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what board games would you like to see retro-cloned?

Started by Age of Fable, January 14, 2009, 05:33:19 AM

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Age of Fable

January 14, 2009, 05:33:19 AM
I'm toying with doing a version of 'Sorcerer's Cave' this year.
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Danger

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January 14, 2009, 07:21:05 AM
Circus Imperium from FASA.  

Along with Space Hulk.

And throw in old school Car Wars for good measure.
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January 14, 2009, 08:30:26 AM
Quote from: Age of Fable;278410I'm toying with doing a version of 'Sorcerer's Cave' this year.

I'd love to see that.  Might want to spruce up the graphics a little, that red-orange background doesn't do it for me.
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CavScout

#5
January 14, 2009, 03:03:05 PM
Quote from: Nobilis;278501Fortress America

Seconded.
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January 14, 2009, 03:10:26 PM
Avalon Hill's Magic Realm, with all the stuff Richard Hamblen couldn't include due to budget overruns.
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March 17, 2009, 05:59:35 PM
How would you retro-clone a boardgame?   I can understand the rules cloning, but what about the pieces and the board itself?   Will the idea be to print out the PDF and just construct your own?

I would love to see a new version of HeroQuest, Warhammer Quest, Space Crusade and Space Hulk.   I like Descent but its too slow.

KrakaJak

#8
March 17, 2009, 06:02:33 PM
Awful Green Things From Outer Space! Actually, I'd just like to find a used copy of the game in decent condition :D
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The Shaman

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March 17, 2009, 06:50:53 PM
Quote from: KrakaJak;290517Awful Green Things From Outer Space! Actually, I'd just like to find a used copy of the game in decent condition :D
I lurved that game.
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KrakaJak

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March 17, 2009, 06:59:43 PM
Tom Wham! being mentioned in the GaryCon thread is what has inspired me to find a copy of that frikkin' game. I wanted to play it but I've somehow lost it in between moves lately:(
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Age of Fable

#11
March 17, 2009, 08:35:20 PM
Quote from: Spinachcat;290516How would you retro-clone a boardgame?   I can understand the rules cloning, but what about the pieces and the board itself?   Will the idea be to print out the PDF and just construct your own?

Yes, it would.

You'd have to make a board and pieces that did what the originals did, but without infringing on copyrights. However HeroQuest's characters are very 'generic fantasy', and the board is pretty simple, so this would be easy enough.
free resources:
Teleleli The people, places, gods and monsters of the great city of Teleleli and the islands around.
Age of Fable \'Online gamebook\', in the style of Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf and Fabled Lands.
Tables for Fables Random charts for any fantasy RPG rules.
Fantasy Adventure Ideas Generator
Cyberpunk/fantasy/pulp/space opera/superhero/western Plot Generator.
Cute Board Heroes Paper \'miniatures\'.
Map Generator
Dungeon generator for Basic D&D or Tunnels & Trolls.

peteramthor

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March 17, 2009, 08:41:34 PM
Quote from: Danger;278419Circus Imperium from FASA.  

I will second that one.  Played it at a con a few times.  Then when I went looking it was sold out.  Then years later when I remembered it (lots of beer at that con) I went looking.  By that time out of print and impossible to find.

There was another I played long ago but forgot the name of.  You controlled ants in an anthill and fought other ants for control of resources.
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Xanther

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March 20, 2009, 10:55:09 PM
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There was another I played long ago but forgot the name of.  You controlled ants in an anthill and fought other ants for control of resources.

Could you be thinking of Chitin? An old Metagaming microgame.
 

peteramthor

#14
March 21, 2009, 11:21:06 AM
Quote from: Xanther;291501Could you be thinking of Chitin? An old Metagaming microgame.


The name isn't ringing a bell.  But then again most of the con games I played eventually became a blur from the drinking that came later in the night.
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