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Cool book cheap
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:37 pm
by Relaxo
Re: Cool book cheap
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:41 pm
by Pat Payne
Oddly enough, Relaxo, that reminds me of a book I recently found at a used-book store:
http://www.amazon.com/Fantasy-wargaming ... 334&sr=8-1
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:58 pm
by moriarty777
Hmm... I wonder if it's just a revamped and retitled version of his earlier book titled Fantasy Wargaming: Games With Magic & Monsters. If so, I do recommend it. Hackett's writing is decent enough... I've recently gave mine another read through a year or so ago. I got it visiting in the UK back around '92.
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:04 am
by Lord Dynel
I've been mulling over getting Fantasy Wargaming for ages, and have never pulled the trigger on it.
Relaxo - it that a game system? The description makes it sound so. If so, would you mind giving a review?
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:05 am
by Relaxo
too early for a review only skimmed so far
there is a game system in the back, I had thought it was more of an encyclopedia of RPGs.
more to follow....
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:09 am
by Lord Dynel
Cool! Take your time, though...no rush.
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:34 am
by Relaxo
Ok I feel dumb, this actually IS a FRPG and Tabletop wargame in one book.
I guess I'm used to seeing a big splashy title on the front of such books.
I had thought it was another book entirely when I bought it, but hey, still cool and cheap, and a chapter w/ good advice about painting minis.
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:19 am
by csperkins1970
moriarty777 wrote:
Hmm... I wonder if it's just a revamped and retitled version of his earlier book titled Fantasy Wargaming: Games With Magic & Monsters. If so, I do recommend it. Hackett's writing is decent enough... I've recently gave mine another read through a year or so ago. I got it visiting in the UK back around '92.
M
Wow! I had that book (Fantasy Wargaming) once upon a time. God knows where it is now... probably long gone.
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:05 pm
by serleran
When I think of "Fantasy Wargaming" the book that comes to my head is the one called Fantasy Wargaming: The Highest Level of All, compiled and edited by Bruce Galloway which is a RPG of sorts.
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:55 pm
by Lord Dynel
serleran wrote:
When I think of "Fantasy Wargaming" the book that comes to my head is the one called Fantasy Wargaming: The Highest Level of All, compiled and edited by Bruce Galloway which is a RPG of sorts.
As do I, serl. That's why I'm curious as to what the differences are between the two.
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:12 pm
by Drew
serleran wrote:
When I think of "Fantasy Wargaming" the book that comes to my head is the one called Fantasy Wargaming: The Highest Level of All, compiled and edited by Bruce Galloway which is a RPG of sorts.
Oh, dear God! I have a copy of this. Its...odd. Its hard for me to really get a grasp on it. Some of the ideas on magic are kind of cool. The rest is a bit hard to understand. I break it out every now and again and give it a flip-through.
Honestly, I wish I knew a bit more about it. How it came to be, if anyone ever actually played it, etc. It looks like more of a tabletop wargame with some essays about fantasy campaign design than a true, complete RPG in the modern sense of the word.
But, hey, it is the HIGHEST LEVEL OF ALL! Maybe I'm not yet experienced enough to understand it.