far-flung colonial troops, or an early undocumented battle against a Martian scouting force.
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Post by americanelm on Dec 22, 2015 21:02:08 GMT
Nice! I like them better than the originals!
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Post by americanelm on Dec 22, 2015 21:00:40 GMT
Sorry - that's the same thing that was displayed the day everything went dark. I thought that it was rather curt the day that it happened . . .
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Post by americanelm on Dec 22, 2015 15:32:02 GMT
One more:
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Post by americanelm on Dec 22, 2015 15:00:19 GMT
If you want to get the effect of a lighted tripod without the hassle of bulbs and batteries, you can use model railroad headlights for your tripods. I use M.V. Products. You can get them a lot of places, including hobbylinc.com. There is a bewildering number of sizes, but #216 Red is my standard go-to size. www.hobbylinc.com/m-v-products-221-red-1-headlight-set-miscellaneous-train-parts-216All you have to do is drill/dremel out the center eye, paint the tripod, then glue on the eye. I use modelers canopy glue. Instant "lighting". Here are two examples of headlights applied: And here is a pre-headlight picture, with resin heads drilled.
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