July 22, 2009 at 7:43 am
Kit G (7/22/2009)
Paranoia... what a beautiful game. The only game where you start off with SIX copies of your character! You have clones that get activated when you die. "The Computer is your friend. The Computer wants you to be happy. If you're not happy you may be used as reactor shielding!"It is definitely a game of backstabbing, twisting paranoia. After all, the best way not to be contradicted at Mission Debriefing is to be the only one at Mission Debriefing.
Owning a set of the rules, even if you don't play, is worth the amusement value of reading the rules. It is definitely a game where the Game Master IS out to get you. But then, so is everyone else!
World of Darkness has every conspiracy theory in the world and then some. The Vampires are secretly running the world and fighting the Werewolves, the Werewolves are fighting the Vampires and secretly controlling the world and then there are the Mages who everyone else tries to stay away from cause weird stuff happens around them and they are secretly controlling the world. Fun stuff!
I remember Paranoia with great fondness. In our case, I offhandedly mentioned something about cigarettes, and the computer asked where I had heard about this alien word "cigarettes". Needless to say, I went through three clones in one day.
Gaby________________________________________________________________"In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not." - Albert Einstein
July 22, 2009 at 7:52 am
Grant Fritchey (7/22/2009)
I've played Paranoia a couple of times where we couldn't get out of the mission briefing room. Everyone kept shooting, stabbing, kicking each other to death, laughing all the time. It's a fun game. There are probably no other role playing games where you can have a fun evening without ever going on the mission.
hehe. I take it you were figuring out which one of you was going to carry the all important camera?
Tip 2 on how to survive the mission: Never volunteer to carry the camera, you will be the first to die.
I remember a picture in the rule book of a character dangling from a roop top with the caption "This person is endangering valuable Computer materials. This is Treason." And Treason is, of course, punishable by death. :w00t: Definitely a fun game when played in the right spirit.
-- Kit
July 22, 2009 at 8:00 am
Kit G (7/22/2009)
Grant Fritchey (7/22/2009)
I've played Paranoia a couple of times where we couldn't get out of the mission briefing room. Everyone kept shooting, stabbing, kicking each other to death, laughing all the time. It's a fun game. There are probably no other role playing games where you can have a fun evening without ever going on the mission.hehe. I take it you were figuring out which one of you was going to carry the all important camera?
Tip 2 on how to survive the mission: Never volunteer to carry the camera, you will be the first to die.
I remember a picture in the rule book of a character dangling from a roop top with the caption "This person is endangering valuable Computer materials. This is Treason." And Treason is, of course, punishable by death. :w00t: Definitely a fun game when played in the right spirit.
If I recall correctly, it went along the lines of "That was a traitorous act" BANG. "What wasting resources? Traitor" BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG. BANG. etc.
Much hilarity ensued.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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July 22, 2009 at 8:36 am
I obviously missed out on SO much by being born too soon.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh C'thulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
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July 22, 2009 at 9:31 am
. (7/22/2009)
I obviously missed out on SO much by being born too soon.Ph'nglui mglw'nafh C'thulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
Yeah, do better next time, will ya?
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"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."
July 22, 2009 at 9:38 am
Okay, gang, I'm trying a new approach to lazy posters. Experiment #1 is found here.
Steve, if you would prefer I didn't go forward with this in the future, just say so.
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Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
July 22, 2009 at 9:46 am
. (7/22/2009)
Okay, gang, I'm trying a new approach to lazy posters. Experiment #1 is found here.Steve, if you would prefer I didn't go forward with this in the future, just say so.
That seems a tad mean, but I like it.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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July 22, 2009 at 9:49 am
ooh, I like it! Now remember to tell them not to call the Feds and to drop the unmarked data in a black garbage bag into the trash can at the corner of Main and 17th ...
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"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."
July 22, 2009 at 10:00 am
seems a tad mean
Yeah I know, but it took me literally under 1 minute to convert his table2 post into real code that I could work with. The arrogance of his laziness bothered me a bit. (I know the format is wrong, but I am too busy to do it right. You do it for me.)
I'm offering him a carrot to get him to get over the laziness and do it himself. Maybe if he does, he will realize it's not such a big deal and do it right in the future.
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Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills
July 22, 2009 at 10:09 am
bob, I'd still prefer you ask them to try and solve it, or post some work. However that's not a bad way to ask for them to clean up their efforts.
July 22, 2009 at 10:18 am
If you're going to tell them they're not posting right then it would be a good idea if you could give them the link to the information about the right way to post.
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July 22, 2009 at 10:27 am
July 22, 2009 at 10:37 am
Have more coffee, it's the answer to everything.
Unrelated...
Does anyone really know their deadlocks well? This one has me stumped (though I admit I have not examined the exec plan in detail)
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic755658-360-1.aspx
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
July 22, 2009 at 10:40 am
Someone at work put this in their sig, which instantly made me want to "accidentally" spill hot coffee on them . . . thought the gang would enjoy
"He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper." - Edmund Burke
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"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."
July 22, 2009 at 10:51 am
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seems a tad mean
Yeah I know, but it took me literally under 1 minute to convert his table2 post into real code that I could work with. The arrogance of his laziness bothered me a bit. (I know the format is wrong, but I am too busy to do it right. You do it for me.)
I'm offering him a carrot to get him to get over the laziness and do it himself. Maybe if he does, he will realize it's not such a big deal and do it right in the future.
Heh... it's a minute we shouldn't have to spend especially since he knows better. I especially disliked the arrogant nature of his request. I'll reserve my other thoughts about this "gentleman" because they're simply not fit to print.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
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