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Ravelli
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| hentzau wrote: | My buddy and I were such fanatics about the game that we badgered RAFM to the point that they sculpted and released some new minis for the game in 2002. They finally filled the gaps we were looking for with some new Canal and Hill Martians as well as a bunch of Martian Colonial figs.
Yeah, we like the universe that much.  |
Well badgered, that man! 
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jeff
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Oooooooh! Rippers on Mars!
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MarshalEric
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Has anybody played the Space 1889 computer game? Back in the day, I bought it and played it. It was quite good for a graphical adventure game and reminded me of Ultima.
Speaking of Ultima, it also bore a resemblance to the Ultima game Martian Dreams, where you had to travel to Mars in the 1890s with some of that era's notable historic figures. Victoriana and Mars seem to go together in both games.
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Count Zero
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| chugosh wrote: | | If what I read on various web pages is correct, the enjoyment of the tactical games connected to Space 1889 still have a strong following. The minis there look fantastic! |
Its got a decent following in a very small piece of the market.  I played a miniatures game at GenCon a few years back and the guy running it was using the Soldier's Companion. The rules were ok but the game itself was a ton of fun with a lot of focus on characters. The SW rules and the Space 1889 setting seem a perfect match.
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PEGShane
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You break my heart that you think I "barely" remember you, Bill. And just because I don't get to play much at conventions doesn't mean I don't *hear* about a lot of the games that go on there. Especially those you do with Peter Hildreth and th kids.
Dang. Do I seem that distant?
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| Bill wrote: | | Bretbo wrote: |
Wow, it's awesome that one of the Savage Fans (trademark pending) worked on this! Bill, if I can be nosey, how did you get involved in the project? |
The undead were not involved, I swear!
My understanding is Shane was still recovering from a Wierd War or TOD experience and noticed I had posted some ramblings posted about Space 1889 from ages ago on savageheroes.com. He did a "shout out" to try and track me down, a friend of mine noticed, recognized me and sent me Shane's email.
I had met Shane a few times at Gen Con and made enough of a pest of myself he vaguely remembered me. We emailed back and forth (I think he had a beer between each email) and after about 27 times his hand slipped and he asked if I would write something. I said I would and we spent the next couple of weeks bantering around ideas until I came up with something that he felt might fly. Frankly without his input there is no telling where the plot point might have ended up...but it would not have been pretty.
Hmmm, I hope I answered your question. If not, drink a beer and read the answer again. I'll bet after 27 it'll make perfect sense
Of course Shane probably has a much better version, but there were NO Undead involved! |
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tylermo
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Sure your are, Shane. You're probably sipping Pina Coladas from the Deck of the S.S. Savage, wearing a Hugh Hefner-like velvet smoking jacket. Did I mention you were jingling your bag of 24 KT gold polyhedrons.  |
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tylermo
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| In all seriousness, thanks to you, Bill, Frank Chadwick, and any others who were involved with this project. I own, but never played the orginal. Now I can enjoy it with my #1 system of choice. Good work Pinnacle! |
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chugosh
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| tylermo wrote: | | In all seriousness, thanks to you, Bill, Frank Chadwick, and any others who were involved with this project. I own, but never played the orginal. Now I can enjoy it with my #1 system of choice. Good work Pinnacle! |
Indeed, Hear here! |
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Renny
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Like many others i'm stoked to hear that 1889 will be Savaged. I love the setting and can't wait to see what you do with it.
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siefertma
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| jeff wrote: | | Oooooooh! Rippers on Mars! |
Rippers on Mars with Cthulhu critters hiding in the hills (Once Realms Of Cthulhu comes out)!
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