Buzzsaw

Turns are ... returned. Maybe I will read back through the last week to see if I missed anything. Might trim my toenails instead.

Comcast is a over-charging, monopolistic, craptastic monster. They are the only company where I have ever found it necessary to call the BBB. It's almost like they are proud of the fact that they can treat their customers like ****e. Hope you sort it out. Word to the wise -- never stop double checking your bill from them.

Ohhh how droll all of you are!!! Thankfully, I have better things to do then carefully proof read every submission to the MBT. Top of that list is beating that Shavian dog Oberst.

Gamey Updates Busssaw v. NG_Cavscout II Having been given a very defensible crossroads to protect, Cavscount proceeded to shed almost my entire force. I say almost because there is one veteran Panther still roaming the hills. That purchase is turning out to be nice compensation for my lack of skill. AM also starting to wonder at the wisdom of playing versus someone with Cavscout in his handle and Sgt. in his signature.... Buzzsaw v. Marlow Marlow's Stugs have been doing some kind of strange two-step back and forth in a field. My infantry is refusing to join the dance. Bounced a 60mm mortar of one of the Stugs to no effect, which is bad news, as that is the biggest round I have left.... Buzzsaw v. Hiram, (House Rune (provisional) versus House Bard) Nice and bloody fight in the woods. I would have said I was getting the better of him until last turn when I lost a half platoon in 2 seconds. (One MG burst and a hand grenade can really ruin your whole day) Buzzsaw v. Herr Oberst, Blood Hamster Feud, House Rune (provisional) v. Shavian House) Apparently my tankers raided some french wine cellars before they decided to take a midnight ride through the french countryside. Crossing the first bridge on the map is proving a little too difficult, and I fear that all the stopping and starting is going to end with the insides of my tanks splashed with regurgitated Bordeaux.

I sent back the turn last night. When you select that file from the Saved Games screen, you will see the icons. If I am not mistaken, you have not yet made your purchases, so you'll have access to the same information. (I originally thought that the initiator wouldn't have this knowledge until after purchases, which would be an unfair disadvantage, but that is not the case). In order to generate random games until you got the settings that you wanted, you would have to move that first file into your incoming games folder, and select it there to see what settings had been generated. Of course, none of this would have been worth looking into, except for the fact that I am playing a cheating bastich from the Shavian House. It also would not have been necessary if someone had put together Crodaburg for CMBN. For now, we will have to make due with random. Hope you are ready for an armored meeting engagement in the rough at night.... (Strangely, I don't think weather is indicated by the icons.)

Very small "behavior" I thought I would mention. When setting up a PBEM Quick Battle with random settings, players will be able to see the size, time, etc... when loading from the Saved Games screen by looking at the icons on the right side. Not really a big deal at all, but it undermines the value of random settings in PBEM as the initiator can simply restart the game until he gets the results he wants. Also, both players will know the settings before then neey to make purchases, which eliminates some of the fun of the random settings. Separate issue is that it would be nice to be able to see the full "briefing" info for a QB before making purchases. (Although, that's mostly because I find the aforementioned icons a bit difficult to understand, and refuse to RTFM....)

A sig line match it is, Herr Oberst. As for returning to beginnings -- it maters not. You are a hopeless git in past, present and future. See separate message with my contact information and send setup so that we can reveal that certain future with all due haste.

Oberst is actually stepping forward and admitting he is an current squire of Shaw? I am not sure who should be more embarrassed, Oberst for his association with the lowest, foulest house of the entire MBT, or Shaw for losing track of his only lackey. Oberst, you sorry, misguided Shavian stoolie, back to foul pits of hell with your Mormon Gorgon. Her petrifying gaze has no effect when beheld through the sights of a well-armed AFV. Stop your base groveling and hiding behind family portratits -- stand tall so that my cross-hairs can find your protruding forehead. As a one time errant-squire myself, I shall enjoy teaching you the error of your ways. And as a member (though low in standing) of House Rune, I shall especially enjoy humbling House Shaw.

6/24, 9pm Pacific Time (US). ANyone up for Internet play?

Well, lest the lad take you too seriously, I want to point out the Coventry has only been used for serious offenses that even MaggotPie could figure out on his own. Smileys and even excessive references to dangly bits probably get some sort of freedom of speech protection around here. (Although his recent use of smileys does seem to be with the sole intent of inciting violence....)

I am pretty sure you meant "your psychology book". You might want to look at your “spelling book.” We call it a dictionary. Just because every Australian is issued their own copy of the DSM-IV at birth does not mean the rest of us are building extensive psychology libraries to help us get through life. If one of the books your therapist left you after she had to be institutionalized says that humans think in pictographs, great. In your case, this could be literal: is there a tiny snot imp that chisels pictures into that calcified, raisin-brain of yours? Is he the one that keeps adding “dangly bits” to every piece of blather you’ve been posting?

Broken link, you bird-fondling Ozzie tool. And take those foul smileys out to Uluru, bury them in a shallow grave, scatter dingo droppings on top, and pray that you do not feel the righteous wrath of Peng. You have quintupled the smiley count in the MBT for the last month, and that is no light offense. I realize that your sun-shriveled raisin of a brain thinks in pictographs, but the rest of us are trying to have meaningful discourse here.

From House Bard, minstrel of Great Fred, and progenitor of the MBT! I am honored, and await the setup. And in honor of your poetic heritage I will offer this off-topic haiku: Mighty morning oak, early felled, reborn in lacquered noon-time stand.

Hiram, your challenge was doubtless ignored by by the elders because of some breech of protocol. While I do recognize your name from the old days, long before the cold winter that was my self-imposed exile from the MBT, I do not know whether to count you amongst the Knights. Regardless, if you seek a challenge look no further than the stalwart Buzzsaw! Even now, a separate missive wings its way through the ether to you.

I would like to publicly thank Ng_Cavscout for a wonderful game. His good manners and sound tactics are a credit to House Rune. I would also like to apologize for the single (that's right ONE) casualty that I caused, and any scratches on his mighty Stugs. In other news, Marlow is getting ready to conduct an orderly and humane search of the village where I am camping. The QB automatic purchases decided that it would be funny if I was given exactly one AP or HEAT shell for each of Marlow's AFVs. He on the other hand, must have about 10 HE shells for each building in the village. That's fair.

Don't need any tanks when my opponent is willing to drive his AFVs right to the edge of my village. Really enjoyed cutting down that crew after they bailed. Pity that one has lived long enough to surrender. Marlow, why don't you drive one of your tanks close enough to reclaim him? NG_Cavscout's spam filter is has decided it doesn't like me. Probably from when he changed the settings to allow adds for Viagra and penile enlargement through....

Finally! At least one of Marlow's ugly Stugs is burning. My crew was so happy about notching my first kill that they promptly existed their Sherman to do the happy dance. Unfortunately, they won't be getting back in, and unless secondary explosions can take out the rest of that Stug platoon, I am in big trouble. Marlow, believes that the automatic purchases short changed me in the armor department. Or could my strategy be to have his tanks bog down in the bloody mess that used to be my infantry company and then swing in with my armor? Game with NG_Cavscout is not fun. I am hoping that I will at least spot one of his AFVs before all my armor has been picked off....

Bump.... Maybe one this evening...

Said halftrack is no longer full....

Peace be upon you, Bard. May your lyre sing yet again of Fred’s greatness. I am but a humble Seeker of Fred, who invokes his name with great reverence and only as proof against those joyless specters who spread darkness and banality where Fred would bring radiance and zest.

Bump -- anyone up for a quick game this evening?

Damn it! I need to spill some hamster blood and I need to spill it soon. I had to fire my arty blind against Marlow just so I could see some explosions. I know you turds have nothing better to do on a Friday night. Can promise many turns this evening (or RT), for anyone interested (and similarly dedicated to mayhem).

If this means that you have a vacancy on your dance card, I respectfully ask the privilege of a game. I would be deeply honored to spar with another member of House Rune. Should you need references, please consult Marlow, as we are currently enjoying a lovely match.

WEll, was really looking yesterday, but am ready to arrange somethign. When might you be available?

Ng cavscout, honorable Knight of House Rune, how fares your Blood Hamster Feud with the beastly Stuka? Though you have likely only played a couple of turns, we are expecting news of Stuka’s surrender any day now. Rumor has it that he used all of his purchase points on bio-warfare scientists who are working on developing a crossover sheep/human virus. Working with great enthusiasm, I should add…. Approach all stands of trees with caution (and averted eyes). For added effect, Stuka has recorded an ambient sound mod that includes the bleating of distressed sheep. This helps him feel more at home when he takes a break from his usual activities to play a turn. Stuka, as an enemy of House Rune, I offer you this curse: May you be banished to a barren land bereft of all things civilized. May you know the peril of fire and anguish of unending thirst. May your skin first blister under an unrelenting sun and then be scoured from your bones by an endless storm of sand. May any hope of respite be denied by great limb-severing monsters patrolling the waters, and hideous flesh-necrotizing arachnids lurking under every toilet seat. May each sip of beer you take be tainted by the urine of convict-descended brewers. May your trials so rend your spirit and may your despair run so deep that you no longer seek the community of good men, and may the MBT therefore and ever after be free of your unworthy and unwelcome doggerel. I invoke this curse in the name of House Rune, the greatest and noblest of all houses, and I humbly pray to the Olde Ones and to Great Fred himself that this righteous punishment delivered upon you!