August 2010
1 post
“I guess you think you’re… You know, like an authority figure, with that stupid...”
– Carl Showalter, “Fargo” (1996)
May 2010
2 posts
Inertia, My Friend
I find doing stuff can be a real problem. Despite the journey often being a matter of getting from A to B, the itinerary involved achieving this goal often escapes me. Playing Fight Klub falls into this dangerous zone of progress inertia. This pain me.
I went through considerable pain getting my cards. Warren went through considerable pain to help me. To find myself where I am now, trapped in a...
“Jesus! Why don’t they just go back in time and shoot my grandad, for fuck...”
– John Conner, “Terminator 8: Consternation”
February 2010
1 post
“The future has not been written. There is no fate but what we make for...”
– John Conner, “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines”
December 2009
2 posts
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Good Times
Yesterday I got my package. When I got home from work a Priority envelope sat on the dresser just inside the front door. This delivery provided a pleasant surprise and a positive one at the end of a long day at work.
I have only had a chance to remove the plastic wrapper and work through the cards. Good to see I managed to secure some good rates like the Hijackers’ Weapons gear. Now I have...
Tip Tap Tip Tap
That’s the sound of my fingertips working across a tabletop, frustration driving then to each annoying impact. When will the Postman profer my expected parcel, or am I truly fated never to play this game?
I’m frustrated as well that nothing seems to exist in the secondary market. Where do people who lost interest store their cards? Why hold on to them when you could be shifting...
November 2009
5 posts
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Morale Ebbing
Despite resolving earlier issues with my order and seeing the despatch notice posted at the end of October, it would appear the Dark Gods of Gaming still work against me.
Fickle fate means 19 days after despatch my Fight Klub order still has not dropped through my mailbox. I have been told the average delivery time to almost anywhere is 6 - 7 days… So, events do not bode well. Evidence...
“I guess you think you’re… you know, like an authority figure, with...”
– Carl Showalter, “Fargo”
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Grate Expectations*
I seem to be in a state akin to holding my breath. While I satisfy my Fight Klub cravings by reading up on the Kilo Three card discussion, I’d much prefer to have product in hand and the opportunity to play. I’m hoping the delivery should be here by the end of the week - then I’ll have a chance, maybe, to get a game in at the weekend… which would be nice!
(* Yes,...
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Waiting
I might hope that the package is close at hand, but I honestly have no idea. It would be nice to open those Kilos soon, but I shan’t holdy breath. Post has been a bitch here, and despite the fact the striking has been called off that doesn’tean they’ll spontaneously become wonderfully efficient.
So, I lie here about to go to sleep, listening to one of the cats vomiting in the...
“If you’re gonna start the killing, you best start it right here. Make sure...”
– Captain Spaulding, “The Devil’s Rejects”
October 2009
17 posts
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Order Shipped
Happy to say that the kinks have been worked out in the process and that my order is shipped. Now, I just have to sit tight and wait for the delivery. A couple of weeks may never have felt quite so long!
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“Excuse me, I have to go. Somewhere there is a crime happening.”
– Robocop, “Robocop”
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Fight Klub game news post at Purple Pawn →
Not much content here or actual review material, but all news is good news, right? Viral marketing needs new people to post about your product, and each new link is a chance for new interest…
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Thank You
Through all my troubles with ordering cards, I have been assisted by Warren Holland - and I appreciate his help.
I hope I have been reasonably patient and yet doggedly persistent in trying to make my order - as I want to play and show my support however I can - and I hope all will be resolved soon. All being well, I aim to order more Kilo packs in future, especially once Three goes live.
Getting...
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“Most people are so ungrateful to be alive, but not you, not any more…”
– John, “Saw”
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Third Time Lucky
Having had my order fail twice before, I’m trying one last time. I know that if it fails this time it will mean that I’m not meant to play Fight Klub and this whole thing is fated.
I have ordered Kilo One and Two this time and have my fingers crossed that it works out!
“Honey, you got real ugly.”
– Ash Williams, “Army of Darkness”
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Feeling Rejected
I’ve comfortably reached the point of exasperation now. Having placed two orders with different payment types, both have been inexplicably rejected. I fear that someone may be trying to tell me that Fight Klub might just not be my game!
I appreciate that there is some kink in the system fighting against me, but that doesn’t improve my mood. All I know is I want to get a hold of some...
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“No one ever asked me to find anything they didn’t want dead.”
– Preston Lennox, “Species”
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You Fat Handed T**t
“We are sorry to inform you that your Fight Klub order #5123456789 is on hold because your credit card has expired or you have completely mistyped the number on the card with your big fat sausage fingers.”
Well, nothing runs smoothly in this world, does it? I’ll try again…
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“Sleep tight, sucker.”
– Maj. Scott McCoy, “Delta Force”
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Does That Card Make You Frozen?
See, this is what I mean! Like what I said before…
Sitting here having breakfast, my son passed behind me and saw the picture of frozen T-1000 on the Fight Klub Community page. He asked what that card was and then stayed as I looked at some of the Kilo Three spoilers. I explain what the cards didn’t, what a Condition was, how the numbers he could see on an Effect card modified a...
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“Listen, I’ve been fatally poisoned. There’s probably a psychopath...”
– Chev Chelios, “Crank”
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Fight Klub review on Boardgame Geek →
An entirely reasonable review of Fight Klub - its theme, mechanics and marketing.
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The Whole 9 Yards
I’m prepared to undergo the whole experience so I can feedback to Decipher with reality backing me up. Just what is getting into Fight Klub for the first time really like?
So, I have already played a demo and liked the mechanics of the game. Yes, the event itself left something to be desired in regards to engaging new players; but, I want to see what Decipher offers.
I have placed my...
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“You bastards! Why are you torturing me like this? Why?!”
– Ash Williams, “The Evil Dead”
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There's Only One Way to Sort This Out...
So, this is the first post to my Fight Klüb blog. Tough spelling on Klüb there. Not sure that’s even right… maybe Fight Klub would suffice?
Anyway, I read up on the rules over the last week and played for the first time yesterday at Game ‘09 in Manchester. I have been playing TCGs for the last 10 years or more (Magic, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Warcraft, Middle-Earth, Wars), so...