RicOlie_2

G-6h

Wait, it's too soon! Well, hopefully I can hold you off. You're going to completely shatter my defenses in that area if you do this right and I'm not quite set up to retaliate.

BT-4j

SM-6j

Not having many long-range pieces sure stinks. It's going to be reeeally hard to get up behind your lines and take out your powerful pieces.

VM-2i

FL-11k

No problem (letting you go ahead, that is). I didn't figure it would ruin me too much. ;) Besides, I think it may end up being positive for me unless you do something unexpected.

S-8k

No, you go ahead. You've continued on after mistakes before and I would want to go back a few turns (from the time you moved your lion to that square). I don't think it will be that devastating in the end anyway. I suspect you will win the game, so I see no point in extending the game just so it takes a bit longer. Don't worry, I am enjoying the game, so don't think I just don't care. :)

The reason I was asking is because I had made a mistake. I had your lion on 10e, so obviously your move seemed kind of dumb... I'll live with it though.

S-7j

DuracellEnergizer said:

RicOlie_2 said:

I would suggest a template. It's hard to get anywhere without one and easy to get stuck without having an idea of what's coming next.

Oh, I do have the general plot worked out. When I meant template, I meant another body of work to work off of (a script, a book, etc.).

I see. I thought you were trying to write linearly without any kind of structure! :)

I really enjoyed it, but don't you think the first two thirds or so are a bit too reminiscent of the opening of A New Hope? Of course it won't be as noticeable with the rest of the story afterward, but maybe that's something to think about for a future draft. I think parallels work well, but be careful not to overdo them.

Yes, it's very reminiscent of the opening of Star Wars. But that's what I was going for; I wanted the beginning to mirror that of the first movie, but with the details switched around (the camera panning up instead of down, the ships moving under a water planet instead of over a desert planet, etc.).

You don't really have to worry about too many parallels, though; from here on out the story goes off in a completely different direction.

 I see it now. It would probably look better on screen than it would on "paper" anyway.

I don't know how some people manage to play entire chess games without a physical board. That must take some practice.

Now, there must be some purpose to the move you just made, but I'm not seeing it...

Rx9h

Warbler said:

I don't know if this has anything to do with the problem I was having with ads popping up or not.    If I leave my computer alone long enough(usually about an hour or two), it restarts itself.   It doesn't seem to happen while I am actively using it.  But when I leave it sit there doing nothing for long enough it restarts itself.   Any tech savy people here have any suggestions?

 As was said above, it sounds like your computer might just be getting old. This tends to happen with older computers. Another possibility is that you have a virus and your computer is shutting itself down to prevent the virus from damaging your computer. If so, then it could quite possibly be related to the ads. You may want to try scanning your computer with some virus protection software (if you're on Windows, I recommend "Avast!" and suggest you schedule a pre-bootup scan since in my experience they are more thorough. The free trial version should work just fine as it has eliminated some Trojan viruses from my computer with no problem).

I guess I posted this in the wrong place. :P

I was sure there would be someone here who watches debates, but that appears not to be the case. Hopefully someone will come along and liven up this thread, but until then, I will resign myself to watch it die and fall into the depths of the Off Topic forum.

Well, I'm sure Warbler will let you have your move back. I was going to say something, but I didn't think you'd see it until you got home anyway.

P-12h

I would suggest a template. It's hard to get anywhere without one and easy to get stuck without having an idea of what's coming next.

I really enjoyed it, but don't you think the first two thirds or so are a bit too reminiscent of the opening of A New Hope? Of course it won't be as noticeable with the rest of the story afterward, but maybe that's something to think about for a future draft. I think parallels work well, but be careful not to overdo them.

Bump.

(Just so it can be with the rest of 'em)

darth_ender said:

Well, my point was to develop your pieces.  Warbler had pieces stuck in relatively unhelpful positions.  Right now I'm still bringing pieces out.  Look what I have available thus far, and what more I can develop soon.  My position leaves me with opportunities, choices, and I wish to maximize my choices.  I don't know if you'd want to say so here, and I won't change my move anyway, even if you clearly have a superior idea in mind, but what would you have done instead?

 I thought I had something, but upon closer examination, what you're doing seems to be either better than, or no worse than, the alternatives.

*warble*

I mean, *sigh*

Two off topic posts...

Nope, this thread doesn't stand a chance.

February 7:

A.D. 1238: The Russian city of Vladimir is burned by Mongols.

A.D. 1935: Monopoly (I assume the board game is meant) is invented.

A.D. 1971: Swiss men finally accept women's right to vote.

I had no idea they were that far behind.

I hate the sight of rotting dead people. Dead people are OK, but rotting dead people are less okay. I hate the sight of maggots/worms even more. I've can handle them better than I used to, but I was freaked out by even the centipede things in AOTC the first few times I watched it. Wormy things crawling out of rotting dead people is a terrible combination and I have trouble stomaching that kind of thing.

I'm sure it isn't an unusual repulsion that I have, but that kind of thing wrecks my enjoyment of movies. Even reading about writhing, slimy slugs makes me feel slightly sick. However, it isn't really a phobia. I do have a slight fear of stepping on slimy, squiggly things in places like gardens, but I'm not afraid of seeing such things on screen.

Anybody? Anybody...?

I'm sure I can't be the only one. :P

EDIT: I guess I should be more patient. After all, my most successful thread started out this way. :)

Frink, are you sure you don't mean "I was born in '22"?

So did I, but I'm happy enough. Fart jokes throughout his ridiculous edits would have ruined them.

B-9j

To you or someone else?