<t> I've always been interested in the sort of 'grand strategy' wargame that Time of Wrath falls into so I didn't hesitate (long) before getting myself a copy. I started a new grand campaign as Germany with everything set to default levels except for a few graphics preferences. Thus far things have ...

<t> I know they changed a significant number of things for the movie. Hook, for example, was a volunteer to the regiment, a tee-totaller (or however you spell it [:)]), and could read and write. Quite different from the cheerful curmudgeon from the movie. Still, it's one of my favourite movies of ...

Best guess is a Focke-Wulfe Condor, but that bird cage on the nose and the possibility of a split tail puzzles me.

Ugh. Sorting through the dregs that is my memory.

Wasn't it the Focke-Wulf FW-190? It used a Junkers engine because radial engines, at that time in Germany, were more plentiful than the in-line engines most fighter designers preferred.

That's my SWAG.

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<r> Never could get into either 688 or Sub Command, and Dangerous Waters only appeals to me for the O.H Perry frigate and P3 Orion so I can HUNT subs. <E>:)</E><br/>
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Played the original Silent Hunter to death but SH2 left me cold. Hopefully this one will be a hit. I do have to admit, that's ...

Bah, you fighter jocks!

Gimme an A-26 Invader and just TRY to argue with 8 - 18 50 calibre machine guns

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GenCon is mostly an RPG convention, but there is usually a respectable computer gaming presence.

Mark;

Good news, I will look for the Matrix booth when I'm there.

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Having read your announcement about Origins, I am wondering if there will be a Matrix presence at GenCon as well. Friends of mine and I had already made plans for GenCon, so I won't be attending Origins this year. I would love to have an opportunity to see both Battles in ...

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I'd have to go along with <I><s>[i]</s>Battle of the Bulge<e>[/i]</e></I>. When a war movie is bad enough to<B><s>[b]</s> make Dwight Eisenhower hold a press conference to denounce it<e>[/b]</e></B>, you know there's got to be something ...

<r> Two books by Mark Zuehlke;<br/>
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Ortona: Canada's Epic World War II Battle<br/>
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Easy enough for me, 'When Trumpets Fade'. Seemed to me to be a movie set in the 40's with slang and attitude from the 80's. Almost as bad as seeing a crowd chant Queen's 'We Will Rock You' at a supposedly Medieval Joust.

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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Von Rom<br/>
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Some updated info regarding the LoTR: The Return of the King:<br/>
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The version coming out at the end of this month will be the theatrical release. However, the extended version will be available in November and will have 49 MORE minutes ...

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There are lots of good movies out there, but many of the them are not major Hollywood movies. Most of the good movies I see nowadays are independent films that I rent at the movie store. I recently saw "Ghostworld" and "You Can Count On Me" on ...

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Why can't they make movies like that any more?<br/>
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Ok, lack of good actors, or lack of interest in actors acting.<br/>
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Reliance on special effects. Or what they tell are "special" effects<br/>
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Gettysburg!

Crap! Forgot about that one.

Oh, and Glory too.

(FYI Since I am a Tolkien fanatic, all those in extended version too)

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<t> These are movies I already own and consider central to my collection;<br/>
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Seven Samurai and The Magnificent Seven (they ARE the same movie, after all)<br/>
Kenjuro<br/>
The Hidden Fortress<br/>
All Quiet on the Western Front<br/>
Lawrence of Arabia<br/>
Monty Python and the Holy ...

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Actually I prefer white-tails (the deer variety). They are much more challenging than other supposedly smarter creatures. Probably because deer are more grounded in reality as it is a matter of life and death.[:D]
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I was simply stating my opinion that Hathcock's achievement is more noteworthy considering he did it with a tool that is unsuited for the task.<br/>
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I have no intention of becoming involved whatsoever in so ultimately futile an argument as 'Canada vs. the US' in any ...

<t> I have Hathcock's biography at home somewhere. IIRC, he made that shot with a M2HB onto which he mounted an 8X scope. Pretty incredible if you ask me, especially when you consider that the Canadian Corporal who may have beaten it used a bolt-action .50 calibre sniper rifle.<br/>
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I understand that Origins is more wargamer oriented than GenCon, but I'm wondering if Matrix games will have a presence in Indianapolis in August?