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by sterckxe
Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Lord Flashheart Dead!
Replies: 20
Views: 591

RE: Lord Flashheart Dead!

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: warspite1<br/>
RIP RIK MAYALL - thanks for the laughs - and there were a lot of them [:)]
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That sociology student he played in The Young Ones was spot on - I was in college at the time and knew guys like that !<br/>
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He ...
by sterckxe
Tue Feb 11, 2014 11:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: John Tiller's "PANZER BATTLES"
Replies: 66
Views: 1926

RE: John Tiller's "PANZER BATTLES"

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: z1812<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: sterckxe<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: JudgeDredd<br/>
That post was two and a half years ago...
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... and I'm still not buying DRM-chained games [:'(]<br/>
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The older I ...
by sterckxe
Mon Feb 10, 2014 1:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: John Tiller's "PANZER BATTLES"
Replies: 66
Views: 1926

RE: John Tiller's "PANZER BATTLES"

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: JudgeDredd<br/>
That post was two and a half years ago...
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... and I'm still not buying DRM-chained games [:'(]<br/>
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The older I get, the lesser my tolerance for this licensing crap. The things people put up with simply ...
by sterckxe
Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:52 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favorite board/wargame map style
Replies: 22
Views: 848

RE: Favorite board/wargame map style

<r> Hi Lukas,<br/>
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GMT's Mark Simonitch has a great reputation for creating very clear, abstract 2D map art <br/>
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Example from his Ardennes '44 game :<br/>
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<URL url="http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1813359/ardennes-44">http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1813359/ardennes-44 ...
by sterckxe
Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: My first Wargemer article has been published
Replies: 7
Views: 183

RE: My first Wargemer article has been published

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Jeffrey H.<br/>
I've been trying to buy a copy of the Advanced Civ boardgame for months now. Wow, the price of those is high. I have yet to find one for less than $300. I got the original Civ boardgame for $60 on ebay.
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$195 here ...
by sterckxe
Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Best Current Strategy Games On-Line
Replies: 27
Views: 390

RE: The Best Current Strategy Games On-Line

Currently playing Diplomacy online at playdiplomacy.com (free)
by sterckxe
Fri Aug 16, 2013 10:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Right to Privacy?
Replies: 58
Views: 1095

RE: Right to Privacy?

<t> Wanted to chime in quickly before the lock : I'm in 100% agreement with everything written by Mr Jim D Burns in this thread <br/>
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"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." - Benjamin Franklin<br/>
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Greetz,<br ...
by sterckxe
Sat Jul 27, 2013 5:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What does eveyone do for a living
Replies: 92
Views: 2068

RE: What does eveyone do for a living

<t> The business card says "Senior Chief Engineer" at a Japanese automobile company but that's surely a mistake because I'm not a senior, certainly ain't a Native American and never take the train.<br/>
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What I actually do is clean up all the IT crap before it reaches the attention of senior ...
by sterckxe
Wed Mar 27, 2013 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Wargame books.
Replies: 14
Views: 494

RE: Wargame books.

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: wodin<br/>
Simulating War: Studying Conflict Through Simulation Games by P Sabin<br/>
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<LINK><s>[link]</s>http://www.amazon.co.uk/Simulating-War-Studying-Conflict-Simulation/dp/1441185585/ref=pd_sim_b_10<e>[/link]</e></LINK>
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by sterckxe
Thu Mar 14, 2013 7:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Big Announcement
Replies: 68
Views: 910

RE: Big Announcement

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Matti Kuokkanen<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: vonRocko<br/>
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More fantasy.[:(]
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Hey man, Warhammer 40,000 is science fiction. Fantasy game is called Warhammer Fantasy Battles [:-]
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Too bad ...
by sterckxe
Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Future Of Complex Wargames Looks Bleak
Replies: 245
Views: 5227

RE: The Future Of Complex Wargames Looks Bleak

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Saint Ruth
<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Perturabo<br/>
One of my dream games would be a RTS that would have the complexity of games like WITE hidden under the hood. All of it with subordinate AIs that would handle micro-management for the player.
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by sterckxe
Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Who is this author?
Replies: 16
Views: 417

RE: Who is this author?

Harry Turtledove wrote about alternate history ACW and a new Mexican war - he wasn't a military guy though

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx
by sterckxe
Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: is slitherine under attack?
Replies: 13
Views: 248

RE: is slitherine under attack?

In my experience sudden restarts are usually heat-based - check the fans / airflow / dust build-up inside the machine

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx
by sterckxe
Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:53 am
Forum: Press Releases, News and Events from Matrix
Topic: Slitherine and Matrix Titles Win Awards at Usenet!
Replies: 3
Views: 222

RE: Slitherine and Matrix Titles Win Awards at Usenet!

<r> The Gold was taken by Steam and Iron, <br/>
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The full list of the result of the vote is here :<br/>
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<URL url="http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.war-historical/browse_frm/thread/21445e87575870b9"><LINK_TEXT text="http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys ...
by sterckxe
Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: US Politics Generic Question Non Political
Replies: 9
Views: 238

RE: US Politics Generic Question Non Political

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: RedArgo<br/>
Is there any provision for early elections if one the the non-elected people, like Sec of State, ended up becoming President? It would bother me having someone in the office who wasn't elected to anything. Anyway, hopefully it will never come to that ...
by sterckxe
Thu Nov 08, 2012 4:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: US Politics Generic Question Non Political
Replies: 9
Views: 238

RE: US Politics Generic Question Non Political

ORIGINAL: flanyboy
17. Secretary of Education

In Battlestar Galactica Laura Roslin, Secretary of Education, was only 43th in line :)

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx
by sterckxe
Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:17 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Wargamer and curtis
Replies: 28
Views: 534

RE: The Wargamer and curtis

It would help if people would stop talking in riddles and post what happened .... or at least their take on it
by sterckxe
Thu Oct 25, 2012 6:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: OT: Seeking advice on Euro-phoning and WWII tourism
Replies: 19
Views: 340

RE: OT: Seeking advice on Euro-phoning and WWII tourism

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Gil R.<br/>
So none of the WWI trenches got preserved?
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Where did you get that ? Last year I organized a battlefield tour which visited Belgian, British and German trenches in the Ypres area. Bunkers, musea, the lot.<br/>
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by sterckxe
Wed Oct 03, 2012 2:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Battle Command
Replies: 4
Views: 227

RE: Battle Command

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: wodin<br/>
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He is at present making an AI...I alos got him in touch with Matrix..did all the ground work..only for him to then turn around and say he didn't think it was commercially viable...so was a touch annoyed.<br/>
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The UI etc is terrible...the ...
by sterckxe
Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Europe in Flames/older game
Replies: 2
Views: 127

RE: Europe in Flames/older game

<r> Hi,<br/>
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<URL url="http://www.matrixgames.com/products/318/details/John.Tiller%27s.Campaign.Series"><LINK_TEXT text="http://www.matrixgames.com/products/318 ... ign.Series">http://www.matrixgames.com/products/318/details/John.Tiller%27s.Campaign.Series</LINK_TEXT></URL><br/>
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