Re: Any word on the new SuperNova???

From: paul@sheehan.demon.co.uk

Date: Sun, 07 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0000

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> From: Aaron Boyden <6500adb@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu>
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> Subject: Re: Any word on the new SuperNova???
> Date: Sat, 6 Apr 1996 11:57:00 -0800
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> On Sat, 6 Apr 1996, Trey wrote:
>
> > Anyone heard anything about when Rolling Thunder is planning to
> > release the new SuperNova game?  I've been waiting forever...
>
> I am on the playtest team.  As a result, I don't know how much I should
> tell you, but I'm afraid that I definitely don't have any good news for
> you.  You might consider the SuperNova II game still being run by PBM
> Express in Europe; they've modified it to make it PBEM, so it's cheaper
> than old SNII.
>
> I can also tell you that many of the things that are planned for
> SuperNova: Rise of the Empire look very, very interesting, if they should
> ever happen to be executed in the form of an actual game.  It ought to be
> worth playing if they finish it.
>
> ---
> Aaron Boyden
>
> "Any competent philosopher who does not understand something will take care
> not to understand anything else whereby it might be explained."  -David Lewis
>
>
I played and quit SN II from PBM Express about three months ago. The UK GM was
good - but PBM Express just won't admit that the game was released too early.
It's got so many fundamental problems that I wouldn't recommend it at all.

Cheers,

Paul.

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Re: Any word on the new SuperNova???
Aaron Boyden <6500adb@ucsbuxa.ucsb.edu>
Sat, 06 Apr 1996 00:00:00 +0000