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Board Game Geek replied

27 October 2009, 07:49
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

Do you clip the corners of the counters with nail clippers ?

I once spent two days clipping 'Drang Nach Osten'

Nah, it's not necessary these days.

Does this bring back memories, or a cold sweat ? (SFW)

Things have changed in wargaming over the years...

Save the nail clippers for the toenails

Oh, btw, do you still have the game, and what condition is it in ? DNO goes for good money (£115-160 currently on ebay)

Last edited by Board Game Geek; 27 October 2009, 07:53.
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EternalOptimist replied

27 October 2009, 01:08
Originally posted by Board Game Geek View Post

Now I have a stack of plastic bags (2" x 3") and I am putting counters in to them from the various games.

Do you clip the corners of the counters with nail clippers ?

I once spent two days clipping 'Drang Nach Osten'
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nomadd replied

26 October 2009, 18:01
Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post

Did you have a nice weekend?

No. First week at new gig last week, and everyone on-site had a cold. So, by weekend, I had one too.

Nomadd
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thunderlizard replied

26 October 2009, 17:34
Not really

Spent most of it studying for Prince2 exams, only to find that the mid-November exams have been pulled (or suspiciously booked all in one go...) so the next available exam date is 6 weeks away! It only takes about 4 days to get through the material - I'm going to have to keep it in my head for all that time!

Ironically, properly baselined planning and risk management would have avoided that situation.
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Churchill replied

26 October 2009, 17:30
Originally posted by Amiga500 View Post

YouTube has videos, well I never! You are a clever old chap

Ok, for the hard of thinking - namely you!

The videos (of the arm wrestling in the pub) are (now) on YouTube.
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Amiga500 replied

26 October 2009, 16:55
Originally posted by Churchill View Post

The videos are on youtube!

YouTube has videos, well I never! You are a clever old chap
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Churchill replied

26 October 2009, 16:16
Originally posted by cailin maith View Post

I know... although hearing the arm-wrestling stories, I'm suprised that they even got served!!

The videos are on youtube!
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Lockhouse replied

26 October 2009, 14:50
Very good weekend cheers. We stayed in London this weekend as it was the daughter's 15th birthday. Took her and the missus shopping at Harrods during the day, then out to dinner at Middle Eastern restaurant on Saturday night. Went to The Ivy for lunch on Sunday. All very nice.
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lilelvis2000 replied

26 October 2009, 14:45
Down with the flu all weekend. Missus and the little one as well. Don't think anyone of us left the house on Sunday. Only managed a milk-run on Saturday for essentials - even that tired me out.
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cailin maith replied

26 October 2009, 14:37
Originally posted by Pogle View Post

Hmm doesn't bode well for Thursday does it

I know... although hearing the arm-wrestling stories, I'm suprised that they even got served!!
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darmstadt replied

26 October 2009, 14:34
Originally posted by AtW View Post

Even the body clock?

Well when I woke up the body clock was showing 12:00 but it tends to do that most mornings but Sunday morning it was actually 13:00 which was most confusing
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Pogle replied

26 October 2009, 14:21
Originally posted by Churchill View Post

WSS.

Met some friends from school and nearly got barred from Wetherspoons in Oldham! Cracking afternoon!

Hmm doesn't bode well for Thursday does it
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Board Game Geek replied

26 October 2009, 13:39
A most excellent weekend thank you.

Got the ferry from Harwich to the Hook of Holland, and a friend drove us down to Essen in Germany. (130 mph on the road in Germany ! !)

We attended Speil (SFW) and managed to buy, between us, a bootload of boardgames, some LARP equipment, a few RPG sourcebooks, and other gaming related accessories.

4 days of gaming during the day, and gaming in the evenings over a beer or 3.

It was an excellent break.

Now I have a stack of plastic bags (2" x 3") and I am putting counters in to them from the various games.
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chef replied

26 October 2009, 13:30
not really, it's too cold here in deutschland, I want to be back in the nice warm Indian Ocean.. other than that I suppose it'll be nice to see my apartment again..
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SantaClaus replied

26 October 2009, 13:08
Yes thanks! Hope you did too.

Thanks to the clocks change, my baby now goes to sleep an hour earlier.
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