Anyway, I pre-ordered the base set and it arrived yesterday (the I want it all add ons really didn't interest me since we game with miniatures on custom hex maps). I haven't opened the box yet, it's just setting here on my kitchen table. I think I'm building the anticipation or something. That and I want all four members of my family to be together to enjoy the unboxing as well. I started my kids on this game back when they were 10, and now, as young adults, they are just as invested in it as I am. Schedules being what they are the opening looks like later tonight. I'm sure this will bring back a flood of memories of past adventures, foes defeated, and characters lost.
Still, I worry about what was changed in the rules. Of course I can always house rule whatever I want right? So really, no worries there. Regardless, for myself, and most all of you, this will be an even greater trip down memory lane. I'm going to try and savor the moment for as long as I can.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Hartley <jh@brainiac.com>
To: tft <tft@brainiac.com>
Sent: Fri, Mar 22, 2019 3:27 pm
Subject: It's here!
Got back from a business trip to find a honkin' big box from Steve Jackson
Games - the "I Want It All" package!
I really never thought I'd see this. I started this list over 20 years ago
when the Internet was brand spanking new and I was running a dialup ISP.
I was trying out this new-fangled thing called a search engine (AltaVista)
and wanted to try a fairly obscure thing to search on. Above my computer
was a shelf with all my old Metagaming games, so I tried searching on
Metagaming and The Fantasy Trip. I found a small Yahoo mailing list, but
there wasn't much, so I started my own mailing list.
Over the decades, I've learned so much about the history of Metagaming,
the Microgame series, and especially TFT. I found a small but fervent
group of folks who were as passionate about these old games as I was, and
I've had decades of enjoyment talking to them (you!) about these games.
This is beautiful. Everything about this is stunning. The playmats,
the books (hardcover!), the counters, they're all so nice!
Now to get a game together!
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