Thread: Questioning chirine ba kal - part II

Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya

Excellent point about the "coffee shop" or "neighborhood pub" aspect. This is just a bunch of folks hanging around jawing about stuff that interests them, more or less centered around years of playing on Tekumel with Phil.

Agreed; reminds me of all those evenings at Campus Pizza or Le Chateau...

Originally Posted by Gronan of Simmerya

Okay, new movies for the list.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1hUYeWAeqc

"The Warrior Empress" starring Tina Louise (yes, Ginger from Gilligan's Island) as Sappho of Lesbos!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB8U60xkXSA

Tina Louse as an "Exotic Dancer" in "The Siege of Syracuse"!

Whee!!! I love movies like this!

Originally Posted by Horu hiFa'asu

Well, partially because your book(s) aren't out yet...

Honored Uncle, between you and the Glorious General you have nearly unfathomable hours of game play in a world that is still somewhat obscure to 'outsiders'. Any long running game is going to generate some fantastic moments and great stories - combine the sheer amount of game play with a truly deep and interesting world that Phil created and you've got some really wonderful stuff.

As to why 'this' is the place to be? I think it's simple. There are a lot of other sources of information - the various rule books, the Blue Room Archive, etc. However, here I can ask you questions, get direct answers, and often get stories that are interesting, illustrative, and entertaining. There is simply no other resource like it!

Toss in a bit of history on the gaming world (some good some bad) as an added bonus. Hearing about how Gary and Dave did things is always interesting and enlightening as well. Comparatively I'm new to all this - I didn't start playing till late 1981!

I'm working on it...

Thank you for your kind words, too! I worked out that at 12 years x 52 weeks/year x 5 hours a night I've got over 3.100 hours of game time in with Phil - and this does not add in all the time I spent with him 'off-line'. I'm glad we can be of help - and amusement!

Originally Posted by chirine ba kal

Thank you - I think that approaching Tekumel the way we did, as adventurers / people sitting around a rickety old Ping-Pong table, and learning stuff along with the laughs, goes further then a dry academic approach might; this was not, as we've mentioned, 'Serious Business'. It was a bunch of friends having fun. We just would up publishing a lot of our fun...

And that's why this thread is most useful, Uncle!

Originally Posted by AsenRG

And that's why this thread is most useful, Uncle!

Well, I try. As long as people find my blathering useful, then we're doing just fine I think...

I came across this link while on TMP. https://agrabbagofgames.wordpress.co...-27-march1756/

How would you like to have a game on that table? The terrain kind of reminds me of parts of Kilalammu, or maybe even Ssuyal? That could easily be a Tsolyani border fort in the middle of nowhere...
BTW, the table measures 18' x 6'.

Shemek

Chirine,

Another interesting post from TMP which should appeal to you, and I think some others on this thread. I found it quite interesting.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/1...9.2017.1366928

Shemek

Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel

I came across this link while on TMP. https://agrabbagofgames.wordpress.co...-27-march1756/

How would you like to have a game on that table? The terrain kind of reminds me of parts of Kilalammu, or maybe even Ssuyal? That could easily be a Tsolyani border fort in the middle of nowhere...
BTW, the table measures 18' x 6'.

Shemek

Wouldn't mind at all, no indeed...

Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel

Chirine,

Another interesting post from TMP which should appeal to you, and I think some others on this thread. I found it quite interesting.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/1...9.2017.1366928

Shemek

Interesting - seems the debate has been going on for quite a while...