April 5:
A.D. 456: Traditional date for St. Patrick's return to Ireland as a missionary bishop.
A.D. 1722: Easter Island is discovered.
A.D. 1806: Isaac Quintard patents apple cider.
Thank goodness for that guy!
A.D. 1939: Membership in the Hitler youth becomes obligatory for German youth.
Too bad Ric didn't say it...it would have been a perfect line for him.
Nc6
+P-5d
darth_ender said:
Yes, it's unpromoted. And I hate your guts ;)
Good, that means it was a good move. ;)
N*5c
Sorry, but smothering my pieces to death isn't allowed...you'll have to put it somewhere else. :P
Pg6
I'll read about the various armies as we play them. :)
Speaking of the Yavin battle, the pilot's line "It's blowing up from the inside!" from TPM/TRM should be used when the Death Star blows.
We could just go through the armies alphabetically, that way we can keep track of which ones we used more easily. But I'm fine with using whatever army.
Thanks, that helps. Did you leave my knight unpromoted?
P-5c+
Yes, and that would work really well with this mockup from way back in the ESB and ROTJ Wishlist thread:
Now imagine if the Imperials hid a bunch of AT-ATs behind those falls and they all walked through the falls one by one....
Neverar's idea gave me one of my own:
What if Anakin and Darth Vader were two separate pupils of Obi-Wan (this way we don't suspect Obi-Wan is lying when we get to ANH)? Darth would be a Sith with a mechanical limb or two, and he would battle Anakin at some point (the volcano battle). Anakin would be severely injured, having his lost limbs replaced by mechanical ones. His fall to the dark side would be partly due to his desire for revenge. The two of them meet again in a final battle on a starship and they duel. At one point, they force push each other into the vacuum of space and the scene cuts. The viewer doesn't know if either of them survived, and if so, which one, until a while later, at which point the survivor is wearing a black suit which resembles the Darth Vader suit we see in the OT. Palpatine (who would already be emperor at this point) turns out to be Darth Vader's master. What the audience wouldn't know (assuming they watched the movies in chronological order) is that Anakin made it back to the ship and was rescued by medics. Getting back to what the audience would see: this would be an imperial ship, so Anakin in the Darth Vader suit would be transported to see Emperor Palpatine. Palpatine would be angry at what he thinks is Darth Vader and torture him. Anakin, becoming angry, would fight back, nearly defeating Palpatine. But Palpatine would recover and eventually submit Anakin to his will.
The viewers would find out at some point that Darth Vader was merely the title of a Sith apprentice, and never find out the first Vader's true name. Whatever way Palpatine would use to make Anakin submit would turn Anakin into the next Darth Vader. The volcano battle would be in the second movie, while the other battle would be in the first half of the third. The remainder of the third would be Anakin continuing the first Darth Vader's mission to destroy all the Jedi (who would be scattered throughout the galaxy).
Of course, Obi-Wan's conversation with Luke in ROTJ would have to be different, with Obi-Wan saying something like this:
OBI-WAN: What I told you was true, from a certain point of view. Anakin fought and killed my apprentice, [insert name here] who was a darth vader. By doing so, he was consumed by the dark side and became the man he defeated--the next darth vader.
I really like Neverar's idea though, and think that that's what should have happened. If it is at all possible for Adywan to pull off something like that, he should do it. It would probably eliminate many other changes he would otherwise have to make to prevent the ESB surprise from being spoiled for a first time viewer of Star Wars.
April 4:
A.D. 1541: Ignatius of Loyola becomes the first superior-general of the Jesuits.
A.D. 1581: Francis Drake is knighted aboard the Golden Hind by Queen Elizabeth II.
A.D. 1918: The Battle of the Somme ends.
I meant tomato plants. Still, the only place any vegetables would be beginning to grow over here is in greenhouses. The other ones don't get planted for at least another month.
Imagine if there had been AT-AT's wading through a swamp on Endor and they had been fighting in the rain (I imagine it would have made it harder for the stormtroopers, which the Ewoks could have used to their advantage more convincingly).
Bingowings said:
I had to drain the patio again after it got submerged under about 4" of rainwater.
The lawn is under about half an inch too (more a paddy field).
I had to put the tomato plants out two days ago too because they were too big for the window sill.
They aren't loving the weather either.
Damn you alien whale probe!
You're able to grow tomatoes at this time of year! And it's raining!
Lucky guy.
;)
That's pretty neat, especially the AT-AT's wading through the swamp.
Yes, you have to use at least some of that! Luke whining about how they're wasting their time is my favourite part, along with some of his reaction shots. He should definitely be a pathetic failure, especially considering that it's his first time flying a fighter, flying in space, and his first time fighting in a battle. And Leia's "It's a wonder you're even alive" is perfect. :)
Done (it worked this time :)). What army do you want to use besides the regular one?
I'll see your answer tomorrow. Good night.
Yes, sorry, that was a drop.
Nx6c+
I forget...am I required to promote my knight? Because the BCM games software doesn't seem to have that as an option, but I'd rather not promote it.
Hopefully I'm not being foolish. I have a plan, but I don't know how good it is.
I know that the images come with the file, but for some reason I'm only getting the images. :\
S-6c
N*5e
I seem to be unable to download any Zillions files with different armies, so do we have to play on a page like this?
I tried downloading a zrf file, and it downloaded images, just not the actual game file, as far as I can tell.
Ah, I see the logic behind that now.
Px5d
I just "completed" my Ito Shogi-inspired version, so it needs only to be playtested and tweaked (hopefully). Next I will make two versions of Ito Shogi, one with weaker and one with stronger pieces. Man, isn't making new variants fun? :)