Hi there guys, I can say that most of my life has revolved around playing strategy games in one way or another :P you can even say I am trying to make a sort of profession out of it. My friend Ian Bowles recommended this site as a great place to connect with other strategy wargamers, being a very niche community as is I need all the support and connections I can get. It always helps to connect with other gamers in the genre, and get the pulse of the current situation of strategy wargaming. I hope my stay is a pleasant one!
Best, Agrippa Maxentius
Greetings!
Are you in NYC, or somewhere else in New York? We've got folks all over the state up there :)
Welcome! We're a pretty active bunch. Fairly friendly, too :)
Welcome to the grogheads forums Agrippa! Hope you have a groovey time here. Theres a good set of very knowledgeable folks about who simply get their kicks from their grognardery. :)
^+1 What spelk said.
Welcome.
Welcome, recent sign up myself.
Welcome Agrippa-- always glad to have new voices and opinions here at the Wailing Wall of Gaming.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on July 30, 2015, 05:06:12 AM
Greetings!
Are you in NYC, or somewhere else in New York? We've got folks all over the state up there :)
NYC :D, Astoria Queens to be exact.
well, we've got at least one in NYC, and another out on Long Island, so you've got gamers in the area.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on July 30, 2015, 11:44:49 AM
well, we've got at least one in NYC, and another out on Long Island, so you've got gamers in the area.
That's awesome, there used to be a massive wargamer meeting spot on 23rd street in NYC called "Neutral Ground" sadly it has since gone out of business, but i'd love to find a similiar venue in the era.
Quote from: MetalDog on July 30, 2015, 05:52:24 AM
Welcome! We're a pretty active bunch. Fairly friendly, too :)
Thanks Metaldog! You guys seem it :D.
Welcome Agrippa...
I'm on Long Island, Phillipe is I believe in Manhattan and Gusington represents all parts North. Glad to have you!
Welcome to the boards, Agrippa - I'm from Brooklyn but now live in Orange County. Been up here for 10+ years.
Welcome to the nuthouse Agrippa!
Myself, I'm about 2 hours east of NYC camped out in the wilds of the Connecticut shoreline.
^He burns witches there.
Quote from: Gusington on July 30, 2015, 08:13:29 PM
^He burns witches there.
Only if they weigh as much as a duck...
Hey Agrippa. I just watched your youtube video review of GG's War in the East. Good stuff. I think you're just the guy to do a WitE AAR showing us how to tame that monster.
Quote from: Gusington on July 30, 2015, 08:13:29 PM
^He burns witches there.
That's Salem. They do weird things in Massachusetts.
Quote from: Sir Slash on July 30, 2015, 08:51:06 PM
Hey Agrippa. I just watched your youtube video review of GG's War in the East. Good stuff. I think you're just the guy to do a WitE AAR showing us how to tame that monster.
Thanks so much Sir Slash! :D I adore the game.
Eastern Connecticut is one of the creepier places in the northeast. Check out Cornwall, CT in an online search when you get a chance, MD...just to name one :)
Salem...pfft
Quote from: Gusington on August 01, 2015, 05:08:26 PM
Eastern Connecticut is one of the creepier places in the northeast. Check out Cornwall, CT in an online search when you get a chance, MD...just to name one :)
Salem...pfft
QFT
There are towns with more rusting cars in the front yards than front teeth in the mouths of the townsfolk.
^And those aren't even the really creepy towns.
No, those are the ones with kids named Anthony and cornfields containing...
...things other than corn.
You want to talk creepy. Have you ever been to Miami Beach? Or Key West during--- Fantasy Fest. Lets just say if you drop your car keys on the ground, just kick them with your foot until it's safe to bend over and pick them up.
Welcome to Grogheads, Agrippa!
Man, did this thread ever get derailed . . . . :coolsmiley:
Well there was that line there and Slash kind of obliterated it.
You Witch-Burners started it. Here in Florida, it's too hot to burn anybody.
Welcome, Agrippa. Let this thread serve as the sort of madness you can expect. :coolsmiley:
Quote from: Arctic Blast on August 02, 2015, 03:06:41 PM
Welcome, Agrippa. Let this thread serve as the sort of madness you can expect. :coolsmiley:
Haha I love it xD, to share my two cents the creepiest state I have ever been in was Louisiana. Something odd once you go deeper into the Bayou, the people look... different. :crazy2:
Quote from: agrippamaxentius on August 03, 2015, 01:01:25 AM
Quote from: Arctic Blast on August 02, 2015, 03:06:41 PM
Welcome, Agrippa. Let this thread serve as the sort of madness you can expect. :coolsmiley:
Haha I love it xD, to share my two cents the creepiest state I have ever been in was Louisiana. Something odd once you go deeper into the Bayou, the people look... different. :crazy2:
^ Or possibly, they all start to look the same.........
We'll have to ask BB about that...he's a local.
Quote from: Gusington on August 03, 2015, 07:49:09 AMWe'll have to ask BB about that...he's a local.
My extended family are local to Cajun country. I'm local to the Carolinas.
And yes, there's some different looking people out in the back country. They're also some of the nicest people you've ever met.
Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 03, 2015, 07:53:53 AM
Quote from: Gusington on August 03, 2015, 07:49:09 AMWe'll have to ask BB about that...he's a local.
My extended family are local to Cajun country. I'm local to the Carolinas.
And yes, there's some different looking people out in the back country. They're also some of the nicest people you've ever met.
To be fair, I love both Louisiana and Florida for the awesome swamps and great food. But yeah definitely seems like a country within a state in certain areas xD. The first time I heard Cajun I actually thought the guy might be a french immigrant.
Quote from: bob48 on August 03, 2015, 05:32:05 AM
Quote from: agrippamaxentius on August 03, 2015, 01:01:25 AM
Quote from: Arctic Blast on August 02, 2015, 03:06:41 PM
Welcome, Agrippa. Let this thread serve as the sort of madness you can expect. :coolsmiley:
Haha I love it xD, to share my two cents the creepiest state I have ever been in was Louisiana. Something odd once you go deeper into the Bayou, the people look... different. :crazy2:
^ Or possibly, they all start to look the same.........
Hahaha :2funny:
Louisiana, Mississippi (well off the highways), and rural Alaska all had that small town horror vibe to me. I got used to Mississippi and came to love Alaska, but Louisiana still creeps me out 8)
Quote from: Steelgrave on August 05, 2015, 04:06:53 PM
Louisiana, Mississippi (well off the highways), and rural Alaska all had that small town horror vibe to me. I got used to Mississippi and came to love Alaska, but Louisiana still creeps me out 8)
Mississippi absolutely, West Virginia can also be odd in certain parts. My memory is sitting in a bathroom stall taking care of business when suddenly I see muddy boots and the butt of a shotgun in the stall next to me. In New York if you brought a shotgun into a bathroom, you'd be dead or arrested in minutes. I have never been to Alaska, but i'd love to visit sometime.
Better the butt of a shotgun than any other type of butt.
Quote from: agrippamaxentius on August 05, 2015, 05:05:36 PM
Quote from: Steelgrave on August 05, 2015, 04:06:53 PM
Louisiana, Mississippi (well off the highways), and rural Alaska all had that small town horror vibe to me. I got used to Mississippi and came to love Alaska, but Louisiana still creeps me out 8)
Mississippi absolutely, West Virginia can also be odd in certain parts. My memory is sitting in a bathroom stall taking care of business when suddenly I see muddy boots and the butt of a shotgun in the stall next to me. In New York if you brought a shotgun into a bathroom, you'd be dead or arrested in minutes. I have never been to Alaska, but i'd love to visit sometime.
One thing that was repeatedly stressed about rural Alaska (basically, any place outside of Anchorage or Fairbanks) was people who put up "No Trespassing" signs were absolutely not 'effin around and that you went up a driveway or passed a fence line so marked at your own risk. And if the owner didn't get you, well....there are always grizzlies and wolves 8)
I need to move to rural Alaska ASAP.
Quote from: Gusington on August 06, 2015, 06:03:25 PM
I need to move to rural Alaska ASAP.
A full year after returning to the lower 48, I realized I was still scanning the sides of the highway for moose when I drove. I never saw a single moose in Oklahoma....go figure.
Just plenty of tarantulas
Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 06, 2015, 10:53:04 PM
Just plenty of tarantulas
True that. Although the tornadoes tend to redistribute them at random.
SyFy...are you listening?
Quote from: MetalDog on August 07, 2015, 06:27:46 AM
SyFy...are you listening?
:2funny: :2funny: :2funny:
Quote from: MetalDog on August 07, 2015, 06:27:46 AM
SyFy...are you listening?
They've already got this covered :
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fleakynews.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpub%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F09%2FLavalantula-poster-690x262-1411503529.jpg&hash=4b52d312cfdd722e358c9b0b049d67d3ad4bd05f)
It starred Steve Guttenberg and several other members of the Police Academy cast who had nothing to do. ;D
Quote from: Arctic Blast on August 07, 2015, 12:54:33 PMIt starred Steve Guttenberg and several other members of the Police Academy cast who had nothing to do. ;D
That cast hasn't had anything to do since 1982. Doesn't stop 'em from doing it, tho
I'm waiting on Zombie-Alien vs Jurassic Predator. In a Taranchula-nado. Starring Miley Cyrus as the Zombie-Alien.
Quote from: Sir Slash on August 07, 2015, 10:05:19 PM
I'm waiting on Zombie-Alien vs Jurassic Predator. In a Taranchula-nado. Starring Miley Cyrus as the Zombie-Alien.
Sounds better than half of SyFi or any remake of an 80's TV show.
Quote from: Steelgrave on August 07, 2015, 10:17:32 PM
Quote from: Sir Slash on August 07, 2015, 10:05:19 PM
I'm waiting on Zombie-Alien vs Jurassic Predator. In a Taranchula-nado. Starring Miley Cyrus as the Zombie-Alien.
Sounds better than half of SyFi or any remake of an 80's TV show.
If they touch the cinematic masterpiece that is "All in the Family" and cast Jimmy Fallon as Archie Bunker I think I might just walk off a cliff.
Quote from: agrippamaxentius on August 08, 2015, 03:26:06 AM
Quote from: Steelgrave on August 07, 2015, 10:17:32 PM
Quote from: Sir Slash on August 07, 2015, 10:05:19 PM
I'm waiting on Zombie-Alien vs Jurassic Predator. In a Taranchula-nado. Starring Miley Cyrus as the Zombie-Alien.
Sounds better than half of SyFi or any remake of an 80's TV show.
If they touch the cinematic masterpiece that is "All in the Family" and cast Jimmy Fallon as Archie Bunker I think I might just walk off a cliff.
You would have company.
Quote from: agrippamaxentius on August 05, 2015, 05:05:36 PM
Quote from: Steelgrave on August 05, 2015, 04:06:53 PM
Louisiana, Mississippi (well off the highways), and rural Alaska all had that small town horror vibe to me. I got used to Mississippi and came to love Alaska, but Louisiana still creeps me out 8)
Mississippi absolutely, West Virginia can also be odd in certain parts. My memory is sitting in a bathroom stall taking care of business when suddenly I see muddy boots and the butt of a shotgun in the stall next to me. In New York if you brought a shotgun into a bathroom, you'd be dead or arrested in minutes. I have never been to Alaska, but i'd love to visit sometime.
The guy was probably duck hunting and the shotgun was putting food on the table. Unusual, but nothing to worry about.
Quote from: LongBlade on August 09, 2015, 09:17:12 AM
Quote from: agrippamaxentius on August 05, 2015, 05:05:36 PM
Quote from: Steelgrave on August 05, 2015, 04:06:53 PM
Louisiana, Mississippi (well off the highways), and rural Alaska all had that small town horror vibe to me. I got used to Mississippi and came to love Alaska, but Louisiana still creeps me out 8)
Mississippi absolutely, West Virginia can also be odd in certain parts. My memory is sitting in a bathroom stall taking care of business when suddenly I see muddy boots and the butt of a shotgun in the stall next to me. In New York if you brought a shotgun into a bathroom, you'd be dead or arrested in minutes. I have never been to Alaska, but i'd love to visit sometime.
The guy was probably duck hunting and the shotgun was putting food on the table. Unusual, but nothing to worry about.
Yep that's what I figured, just as a Yankee it's something we never really see xD. A bit sad our gun laws up here in NY are so strict, i'd love to own a .45 :-[ Alas I will have to wait until I move to a new state, or pay 500$ and wait 6 months to process a gun permit.
Or vote and become active in working to repeal the inane laws. :)
In New York!? Bahahahah. It's so bad here that my airsoft guns aren't even legal.
The pendulum always swings sooner or later. That being said I'd never move the People's Republic of New York for exactly your reason and a million others.
Quote from: Bison on August 10, 2015, 03:45:07 PM
The pendulum always swings sooner or later. That being said I'd never move the People's Republic of New York for exactly your reason and a million others.
The tragic part is leaving is just as difficult, I am 26 and don't even have a drivers license if that tells you anything, no real need for a car with so much public transportation. Current states I am looking at are Montana, Kentucky or possibly Florida where I was born.
Quote from: agrippamaxentius on August 10, 2015, 05:30:26 PM
Quote from: Bison on August 10, 2015, 03:45:07 PM
The pendulum always swings sooner or later. That being said I'd never move the People's Republic of New York for exactly your reason and a million others.
The tragic part is leaving is just as difficult, I am 26 and don't even have a drivers license if that tells you anything, no real need for a car with so much public transportation. Current states I am looking at are Montana, Kentucky or possibly Florida where I was born.
Big difference between all three states. Not bad choices, but big differences.
Don't you guys know that if they catch you trying to sneak in, you get to stay for free?
Wrong border.
I thought it was ANY border. Just one? That's not fair. :idiot2:
Welcome to Grogheads,
agrippamaxentius! Glad to have you with us.
Quote from: Double Deuce on August 02, 2015, 11:43:36 AM
Man, did this thread ever get derailed . . . . :coolsmiley:
Right. Because threads around here totally stay on topic past the first page. :P
Quote from: Steelgrave on August 06, 2015, 11:07:29 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 06, 2015, 10:53:04 PM
Just plenty of tarantulas
True that. Although the tornadoes tend to redistribute them at random.
You know, if you don't want me to visit when you move back to Oklahoma, you can just say so... ::)
Quote from: Martok on August 11, 2015, 11:04:00 AM
True that. Although the tornadoes tend to redistribute them at random.
You know, if you don't want me to visit when you move back to Oklahoma, you can just say so... ::)
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Bwhahaha!!!!! You know I got nothing but love for you, my brother!
I missed you too, Steelie. 8)
Quote from: Martok on August 11, 2015, 11:04:00 AM
Welcome to Grogheads, agrippamaxentius! Glad to have you with us.
Quote from: Double Deuce on August 02, 2015, 11:43:36 AM
Man, did this thread ever get derailed . . . . :coolsmiley:
Right. Because threads around here totally stay on topic past the first page. :P
Quote from: Steelgrave on August 06, 2015, 11:07:29 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on August 06, 2015, 10:53:04 PM
Just plenty of tarantulas
True that. Although the tornadoes tend to redistribute them at random.
You know, if you don't want me to visit when you move back to Oklahoma, you can just say so... ::)
Thanks Martok!
Quote from: Martok on August 12, 2015, 01:54:48 PM
I missed you too, Steelie. 8)
Martok, I've been wondering where you were!