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    Gaming

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    1 hour ago, HantsRam said:

    Love Wirksworth. Proper quaint Derbyshire peak town.

    I’m actually in the process of moving there from Cromford, but I’ve lived the longest in Bonsall so Wirksworth is going to seem like bright lights, big city.

    I do hope I’ll cope with all the excitement. 

    Gaming

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    31 minutes ago, JG400 said:

    Have you seen the Dungeons and Dragons Movies

    No, I was never tempted. Used to quite like the old Conan films though. I seem to remember the second one having a great double backstab critical attack moment. 

    That ring of the ram looks awesome though, we should all get them instead of the poncy flags. 

    Gaming

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    6 minutes ago, Ramshankered said:

    I'm also a fan of board games. Things like Pandemic and Dead of Winter.

    Ooh, don’t know those, what’re they like?

    The best thing about Christmas as a child was that we always got a new board game and all the aunts and uncles had to play it. That and the Binatone, of course. 

    Gaming

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    6 minutes ago, HantsRam said:

    You've rekindled my interest. I'm going to check out the Eastleigh area - lots of 50-60 long haired types here that are potential D&D-ers.

    Great, go for it! The trick is finding like minded people. We focus on the atmosphere and story telling side of it, rather than monster bashing, but each to their own. 

    I always used to feel a bit intimidated going into the gaming shops. It seemed to be wall to wall Warhammer layouts, which isn’t something I ever related to. 

    I’m actually having a planning day today, before heading off to the football...

    Gaming

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    1 hour ago, McRamFan said:

    also played various others like Shadowrun, Cthulhu, Cyberpunk and a few Vamp/Lupine based LARP's

    I know a few people who still play Chill. Dabbled with Space Opera and Runequest back in the day and even devised my own system when I was DMing at Uni, but I’m too immersed in the world and rules of D&D to seriously consider anything else. I use the Forgotten Realms stuff, it’s pretty comprehensive. 

    Gaming

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    3 hours ago, HantsRam said:

    Was more of a wizard me...

    I’ve been playing it on and off since about 1980 and this is the first straight fighter I’ve had. Always went for stealth before, occasionally with a bit of magic, usually something sneaky like shadow dancing. I say ‘straight’ fighter, but she’s a bit of a sand snake, a dancer and barbarian weapon master, specialising in poleaxe, trip and disarm. 

    I started playing at school because I fancied the DM. A group of about 15 of us would take over someone’s house for the weekend and play 48hr sessions surviving on tea, toast and fags. It was brilliant, total escapism, really engrossing. I can remember wondering what I needed to roll to get the bus back home. 

    These days it’s a bunch of long haired 50 and 60 somethings trying to recreate the magic with a few bottles of wine and a bucket of root vegetable crisps. 

    Apple

    in The Jim Smith Room

    Posted

    5 hours ago, kash_a_ram_a_ding_dong said:

    Used it for a week and sent it back,I just couldn't get used to using one,it drove me mad!

    You should have persevered. When I switched from Android to iPhone I hated it for the first two or three weeks. Once I’d got used to it I realised it I realised it was so much easier and just did everything better. 

    Apple

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    2 minutes ago, David said:

    Unlikely to go anywhere, this will be their thing to stand out from the rest.

    Do you think so? I got the general impression it hadn’t been well received. Any feature which takes weeks to overcome your annoyance at is hardly a selling point. 

    I also thought I’d read somewhere that a cheaper, more conventional version with the same screen was in the pipeline, but I could be wrong.

    I’d go for a 7 or 8 now if there wasn’t the same worry about coping with the software updates. Again, that seems like bad marketing, but they sell billions so what do I know. 

    Apple

    in The Jim Smith Room

    Posted

    5 minutes ago, GboroRam said:

    Replace the battery. With an S8, and bin the rest of the iphone. 

    My friend’s got an S8. I was actually using it on Christmas Day. It was horrible. No thanks. 

    Before I replace this I’ll wait for a new iPhone that hasn’t got that stupid notch thing. 

    Apple

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    Bit of advice - I’ve got a 5s that’s just started to be a bit slower after updating to iOS 11.2.1. I’ve no particular need to upgrade it for what it does, but is it worth replacing the battery and will that fix the problems caused by the new software?

    Beer Thread

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    19 hours ago, froggg said:

    Lucky sod, no where serves a decent pint of pedi here in Dorset ?

    Aren't Ringwood beers made by Marstons now? Fortyniner is a decent pint, but you definitely win on cider. Anywhere near the Square and Compass at Worth Matravers?

    Beer Thread

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    Currently drinking Pedigree in the Dead Poets. Still caught in the perpetual debate about who serves the best Pedi, here or the Holly Bush, but it tends to be whichever one I happen to have in front of me...

    Beer Thread

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    Just had several very pleasant pints of Burton Bridge Bitter in the Royal Oak at Wirksworth. The landlord is an old friend and he knows his stuff. It's their standard bitter now, so well worth a visit. 

    If £3.00 a pint is too much to pay it's also on in the Yew Tree at Cauldon Low for £2.80. You can sleep in the garden if necessary. 

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