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Unlike my previous, starkly negative review I'm switching back to the generally positive again. ...
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In my last, third, review I waxed reminiscently about the "halcyon years" of RPGs in the '80s, using...
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The 1980s were halcyon years for RPGs in many ways. There was insane diversity of subject matt...
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| Username | ZDL |
| Join Date | 10/04/2019 |
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| Favorite games | Spark, Fate AE, Carcassonne, 象棋, 六虎, Star Realms, 陆战军棋， Euchre. |
| Other interests | Wind instruments. Music. Traditional playing cards. Chinese erotic artworks. |
| My blogs, vlogs, podcasts, websites | https://mewe.com/i/dianlizhang |
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ZDL commented on their photoSo, I've opened a new branch in my musical instruments collection. Hitherto limited to woodwinds, reeds, and members of the ocarina family, this is my first foray into plucked instruments. Woohoo! More money sinks!
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Jan 8Yep. If you want to sharpen you hammer on the long end. If you want to flatten, you hammer on the short end. That shifts the little tine through the clamp.
Jan 8When tuning a marimba you can shorten the key to make it higher in pitch. To make it lower in pitch you carve out more from under the bottom of the key.You need to sign in to comment -
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Dec 31 '19I still have almost 3 hours to go. And I'll be asleep by then so it won't matter. Since the end of the sixties the decades seem less importantYou need to sign in to comment
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ZDL commented on hairylarry's statusFollowing in ZDL's "Footprints" I will tell you my joke.
What's worse than Christmas Music?
Jazz Christmas Music.
I made up that joke after recordings two excellent jazz Christmas concerts. So it's not always true.
For example.
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ZDL commented on their blog postFringe Review: 1PG/Hero ForceUnlike my previous, starkly negative review I'm switching back to the generally positive again. Today's fringe game is actually a game line, one...Dec 21 '195 2hairylarry and RobboG like thisYou need to sign in to comment
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After half a century plus of overexposure (not to mention terrible "reimaginings" and lousy pop songs masquerading as such), I get anaphylactic shock from most (verging on all) Christmas carols. There is one exception I can think of. I thought I'd share it since we're in the last weekend before Christmas. Please enjoy what I consider the most beautiful of Christmas carols: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RjAXOcTebIAfter half a century plus of overexposure (not to mention terrible "reimaginings" and lousy pop songs masquerading as such), I get anaphylactic shock from most (verging on all) Christmas carols. There is one exception I can think of. I thought I'd share it since we're in the last weekend before Ch...See moreDec 20 '190 1hairylarry likes thisYou need to sign in to comment
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It's cold outside.
Friends gather for a meal together.
Everybody is thinking about a very special little baby.
An important visitor comes in through the ventilation system.
Alien… is a Christmas movie!
(And the theme song is Silent Night because nobody can hear you scream.)Dec 20 '190 0You need to sign in to comment -
ZDL commented on their blog postFringe Review: Powers & PerilsIn my last, third, review I waxed reminiscently about the "halcyon years" of RPGs in the '80s, using Psi World, one of my favourite games ever, as an ...Dec 18 '192 1RobboG likes this
Dec 18 '19Ok then. That was hard to read and it's just the review. I think you convinced me not to download it. I am way to unruly for a game like this.You need to sign in to comment
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If I were ever to open an RPG themed restaurant I'd have to call it "Follow Me, And Dine."Dec 16 '190 2hairylarry and ZDL like thisYou need to sign in to comment
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Big things to watch out for:
1. The cannons are killer. They're REALLY WEIRD and they can do some very nasty pins that are difficult (sometime impossible) to escape if you're unwary. Learning to use cannons effectively is a core skill.
2. The horses move like knights, but they DO NOT JUMP. They move one orthogonal away from point of origin, then one diagonal away. They capture on the second, diagonal part. A piece at that first orthogonal point will block the move. This is radically different from an IC knight which can't be blocked.
3. Generals (the equivalent of kings), although restricted to their palaces, are not allowed to "see" each other, thus giving them ranged influence on each other. It's a common ploy in the end-game to use the general to constrain the other's moves. Watch for it!
It's a fun game. For historical reasons I can't ever like IC, but CC I kind of love, even though I suck at it. :DIf you have any International Chess (IC) skills you'll find that they translate easily to Chinese Chess (CC). CC is a faster-moving game (same number of pieces, larger board). Where with IC you maybe ...See more
Sue me. I thought it was funny. :P