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Flagship Issue FlagshipIssue 102 THE MAGAZINE FOR GAMERS Phoenix 2003 Computer Game Awards Age of Mythology Introduction to Online Gaming Battle of the Five Armies Creating a PBM Website Galaxy Godfather Keythedral London Toy Fair Meets & Conventions Monsters Total Conquest Worlds Apart plus ... Board & Card Games, Roleplaying, Conventions and Zine Scene ... ... and all the gaming news, views & reviews! Report from FLAGSHIP the Bridge #102, April / May 2003 Fun For All IN THIS ISSUE ... WELCOME to Flagship 102, another issue packed with news and articles about loads of FEATURES different games. We hope you’ll enjoy News everything in it. Maybe when the real world Newsdesk ..................................................................................................................... 4 hasn’t much joy to write about, we should enjoy The London Toy Fair 2003 ........................................................................................ 36 our games all the more. Meets & Conventions ................................................................................................ 50 There’s plenty of fun stuff here, with Reviews personal reminiscences about the early days of Phoenix ...................................................................................................................... 10 PBM from key figure Chris Harvey, useful Keythedral.................................................................................................................. 12 advice on designing your own website from Total Conquest ........................................................................................................... 14 Gordon McLennan, lively thoughts about Age of Mythology ...................................................................................................... 16 creating monsters from Mark Pinder and Three Card Games..................................................................................................... 18 suggestions about how to play comfortably in Worlds Apart .............................................................................................................. 20 the same games group as your partner by Lisa Game Diaries Fordham. There’s a first look at the early days Godfather ................................................................................................................... 22 of KJC’s new release, Phoenix, and coverage Battle of the Five Armies .......................................................................................... 24 of Total Conquest, Battle of the Five Armies, Featured Articles Godfather, Galaxy, Worlds Apart, Keythedral, My Life in Games...................................................................................................... 26 Agora, Unexploded Cow and lots, lots more. Monsters .................................................................................................................... 28 Pevans looks at the new games he found at the Roleplaying with your Significant Other ................................................................. 30 London Toy Fair, we’ve comments on over 2003 Computer Game Awards ................................................................................. 31 thirty games from their players, your ratings Starting to run Galaxy ............................................................................................... 32 for computer games and a big fat letters page. Creating a PBM Website........................................................................................... 34 All, I hope, will be of interest to you. Zine Scene ................................................................................................................. 37 We reckon to reflect what you think about An Introduction to Online Gaming ........................................................................... 36 the games you play. This approach has worked well over the years, so do keep in touch with us and send us your opinions. REGULAR DEPARTMENTS Sometimes I feel that we gamers are much Report from the Bridge (Editorial) ................................................................................... 3 misunderstood, sigh. I was watching an Subscription details ......................................................................................................... 11 archaeological programme on TV recently, The Mighty Pen (Letters) ................................................................................................ 40 where the team was digging up a Roman city Hall of Fame (Game winners) ......................................................................................... 41 that has now faded into pastureland. Computer- Rumours from the Front (Your opinions on games)....................................................... 43 generated images of big buildings and busy Feedback (Your views on Flagship) ............................................................................... 47 market-places with extras wearing brown Galactic View (PBM/PBeMgame listings) ..................................................................... 48 costumes, the usual stuff. But among the Advertisers’ Index .............................................................................................................. ? remains discovered were some boardgames and counters. Great! I sat up in eager expectation. Founding Editors Contributors But do we see the adult extras playing them, Nicholas Palmer MP & Chris Harvey House Artist: Larry Deyell like real Romans must once have done? Oh no: Cover Art: ©Anry Nemo ([email protected]) cue well-behaved children shaking the dice. Editorial Team Illustrations: Adam Black (p9), Total Conquest (p15) Editor: Carol Mulholland [email protected] Michael Henderson (p30), Eric Martin (p36). While I’ve nothing against children - especially Consultant Editors: Nick Palmer, Mo Holkar Articles & Reviews: well-behaved ones in practical brown costumes Assistant Editor: Colin Forbes [email protected] - I do think that it’s a bit tough to see games- Sports Correspondent: Situation vacant! playing so carelessly represented as a Web Games Correspondent: Matt Mingus Roleplaying Correspondent: Gary Forbis youngsters’ pursuit. Webmaster: Tom Fyfe [email protected] Ah well, maybe we’ve always been crafty Advertising Manager: Colin Forbes [email protected] enough keep quiet about playing games, in case the boss finds out... Produced by Westpoint Ltd., I’ll be away for a couple of weeks at Easter, SUBS, QUERIES & CONTRIBUTIONS Flagship, 14 The Hollows, Exmouth, 113 Fazeley St, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5RX, U.K. to gloat over my new grand-daughter in Devon EX8 1QT Copyright © 2003 TimePatterns PBM Games. Articles Oakland CA, so contact Colin with any news (01395) 276632 (9am-6pm) then, at his address on the masthead. submitted to Flagship will be assumed to grant copyright [email protected] for first publication and non-exclusive republication by www.pbmgames.com Flagship, unless otherwise agreed. ADVERTISING: 2A Guinea St, Exeter, EX1 1BS The views expressed by contributors do not necessarily represent the views of Flagship, TimePatterns PBM Tel: 01392 420582 [email protected] Games or any of the editorial staff. Contributions welcomed for Flagship 103. By May 9th, please. NEWSDESK Wargames Adventure Games Agema Publications announce Congratulations to allot some moderation time for one of the a new PBM wargame, Entertainment Plus More, parties to follow a character issue, like Ancient Battles. This is a who celebrate thirteen revenging a murder from years ago or retiring two player game developed years of fantasy fun with from adventuring. The idea is to allow from their successful a Lucky 13 Reunion character quirks and interests that previously Napoleonic Battles II and Celebration. had a low priority in the game system to be system, but with new Moderator Hugh Bayer resolved: the sort of little things that can graphics and rules to reflect the invites players who have make all the difference. period and its own stand-alone been inactive for a year or Player-controlled shops have been rulebook. more along with totally new added, giving a party something to brag Agema’s Richard Watts knows his stuff, players to enjoy two free turns of about, minor influence in the settlement, and you can choose your army from a list of Adventurers Guild. somewhere to store a few pieces of 39 historical armies, ranging from the www.epmgames.com equipment and a trading point where other Hittites to the Imperial Romans, parties can collect or purchase equipment. Macedonians, Sassanid Persians and There's plenty of good news about updates In time there will be shop services that will Crusaders. Unit types include chariots, and improvements for KJC Games’ long- give ways to make gold. elephants, pike phalanxes, skirmishers and running adventure game, Quest. A new The next elements to be overhauled will so forth; a full range of weapons is also moderation program has been written by be Magic and Miracles. It’s good to hear covered, including pila, slings and war KJC’s Bat (Richard Brewster) that handles about so much new work going into a tried machines. In fact, just about everything most of the moderation equations and and trusty favourite. available in real history is included, although information. This program is now improving www.kjcgames.com your choices are limited by the army lists in the speed and thoroughness of moderation, order to keep the force reasonably even though implementing
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