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Post by coffee on May 31, 2014 0:12:21 GMT -6
The local game shop, the "Little Tin Solider Shop," ... This shop changed management, becoming Phoenix Games, and then closed up to become an online-only store. The current owner reopened in a suburb somewhere hell and gone west. But even today, if you go down that block of Lake Street, and you look way up above the door, you'll still see the round sign with the cannon on it. I get down that way about once a week (although obviously not to game...) |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2014 11:49:03 GMT -6
Oh hokey smokes, I'd forgotten about that Falcon model. And of course, Chirine then scratchbuilt an Imperial Star Destroyer that was somewhere between 3 and 4 feet long. One of the things I hope to get across with my book is that we approached "Greyhawk" and "Blackmoor" as just another game, and that our wargaming had a huge effect on how we looked at things. For instance, if you drop 50% of the Orcs, it's about time for them to start thinking about a morale check. You don't win a battle by killing every enemy guy, you win it by making them decide to get the Hell out of there. The same for the Orcs. Take down their captain and three or four of the toughest and the rest start thinking about retiring to beachfront property on the sea of Rhun. Thank you - and it has been a while, you know...  Your comment about morale should be engraved on plaques and handed to people. I use this model of behavior in every game I run - I figure that the 'bad guys' are just as smart and just as clever as the player-characters are, and are prey to the same hopes and fears. Phin did this too; if the Glorious General will kindly recall, he put Baron Ald's cohort of some 500 of the best and nastiest beings that the planet has to offer into panic stricken flight. This was right after the battle to hold Castle Tilketl, up on the Northwest Frontier, and the Glorious General got made a Glorious General for coming up with a diabolical and brilliant little campaign to tie down the Yan Koryani while the legions of the Seal Imperium attacked further west. It was the middle of the night, and Gronan / Korunme charged at full speed into the Yan Koryani camp in his battle armor, screaming his war cry, and literally jumped into and over and out of the campfire in front of the Baron's tent. He cut down a few of the guards on the Baron's doorstep, just to let them know he cared, and then charged right back out of the camp the same way he'd come in. While on fire. The guards looked at each other, figured that this nut knew something they didn't know, and harbored dark designs on them. They simply panicked, and fled out into the darkeness. Baron Ald was hugely annoyed; it took him the better part of three days to get his bodyguards back together, and by then the Tsolyani attacks had been successful. We put our hero's kilt out, gathered up our stuff, and went on our way unmolested... It was, even for Phil, a very good night... - chirine |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2014 11:51:18 GMT -6
The local game shop, the "Little Tin Solider Shop," ... This shop changed management, becoming Phoenix Games, and then closed up to become an online-only store. The current owner reopened in a suburb somewhere hell and gone west. But even today, if you go down that block of Lake Street, and you look way up above the door, you'll still see the round sign with the cannon on it. I get down that way about once a week (although obviously not to game...) Quite! Neal's new shop is a lot smaller, but a lot nicer. By the by, if you're local to the Twin Cities, I game on the second and fourth Saturdays in a month. PM me for details, if you'd like to see the mayhem... - chirine |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2014 12:04:05 GMT -6
Gronan, old boot, have a look in the EPT section of the forum when you have a chance. Just make sure you're sitting down when you look at the photo. - chirine |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2014 11:32:27 GMT -6
<q>he local game shop, the "Little Tin Solider Shop," ...
This shop changed management, becoming Phoenix Games</q>
Is 'changed management' the approved euphemism for "Loaded up and snuck out of town in the dead of night-leaving employees, customers and landlord in the lurch?
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Post by coffee on Jun 1, 2014 14:37:29 GMT -6
<q>he local game shop, the "Little Tin Solider Shop," ... This shop changed management, becoming Phoenix Games</q> Is 'changed management' the approved euphemism for "Loaded up and snuck out of town in the dead of night-leaving employees, customers and landlord in the lurch? I couldn't say. When I was younger, and I'd visit the Twin Cities, I'd go there when I could (probably all of twice). Then, when I was older and moved here, it was Phoenix Games. I have no knowledge of what happened in between. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2014 15:07:28 GMT -6
I can't remember the name of the guy who ran LTSS, but he was a historical miniatures wargamer. The 80s produced two phenomena: the overshadowing of historical miniatures by other things, and then in the mid 80s the D&D bubble burst and took most of the game market with it. I seem to remember he just plain retired.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2014 15:18:47 GMT -6
It was Don something if IIRC. And he loaded up and went to Denver one night. Neal was one of his employees and starting from scratch, basically, started Phoenix Games after a few months.
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