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Summer Movie Wager
Yesterday I was perusing the site formerly known as Twitter and came upon this article: https://mashable.com/article/summer-movie-preview-2024
And I realize it's summer movie season again and I have no idea about anything about summer movies this year. But on the "official" summer movie website they have the deadline to submit lists on the first of May, meaning the event of the year is here!
Summer Movies Go!
oh and the rules pasted from previous years:
So pick the top 10 movies that you think will make the most money in North America + three dark horses that may or may not crack the top 10 for bonus points.
The deadline on the summer movie wager site is May Day, but depending on interest I'll give RMN a few more days. Make sure to have your official lists in by the first weekend of May. When some big movie probably opens.
The fact is that movie box office is more erratic than ever. The numbers are way down and there usually aren't those massive openings for one movie that there was in the pre-pandemic era. Instead there's often three movies that make a bit of money instead of one dominating constantly.
So I have no idea how to do these numbers this year. But I assume that Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4 at least will make very good money. But I'll have to ponder this over the weekend.
And I realize it's summer movie season again and I have no idea about anything about summer movies this year. But on the "official" summer movie website they have the deadline to submit lists on the first of May, meaning the event of the year is here!
Summer Movies Go!
oh and the rules pasted from previous years:
2016 Summer Movie Wager Scoring:The rest of the scoring goes like this:
- Getting number 1 or number 10 dead-on gets you 13 points (each).
- 10 points for numbers 2-9 dead-on
- 7 points if your pick was only one spot away from where it ended up
- 5 points if it was two spots away
- 3 points if your pick is anywhere in the Top 10
- 1 point for each dark horse that makes it into the Top 10
The scoring is tabulated so that you get the SINGLE HIGHEST point value for each pick- that is, if you get number ten right, you don’t get 13+3, you only get 13.
So pick the top 10 movies that you think will make the most money in North America + three dark horses that may or may not crack the top 10 for bonus points.
The deadline on the summer movie wager site is May Day, but depending on interest I'll give RMN a few more days. Make sure to have your official lists in by the first weekend of May. When some big movie probably opens.
The fact is that movie box office is more erratic than ever. The numbers are way down and there usually aren't those massive openings for one movie that there was in the pre-pandemic era. Instead there's often three movies that make a bit of money instead of one dominating constantly.
So I have no idea how to do these numbers this year. But I assume that Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4 at least will make very good money. But I'll have to ponder this over the weekend.
Summer Movie Wager
So... It's been a couple of years but movies are back, baby!
Or you know. Probably. The last time I did this was in the summer of 2019 but I just saw on my podcast feed that The Filmcast is doing its summer movie wager episode and thought "movies are in fact back, baby"
I'm going to paste the rules from the first topic:
So pick the top 10 movies that you think will make the most money in North America + three dark horses that may or may not crack the top 10 for bonus points.
The last two times I had an additional thing of worldwide box office, but I think I'll drop that this time for a couple of reasons. First, the only place with more mainstream taste than America is in fact the world. So sometimes there were fun interesting movies in the American top 10 while a blockbuster flopped but worldwide that was rarely the case. Second, reading a bit of international box office numbers recently it seems that the reporting isn't always as accurate as the North American numbers and often there's a bit more of a delay in the reporting of them so it'll just be logistically easier to do.
The deadline for submitting the thing is when Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3 opens which is the weekend of May 5-7. So about two weeks to think about your picks.
I'm at work at the moment but I might make a reply to this topic later with some ideas for big movies coming out and a link to the filmcast's summer movie wager site where you can submit your picks and see how you do against loads and loads of other people. (I'll probably make an excel sheet for y'all as usual)
I'll also start thinking about my own picks because I have to admit I haven't really looked at what is coming this summer. I know there's a new Indiana Jones and a Barbie movie.
Or you know. Probably. The last time I did this was in the summer of 2019 but I just saw on my podcast feed that The Filmcast is doing its summer movie wager episode and thought "movies are in fact back, baby"
I'm going to paste the rules from the first topic:
2016 Summer Movie Wager Scoring:The rest of the scoring goes like this:
- Getting number 1 or number 10 dead-on gets you 13 points (each).
- 10 points for numbers 2-9 dead-on
- 7 points if your pick was only one spot away from where it ended up
- 5 points if it was two spots away
- 3 points if your pick is anywhere else in the Top 10
- 1 point for each dark horse that makes it into the Top 10
So pick the top 10 movies that you think will make the most money in North America + three dark horses that may or may not crack the top 10 for bonus points.
The last two times I had an additional thing of worldwide box office, but I think I'll drop that this time for a couple of reasons. First, the only place with more mainstream taste than America is in fact the world. So sometimes there were fun interesting movies in the American top 10 while a blockbuster flopped but worldwide that was rarely the case. Second, reading a bit of international box office numbers recently it seems that the reporting isn't always as accurate as the North American numbers and often there's a bit more of a delay in the reporting of them so it'll just be logistically easier to do.
The deadline for submitting the thing is when Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 3 opens which is the weekend of May 5-7. So about two weeks to think about your picks.
I'm at work at the moment but I might make a reply to this topic later with some ideas for big movies coming out and a link to the filmcast's summer movie wager site where you can submit your picks and see how you do against loads and loads of other people. (I'll probably make an excel sheet for y'all as usual)
I'll also start thinking about my own picks because I have to admit I haven't really looked at what is coming this summer. I know there's a new Indiana Jones and a Barbie movie.
RMNMeet 2020
So a bunch of years ago (four years ago) there happened an RMN Meet. And like the Olympics this is something that ought to happen again.
So like Yellow Magic said in that topic some years ago. Would anyone be interested?
Dates I'm thinking would be a weekend in August (because that's when I'm probably going to have my summer vacation). 7-9th of August, 14-16th of August or 21-23rd of August. (this topic might be a bit early, but I'm literally booked almost every weekend until August, maybe other people's calendars fill up in a similar way :)
For location. Well that's open to suggestions. I'm from Finland so my suggestion is here. Since, you know, I think it's a pretty great place and that means I wouldn't have to travel too far. But personally I can probably travel to anywhere in the EU during that time.
If it does happen in Finland and close to where I live I do have a decent boardgame selection as well as an old Wii with Guitar Hero if we don't know what else to do. There are also some very nice local ponds to swim in and I live only an hour's train ride from Helsinki, which is the capital where I guess a proper meetup would more likely happen.
But anyway, who's interested?
So like Yellow Magic said in that topic some years ago. Would anyone be interested?
Dates I'm thinking would be a weekend in August (because that's when I'm probably going to have my summer vacation). 7-9th of August, 14-16th of August or 21-23rd of August. (this topic might be a bit early, but I'm literally booked almost every weekend until August, maybe other people's calendars fill up in a similar way :)
For location. Well that's open to suggestions. I'm from Finland so my suggestion is here. Since, you know, I think it's a pretty great place and that means I wouldn't have to travel too far. But personally I can probably travel to anywhere in the EU during that time.
If it does happen in Finland and close to where I live I do have a decent boardgame selection as well as an old Wii with Guitar Hero if we don't know what else to do. There are also some very nice local ponds to swim in and I live only an hour's train ride from Helsinki, which is the capital where I guess a proper meetup would more likely happen.
But anyway, who's interested?
Summer Movie Wager
It's that time of year.
Soon anyway.
The time of the movie wager. This is now the fourth year of movie wagering and also the first year that I searched for the old topics and got confused! It was a win.
First Topic
Second Topic
Third Topic
I will quote the rules from last year:
Changes this year is that I'll drop the international dark horses. They don't really have any effect even though it's fun to see the differences between North America and the rest of the world the differences are usually only in the placement of movies rather than which movies make it to the top10, so the International Dark Horses don't really do anything. (and most participants didn't list any anyway)
Another change this year is that last year it started a "week early" with the release of Avengers: Infinity War. This year I won't give a shit about no Avengers and start at the beginning of May as it is supposed to be. This means Avengers: Endgame is NOT eligible for the summer list, summer starts the weekend after Endgame.
Because let's face it. Endgame is going to make all the money.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_in_film#April%E2%80%93June
There's a helpful link. The wager goes from May 3rd to September 2nd.
Personally I haven't dug too deep into these lists yet. But I'll be sure to have one done eventually. But some questions to ponder. How will Detective Pikachu do? Aladdin AND The Lion King remakes in the same summer, which will take the top spot? John Wick 3 and a new Tarantino movie, could either of them break the top10?
Speculate and list away!
EDIT: Also the prize is like a reasonably priced game from steam, epic, uplay, gog or humble or something, we'll figure it out.
Soon anyway.
The time of the movie wager. This is now the fourth year of movie wagering and also the first year that I searched for the old topics and got confused! It was a win.
First Topic
Second Topic
Third Topic
I will quote the rules from last year:
author=Shinan
The rules from last year's topic:So you make a top 10 list of movies you think are going to do well this summer (and three dark horses, and)possiblythree more dark horses, see below*
The rules from last year's topic:Summer Movie Wager Scoring:The rest of the scoring goes like this:
- Getting number 1 or number 10 dead-on gets you 13 points (each).
The scoring is tabulated so that you get the SINGLE HIGHEST point value for each pick- that is, if you get number ten right, you don’t get 13+3, you only get 13.
- 10 points for numbers 2-9 dead-on
- 7 points if your pick was only one spot away from where it ended up
- 5 points if it was two spots away
- 3 points if your pick is anywhere in the Top 10
- 1 point for each dark horse that makes it into the Top 10
Changes this year is that I'll drop the international dark horses. They don't really have any effect even though it's fun to see the differences between North America and the rest of the world the differences are usually only in the placement of movies rather than which movies make it to the top10, so the International Dark Horses don't really do anything. (and most participants didn't list any anyway)
Another change this year is that last year it started a "week early" with the release of Avengers: Infinity War. This year I won't give a shit about no Avengers and start at the beginning of May as it is supposed to be. This means Avengers: Endgame is NOT eligible for the summer list, summer starts the weekend after Endgame.
Because let's face it. Endgame is going to make all the money.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_in_film#April%E2%80%93June
There's a helpful link. The wager goes from May 3rd to September 2nd.
Personally I haven't dug too deep into these lists yet. But I'll be sure to have one done eventually. But some questions to ponder. How will Detective Pikachu do? Aladdin AND The Lion King remakes in the same summer, which will take the top spot? John Wick 3 and a new Tarantino movie, could either of them break the top10?
Speculate and list away!
EDIT: Also the prize is like a reasonably priced game from steam, epic, uplay, gog or humble or something, we'll figure it out.
Summer Movie Wager
It's that time of year, or this is the third time I'm making this topic so it's sort of a tradition by now.
Previous topic
Another previous topic
The rules from last year's topic:
*In addition the "international dark horse" that I had last year will also be a thing this year. Pick three movies you think will make the top10 international box office but not the US box office. Any correct choice will be worth one point.
Like before I'll use Box Office Mojo. The reporting for international box office is slightly wonky in that it's not entirely up to date all the time. But most of the points are from US box office anyway (and basically because of this)
This year it'll actually start a bit earlier than usual because I follow /film's schedule which determines summer to start when Avengers: Infinity War opens. Which is the last weekend of April. The boring side of this is that this means we all probably know which movie is going to be #1. The good side of this is that there's a site http://smoview.a2hosted.com/ where you can write in your picks and follow in real-time how they do (I know I'm the only one excited about this but whatever)
So because of global warming summer this year goes from April 27th to September 3rd. List up people! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_in_film#April%E2%80%93June
(oh yeah and as before there is some small prize to whoever wins. In the past it's been Steam games and that's the easiest but if you hate steam or hate games I'm sure we can work something out)
Previous topic
Another previous topic
The rules from last year's topic:
So you make a top 10 list of movies you think are going to do well this summer (and three dark horses, andpossiblythree more dark horses, see below*)
The rules from last year's topic:Summer Movie Wager Scoring:
- Getting number 1 or number 10 dead-on gets you 13 points (each).
The rest of the scoring goes like this:
- 10 points for numbers 2-9 dead-on
- 7 points if your pick was only one spot away from where it ended up
- 5 points if it was two spots away
- 3 points if your pick is anywhere in the Top 10
- 1 point for each dark horse that makes it into the Top 10
The scoring is tabulated so that you get the SINGLE HIGHEST point value for each pick- that is, if you get number ten right, you don’t get 13+3, you only get 13.
*In addition the "international dark horse" that I had last year will also be a thing this year. Pick three movies you think will make the top10 international box office but not the US box office. Any correct choice will be worth one point.
Like before I'll use Box Office Mojo. The reporting for international box office is slightly wonky in that it's not entirely up to date all the time. But most of the points are from US box office anyway (and basically because of this)
This year it'll actually start a bit earlier than usual because I follow /film's schedule which determines summer to start when Avengers: Infinity War opens. Which is the last weekend of April. The boring side of this is that this means we all probably know which movie is going to be #1. The good side of this is that there's a site http://smoview.a2hosted.com/ where you can write in your picks and follow in real-time how they do (I know I'm the only one excited about this but whatever)
So because of global warming summer this year goes from April 27th to September 3rd. List up people! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_in_film#April%E2%80%93June
(oh yeah and as before there is some small prize to whoever wins. In the past it's been Steam games and that's the easiest but if you hate steam or hate games I'm sure we can work something out)
Another Discord Tabletop Roleplaying Game
My schedule made it so I am not able to be in Morgan's Penance anymore. But it did whet my appetite for more tabletop roleplaying over discord. So I'd like to run a game. If anyone wants to join. (And warning, I haven't GMed anything in over ten years, so I'm probably rusty)
The schedule would be around 6/6:30pm - 9/10pm GMT on either Saturday or Sunday. I know Morgan's Penance runs a bit into that, but there's enough unused voice chat channels and if possible I'll run mine on the day that the Pathfinder one doesn't run. (so that when I can rejoin the Pathfinder one I'll be able to! :)
Rulesets though guys?
I have considered three settings. The first one is the one I want to do the most. But I'm pretty sure the other two could be fun too.
1. Cyberpunk
Based around the Swedish RPG Neotech. It's fairly classic cyberpunk, highly lethal, in the overcrowded dark future. The ruleset itself is fairly complicated but I have simplified it in the past for an over IRC version. Depending on how much people want to get into the rules part of it. I would love to do the full ruleset but I also understand that 1. I haven't played it in like ten years and 2. It's in Swedish so it'd be hard for other people to read up on the rules.
I also have a couple of modules for this game that I could possibly run straight up. If I can find an old Con-game I found online ages ago (I can't find it when googling, but I might have the files on some ancient flash drive) that could do well for a short introductory adventure.
Basically I would love to run this if people are up for it.
2. eSF-RPG
This is an old homebrew Sci-fi world I made ages ago. It's heavily inspired by Warhammer 40,000 but has a slightly lighter touch. More like the original wh40k rather than the superdark version nowadays. The game would probably be about low-level "regular" people within a vast uncaring system. I bought the Savage Worlds Explorer's Edition for use with this world waybackwhen. Though I've never actually run Savage Worlds but it could be used as a base.
This one would probably be either a military-based game. Or a game about a crew of some sort (with NPC 'crewmembers'). And I recall that Savage Worlds had some nice ideas about player controlled NPC allies which would fit nicely in a squad/crew mentality. (and also provide cannon fodder when the going gets tough :P)
3. Post-apocalypse
There is a Swedish RPG called Mutant: Undergångens Arvtagare ("Mutant: Heirs to the Apocalypse") which has a neat world (it also has older and newer editions, but the UA version is the one I own). And it could be cool to run some kind of postapocalyptic game. I will admit I haven't thought too hard about this one. But it'd probably be set in the Nordic postapocalypse, so that'd be fun :)
The thing the game has is sentient animals. So players can play as mutated animals as well as humans.
Alright so this was way more text than anyone should have to get through. But hit me up on discord though Direct Messages or in the #chatgames channel on the RMN Discord. Or post here. On most weekdays I'm online on Discord (and usually at home and available to voice chat) 8-10pm GMT.
And as I said the Cyberpunk one is the one I'd like to do most, the other ones are mostly there as backups in case everyone just really hates cyberpunk.
The schedule would be around 6/6:30pm - 9/10pm GMT on either Saturday or Sunday. I know Morgan's Penance runs a bit into that, but there's enough unused voice chat channels and if possible I'll run mine on the day that the Pathfinder one doesn't run. (so that when I can rejoin the Pathfinder one I'll be able to! :)
Rulesets though guys?
I have considered three settings. The first one is the one I want to do the most. But I'm pretty sure the other two could be fun too.
1. Cyberpunk
Based around the Swedish RPG Neotech. It's fairly classic cyberpunk, highly lethal, in the overcrowded dark future. The ruleset itself is fairly complicated but I have simplified it in the past for an over IRC version. Depending on how much people want to get into the rules part of it. I would love to do the full ruleset but I also understand that 1. I haven't played it in like ten years and 2. It's in Swedish so it'd be hard for other people to read up on the rules.
I also have a couple of modules for this game that I could possibly run straight up. If I can find an old Con-game I found online ages ago (I can't find it when googling, but I might have the files on some ancient flash drive) that could do well for a short introductory adventure.
Basically I would love to run this if people are up for it.
2. eSF-RPG
This is an old homebrew Sci-fi world I made ages ago. It's heavily inspired by Warhammer 40,000 but has a slightly lighter touch. More like the original wh40k rather than the superdark version nowadays. The game would probably be about low-level "regular" people within a vast uncaring system. I bought the Savage Worlds Explorer's Edition for use with this world waybackwhen. Though I've never actually run Savage Worlds but it could be used as a base.
This one would probably be either a military-based game. Or a game about a crew of some sort (with NPC 'crewmembers'). And I recall that Savage Worlds had some nice ideas about player controlled NPC allies which would fit nicely in a squad/crew mentality. (and also provide cannon fodder when the going gets tough :P)
3. Post-apocalypse
There is a Swedish RPG called Mutant: Undergångens Arvtagare ("Mutant: Heirs to the Apocalypse") which has a neat world (it also has older and newer editions, but the UA version is the one I own). And it could be cool to run some kind of postapocalyptic game. I will admit I haven't thought too hard about this one. But it'd probably be set in the Nordic postapocalypse, so that'd be fun :)
The thing the game has is sentient animals. So players can play as mutated animals as well as humans.
Alright so this was way more text than anyone should have to get through. But hit me up on discord though Direct Messages or in the #chatgames channel on the RMN Discord. Or post here. On most weekdays I'm online on Discord (and usually at home and available to voice chat) 8-10pm GMT.
And as I said the Cyberpunk one is the one I'd like to do most, the other ones are mostly there as backups in case everyone just really hates cyberpunk.
Summer Movie Wager
I made a topic last year with the exact same name (just so that when I search for it in the future I'll be confused about which is which), it's about this summer's movie and how well they will do in the US (and possibly abroad).
So you make a top 10 list of movies you think are going to do well this summer (and three dark horses, and possibly three more dark horses, see below)
The rules from last year's topic:
This time I'll also provide the dates. Movie that open from May 1st to September 4th count. And the cutoff date for counting them moneys is also September 4th. (So a movie opening on September 4th is unlikely to get very high on that list even if it makes buttloads of money later)
Also again, my source will be Box Office Mojo. The main game counts US box office. But I'd like to have some kind of special category ("international dark horse" maybe) where you could put like three movies you believe will show up in the international box office top 10 but not in the US one.
Opinions on this? Maybe one point for each international dark horse you get right. And it would be excluding the US from its numbers. (If Box Office Mojo can do that easily, otherwise it'll just be worldwide I guess)
So is there any interest in this for this year? For some light reading on what is coming up this summer there's /film's summer movie preview and IMDb's summer movie guide.
Like last year the winner can get like a steam game or something else that isn't too expensive or too much effort. :)
So you make a top 10 list of movies you think are going to do well this summer (and three dark horses, and possibly three more dark horses, see below)
The rules from last year's topic:
Summer Movie Wager Scoring:
- Getting number 1 or number 10 dead-on gets you 13 points (each).
The rest of the scoring goes like this:
- 10 points for numbers 2-9 dead-on
- 7 points if your pick was only one spot away from where it ended up
- 5 points if it was two spots away
- 3 points if your pick is anywhere in the Top 10
- 1 point for each dark horse that makes it into the Top 10
The scoring is tabulated so that you get the SINGLE HIGHEST point value for each pick- that is, if you get number ten right, you don’t get 13+3, you only get 13.
This time I'll also provide the dates. Movie that open from May 1st to September 4th count. And the cutoff date for counting them moneys is also September 4th. (So a movie opening on September 4th is unlikely to get very high on that list even if it makes buttloads of money later)
Also again, my source will be Box Office Mojo. The main game counts US box office. But I'd like to have some kind of special category ("international dark horse" maybe) where you could put like three movies you believe will show up in the international box office top 10 but not in the US one.
Opinions on this? Maybe one point for each international dark horse you get right. And it would be excluding the US from its numbers. (If Box Office Mojo can do that easily, otherwise it'll just be worldwide I guess)
So is there any interest in this for this year? For some light reading on what is coming up this summer there's /film's summer movie preview and IMDb's summer movie guide.
Like last year the winner can get like a steam game or something else that isn't too expensive or too much effort. :)
RMN Diplomacy [Winter 1906]
Alright so I've been thinking about this for a while. Would there be interest in playing some Diplomacy?
It takes seven players and it is the game of intrigue and warfare that has broken up friendships since 1959.
The wikipedia page and this site has the most basic overview of the rules. I know there was a Diplo game attempted once before here (many years ago) but I'm pretty sure it stalled at turn three or four. Such is the game of Diplomacy.
But signups. Join if you want to. I will be the gamemaster and handle the orders and you will never be friends again. Sounds like a plan?
When you sign up also state which faction you'd like to play as (British, French, Italian, German, Austrian, Russian or Turkish)
If you have any questions. Feel free to ask. I'm usually terrible at explaining these things.
Current signups:
1. NeverSilent - Germany
2. OzzyTheOne - Russia
3. pianotm - Turkey
4. ESBY - France
5. TonyThomas - Britain
6. Dudesoft - Austria
7. Kloe - Italy
Another rules overview:
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Diplomacy/Rules
Previous turns:
Fall 1902:
Austria:
Fleet alb Hold
Army boh -> mun (bounced with ruh -> mun supported by kie and returns to boh)
Army vie -> tyr
Britain:
Army lon Supports wal
Fleet nth Hold (but is dislodged by hel -> nth supported by hol)
Fleet wal Hold
France:
Army bel -> pic
Fleet bre -> mao
Fleet eng Hold
Fleet mar -> spa (south coast)
Army spa -> por
Germany
Army den Hold
Fleet hel -> nth
Fleet hol Supports hel -> nth
Army kie Supports ruh -> mun
Army ruh -> mun
Italy:
Fleet ion -> gre (bounced with gre and returns to ion)
Army ser Supports tri
Fleet tri Hold
Army ven Supports tri
Russia:
Fleet bar -> nwg
Army bud Supports rum -> gal
Army rum -> gal
Fleet sev -> rum
Army sil Supports kie -> mun (but kie doesn't move to mun so the support does nothing)
Fleet swe -> nwy
Turkey:
Fleet ank -> con
Army bul Supports gre
Fleet gre Supports bul (but is interrupted by ion -> gre)
Army smy Hold
It is now Winter 1902. Build and disband.
It takes seven players and it is the game of intrigue and warfare that has broken up friendships since 1959.
The wikipedia page and this site has the most basic overview of the rules. I know there was a Diplo game attempted once before here (many years ago) but I'm pretty sure it stalled at turn three or four. Such is the game of Diplomacy.
The game on the first turn:
But signups. Join if you want to. I will be the gamemaster and handle the orders and you will never be friends again. Sounds like a plan?
When you sign up also state which faction you'd like to play as (British, French, Italian, German, Austrian, Russian or Turkish)
If you have any questions. Feel free to ask. I'm usually terrible at explaining these things.
Current signups:
1. NeverSilent - Germany
2. OzzyTheOne - Russia
3. pianotm - Turkey
4. ESBY - France
5. TonyThomas - Britain
6. Dudesoft - Austria
7. Kloe - Italy
Another rules overview:
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Diplomacy/Rules
Previous turns:
Spring 1901 Resolution:
Austria:
Army bud - > rum (bounced with sev -> rum and returned to where it came from)
Fleet tri -> adr
Army vie Hold
Britain:
Fleet edi -> nth
Army lvp -> yor
Fleet long -> eng
France:
Fleet bre -> mao
Army mar -> spa
Army par -> bur
Germany
Army ber -> kie
Fleet kie -> hol
Army mun Hold
Italy
Fleet nap -> ion
Army rom -> apu
Army ven -> tri
Russia
Army mos -> ukr
Fleet sev -> rum (bounced with bud -> rum and returned to where it came from)
Fleet stp -> fin
Army war -> gal
Turkey
Fleet ank -> con
Army con -> bul
Army smy -> syr
Fall 1901
Austria:
Fleet adr -> tri
Army bud Hold
Army vie supports adr -> tri
Britain:
Fleet eng -> bre (bounced with mao -> and returned to where it came from)
Army yor -> bel Convoyed by nth (bounced with bur -> bel supported by hol and returned to where it came from)
Fleet nth Convoys yor -> bel
France:
Army bur -> bel
Fleet mao -> bre (bounced with eng -> bre and returned to where it came from)
Army spa Hold
Germany:
Fleet hol supports bur -> bel
Army kie -> den
Army mun Hold
Italy:
Army apu -> ven
Fleet ion -> adr
Army tri -> vie (dislodged by adr -> tri supported by vie)
Russia:
Fleet fin -> swe
Army gal -> bud (bounced with bud and returned to where it came from)
Fleet sev -> rum
Army ukr supports sev -> rum
Turkey:
Army bul Hold
Fleet con -> aeg
Army syr -> smy
It is now Winter 1901. Time to build new units.
Winter 1901 build orders:
France builds:
Fleet in bre
Fleet in mar
Germany builds:
Army in ber
Fleet in kie
Italy builds:
Fleet in nap
Russia builds:
Fleet in stp (north coast)
Army in war
Turkey builds:
Fleet in ank
Spring 1902:
Austria:
Army bud Hold (dislodged by gal->bud supported by ser)
Fleet tri Hold (dislodged by adr -> tri supported by ven)
Army vie -> boh
Britain:
Fleet eng Hold (dislodged by mao -> eng supported by bre, the support from nth is interrupted by hol -> nth)
Fleet nth Supports eng (but is interrupted by hol -> nth)
Army yor -> lon
France:
Fleet mar Hold
Army spa Hold
Fleet bre Supports mao -> eng
Fleet mao -> eng
Fleet bre Supports hol (but hol moves so the support doesn't do anything)
Germany:
Army ber -> kie
Army den Hold
Fleet hol -> nth (bounced with nth and returns to hol)
Fleet kie -> hel
Army mun -> ruh
Italy:
Fleet adr -> tri
Fleet nap -> ion
Army ser Supports gal -> bud
Army ven Supports adr -> tri
Russia
Fleet swe Hold
Army gal -> bud
Fleet rum -> sev
Fleet stp (north coast) -> bar
Army ukr -> rum
Army war -> sil
Turkey:
Fleet aeg -> gre
Army bul Supports aeg -> gre
Fleet ank -> con (bounced with smy -> con and returns to ank)
Army smy -> con (bounced with ank -> con and returns to smy)
Austria
bud retreats to vie
tri retreats to alb
Britain
eng retreats to wal
Austria:
Army bud - > rum (bounced with sev -> rum and returned to where it came from)
Fleet tri -> adr
Army vie Hold
Britain:
Fleet edi -> nth
Army lvp -> yor
Fleet long -> eng
France:
Fleet bre -> mao
Army mar -> spa
Army par -> bur
Germany
Army ber -> kie
Fleet kie -> hol
Army mun Hold
Italy
Fleet nap -> ion
Army rom -> apu
Army ven -> tri
Russia
Army mos -> ukr
Fleet sev -> rum (bounced with bud -> rum and returned to where it came from)
Fleet stp -> fin
Army war -> gal
Turkey
Fleet ank -> con
Army con -> bul
Army smy -> syr
Fall 1901
Austria:
Fleet adr -> tri
Army bud Hold
Army vie supports adr -> tri
Britain:
Fleet eng -> bre (bounced with mao -> and returned to where it came from)
Army yor -> bel Convoyed by nth (bounced with bur -> bel supported by hol and returned to where it came from)
Fleet nth Convoys yor -> bel
France:
Army bur -> bel
Fleet mao -> bre (bounced with eng -> bre and returned to where it came from)
Army spa Hold
Germany:
Fleet hol supports bur -> bel
Army kie -> den
Army mun Hold
Italy:
Army apu -> ven
Fleet ion -> adr
Army tri -> vie (dislodged by adr -> tri supported by vie)
Russia:
Fleet fin -> swe
Army gal -> bud (bounced with bud and returned to where it came from)
Fleet sev -> rum
Army ukr supports sev -> rum
Turkey:
Army bul Hold
Fleet con -> aeg
Army syr -> smy
It is now Winter 1901. Time to build new units.
Winter 1901 build orders:
France builds:
Fleet in bre
Fleet in mar
Germany builds:
Army in ber
Fleet in kie
Italy builds:
Fleet in nap
Russia builds:
Fleet in stp (north coast)
Army in war
Turkey builds:
Fleet in ank
Spring 1902:
Austria:
Army bud Hold (dislodged by gal->bud supported by ser)
Fleet tri Hold (dislodged by adr -> tri supported by ven)
Army vie -> boh
Britain:
Fleet eng Hold (dislodged by mao -> eng supported by bre, the support from nth is interrupted by hol -> nth)
Fleet nth Supports eng (but is interrupted by hol -> nth)
Army yor -> lon
France:
Fleet mar Hold
Army spa Hold
Fleet bre Supports mao -> eng
Fleet mao -> eng
Fleet bre Supports hol (but hol moves so the support doesn't do anything)
Germany:
Army ber -> kie
Army den Hold
Fleet hol -> nth (bounced with nth and returns to hol)
Fleet kie -> hel
Army mun -> ruh
Italy:
Fleet adr -> tri
Fleet nap -> ion
Army ser Supports gal -> bud
Army ven Supports adr -> tri
Russia
Fleet swe Hold
Army gal -> bud
Fleet rum -> sev
Fleet stp (north coast) -> bar
Army ukr -> rum
Army war -> sil
Turkey:
Fleet aeg -> gre
Army bul Supports aeg -> gre
Fleet ank -> con (bounced with smy -> con and returns to ank)
Army smy -> con (bounced with ank -> con and returns to smy)
Austria
bud retreats to vie
tri retreats to alb
Britain
eng retreats to wal
Fall 1902:
Austria:
Fleet alb Hold
Army boh -> mun (bounced with ruh -> mun supported by kie and returns to boh)
Army vie -> tyr
Britain:
Army lon Supports wal
Fleet nth Hold (but is dislodged by hel -> nth supported by hol)
Fleet wal Hold
France:
Army bel -> pic
Fleet bre -> mao
Fleet eng Hold
Fleet mar -> spa (south coast)
Army spa -> por
Germany
Army den Hold
Fleet hel -> nth
Fleet hol Supports hel -> nth
Army kie Supports ruh -> mun
Army ruh -> mun
Italy:
Fleet ion -> gre (bounced with gre and returns to ion)
Army ser Supports tri
Fleet tri Hold
Army ven Supports tri
Russia:
Fleet bar -> nwg
Army bud Supports rum -> gal
Army rum -> gal
Fleet sev -> rum
Army sil Supports kie -> mun (but kie doesn't move to mun so the support does nothing)
Fleet swe -> nwy
Turkey:
Fleet ank -> con
Army bul Supports gre
Fleet gre Supports bul (but is interrupted by ion -> gre)
Army smy Hold
It is now Winter 1902. Build and disband.
Let's game together
I know there's been a couple of these topics in the past. All of them amounting to nothing. So most likely nothing will happen with this one either. But we a steam group (that I never check, but it exists) and we also have that discord server thingie.
So we should game together. There HAS to be some game most of us have. (one that is not a single player 50-hour RPG.) Or even a couple of us have. I have many evenings 4pm-9pm GMT free. I should just remember to get onto Discord and do a bit of the gaming.
Personally (it is probably known) I play a fair bit of Rocket League. And playing a bit of Rocket League with RMNers is something I think could be a lot of fun. I also have some fairly common shooters. (though I don't have any of the blizzard games) Tabletop Simulator is another possibility to try out some board or card games.
See I'm really bad at selling this. Mostly because in the past the response has been unenthusiastic. But games are more fun with other people and with the easy-to-use discord channel I feel like in-game communications could be very easy.
It would be nice to get like a semi-regular gaming gettogether thing going. I have loads of evenings off for about a month or two. So is anyone interested and in what games in that case?
So we should game together. There HAS to be some game most of us have. (one that is not a single player 50-hour RPG.) Or even a couple of us have. I have many evenings 4pm-9pm GMT free. I should just remember to get onto Discord and do a bit of the gaming.
Personally (it is probably known) I play a fair bit of Rocket League. And playing a bit of Rocket League with RMNers is something I think could be a lot of fun. I also have some fairly common shooters. (though I don't have any of the blizzard games) Tabletop Simulator is another possibility to try out some board or card games.
See I'm really bad at selling this. Mostly because in the past the response has been unenthusiastic. But games are more fun with other people and with the easy-to-use discord channel I feel like in-game communications could be very easy.
It would be nice to get like a semi-regular gaming gettogether thing going. I have loads of evenings off for about a month or two. So is anyone interested and in what games in that case?
Here are some of the games I think could be fun together:
Rocket League (up to eight players in a party for 4v4 fun, but the game also supports just about any party size up to that and still be a fun experience)
Awesomenauts (the game is 3v3, but the bots seem decent enough to play with if we don't want to go online properly)
The Showdown Effect (this is a fun little 2d actioner that I think can take quite a few players. I've at most played it with five or so and it was frantic fun)
Helldivers (4-player co-op thingie with friendly fire)
Robot Roller Derby Disco Dodgeball (I haven't played this much but it seems like random frantic fun)
Lethal League (Beat 'em up-y little game about... I think hitting a ball into each other)
Speedrunners (2d running... I think it takes up to four)
ACE: Arena: Cyber Evolution (f2p hockey game 3v3. I haven't played it in like a year and it was in early access so it might have changed a lot)
Shootmania Storm (an arena shooter with some pretty fun modes for varying amounts of people. The main modes I've played have been the 1v1 and 3v3)
Running With Rifles (massive warfare and dying a lot. Together.)
The Ship: Murder Party (it's like mafia on a boat, though it has some technical issues meaning that it might be difficult to get to run. But when it works it's a lot of fun!)
I'm basically just listing random games at this point. There's a lot of games. Most of the games listed are fairly short, so makes for a nice quick get-together actiony bit. I also wouldn't mind some team shooters like. Rainbow Six: Siege, Verdun, Insurgency or something like that.
Rocket League (up to eight players in a party for 4v4 fun, but the game also supports just about any party size up to that and still be a fun experience)
Awesomenauts (the game is 3v3, but the bots seem decent enough to play with if we don't want to go online properly)
The Showdown Effect (this is a fun little 2d actioner that I think can take quite a few players. I've at most played it with five or so and it was frantic fun)
Helldivers (4-player co-op thingie with friendly fire)
Robot Roller Derby Disco Dodgeball (I haven't played this much but it seems like random frantic fun)
Lethal League (Beat 'em up-y little game about... I think hitting a ball into each other)
Speedrunners (2d running... I think it takes up to four)
ACE: Arena: Cyber Evolution (f2p hockey game 3v3. I haven't played it in like a year and it was in early access so it might have changed a lot)
Shootmania Storm (an arena shooter with some pretty fun modes for varying amounts of people. The main modes I've played have been the 1v1 and 3v3)
Running With Rifles (massive warfare and dying a lot. Together.)
The Ship: Murder Party (it's like mafia on a boat, though it has some technical issues meaning that it might be difficult to get to run. But when it works it's a lot of fun!)
I'm basically just listing random games at this point. There's a lot of games. Most of the games listed are fairly short, so makes for a nice quick get-together actiony bit. I also wouldn't mind some team shooters like. Rainbow Six: Siege, Verdun, Insurgency or something like that.
Summer Movie Wager
Alright so I just listened to the /filmcast episode on their 2016 Summer Movie Wager. And maybe this could be a fun activity for any film fans on RMN.
You make a top 10 list of movies you think are going to make big bucks this summer (+ 3 "dark horses") and then score it and see who wins.
The rules from /slashfilm:
The rules as stated also only counts American box office and I will use Box Office Mojo as the source. US-only is fine by me. So the top list should be what 10 movies do Americans most want to see.
So is anyone up for it? I'll make my list later. And anyone participating should have their list in by Sunday (short notice I know but I only just thought of this).
And to make it more interesting. The person who wins could get a prize! If we can't come up with a more fun price I'll just give out a Steam game (or GOG game or whatever).
You make a top 10 list of movies you think are going to make big bucks this summer (+ 3 "dark horses") and then score it and see who wins.
The rules from /slashfilm:
2016 Summer Movie Wager Scoring:
- Getting number 1 or number 10 dead-on gets you 13 points (each).
The rest of the scoring goes like this:
- 10 points for numbers 2-9 dead-on
- 7 points if your pick was only one spot away from where it ended up
- 5 points if it was two spots away
- 3 points if your pick is anywhere in the Top 10
- 1 point for each dark horse that makes it into the Top 10
The scoring is tabulated so that you get the SINGLE HIGHEST point value for each pick- that is, if you get number ten right, you don’t get 13+3, you only get 13.
The rules as stated also only counts American box office and I will use Box Office Mojo as the source. US-only is fine by me. So the top list should be what 10 movies do Americans most want to see.
So is anyone up for it? I'll make my list later. And anyone participating should have their list in by Sunday (short notice I know but I only just thought of this).
And to make it more interesting. The person who wins could get a prize! If we can't come up with a more fun price I'll just give out a Steam game (or GOG game or whatever).
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