Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site baylor.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!shell!neuro1!baylor!peter From: peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: net.games.frp Subject: Re: Metagaming (Wizard, Melee) -- anybody know anything about them? Message-ID: <491@baylor.UUCP> Date: Wed, 21-Aug-85 09:58:03 EDT Article-I.D.: baylor.491 Posted: Wed Aug 21 09:58:03 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 11:03:06 EDT References: <1504@pyuxd.UUCP> Organization: The Power Elite, Houston, TX Lines: 24 > Does anyone know about a pair of games called Melee (a hand-to-hand > combat system) and Wizard (a spell combat system) produced by a company > called Metagaming (or something like that) out of Austin , Texas? If > anyone does-- and especially if anyone knows where I can get these games > or how to reach the company-- I'd appreciate feedback by electronic > mail. Thanks. > > Antonio Romero > ...gamma!pyuxww!pyuxt!romeroa I have a copy of these games. The company is now out of business and the author of the games, Steve Jackson, is unwilling to pay them the 6 figure price they put on the rights. Apparently they're ticked off at him for going into competition with them by selling another game he wrote for them, OGRE. Looks like another nasty feud... he's working on a new system, but it's nothing like The Fantasy Trip (the game that Wizard/Melle are parts of), which is a pity. I use TFT extensively... it's a very nice system when you discard the "economic system". As long as you don't play with powergamers, anyway. -- Peter (Made in Australia) da Silva UUCP: ...!shell!neuro1!{hyd-ptd,baylor,datafac}!peter MCI: PDASILVA; CIS: 70216,1076