tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post8312869054624475662..comments2024-01-06T04:13:41.492-07:00Comments on A Paladin In Citadel: The Fantasy Trip: Too Much Of A Good Thing?Aaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-20951554639132315912011-03-05T08:55:07.119-07:002011-03-05T08:55:07.119-07:00Scott Pasha said...
Melee (the gargoyle edition) w...<b>Scott Pasha said...</b><br /><i>Melee (the gargoyle edition) was my gateway drug. Ordered it from Metagaming after seeing an ad in my Dad's Analog Magazine. </i><br /><br />That's neat that it was being advertised in Analog Magazine. I only ever remember the Dragon Magazine adverts. DO you have a copy of Analog with the advert?Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-69753998213339741872011-03-04T21:10:14.418-07:002011-03-04T21:10:14.418-07:00Melee (the gargoyle edition) was my gateway drug. ...Melee (the gargoyle edition) was my gateway drug. Ordered it from Metagaming after seeing an ad in my Dad's Analog Magazine. <br /><br />My copies of Wizard were in constant play with about 7 or 8 guys in my school. It's nice to see acknowledgment of other Old School games. I quickly played BD&D but my early exposure to TFT made me more susceptible to non-level, non-AC, non-alignment games such as Runequest, Traveler etc.Scott Pashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409817654877470573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-13609032299715914812011-03-02T23:02:14.442-07:002011-03-02T23:02:14.442-07:00The Happy Whisk said...
Hello, different artwork. ...<b>The Happy Whisk said...</b><br /><i>Hello, different artwork. Hahahaha. That's great stuff and a fantastic reason.</i><br /><br />I love this early art, as there was no one artistic director enforcing some narrow vision of the look of the game. Each artist brought something new to the table.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-46627238151659239792011-03-02T22:59:48.985-07:002011-03-02T22:59:48.985-07:00Akrasia said...
I never cease to be amazed that th...<b>Akrasia said...</b><br /><i>I never cease to be amazed that the 'Melee' and 'Wizard' games completely passed me by in the early 1980s. I did get a couple of MicroGames ('Ogre' and 'Car Wars', if I recall correctly), but not these. Pity.</i><br /><br />Ogre and Car Wars were great games. They suffered from the same problem as many other classic microgames, too many add-ons. A bit like movie sequelitis.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-10966962676711463032011-03-01T20:55:38.861-07:002011-03-01T20:55:38.861-07:00Hello, different artwork. Hahahaha. That's g...Hello, different artwork. Hahahaha. That's great stuff and a fantastic reason.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-52489441745755844242011-03-01T14:42:51.992-07:002011-03-01T14:42:51.992-07:00I never cease to be amazed that the 'Melee'...I never cease to be amazed that the 'Melee' and 'Wizard' games completely passed me by in the early 1980s. I did get a couple of MicroGames ('Ogre' and 'Car Wars', if I recall correctly), but not these. Pity.Akrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-3541424427080240392011-03-01T13:22:44.483-07:002011-03-01T13:22:44.483-07:00Sean Robson said...
Melee and Wizard were my favou...<b>Sean Robson said...</b><br /><i>Melee and Wizard were my favourite microgames and I lost an entire summer to fighting arena duels by myself on my bedroom floor.<br /><br />Me, I love the Stine covers - very evocative and gripping.</i><br /><br />Some people really loved that style of artwork. I don't recall if Stine did any of the interior artwork.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-90631457450565140992011-03-01T13:21:26.583-07:002011-03-01T13:21:26.583-07:00redwald said...
I'm envious of your collection...<b>redwald said...</b><br /><i>I'm envious of your collection. I still have yet to even see, let alone, hold or play Melee, Advanced or otherwise. Same for Wizard, and TFT. </i><br /><br />My FLGS had a rack of games, all in those familiar plastic pouches. Even at 3.95, it was a stretch to buy them with my meager allowance.<br /><br />I hated that they switched to the boxes instead of the plastic pouches. The pouches were convenient for stuffing the game in your pocket on the way to school.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-13795940109696177332011-03-01T08:10:28.692-07:002011-03-01T08:10:28.692-07:00Melee and Wizard were my favourite microgames and ...Melee and Wizard were my favourite microgames and I lost an entire summer to fighting arena duels by myself on my bedroom floor.<br /><br />Me, I love the Stine covers - very evocative and gripping.Sean Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429301144221551751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-35568901542040481592011-03-01T05:15:38.152-07:002011-03-01T05:15:38.152-07:00I'm envious. Not of the Gargoyle; I don't ...I'm envious. Not of the Gargoyle; I don't have Gargoyle envy. No of your collection. I still have yet to even see, let alone, hold or play Melee, Advanced or otherwise. Same for Wizard, and TFT. <br /><br />No one in my group owned it. I don't think it was available in our local (UK) gamestore, and in the early eighties if it wasn't available in our local gamestore it wasn't available. So we were just taunted by cool adds for it in White Dwarf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-21576112392834314982011-02-28T22:59:55.274-07:002011-02-28T22:59:55.274-07:00Gratuitous Saxon Violence said...
Aren't you w...<b>Gratuitous Saxon Violence said...</b><br /><i>Aren't you worried Will Mistreta is going to complain about gargoyle-penis showing up on his front page?</i><br /><br />:D <br /><br />Will's not an equal-opportunity nudity proponent then?<br /><br />To this day, I cannot figure out what possible function Clark Bradley's Gargoyle-penis would serve.<br /><br />At least the Gargoyle won't need Viagra to keep it rock-hard.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4891509519427970698.post-77531728522700685952011-02-28T22:47:56.048-07:002011-02-28T22:47:56.048-07:00Aren't you worried Will Mistreta is going to c...Aren't you worried Will Mistreta is going to complain about gargoyle-penis showing up on his front page?<br /><br />http://dndwithpornstars.blogspot.com/2011/01/beautiful-witch-amazon.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com