Re: (TFT) The return of Ogre - Rick did something silly.

[Kevin Williams <oracle.062@gmail.com>]

I would love to see both GEV and Rivets rerealeased.
Also,  does anyone know of any game groups/clubs/conventions in the
Columbia SC area??
Kevin
On Jul 29, 2014 12:51 PM, "Joe Hartley" <jh@brainiac.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Jul 2014 12:09:02 -0400
> "gem6868" <gem6868@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> > Gents, it's not just that.  They're selling an original reprint of Car
> Wars
> > for $2.50 called "mini car wars".  Just looking at the graphics makes me
> wax
> > nostalgic.
> >
> http://www.warehouse23.com/products?utf8=%E2%9C%93&keywords=Car+Wars&x=0&y=0
>
> Very nice, I like the PDF option so I can just print it out myself.
>
> > There's a LOOSE POSSIBILITY that if these mini-game reissues sell that
> > they'll reissue GEV, but we're not counting on it [just hopeful].
>
> I'll cross my fingers for that!
>
> > And he's re-issued "Man-to-Man" which is essentially Melee/Wizard updated
>
> I never got into GURPS, and didn't know about the Jackson/Thompson split
> at the
> time since I didn't subscribe to any of the magazines and electronic
> communication was not widespread at the time.
>
> > These are GREAT DAYS for nostalgic gaming, friends!
>
> Indeed!
>
> > An email to Steve Jackson years ago about re-issuing original Melee and
> > Wizard resulted in the reply that all of the pocket games aren't his
> > property and that the owner has been MIA from the gaming world for years.
>
> Howard Thompson's not hard to find, but he seems reluctant to part with
> any of the titles he owns or to bother having them reprinted.  When SJ left
> Metagaming, he was allowed/could afford to take either Ogre or Melee/Wizard
> but not both.
>
> I believe he tried again to get TFT some time after Metagaming had ceased
> to be,
> but found the price too high.
>
> > Also, that GURPS is a better design anyway, correcting some of the
> problems
> > of Melee / Wizard.
>
> Heresy!  :)
>
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