Friday, 18 November 2011
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READ THE ESSENTIAL PROJECT SWORD COMICS HISTORY BY SHAQUI LEVESCONTE & KIM STEVENS
the definitive guide to vintage thunderbirds toys - steve's thunderbirds vintage toys
PROJECT SWORD SPACEX TIMELINE
- 1968 SPACEX LT10 CONCEPT
- 1966 SPACE GLIDER REAL THING
- 1969 LUNAR CLIMBER & MOONSHIP
- 1968 PROJECT SWORD ANNUAL
- 1968 TV21 #168 PROJECT SWORD PHASE 2
- 1968 PLEASURE CRUISER CONCEPT
- 1968 CENTURY 21 TOY MANUAL
- 1967 SCOUT 1 CONCEPT
- 1967 NUCLEAR FERRY TOY AD
- 1967 SWORD TOY AD
- 1967 SWORD TOY AD
- 1966 SPACE GLIDER CONCEPT
- 1966 HOVERTANK IN COMIC
- 1966 NUKE PULSE NEEDLEPROBE IN COMIC
- 1966 ZERO X FILM DEBUT
- 1966 MOONBUS IN COMIC
- 1966 SPACE PATROL 1
- 1966 P3 HELICOPTER IN COMIC
- 1966 SAND FLEA AND SNOW TRAIN
- 1966 MOBILE LAUNCH PAD IN COMIC
- 1965 SPACEX MOONBASE CONCEPT
- 1965 APOLLO FIRST UK TOY AD
- 1962 NOVA CONCEPT
- 1962 MOONBUS CONCEPT
- 1961 MOON PROSPECTOR CONCEPT
- 1953 MOLAB CONCEPT
BLOG EXCLUSIVES ARCHIVE: CUrrently out of order
BLOG EXCLUSIVE: TARHEEL PROBE FORCE 3 BOX ART AND INSTRUCTION SHEET DOWNLOAD
Courtesy of Graeme Walker
Blog exclusive 3 - tarheel moon prospector instruction sheet - print-out a4 and keep!
KYUSHU THUNDERBIRDS MUSEUM
OTHER PROJECT SWORD VEHICLES IN THE ANNUAL
DREAMS OF space - a fabulous timeline of space books and art
PROBE FORCE 3 VARIATIONS
PROJECT SWORD, SPACEX AND APOLLO MOON EXPLORING LIST. KEY SS = SIMILAR TO SWORD, SB = Similar box
- T Moon Prospector artwork box
- T Moon Prospector Photo Box
- T Moon Ranger
- Tarheel (T) Space Glider USA
- Sears 3 Stage Rocket Base USA
- Century 21 (C21) Moonbase Playset UK
- C21 Zero X
- C21 Nuclear Ferry
- C21 Cape Kennedy Set
- C21 Apollo Saturn Rocket
- C21 Space Glider
- C21 Moon Ranger
- C21 Booster Rocket
- C21 Moon Prospector
- C21 Probe Force 1
- C21 Probe Force 2
- C21 Probe Force 3
- C21 Re-Entry Taskforce 1
- C21 Re-Entry Taskforce 3
- C21 Re- Entry Taskforce 2
- Century 21 Scout 1
- Century 21 Scout 2
- Century 21 Scout 3
- C21 Rocket Launcher - SS
- C21 Mobile Bridge & Combat Tank - SS
- C21 Moonship - SS
- C21 Lunar Climber - SS
- C21 Topo Gigio Camper - SB
13 comments:
Who wants to play at Cowboys and Indians? No gorls allowed? Oh except Toadster!
Hee hee. Count me in but I have to warn you that I'm useless at playing games and have been booted out of family games!
No one plays board games with me, 'cept Wote cos I'm so naff at them.
But woodsy, there is such a lot of luck involved with this game. Yes, some scope for strategic thinking. But it's a lot more relaxed than some games I've tried playing.
And to repeat for anyone even vaguely interested: you don't need to own a copy of the game, or own the rules, or even read the rules. All it will take is a few simple decisions which you send by email. And, depending on how many want to play (7 tops, if we use the expansion set - which I have, thanks to Woodsy), you might only have to send moves each 2 or 3 days. So it's very little effort for potentially a lot of fun.
'less you're a scaredy cat ....
Let me give you an idea of what a typical move would be.
Imagine it's your turn. You send an email indicating which direction you want to take (North, South, East or West).
On some moves that will be ALL you have to do.
But sometimes you will get an email back asking, "do you want to fight the Dragon?". And you reply saying Yes or No.
Could hardly be simpler!
Take a risk, eh? Have some fun.
Dragon is just an example. There are other creatures you might meet in the course of the game. But the moves are NEVER more complicated than that.
OK the Helsinki Base is on! But fair warning, we've got our share of woods, and we're not out of the woods yet (excuse the pun, quite intended :)
and I'm named after a Woods! So am I in the Woods or is the Woods in me? Mystical!
Can I have some of whatever it is you're taking please, Woodsy!!!
Yay! Greetings there, Helsinki Base! welcome to the game ... despite the pun (giggles)
Anyone else brave enough to step forward?
What I'm on? A Chicken and Prawn Jalfrezi and a bottle of Duvel Toad!
and just to add - its great fun, Dungeon Mistress takes care of all the hard work, so all I have to do to play is consider which way to move in the wood! The rest is down to the throw of a die. Theres also a tremendously nostalgic feel to the game, like stepping back twenty years before the advent of those nasty video game thingys!
They made an expansion pack for Mystic Wood. I do have it but I'm struggling to remember what was in it because I mixed the cards in with the main game about 20 years ago!
Yep, I have it (see 2nd comment from top).
Can give you list of what was in it if you want.
Thanks, I'd be curious to know. Did they ever do more expansion packs I wonder?
Here's a link to the map tiles for the expansion set:
http://tinyurl.com/cc7acml
The "small cards" are: (2 Knights) Astolfo, Marfisa ... (denizens) Bear, Crone, Friar, Griffin, Immortal, Nymph, Ogre, Pilgrim, Sorcerer, Sphinx, Tartar, Tyrant, Wife, and Unicorn.
There was just this one expansion set, as far as I can tell. But if you look at the entry for Mystic Wood at Board Game Geek you will see that some people make their own "small cards", adding new Knights and denizens.
A previous owner of my 2nd-hand set used two of the three blank cards to make her (or his) own cards. They are included with the map tiles @ the link above.
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