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Offline Martok

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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #60 on: June 17, 2014, 12:37:03 PM »
No promises yet (it's way too soon), but I'm definitely going to see what I can do about that.  :) 
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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #61 on: June 17, 2014, 12:40:25 PM »
Never too soon. Plan now, book the time off, start saving money, suck up to the wife etc. all can be done now.  ;)

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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #62 on: June 17, 2014, 12:43:21 PM »
Unless yer real name is Jim.... we had.. what... 5 of them in the booth at one time....  :crazy2:

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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #63 on: June 17, 2014, 03:26:34 PM »
incidentally, Proving Ground won an Origins Award for Best Historical Miniature Rules with Fields of Fire, so very well-done to them!
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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #64 on: June 17, 2014, 03:45:04 PM »
My vote for next year is more Jim's and more Canadians... :2funny:
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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #65 on: June 17, 2014, 05:33:52 PM »
How about Canadians named Jim?  :uglystupid2:

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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #66 on: June 17, 2014, 08:06:28 PM »
so you actually stepped into a slim jims?

is that what a herd of Jims are called?
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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #67 on: June 17, 2014, 08:06:59 PM »
Gus - I use sweatpants with flannel shorts to soak up my crotch sweat.

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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #68 on: June 17, 2014, 08:07:50 PM »
oh right.... the front page that I never check.   :uglystupid2:
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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #69 on: June 19, 2014, 08:05:03 AM »
Numbers from Origins this year (per GAMA's Facebook page):
Unique attendance 12,902.
Turnstile attendance was 39,214.
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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #70 on: June 19, 2014, 07:58:00 PM »
I like the Staff Wargaming article.  It sounds like that was alot of fun to participate in.
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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #71 on: June 19, 2014, 08:03:36 PM »
I like the Staff Wargaming article.  It sounds like that was alot of fun to participate in.

It was blast to participate in. I was the Fires officer for our run through. Very tense and very good way to learn the workings of a combat staff.

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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #72 on: June 19, 2014, 08:07:46 PM »
Numbers from Origins this year (per GAMA's Facebook page):
Unique attendance 12,902.
Turnstile attendance was 39,214.

sounds great.
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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #73 on: June 19, 2014, 08:17:28 PM »
I like the Staff Wargaming article.  It sounds like that was alot of fun to participate in.

It was blast to participate in. I was the Fires officer for our run through. Very tense and very good way to learn the workings of a combat staff.

I assume an interest in military history, wargaming etc. helped but did you have any other prior experience/knowledge that helped you participate or was it easy to jump in and learn as you went.
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Re: Origins 2014
« Reply #74 on: June 19, 2014, 10:13:36 PM »
I would imagine that wargamers being wargamers they would go with the flow.
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Banzai Cat - There is no "partial credit" in grammar. Like anal sex. It's either in, or it's not.

Mirth - We learned long ago that they key isn't to outrun Star, it's to outrun Gus.

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Gus - Celery is vile and has no reason to exist. Like underwear on Star.