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6 Nov 2009
Still more Big Bang Theory
6 Nov 2009 11:20 amI've now caught up on Season 3, yay. I continues to be good, especiallty the Sheldon/Wil Wheaton face/off in episode 5 (the first time I felt sorry for Sheldon but just a tiny bit because Wheaton was wonderfully evil) but the Gothowitz episode was embarrassing
After the fireworks last night (photo post) I watched Wonderland on BBC2 which had portraits of past University Challenge winners. That just showed how realistic the BBT characters actually are. Scary. Then again, they probably only picked ones that made for an "interesting" story.
After the fireworks last night (photo post) I watched Wonderland on BBC2 which had portraits of past University Challenge winners. That just showed how realistic the BBT characters actually are. Scary. Then again, they probably only picked ones that made for an "interesting" story.
Look at this:
Is this the first tabletop wargame ever (made in 1812)? The inscription on the chest translates as "Tactical Wargame". The captions are in German but I think the pictures speak for themselves, it had terrain tiles, miniatures, counters, dice (it had a conflict resolution system not unlike that of modern wargames) and pretty much everything else you'd expect. Full article (in German). It was actually used as training tool for the Prussian military. Most remarkable is this bit: "Their legacy was a concept of playing games in fictitious worlds, using dice, paper and miniatures. This only became a hobby in the 20th century when authors created the first fantasy worlds."
Our hobby isn't as young as you might think! And for once, it wasn't the Chinese but the Germans who thought of it first. Take that, D&D! ;oP
ETA: English article on boardgamegeek
It turns out I'm actually ignorant and this is old news, you can even buy it in a modern version.
Still impressive, though.
Speaking of classic RPGs, "Das Schwarze Auge", the main (but not first) orginal German RPG, is 25.
Is this the first tabletop wargame ever (made in 1812)? The inscription on the chest translates as "Tactical Wargame". The captions are in German but I think the pictures speak for themselves, it had terrain tiles, miniatures, counters, dice (it had a conflict resolution system not unlike that of modern wargames) and pretty much everything else you'd expect. Full article (in German). It was actually used as training tool for the Prussian military. Most remarkable is this bit: "Their legacy was a concept of playing games in fictitious worlds, using dice, paper and miniatures. This only became a hobby in the 20th century when authors created the first fantasy worlds."
Our hobby isn't as young as you might think! And for once, it wasn't the Chinese but the Germans who thought of it first. Take that, D&D! ;oP
ETA: English article on boardgamegeek
It turns out I'm actually ignorant and this is old news, you can even buy it in a modern version.
Still impressive, though.
Speaking of classic RPGs, "Das Schwarze Auge", the main (but not first) orginal German RPG, is 25.