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Broadsides and Boarding Parties


Blind Rhoid Pyle

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I was wonderin' iffen any of yas played the 'ol Gamemasters game "Broadsides and Boarding Parties?" I first saw B&B (the game, not the booze) when I was a young man, and thought it looked like a lot of fun. I wish I'd bought it then. Later I found the other Gamemasters Games (Axis & Allies, Shogun, Fortress America, etc.) and found 'em right fun to be playin'. Unfortunately, B&B was discontinued.

I had to raid eBay to get me hands on a copy of the game. Seems like a lot of other swabs be wantin' this game too, as it fetches quite an admirable sum. Even games with missin' pieces are highly prized.

The game is a lot of fun to play, but me, bein' a blind pirate, keeps knockin ' all the little pieces over, and makin' a mess 'o things.

Any o' you be playin' this?

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Lessons learned in life are directly proportionate to how much money lost. Bottom line: if you really want it now then you have to be willing to pay the price.

Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left.

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Lessons learned in life are directly proportionate to how much money lost. Bottom line: if you really want it now then you have to be willing to pay the price.

I do throughly agree about the ask'n price being the ask'n price, but I do feel lessons in life proportional to the time and heart invested and calculated the the value of the "wisdom" gained...eventually (not to mention it's application, being optional........). Is it a board game? I've never run across it. If the publisher is still in business bring yer guns to bear and entice them to a reissue.....as PotC is likey to be a short series a movies....(if the quality keeps up may it be prolonged....)..interest will likely be aroused for the game....

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That's what separates man from animals. I, an animal, will force a square peg into a round hole. Zephyr, a man, will sand the peg down round for a perfect fit with half the work. Me hat's off.

Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left.

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Oh, yes, the Square Peg /Round Hole conundrum...

I just keep collecting them, hoping for a proper fit. It will NEVER happen. Classic obsessive/compulsive behaviour.

Similar to collecting Pirate-related board games, maybe.

But they provide such visual interest on the mantle.....

Zephyr, a man, will sand the peg down round for a perfect fit with half the work. Me hat's off.

This Zephyr, be'n female, will sand down a few of em afore she's pleased with the result (time allow'n, and not always), if we were all like that nothing would ever get done...I admire the robust and daring...

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Ok, I'll walk me own plank.  If you prefer I have me a yardarm...
Robust (robustious?) and daring. You use the diving board to practice? floating for a while, drink in hand to refresh between sessions?

plank walking, that is.......

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