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I just finished Pat Frank's 'Alas Babylon'. Interesting novel with mention of the old Grumman F-11F Tigers, B-47s, B-58s and more. A worthwhile read.
I'm reading 'Empires of the Sea' by Roger Crowley. I really should read the books I buy sooner and not wait till years later.
I will admit that I generally do not bother with BGG rankings when it comes to purchases.
I'm finally getting down to reading Angus Konstam's 'Sovereigns of the Sea: The Quest to Build the Perfect Renaissance Battleship' about two years after I bought the volume. Heh.
Read: "Blasphemy" by Douglas Preston. Novel on the conflict between science/secular world vs. the religious/dogmatic. Very good. "Impact" also by Douglas Preston; A novel on something found on Mars that shouldn't be there. Very good. Both recommend.…
The glacis, the hull MG port and the two 'windows'. Very nice.
Do you have a frontal shot of this?
Nicely taken!
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- Your introduction to consim gaming:
- I am a relatively latecomer to this lobby. I started 'wargaming' in the late seventies with the Usborne Battle Books. I remembered re-fighting the Battle of Arsuf over and over again with my little sister. Later, I found SPI's 'Napoleon' in 1982 and Squad Leader in 1983-4. I played Avalon Hill's 'Alexander the Great' and a couple of others from 1985. Afterwards, I was lost in the RPG wilderness and collectible card hell for years. I eventually returned to wargaming in the mid-nineties. These days, I am just not very active.
- Your favorite game(s):
- I haven't played enough to name a favourite.
- What game(s) have you played recently?
- Nothing. I haven't played in a year or two.
- In general, how much time do you spend gaming?
- Very little unfortunately.
- How big is your game collection?
- I think it is about a hundred items or so now.
- Your local game club(s) and/or where you reside (let's network!)
- http://singapore-wargames.tripod.com/
- Personal Interests (favorite activities, movies, shows, books, music, etc.)
- Activities: Reading, hiking, drawing, admiring landscapes, cityscapes
Interests: Wargames, boardgames, history, art, architecture, pencil artwork, ink artwork, forests, cities, urban development
Favorite Music: EBM, Synthpop, Electro-Gothic, Electro-Industrial: Clan of Xymox, Alphaville, Neuroactive, OMD, Lost Signal, Frozen Autumn, Kraftwerk, Dead can Dance, Lisa Gerrard, Front Line Assembly, Delerium, Marc Almond, The Azoic, Faith and the Muse, Camouflage, Depeche Mode, De/Vision, God Module, Negative Format, VNV Nation, Depeche Mode, Covenant
Classical: Satie, Fauré, Liszt, Chopin, Rimsky-Kosarkov, Debussy, Scriabin
Favorite TV Shows: I haven't watched a TV programme for decades. Well, maybe, the occasional football World Cup match every four years.Favorite Movies:Doctor Strangelove, Brazil, Kwaidan, Blue, White, Red, Amelie, Exotica, Citizen Kane, Full Metal Jacket, Blue, Red, White, La StradaFavorite
Books: Too many to list really.
- Website:
- http://shyuechou.blogspot.com
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- At 7:00am on September 17, 2008,
Denny Koch said… - Regarding your comment upon my Berlin Central Station photo: Yes, bicycles and cyling are quite popular in Germany, especially in university cities where lots of students and young people live. The bikeways are great and cyclists enjoy some privileges such as the permission to enter one-way streets from the wrong direction. Some cities even offer "bicycle streets" where bikes always have the right of way. In addition, mountain and race biking are extremely popular sports. Last but not least, more and more people commute by bike / train since the gasoline prices reached new heights this year.
- At 1:54pm on September 2, 2008,
Gerald-Markus Zabos said… - Great pictures. Also liked those drawings at your blog ! Superb artwork !
- At 10:35pm on August 13, 2008,
Matt Severns said… - dang! all the time i spent on Orchard Road and newton Circus I could have spent gaming!
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Group to discuss boardgame Map Making.
Where amateur and published map makers can discuss and assist each other with techniques and methods used in creating boardgame maps.
(not a group for arguments about what map style or software app is best)
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I second the motion. May his service in the defense to his country be what matters in the hereafter.
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