Re: Flagship

From: cmy@cs.keele.ac.uk (C.M. Yearsley)

Date: Tue, 20 Sep 1994 10:25:38 +0000

Rich Skrenta (skrenta@pbm.com) wrote:
: johnb@wotangate.sc.ti.com (John Bach) writes:
: > I was wondering if anyone received the next issue of the
: > US version of Flagship (issue no. 51)?  I haven't received
: > it yet and was wondering if anyone else has.

: I believe issue #51 is back from the printer, and they're in the
: process of mailing it now.  I haven't received mine yet, but I'm
: expecting it within the next week.

I've just had a (UK) Flagship, a couple of days ago. I can't remember
the issue number; it's the one with the Olympia and Phoenix features.
Quickly reading through it, I didn't like the Olympia article at all.
It seemed like the author had just cut bits out of the rulebook, and
mixed them up with mistakes ("if you lose a lore sheet, you'll be
delayed for a whole turn"). There was no mention of the various career
options and depth in the game, and the whole article read as if the
author didn't know the game deeply.  No conclusion was expressed, but
the whole seemed to have a negative feel.

It was far from the deep, complex 'Olympia' I know and like, that's
certain. Perhaps the author wasn't one of the playtesters? It's a game
you need to play for a while to appreciate.

Chris

--
Chris Yearsley
cmy@cs.keele.ac.uk

References

Re: Flagship
johnb@wotangate.sc.ti.com (John Bach)
Mon, 19 Sep 1994 13:25:31 +0000
Re: Flagship
skrenta@pbm.com (Rich Skrenta)
Mon, 19 Sep 1994 23:03:26 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Flagship
johnb@wotangate.sc.ti.com (John Bach)
Mon, 19 Sep 1994 13:25:31 +0000
Re: Flagship
skrenta@pbm.com (Rich Skrenta)
Mon, 19 Sep 1994 23:03:26 +0000