SmokeEm wrote:And I couldn't be prised away from my spectrum
Hi,
Spectrum is good, and there are some good emulators available so you can play all the classic games online. A year or so ago a bought a Coleco off Ebay, and I'm trying to find an Intellivision for a decent price. Now, they're real games consoles!
Major_Tom wrote:Put simply, if you were rebuilding your carburettor, you'd roll a D20. Assume your Mechanics skill is 12, you would want to get a 12 or under to "pass" your task. Rolling bang on a 12 is a Critical, which means, in this case, you'd improve it in some way, or do it in half the time etc. Anything over 12 is a fail, meaning you lose something and are unable to complete your task.
Rolling a 1, a fumble, would be not noticing dropping a nut into the internals... and sucking into a cylinder on startup.
Sometimes I walk around with my dice and roll them when someone asks me a question... maybe I'll bring them to CRaP. I'll just have to test my Social Acceptance skill to see if I will..
Hi,
Thanks for enlightening me, most appreciated. I can't say I 'get' it, but at least now I understand what it means!
Geekiest you say... I think I have a few contenders
- Accounts for a computer game I play "Eve Online" they have an intrinsic value based on how much time and/or effort the player has put in. Was researching how much I can make when I cash mine out! It's well into the £100s atm!
- Katanas ("ninja" swords) I own three now
- Cards for the game "Magic: The Gathering" just cos I used to play it, and heard that they can also go for silly money
- Amiga 500 games
"Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now."
One of my bezzie mates Katie plays Eve Online.. absolutely loves it.
Magic the Gathering... not heard anyone say (or type!) that in a while.. I remember in the original Fallout games there were objects called Tragic Trading cards.. that had a chance of addiction.
I'm the one who leaves all those shoes in the carriageway.
Along the lines of Steve but with Banana Splits show cos the wife and I both loved it as kids. Readily availbable in a box set as it turns out so I bought it from Amazon. We watched some on holiday in April. It seems vey much 'of its time' watching it all those years later!
Major_Tom wrote:One of my bezzie mates Katie plays Eve Online.. absolutely loves it.
It's pretty addictive, I used to be well hooked, but my interest in it is waning now. It's so deep and complex and tactical, but needs a lot of effort too. These days I don't even consider logging in unless I know I have over an hour to spare - you just can't achieve much in less. Def. not for casual gamers imo!
"Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off now."
