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I have nursed the pinion...
Dec. 9th, 2005 12:31 pmOh dear.
I should have learnt my lesson after introducing LadyofAstolat to PC games all those years ago, with the resultant incessant headshots from invisible snipers.
I even had a reminder recently after getting a longbow and finding that she's a better shot than me, despite not being able to draw it fully.
And now I am entirely failing to beat her at the properly grognardy hex-and-counter wargames that she's only been playing since last week.
To be fair, I have been playing the French and the scenarios explicitly dare you to try and win with them ("You'll be attacking over streams, into ditches and against a shield wall with only a 1 in 4 chance of surviving... but we'll give you an extra victory point if you do! Go on, you know you want to! Tee hee."). But still...
Ho hum. I wonder if I can get her to play the Scots at Falkirk?
I should have learnt my lesson after introducing LadyofAstolat to PC games all those years ago, with the resultant incessant headshots from invisible snipers.
I even had a reminder recently after getting a longbow and finding that she's a better shot than me, despite not being able to draw it fully.
And now I am entirely failing to beat her at the properly grognardy hex-and-counter wargames that she's only been playing since last week.
To be fair, I have been playing the French and the scenarios explicitly dare you to try and win with them ("You'll be attacking over streams, into ditches and against a shield wall with only a 1 in 4 chance of surviving... but we'll give you an extra victory point if you do! Go on, you know you want to! Tee hee."). But still...
Ho hum. I wonder if I can get her to play the Scots at Falkirk?
