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Leon

07 October 2018, 02:30:40 PM
There seems to be a lot of rulesets called some variation on the X & Y theme, like Fire & Fury, Badgers & Burrows, Oak & Iron, Sword & Spear, etc.  If you were going to launch your own rules, what X & Y name would you give them?  The less sensible the better...!
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Techno

07 October 2018, 02:44:21 PM #1
....No...I'm not remotely going to put down what I thought of.

It would probably even make 'Orcs' blush....(Sorry...what am I saying ?...That's just about impossible.)

Cheers - Mr Sewer-brain

Shedman

07 October 2018, 02:53:36 PM #2
a set of rules for sieges  - Bucket & Spade

Norm

07 October 2018, 04:18:22 PM #3
I think I like your idea of just calling them X and Y. They would of course work for any period.

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07 October 2018, 04:29:14 PM #4
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Ithoriel

07 October 2018, 05:17:55 PM #5
"Architects and Accountants" - where Barbarians, Amazons, Paladins, Rogues and the like pretend to be working in a 20th Century Dystopia :)

Back when I played EVE Online I used to say that for relaxation I pretended to work in IT but in real life I was a freelance mercenary with ties to the Amarr Civil Service!

"Bankers and Bar Stewards" perhaps?

There again I might go for rules for using musicians and camp followers in games - "Trumpets and Strumpets"

Or maybe a game of lunatics, warders, laundrymen and escapes - "Nuts, Screws, Washers and Bolts"

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d_Guy

07 October 2018, 05:25:40 PM #6
A generic rules set for all periods called, Roll & Cuss.
Encumbered by Idjits, we pressed on

Ithoriel

07 October 2018, 05:32:47 PM #7
The game of stones and large humanoids - it's only "Rock & Troll" (but I like it)

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Orcs

07 October 2018, 05:42:52 PM #8
Goblins and Orcs - what else?

Biggus Dickus and the Barbarians.

sh*t and Smoke - Any musket era game.

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fsn

07 October 2018, 06:15:24 PM #9
Ruler and Die - about the Tudors' propensity for messy executions.

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Last Hussar

07 October 2018, 10:24:49 PM #10
Drinkers and drunkards.

Anyway, enough about me. What was the question?
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Last Hussar

07 October 2018, 10:26:43 PM #11
Quote from: Techno on 07 October 2018, 02:44:21 PM
....No...I'm not remotely going to put down what I thought of.

It would probably even make 'Orcs' blush....(Sorry...what am I saying ?...That's just about impossible.)

Cheers - Mr Sewer-brain


Like that is going to happen. Orcs, embarrassed.?  Ha!
I have neither the time nor the crayons to explain why you are wrong.

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Ithoriel

07 October 2018, 11:14:23 PM #12
"Puke & Snot: Wargaming in the era of The Great Plague"
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Last Hussar

08 October 2018, 12:25:24 AM #13
Badly written rules and arguments.
I have neither the time nor the crayons to explain why you are wrong.

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Leon

08 October 2018, 12:32:39 PM #14
Quote from: Norm on 07 October 2018, 04:18:22 PM
I think I like your idea of just calling them X and Y. They would of course work for any period.

:D

Quote from: Orcs on 07 October 2018, 05:42:52 PM
sh*t and Smoke - Any musket era game.

I quite like that one!
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