Mad Minute Meltdown

[spelk]

Excellent article explaining the goings on, between Norb And Bryant.

http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/2/21/3996460/civil-war-mad-minute

[Jarhead0331]

Extremely well written and interesting article, right up until the reference to Timpko as an "ex-Marine." It all actually makes me want to buy the Scourge of War games.

[Longdan]

I never knew enough about this saga to have an opinion.  It is, however, very interesting, and describes what I thought might
have happened.  Once the cheerleaders joined in and started scuffling the truth disappeared for the casual observer.

[son_of_montfort]

That is an incredibly sad story. There is a sense of dramatic irony that two guys who made Civil War games would break apart in a personally devastating internal conflict. It was hard to read about, a little bit.

I am glad that both men are finally more public about what happened.

[panzerde]

Thanks for posting this.  I came late to that particular party, and wasn't even aware of the history until some people here started referencing it.  Nice to know what people are talking about, even if the story isn't pleasant.

[Jarhead0331]

I love this line...

Mad Minute volunteers poured into the thread to condemn or support Timpko, while Wargamer regulars offered harassment and judgment from the sidelines.

[Longdan]

Well I saw a lot of that and never understood what it was about.

[son_of_montfort]

I love this line...

Mad Minute volunteers poured into the thread to condemn or support Timpko, while Wargamer regulars offered harassment and judgment from the sidelines.

LOL!

[mirth]

Fascinating read. I only vaguely remember the WG brew up. I never really followed the split.

[Staggerwing]

That was quite the story. I was aware of the situation but not the details. Reading it was a somber experience and a reminder that sides to every story there are three yet we must make due with only two.

[Pinetree]

That was a great read, seems pretty balanced. Very much a tragedy though.  I remember the WG thread being pure gold, right up there with a Derek Smart(He Who Shall Not Be Named) flame war.

[Jarhead0331]

That was a great read, seems pretty balanced. Very much a tragedy though.  I remember the WG thread being pure gold, right up there with a Derek Smart(He Who Shall Not Be Named) flame war.

Perhaps, but the difference is, nobody actually took Smart's side.  He was pretty much universally hated by all.

[TheCommandTent]

Thanks for the link.  I knew of the controversy but very little about it.

[em2nought]

This whole thing really struck close to home for me back then.  My brother had a small business and got cancer.  I started running his route and doing the ordering while he was sick.  His girlfriend continued doing her route.  After he died there would have been no way to "train" her how to do it successfully.  So I ended up with the business and paid her for part of it.  I was probably the bad guy, but I'm getting used to that because after being the only sibling to take care of my parents I'm starting to hear that I'm the bad guy. 

I've also since had a friend that would never "do" anything.   We would supposedly work on things together, but I'm the one that was always "doing" it.  I don't need that either, so I rarely see him anymore.

So, I can really relate to Mad Minute's story.

[Toonces]

I don't know how much bias- intentional or unintentional- there is in that article.  However, I never really knew the details but based on that article I think Timko is perfectly justified in his actions.