Out of Character Chat I

[Matsu Kogo]

I believe that is a first everyone...

Something positive and lovely coming out of OOC.



*applauds everyone*

Hehe, happy to be part of it.

[Otaku Chi-Pu]

Legends of the Three Kingdoms

Can you get that in English? I only saw it in Chinese. I want it.

[Matsu Kogo]

My pup goes to get neutered tomorrow.

They grow up so fast!

http://i.imgur.com/zctFcPi.jpg

Gogggiiieeeeeee

[Matsu Kogo]

I like Mysterium...for the art and visual design. The game...Is there another game we can play with all of these pretty cards and characters?

This is roughly how I felt when I played Mysterium. Everyone else at the table was super into it, too. Glad to know I'm not crazy!

I don't have too much else to add to the board/card game discussion. I still like Dominion! And I'm always looking for chances to play Legends of the Three Kingdoms but you need a pretty big group for maximal crazy backstabbyness. (It's basically reskinned Bang!, but I find it more entertaining than the original for some reason.)

Not gonna lie, this OOC is fun. Watching everyone replying and talking so much yesterday got me really excited for finishing up my character and getting going. Already getting so excited for this game.

Yay, welcome! Hopefully we can keep your excitement high until Thursday.

Haha, I am hopeful. Last time I was in a HT game, I bowed out early. This time, I'm on full bore.

[Soshi Yuuru]

They're a bundle of fun. Glad to see plenty of new and new-ish faces.

[Iuchi Saksaha]

[Haha, I am hopeful. Last time I was in a HT game, I bowed out early. This time, I'm on full bore.

That happens, and sometimes it's just life... but we'll try to keep you around this time. Don't be shy about poking me or others if you need something to do.

Legends of the Three Kingdoms

Can you get that in English? I only saw it in Chinese. I want it.

We bought our set several years ago in China and I spent some spare time over a break amusing myself by translating it (we sleeved the cards and slipped the translations inside the sleeves). BUT! Since then I believe an English edition has come out. Can't tell if it's still in print or what. http://www.sanguosha.us/

Though I'm not sure the US edition has the expansion packs. Anyway, un the odd chance that you get your hands on a Chinese version (they're sold on Amazon, somehow?) and want the amateur-but-playtested translation, I could supply.

[Matsu Kogo]

[Haha, I am hopeful. Last time I was in a HT game, I bowed out early. This time, I'm on full bore.

That happens, and sometimes it's just life... but we'll try to keep you around this time. Don't be shy about poking me or others if you need something to do.

I will definitely remember that.

[Otaku Chi-Pu]

Was it difficult to translate? Im going to begin taking lessons and it could be a good project.

[Kitsune Takeo]

Hello everyone!

Asahi says hello too

[Iuchi Saksaha]

Was it difficult to translate? Im going to begin taking lessons and it could be a good project.

Honestly, it was a bit of a PITA, though made a little easier by having the Bang! rule book to hand so I didn't have to invent new English phrases for some of the technical game terms. There's also a website where somebody's very roughly translated most of the card abilities, so I wasn't working from scratch--but those weren't always super easy to understand or fully consistent, and I wanted something my non-Mandarin-speaking friends could play right out of the box. Even having all that, it took me a fair number of hours and I speak and read the language fluently, more or less. It was enough work that I probably would not have bothered if I knew there was a commercial translation soon to be available (though having done it of course I've got a swollen head and think mine's more flavorful than theirs. ) So probably not a great beginner project to take on, especially if you're still learning the written characters and how to look them up--but playing Chinese games with a translation on hand could be a good way to practice recognizing characters!

Hello everyone!

Asahi says hello too

Hello new foxy! But your image link is broken for me.

[Usagi Tomoe]

With all these pets...

We should have a pet-playdate.

[Matsu Yurio]

Pet crèche required for each event.

[Shinjo Liu Yue]

That's just begging for some disaster where one pet eats another!

[Matsu Yurio]

Kogo-san has to feed the kitteh somehow.

[Doji Fukawa]

Hello everyone!

Asahi says hello too

Kitsune Takeo, accompanied by his faithful broken link Asahi......XD