tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post4710706357872629743..comments2024-02-29T17:28:55.474+00:00Comments on Roles, Rules, and Rolls: Hex Crawl MombasaRoger G-Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-87174872133464105942012-04-30T13:19:09.229+01:002012-04-30T13:19:09.229+01:00@DHBoggs: Yes, I realized that sometime after I wr...@DHBoggs: Yes, I realized that sometime after I wrote this. Another link to roleplaying via the wargames community ... Good luck getting a copy.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-37028495707537283082012-04-29T02:23:05.952+01:002012-04-29T02:23:05.952+01:00Great article. This is a game I'd love to get...Great article. This is a game I'd love to get ahold of but it seems rare and expensive. Next time I talk to Mr. Wesely, I'll have to ask him how he feels about the game now. You didn't mention it, so I'm not sure if you are aware, the creator of the game is the same David Wesely who developed Braunstien which his friend Dave Arneson turned into Blackmoor which of course led to D&D.DHBoggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170439175265397893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-43866300227585380172010-06-08T11:37:13.885+01:002010-06-08T11:37:13.885+01:00OK ... Tales is another of my favorites, so that w...OK ... Tales is another of my favorites, so that would be great!<br /><br />I remember an old SPI magazine game called "Voyage of the BSM Pandora" that simulated a Star Trek-like space exploration journey in a paragraph game format, too.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-55616323937157264812010-06-08T03:08:07.102+01:002010-06-08T03:08:07.102+01:00@Roger:
I meant Victorian-ish explorers, but on an...@Roger:<br />I meant Victorian-ish explorers, but on an Edgar Rice Burroughs-like Mars or similar environment.<br /><br />You could use the same mechanism as the 'Lost Civilisations' article (also used in the boardgame 'Tales of the Arabian Nights' I think), and have certain special encounters send you to a 'choose your own adventure' style sub-system.anarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546197561922726279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-61247912651083889532010-06-07T23:58:04.693+01:002010-06-07T23:58:04.693+01:00Well, it was our host who devised the spreadsheet,...Well, it was our host who devised the spreadsheet, but I've asked him to send it and will pass it on to you!Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-19576069458429445262010-06-07T13:25:19.141+01:002010-06-07T13:25:19.141+01:00If you have that spreadsheet file still lying arou...If you have that spreadsheet file still lying around, I'd appreciate it! redbeard dot seattle at gmail dot comredbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600098550347299095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-16317217397038252382010-06-07T13:06:22.170+01:002010-06-07T13:06:22.170+01:00@ Red: Our experience with the laptop was all good...@ Red: Our experience with the laptop was all good - it sure beat figuring everything out by hand, and the time saved was enormous. For players who have cut their teeth on Eurogames, you might consider running it almost as a GM, handling party composition and the complex mechanics yourself - but they will have to realize the game is more "fun" than "fair." I also suggest getting lost only on a roll less than, not equal to, the "lost" number, and allowing unlimited accumulation of cards in Europe.<br /><br />@ Paladin: Amazing no? I may have to do something about that.<br /><br />@ Anarchist: Yep, just saw that. Crazy mod! I'm not sure how a space version would proceed seeing that you could map a planet from orbit, but maybe a fantastic jungle-Venus with its thick cloud cover would do the trick.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-85620627702367218742010-06-07T12:29:51.445+01:002010-06-07T12:29:51.445+01:00J. Eric Holmes did an article in Dragon called Los...J. Eric Holmes did an article in Dragon called Lost Civilisations, which gives rules for Rider Haggard-like lost cities. It's available at BoardGameGeek:<br /><br />http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1577/source-of-the-nile<br /><br />I think a 'Space 1889' like version would be interesting.anarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546197561922726279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-80973518575264069932010-06-07T03:18:13.633+01:002010-06-07T03:18:13.633+01:00A Eurogame version of Source Of The Nile ... you m...A Eurogame version of Source Of The Nile ... you mean it hasn't been done yet?!Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-83369645633784975012010-06-07T02:28:22.281+01:002010-06-07T02:28:22.281+01:00Blast from the past! I played this game once in t...Blast from the past! I played this game once in the 70s. Recently I found one on ebay and bought it.<br />I've been thinking of ways to simplify the expedition accounting by using tokens and sliders, inspired by the various accouterments of modern board games. I think bringing a laptop to the table would work but I don't think it would inspire enthusiasm to play the game. Hmmm.<br /> <br />I've got friends that I play Puerto Rico and Agricola with. I've been hoping to con them into Source of the Nile... or maybe Junta! as another older board game.<br /><br />word verification: Kilisala. Obviously something your explorer just discovered. A new river? A tribe? A lost city?redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600098550347299095noreply@blogger.com