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DIY Boardgame Table
nitrogen_widget:
I kinda agree with mr cranky err i mean pbj, board games on a screen just don't work and that table top simulator software is a pita to use.
there might be other board game software?
idk i would just rather play the actual board game.
however, skirmish games, rpg's like d&d, and the old hex war games that came with punched out cardboard chits and tokens from the late 70's to early 80's are where TV in the table top can shine.
just because 50" Tv's are $200 and 55" are $300.
meanwhile it'll cost you $40-$50 to print out just one 2ft x 3ft map.
Zebidee:
Back when I was a kid in the 70's there weren't any computers, there were no 55" TVs, and even my calculator was completely analog, powered by pressing hard on the keys. We had boardgames but they were (relatively) much more expensive then.
So we made our own board games out of cardboard boxes. Drew on the playfield, added special areas, cutout tokens for money etc. (sometimes borrowed tokens from some other game), painted out our own pictures/art. It was awesome fun, and making the games was even better than playing them.
We even made our own "pinball machines" out of scrap wood, a marble, some nails and rubber bands.
Sometimes we even went outside and played in the dirt.
But you try and tell the young people of today that, and they won't believe you! ;)
nitrogen_widget:
--- Quote from: Zebidee on March 25, 2023, 01:32:32 am ---Back when I was a kid in the 70's there weren't any computers, there were no 55" TVs, and even my calculator was completely analog, powered by pressing hard on the keys. We had boardgames but they were (relatively) much more expensive then.
So we made our own board games out of cardboard boxes. Drew on the playfield, added special areas, cutout tokens for money etc. (sometimes borrowed tokens from some other game), painted out our own pictures/art. It was awesome fun, and making the games was even better than playing them.
We even made our own "pinball machines" out of scrap wood, a marble, some nails and rubber bands.
Sometimes we even went outside and played in the dirt.
But you try and tell the young people of today that, and they won't believe you! ;)
--- End quote ---
! went outside and hit stuff with sticks.
fired off homemade rockets
played with fireworks
jumped my bike (poorly)
played sports ect.
i grew up in the country though so as long as i was with the dog my parents just pushed me out the door and let natural selection keep me alive it seemed.
Zebidee:
--- Quote from: nitrogen_widget on March 25, 2023, 09:45:10 am ---! went outside and hit stuff with sticks.
fired off homemade rockets
played with fireworks
jumped my bike (poorly)
played sports ect.
i grew up in the country though so as long as i was with the dog my parents just pushed me out the door and let natural selection keep me alive it seemed.
--- End quote ---
Heh - We have very similar childhoods! Country, outdoors, bikes, dogs and... gunpowder... :D
I also used to make hydrogen bombs at home, using everyday stuff that you can easily buy from the supermarket (no, not telling how here). Not the version involving nuclear fission. I'd just fill balloons full of hydrogen extracted from a chemical reaction, attach a wick infused with kero (or maybe just a sparkler), and let them float them off to excite the neighbours. Eventually they would explode ala "Hindenburg" (btw never did it during periods of high or even moderate bushfire risk, usually in "wet" season).
We were just innocent kids learning and having "harmless" fun. OK, I guess it was a little dumb or dangerous but one knew the risks. However, back then we didn't often hear people talking about "terrorists". I suspect that, if we tried to do similar today, someone would come and give us stern, serious talks. Or worse.