- Post
- #1051833
- Topic
- Random Pictures and Gifs (now with winning!) [NSFW]
- Link
- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1051833/action/topic#1051833
- Time
^ reminds me of myself most days š
Ā



^ reminds me of myself most days š
Ā


Sure, let know when you wish to start.
Nice one - itāll likely be a couple of weeks mate (I need to recover from trying to use my brain again vs d_e first! š)
Iāve knocked up a list of covers, box sets, 3-in-1 / trilogy covers etc - along with some useful links - to help us all find the various quality covers made by people here on the ot.com over the years:-
A list of Box Sets, 3-in-1 / Trilogy covers, single case sets + some useful linksā¦
any suggestions for covers or useful links to be added to it are most welcome š
Came across these cool old covers whilst looking for something else the other day - I think they are by the talented THX(?), a poster on here from years gone by, and well worth a bumpā¦
Ā 




Iām going to take a break and focus on real life. I hope to watch others play, though.
Ok, but if you take too long a break, I might have to declare you OT.com championship title vacant. If you wish to keep the title, you have to defend it once and awhile.
I found the thread oojason was referring to, buy itās been more than a couple of years:
http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Announcing-OTCom-Online-Chess-Tournament/id/5139/page/1
ah, the good old days.
Nice find by darth_ender - just read through that tournament thread (11 years ago, eeek!) - quality times indeed mate š
I have to say if I knew d_e vs me were playing for the āot.com Chess Masterā title Iād have taken it more seriously⦠and played right-handed š
Ā
Warbler - if youāre free in a few weeks or so, would you like to play a game vs me again? (no worries if not, or busy etc)
and they said there wouldnāt be a sequel⦠Rogue Two : The Lesser Known Heroesā¦

(Iām ignoring that fan made mickey-taking posters are better than official dvd covers š)
poster by Augen2 - at https://uebelator.wordpress.com/
https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/comments/5wmses/rogue_two_the_lesser_known_heroes/
Well she is beautiful, so Iām not too offended. I really enjoyed this game. Thanks so much for playing. It was a very engrossing game š
Thanks mate š

I think that is the end for me - and I resign.
Ā
Very well played and congratulations to darth_ender.
a big thank you also to Warbler for letting us play a game in his thread too.
Really enjoyed that (apart from the losing bit š) overall - hope to play again soon.
Ā
thanks to Frink for the āMake sure you wiggle that cute behind on your way over thereā comment to d_e just now - I can only picture darth_ender as Alexandra Kosteniuk now š It really is strange how the mind works at times⦠(sorry darth_ender!)
Thanks - youāre very kind, Iām enjoying the game very much - though Iāve remembered how much easier it is seeing potential moves and how the game may unfold when just watching a match - as opposed to playing in one š
You play very well; logical and always pressing & probing - whilst also maintaining a solid base for defence. Itās intriguing to both watch and play against.
Well you play solidly yourself. Though I gained a material advantage early on, you still had pieces placed in such a position that left me worried. Thatās why I almost forced the queen and rook trades. Sometimes the best strategy is to secure a material advantage, then trade till the little advantage becomes more significant. Even a one pawn advantage means much more when there are fewer pieces on the board.
Forcing the Queen and Rook trade was a good tactical move - and really did for me. My main hope at that time was to try and feign an attack by my Queen on your right flank - though position the Queen to threaten the G7 pawn after trying to work your Knight around the G4 area with my Rook for a sneaky (and undeserved) checkmate š (or force a mistake/advantage from itā¦)
As you say, after the Q & R exchange that early advantage and positioning has become more significant. Eeek! š
Sorry lads - just thought it was funny and worth a post given the previous conversation - wasnāt meant to come across as much else.
Hereās an argument then.
Theyāre illegal immigrants.
Cherry picking a few in terrible circumstances to try and paint this picture of Trump being an evil dictator is disingenuous.
Or is the law suddenly not something we have to take into consideration because feelings? Wonderful, we can start running the nation solely on feelings, who needs laws anyway right?No, theyāre people.
They are people and they are illegal immigrants. But yes, some are in terrible circumstances and need help. Calling them illegal immigrants does not mean they are not people and are unworthy of help and sympathy. It just means they entered the country illegally, which they did.
Apologies for missing your reply. Yes, indeed they are both - yet it was using the term ācriminalā in the derogatory sense that Ryan-SWI did I called him up on in my humble opinion (I mistakenly only quoted his later post and not both of them). Especially so when using that as a response to question the supposed ādistortion of factsā because another poster put up a news article highlighting what some illegal immigrants are going through right now and how they are being affected since Trump came to power.
Though technically, under law, they may be ācriminalsā, the authorities have turned a blind eye (for whatever reason) to illegal immigrants for a long time now - to the extent that it unfair to compare them with āotherā criminals - the authorities do not turn a blind eye to murder, assault, rape, theft, and other crimes. So much so that there are āsanctuary citiesā where illegal immigrants are not questioned as to their status, and are free to use the city services?
To make no distinction between illegal immigrants and ārealā criminals in this context is a distortion in itself, ironically āpicking and choosingā certain aspects of which Ryan-SWI accused the other posted of doing - incorrectly, as it turns out.
Thanks - youāre very kind, Iām enjoying the game very much - though Iāve remembered how much easier it is seeing potential moves and how the game may unfold when just watching a match - as opposed to playing in one š
You play very well; logical and always pressing & probing - whilst also maintaining a solid base for defence. Itās intriguing to both watch and play against.
Ā
on that move Iāll have to call it a night mate - sleep awaits š

^ black to move next
Kd4^ no worries mate.

black to move next