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Glory Days
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:13 pm
by ddaug4uf
First time I have posted and I am a new player, but when I couldn't believe it when I ran across Conquer Club. The last time I played Risk in an online multi player format was in about 1990 on a Wildcat BBS and some Risk ripoff that didn't even have the countries named, I don't think. I like the sequential "play a day" atmosphere for Risk.
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:24 pm
by steve monkey
welcome to the site.
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:24 pm
by Chad22342
steve monkey wrote:welcome to the site.
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:25 pm
by wicked
Chad22342 wrote:steve monkey wrote:welcome to the site.
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:26 pm
by s.xkitten
Chad22342 wrote:steve monkey wrote:welcome to the site.
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:29 pm
by ddaug4uf
Thanks all and I luck forward to seeing in a game...
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:04 am
by lackattack
I used to play the same BBS Risk clone. It was called "Global Wars". I used to wake up early to take my turns before going to school.
Re: Glory Days
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:35 am
by Incandenza
ddaug4uf wrote:First time I have posted and I am a new player, but when I couldn't believe it when I ran across Conquer Club. The last time I played Risk in an online multi player format was in about 1990 on a Wildcat BBS and some Risk ripoff that didn't even have the countries named, I don't think. I like the sequential "play a day" atmosphere for Risk.
Holy crap, I played a similar BBS-based game, where 'middle east' was Iraq and the cards were king queen jack instead of color-based...
anyway, welcome. Always nice to see more preexisting veterans join up.
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:50 am
by zarvinny
lackattack wrote:I used to play the same BBS Risk clone. It was called "Global Wars". I used to wake up early to take my turns before going to school.
LOL. *And then, the idea was born!*
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:30 pm
by ddaug4uf
lackattack wrote:I used to play the same BBS Risk clone. It was called "Global Wars". I used to wake up early to take my turns before going to school.
That sounds right, and I too got up early before school and took my turns at Global Wars and Scrabble, which was another pretty popular BBS game back then.
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:08 pm
by Fireside Poet
lackattack wrote:I used to play the same BBS Risk clone. It was called "Global Wars". I used to wake up early to take my turns before going to school.
Global Wars, Food Fight, Trade Wars, Big League Wrestling, Power $tocks, - I had them all for 4 years on my Multi-node, kickass Dual HST Emulex/2 BBS ... oh those were the days... back when Ultima V was NEW...
I am sure I still have these on my stored DAT tapes... along with all of my "elite" games.
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:07 pm
by sully800
Fireside Poet wrote:lackattack wrote:I used to play the same BBS Risk clone. It was called "Global Wars". I used to wake up early to take my turns before going to school.
Global Wars, Food Fight, Trade Wars, Big League Wrestling, Power $tocks, -
I had them all for 4 years on my Multi-node, kickass Dual HST Emulex/2 BBS ... oh those were the days... back when Ultima V was NEW...
I am sure I still have these on my stored DAT tapes... along with all of my "elite" games.
Busted.
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:08 pm
by sully800
lackattack wrote:I used to play the same BBS Risk clone. It was called "Global Wars". I used to wake up early to take my turns before going to school.
Who would have thunk that your before school nerd activities would have turned you into a quadzillionaire?
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:38 pm
by AAFitz
lackattack wrote:I used to play the same BBS Risk clone. It was called "Global Wars". I used to wake up early to take my turns before going to school.
did you stink on that one too?
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 12:01 am
by Fircoal
AAFitz wrote:lackattack wrote:I used to play the same BBS Risk clone. It was called "Global Wars". I used to wake up early to take my turns before going to school.
did you stink on that one too?
lol, I didn't play the BBS risk, well because. I wasn't alive then.
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:25 am
by chessplaya
sully800 wrote:Fireside Poet wrote:lackattack wrote:I used to play the same BBS Risk clone. It was called "Global Wars". I used to wake up early to take my turns before going to school.
Global Wars, Food Fight, Trade Wars, Big League Wrestling, Power $tocks, -
I had them all for 4 years on my Multi-node, kickass Dual HST Emulex/2 BBS ... oh those were the days... back when Ultima V was NEW...
I am sure I still have these on my stored DAT tapes... along with all of my "elite" games.
Busted.
LMAO!
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:08 am
by ddaug4uf
5:30AM: Sneak into living room and boot up my 286sx Tandy with two 20MB hard drives...
5:34AM: System booted into DOS, connect to Wildcat BBS at 1200 baud (2400 baud modem, but got a lot better efficiency when connected at 1200)
5:37AM: Stare in amazement at Wildcat splash screen advertising 56K support
5:37AM: Pine for a 9600 baud modem and wonder what in the hell anyone would need with a 56K baud modem
5:40AM: Mostly text and RGB colors loaded, start playing Global War
5:45AM: Global War done, play scrabble turn
5:50AM: Daily turns complete, go get in shower