Happy weekend. ..

Watching this at 12:30am got me thinking… crap that’s a good idea… crepes, now I am thinking of breakfast but to have breakfast I have to go to sleep. Thanks guys I don’t think it helped. 🙂

It’s the Weekend! Time to get hobbying… after a few chores and watching the Weekender (which isn’t usually a chore)

Happy Weekend… You want a new Guild, you get one

Weaver Guild

Captain: Arachne
Striker: Loom
Attacking Midfielder: Shuttle
Defending Midfielder: Reed
Centre Back: Web
Mascot: Itsy Bitsy (Huge Spider)

I love the smell of Weekender in the morning… Smells like victory…

Looking forward to the Vietnam article series!

I’d like to see the Locksmith Guild or maybe the Worshipful Company of Tax Inspectors 🙂

The Tabletop Wargamer’s Guild
For a twist the big guy is also the captain Let’s call him Warren,.he has a many special plays all of which affect his players.

Play one affects the Master assembler called “John” which is “Ball and Chain” and renders him incapable of being distracted,or removed from his set task until he dies. John is mounted in a tank has the special play “Tanks for the memories” where he ruthlessly grinds one opposition player under his tracks and occupies his space.

Play two is Mercilessly Confuse which afffects the crowd favourite “Justin”. In this Warren tells Justin some information which causes him to move a triple his normal ratein radom directions until his “mind melts” and he either explodes , savagly attacks the nearest player auto hitting, or stand in the same spot drooling for the next turn. Justin has 2 plays in his play book “Not the shears” which causes male charcters to make a full move in the opposite direction and “7 guys six months” which really doesn’t bear talking about …………………

Warrren’s third play ” Away this week” affects the charming newer player “Az” which automatically takes Warren from the board (and returns Warren with full health the next turn) while Warren is off the board Az gains all of Warren’s plays and becomes captain he is invulnerable when this happens. He has a play “far too nice” which means that opposition players must give him the ball.

Warren’s 4th play “What’s new this week?” affects the discorpal player “Ben”. Ben instantly projects images which cause all nearby to drool in anticipation and drop into fuge, unable to move or react while the images are projected. Ben has two special plays “Sexy” which make female players do whatever he says and “Furious” which which will cause a ball carrying player to drop the ball in fear.

The Mascot is called “Justin’s Beard” which can disappar only to reapper anywhere next turn. It can also grow Justin back if he explodes after his mind melts.

Expansion teams include team US featuring Dawn, Giana and Oriskany and the Vid-Wizards team captained by Lloyd, with Lance, Sam, and .. (I’ve forgotten their names … %^^%)

I think the best Vietnam rules I’ve played is still Charlie company although deals a much smaller scale than would be required for the Tet offensive

I would recommend having a look at Ken Burns Vietnam TV series . For those in the UK it was on BBC iPlayer recently though not sure if it still is

@azrael I had my eyes operated on and was awake right through the process. Most eye ops are done when awake. There are no nerves in the eye itself.

Az don’t pick on people with idetic memory,…….they will remember it! Rune wars boot camp you wore a yellow t shirt washed out loose fitting blue jeans brown trainers and were very tired as you had to come straight to the studio to demo the game after only just learning the game the night before. We are watching! Go Justin go! Hope to see all you at the next bootcamp whatever it is(Helena has threatened/ promised)

Gamers Guild

Leeroy
Snowflake
Backstabber
Solitaire
G.M.

Mascot: Ludo (a self propelling die)

Guild ball faction: The Clowns.
Slapstick – Character that is good at prattfall dodges and dishes out punishment.
Jongleur – Character that throws flaming clubs at the enemy, whilst juggling naturally.
Farce – Tanky character that makes the opposition lose initiative because they are laughing at him so much.
Agelast – Sinister character with a balloon who does not laugh. He can lay banana skins that move the enemy characters 2″ in any direction.
Pastiche – More subtle character with the ability to mimic an opponents special abilities.
Guffaw – The team Mascot – a performing seal with excellent ball skills because he can balance it on his nose.

Great show.
The Submarine simulation game chat was great and the game sounds brilliant. Going to watch the let’s play ASAP.

Speaking of just grabbing a game and camera…i saw this the other day, and had a passed, guys trying out a game, chilling around it…..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCnXKF-cdik

BATTLEBOYS – Necromunda

For TMD (The Mighty Dignity): I believe the Japanese drive on the left side. Ask Dracs, he´ll know.

As for the UBoot Boardgame I watched the game played by Az, John, TMD and folks. An app as a key element is kind of strange for a board game. I didn´,t like it. At first.
Random elements are always good to make your games better and why not make use of a “tool” that helps to include that element. A modern tool. So my second thought is, I DO like it. And instead of buying all the more cards, tokens and all the stuff we like, we buy add-ons for the app. That´s okay! So I say: Zu Befehl, Herr Kaleun. Neuer Kurs!

The Tet offensive is now 50 years old, so the idea to cover this is very interesting. Having followed the Vietnam war a little, as it is not, until today, as known in Europe and especially where I come from as it is in the US, I am excited to learn more about how the outcome of the hostilities during this let me call it battle is seen today. Some time ago I read that this offensive was a crushing defeat for the attacking Vietcong (= South Vietnamese Communists?). But as US media and General “Wastemoremen” (a telling nickname given to him by the Americans) had told the American public the war was almost won and the “enemy” (Vietcong, North Vietnamese and what not) were not in the least capable of doing offensive actions, the Americans were in a way shocked and started to ask questions. In the stuff I read and watched it was said, that although the Vietcong lost this battle, from this point on the war was lost. The Americans didn´t want to commit any more to the war, thereby losing the incentive to fight and eventually the war itself. I´m keen to learn more and I´m looking forward to Mr Oriskany´s series, especially episode five (historical view on the battle in the context of the whole war).

There is another great battle with an anniversary this year. It is the Michael offensive in France in 1918, the last offensive push of the Germans to decide the war on the Western front before the Americans could bring their force to bear. I´d like to read and hear something about this, too. Not only historical, but also in gaming opportunities.

Now for my team:
Name: Steelworkers
Captain: Les Paul
Striker: Lemmy
Attacking Midfielder: Rob Flynn
Defending Midfielder: The Strat
Centre Back: Hetrich
Mascot: Rammstein (a huge, bulky, alive boulder to pound the oppenents in case Rob Flynn has rung too many freedom out with a shotgun blast, instead of attacking).

Huzzah!

Lumber Guild

Axe
Saw
Timber
Branch
Twig
Haul – Small pony used for hauling the trees out once cut.

Vietnam War Guild

Huey
Zippo
Apache
Charlie
Uncle Ho
Lil’ Tet Mascot

Weekenderception 😀

Another great episode, really enjoyed the nemesis let’s play, despite being a little long the tension and “story” kept me glued until the end.

Guild Ball Team: The Hobby Guild

Captain: Epoxy – he holds the team together
Roster: Sable, Clipper, Emery & Pot
Mascot: Green Stuff – an animated blob of amorphous green goo

Great episode. Not currently a Guild Ball player, but here’s what I think would make a plausible team.

Miners’ Guild
Prop – big lad at the back
Dynamite – Captain (also lobs explosives at opponents)
Pick – striker
Hewer – defensive midfield
Trapper – attacking midfield
Mascot – Arthur: a canary