From: Andrew Cowell <cowell@c...>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 09:25:39 -0400
Subject: The new FMA
Before SG2 touted the FMA gaming system, I was under the impression that the wonderful Mr. Tuffley was working on an individual-scale game called FMA. Is that project still on-line? Is it still called FMA?
From: M.J.Elliott@u...
Date: Thu, 12 Sep 1996 02:52:31 -0400
Subject: Re: The new FMA
> Andrew Cowell wrote: > Before SG2 touted the FMA gaming system, I was under the impression OK, a bit of explanation I think. Yes, Jon has started work on an individual scale game. It was originally given the working title of "Jungleland". Then Mary Gentle coined the immortal phrase "Full Metal Anorak" (FMA). Jon liked this so much he decided to use it instead of "Jungleland". Then we got into SGII development, and Jon felt he needed a name for the underlying game mechanisms of DSII, SGII and probably future games. So he decided to use FMA as the name of the _system_. AFAIK at this point, the working title of the individual scale game has reverted to "Jungleland". The game "Jungleland"(?) has actually been designed (well, nore or less) and has been under limited playtesting for some time. The first problem is that it keeps getting shelved because other projects are more pressing. The other problem is that most of the rules are still in Jon's head! Even _I_ don't have a written copy of the current version. Watch this space for further news... Regards