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Quote from: NobodyPro on May 09, 2012, 11:11:30 pm

Quote from: PTTG?? on May 09, 2012, 08:13:54 pm

From what I understand, Australia sinks cargo ships containing computer games on sight.

Mostly just JRPGs and anything more violent than Halo 3 (which, depending on the politician, either equates to Luigi's Mansion or Manhunt).

Plus they sink half the ships anyway to drive up the price.

I was under the impression (mostly from Yahtzee) that the gamers themselves want the games, but the politicians are still stuck in the Jack Thompson stage of game savvy.

Okay, so, mage games. Obviously the main attraction is all the magery going on.

But, what about the rest of the setup? Would being a band of roving adventurers be different from being a squad of royally-directed agents? What if they were royalty, or servants of an evil overlord?

I guess what I'm asking is, what's the best context for being a Fucking Wizard^TM in?

I've been fiddling with a perma-death mage RTD myself. The basic idea is that an ancient labyrinth built by a powerful Dark Wizard has been discovered in a dwarven kingdom. This kingdom has forbade the practice of magic for hundreds of years, but there is a curse on the entrance to the labyrinth that prevents any non-magical being from entering. The cruel and despotic dwarf king wants the no-doubt tremendous riches inside, and so grudgingly sends out a call for mages to come and test their luck. Thus, they come from all over, are placed into impromptu parties, and are sent in.

Think Magicka with a group of four friends. The party would need a wide range of magic to succeed, and death would come quickly and brutally. Thankfully, more can be sent in as needed.

Quote from: Sirus on May 09, 2012, 02:52:09 pm

Quote from: Truean on May 09, 2012, 02:50:56 pm

Quote from: MonkeyHead on May 09, 2012, 02:48:53 pm

This is a pretty big deal, right?

[Jawdrop]

Look at the poll at the bottom, too. A full half of the country supports gay marriage, assuming the poll is accurate. Who says there's no progress? 

.... It's a BBC link. British Broadcasting Company. I somehow doubt Americans who oppose gay marriage and vote that way show up in that. Honestly. I somehow picture that demographic watching Fox News.

A Gallup poll on Tuesday suggested that 50% of Americans were in favour of legalising gay marriage - a slightly lower proportion than last year - while 48% said they would oppose such a move.

Nope, looks like an American-run poll asking Americans. The BBC is just reporting it.

Edit: Fixed some linkage fail 

Quote from: MonkeyHead on May 09, 2012, 02:48:53 pm

This is a pretty big deal, right?

[Jawdrop]

Look at the poll at the bottom, too. A full half of the country supports gay marriage, assuming the poll is accurate. Who says there's no progress? 

Probably wanna take discussion of theoretical future super-Congresses to the Progressive thread, as it's unlikely to happen in the upcoming elections (which is what this thread is for, last I checked).

Here's a question for the folks in this thread: what are your local rules regarding independents and party elections? In my state, registered independent or non-partisan voters (like myself) do not get to vote in primaries. On the plus side, I don't get junk mail from a half-dozen presidential nominees either, but I'm wondering what it's like elsewhere.

Wait, aren't the Ktarians the ones who destroyed the Martynov? Why are we making friends with them instead of, say, reducing all of their worlds to ash?

Re-dorf me wherever as Sirus Jr.
"Your father made peaceful contact with 10 different races. I expect you to do better."

This looks pretty cool. I have Dolphin, I'll have to try running this.

Otherwise, good luck finding a copy

Quote from: Rex_Nex on May 08, 2012, 09:00:03 am

I recall a weird Racing Arcade Game from the 90's, and yes, there were many; I remember something very peculiar about this game though. Halfway through the race, you would encounter a rather ugly man standing on the track. If you tried to dodge him though, he would inevitably move to intercept your car anyways. Once you run over him, he climbs on top of your hood and smashes it with a pipe wrench (or something similar). Game over.

Any ideas?

Not sure if being trolled...  That just sounds TOO weird.

Sounds a little like how SkiFree worked. You go down a hill and at a certain point a yeti runs over to eat you. The yeti was very difficult to avoid, and yes being eaten was a game over.