Off topic Rugby thing.

7 posts ยท Aug 13 1997 to Aug 16 1997

From: Stuart Murray <smurray@a...>

Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 13:01:31 -0400

Subject: Off topic Rugby thing.

Sorry to be picky her BUT

> I think this also applies to other areas. I heard a story about an

This was against the rules, it would count as a forward pass, hence not
allowed. Even if he threw it from a line out then if he could then he could
throw it the width of the pitch just as long he threw it straight otherwise it
would be foul.

From: Christopher Weuve <caw@w...>

Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 14:15:09 -0400

Subject: Re: Off topic Rugby thing.

On Aug 13, 1997 at 12:01:31 PM, Stuart Murray <smurray@aecom.yu.edu> wrote:

> Sorry to be picky here BUT
At
> >one point the Amercian simply threw a pass downfield,
He
> >was told that while such a move was not technically illegal, it is

> could throw it the width of the pitch just as long he threw it

I have no personal knowledge of rugby rules; as such, it could be that I'm
remembering the story wrong, or the person who told me (not the American in
the story, IIRC) had the details wrong as well.

To make this topical: If SG2 competes with 40k, and DS2 competes with Epic,
and FT competes with
(the never released) _Battlefleet Gothic_, then when is the GZG version
of
_Blood Bowl_  coming out?

From: Stuart Murray <smurray@a...>

Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 15:22:00 -0400

Subject: Re: Off topic Rugby thing.

To make this topical:
> If SG2 competes with 40k, and DS2 competes with Epic, and FT competes

There is a fantasy football game in the GZG catalogue, I have no idea if
that's American football or rest of the world football (soccer for the
Americans).

From: Oerjan Ohlson <oerjan.ohlson@t...>

Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 10:28:51 -0400

Subject: Re: Off topic Rugby thing.

> On Wed, 13 Aug 1997, Christopher Weuve wrote:

> (the never released) _Battlefleet Gothic_

IIRC, "Space Fleet" was "Battlefleet Gothic Light" - ie, BC was a
working name for what SF should've been (and was, once you'd bought all the
relevant White Dwarfs).

Rgds,

From: Allan Goodall <agoodall@a...>

Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 02:13:52 -0400

Subject: Re: Off topic Rugby thing.

> At 02:30 PM 8/13/97 -0600, you wrote:

Another option is Full Steam, otherwise I vote for Full Speed. I'm hoping to
give this a try later in the weekend. I'm digging out my Russo-Japanese
war figures anyway, as I bought some more at GenCon.

From: B Lin <lin@r...>

Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 12:46:44 -0400

Subject: Re: Off topic Rugby thing.

> On Fri, 15 Aug 1997, Allan Goodall wrote:

> Another option is Full Steam, otherwise I vote for Full Speed. I'm
Actually Full Steam would be a better name for the WWI/Pre-Dreadnaught
modifications.

--Binhan

From: db-ft@w... (David Brewer)

Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 07:59:20 -0400

Subject: Re: Off topic Rugby thing.

In message <199708150613.CAA04319@smtp1.sympatico.ca> Allan Goodall writes:
> At 02:30 PM 8/13/97 -0600, you wrote:

What are the traditional markings on the classic ship control? All Ahead Full,
All Ahead Half, that sort of thing? I'd go with All Ahead Full.