Other Means Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Hi - all are invited to the Liverpool UK preview. Saturday, 19th Feb 2011. I've got the loan of our office for the day so it will be in Temple St in the town centre. If we meet in Rigby's around 1pm, I'll take us in. I'll go through and give an overview, then we can split into two teams and have a LAN game. Could be fun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Anybody else thinking of going to Liverpool from the London area? If so please get in touch re possible petrol costs sharing... Sandy sandydoteisenatbtineternetdotcom 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackcat Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Anybody else thinking of going to Liverpool from the London area? If so please get in touch re possible petrol costs sharing... Sandy sandydoteisenatbtineternetdotcom Wotcha Sandy, I am going to be driving up on the saturday morning staying overnight and coming back on the Sunday. If you want a lift I am happy to oblige. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 If everyone can email me at andy m farley gmail (you can guess the rest) and I'll give you my mobile number just in case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodin Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Damn and blast I live in Liverpool but can't make it...weekend having the missus round... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Damn and blast I live in Liverpool but can't make it...weekend having the missus round... Bring her - chicks dig tanks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodin Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Unfortunately she isn't quite right mentally....and thats no lie...hard work is an understatement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Hi Blackcat Sounds great! Let's team up - I have a weekend pass from the wife. Please can you advise me of your contact details (my email is in my first post above) Sandy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 oops - I see I typed my email wrongly in my first post it should be sandydoteisenatbtinternetdotcom 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 Kilgore - you in? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Unfortunately she isn't quite right mentally....and thats no lie...hard work is an understatement. Lmao hilarious 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Springelkamp Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 thanks for accepting my apology it won't happen again. Fixed that for you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
para Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Fixed that for you. You lost me with that one. Care to explain? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I'm in! Will be in there early! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottie Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Quick post to say good luck with the preview , have a good time lads. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Cheers, Am in Rigby's now.... How do you spot a CM player? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnersman Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Cheers, Am in Rigby's now.... How do you spot a CM player? Look for the 1000 yard stare. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handihoc Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 For the first time in my life, I wished I lived in Liverpool 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFCElvis Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 So how did it go? It must be over by now. Wee you guys allowed to drink beer at Andys workplace? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 It went really well. We met at 1 and played for about 6 hours - yes, with beer. The guys seemed very impressed. Two are local and two are travelling back home today so I suspect they'll put their impressions up tonight. We played a single player QB which unfortunately didn't have an AI plan, so it just camped on the objective. Still, it let us get first impressions in. I set up a HtH of Barkman's Corner over TCP/IP which was a blast - found an annoying issue with the map I'll write up. Couldn't do that again - our hearts weren't strong enough. So we played "A Strange Awakening" and had a grand old time. A real "I've got this - no I'm losing - no I've got it" game. I've just remembered I left the fridge in work cranked up. Bugger. Hope the milk doesn't freeze. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Massive thanks to Other Means for hosting the preview. The six hours went in a flash... I'll post again later when I'm a bit less pushed for time, but just to say... It's awesome! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodin Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Really wish I could have made it....would have been great to meet up with other wargamers...even better I could have met two other lads who live near me...knowing it went on for six hours does make me realise I was best staying away as the missus would have been even more mental when I'd have got in... Good to hear it went well... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 Can I also thank Phil (Blackcat) who was kind enough to bring a bottle of champagne which mollified Mrs Means somewhat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeA Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Big thanks to Other Means for making the preview happen (and supplying the beer). Starting at about 1.30, we played part of a Quick Battle with Other Means talking us through what we were seeing, then split into teams and played a LAN game and finally regrouped to play a scenario - which was still going on when I left at 6.30 (as was the drinking). That we didn't notice the time tells you everything you need to know about just how immersive the game is. The visuals are tremendous : the lush landscapes, the fields of wheat (ploughed or unploughed), the rivers, the collapsed bridges, the bocage, the Norman churches and the sight of the troops marching in columns across the landscape (with, in one case, the blast shield of his schreck appearing to catch the sun). Simply magnificent. And then there was the fighting. I can't recall the name of the scenario (Bachman's defense ?) that we played in the LAN game but it was gripping, pitting Blackcat and Sandy as the Americans against Kilgore and I as the Germans (we were defending.) A quiet start descending into mayhem with some great moments - we had what was left of one squad pickup a shreck from a wiped out squad and let loose at a sherman - a satisfying but futile gesture (he missed and died shortly afterwards). We forgot about rhinos (oops), so tanks appeared where they had no right to be and in the ensuing choas fausts were flying everywhere with our lone tiger destroying four shermans before being knocked out by a dastardly shot from behind. As you can probably guess, I loved it: the rich visuals pull you in and the fighting keeps you firmly gripped. One of us declined the idea of a second lan game because the first was too stressful.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Was a Panther to be precise. Rune 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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