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    Somehow I thought I'd already responded to this build. i certainly gave it many an admiring view last week . Things I love about it: colour scheme, shape of the house, lanterns, quoins, statues, railings, the hinged back, windows, that dude's glasses . Things i don't love about it: that i didn't think of all these things first .
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    Hi Bregir, I think you have misunderstood the plan; the new thread would be for agreed rule changes ONLY, not discussions of those changes, which could happen in many threads and PMs. I think we can set the rule change thread up so it is only open to Kai and locked to further comments, discussions or posts. That way we have a simple, clear and acessible list of rule changes, as a permanent record and available to all. Lets try it anyway and see how it works out. I hope this meets with your approval!
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    Yes, you are right Brick On of course, great suggestion! The key thing is that they are in a place where everyone can clearly see them, and in this thread they could get lost amongst everything else going on. Kai, I think there will be plenty of minor changes over time, there are still many mechanics not even introduced yet (and bear in mind that rule clarifications may require changes in rule wording as well). Yes, Ska is still the top banana for rules, I see the Recorder's role as simply recording what gets decided, and making sure the published rules are clearly and unambiguously expressed. One other thing, Kai, would you mind clarifying your gender? Maxim and Brick On seems to be disagreeing! Thank you!
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    I second Bregir's nomination of Kai, if Kai wants that role. This is a really important job, as Spock says rules and rule clarifications get lost in posts if the published rules aren't amended. Kai, are you up for this job? If we do have a Keeper or Records, to make their job easier I also propose that rule amendments only count if they are posted in this thread, not in PMs or faction threads. They can be discussed in any thread of course, but the outcome of any discussion should be posted here for all to see, then the Keeper of Records amends the published rules accordingly. Does that work for everyone?
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    Great work guys! Amazing how all these different builds come together to make a whole. Even my wfe is impressed with these pics!
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    35 Varieties of Factory Silent Wolf asked for some inspiration with building factories. Here's some ideas I came up with that other builders might find useful. Just type any of these terms into google and add '18th century images' or '17th century images' to get some good inspiration: Tannery, salt pan, iron or lead smelter, lime kiln, tobacco kiln, sugar refinery, cotton gin or cotton mill, woollen mill, nail works, brick works, night soil man, paint works or limery, dye works, wood yard, shot tower, gunpowder mill, cannon foundry, bell foundry, alum works, steel foundry or works, rope maker, sail maker, boat yard or ship yard, furrier, whaling factory, quarry, stone yard/mason, glass works (window or table glass), paper factory, cooperage (barrel maker), pottery, tilery, brewery, distillery, winery/vinyard.
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    Hey Wolfy, very well spotted, must be those wolf senses. We are just pulling together Corrington's Royal Society of Navigation and Discovery so this is a perfect fit. Maybe the Society could oversee the awarding of these medals?
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    Welcome to the Brick Seas Berninhr! This all looks fine to me. The use of the sheet for the sea is effective, especially in the last picture. Nice close up shots of this small but perfectly formed addition to Corrington's mighty fleet. Don't forget to licence her if you want. Onward to glory!
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    I just wanted to put a comment here so that your post goes back up to the top of the list, giving everyone a chance to see it before it slips down to page 2.
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    'to Fuzzy's point -- the EGS land builds are a constant return, a safe bet for your money. In one years time, people are going to be making a lot more money of EGS builds than MRCA.' This is a very good point which I hadn't considered before. As time goes on, every land build I have licensed will continue to generate monthly income, whereas the MRCA will not greatly increase in value. So the 70dbs I earned from the MRCA this month seems a lot now, but in a year's time will be nothing next to my income from land builds. So I now feel much happier with the balance between land builds and the MRCA! Thanks Ska!
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    The Smallest School in the World? (Fuzzy MacFuzz) [Licence status: yes] [Type: Education, small] [settlement value: 1] [Trade Value 5] 20160404_212244 (3) by Chris Warburton Brown, on Flickr
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    The Smallest School in the World? I Fuzzy MacFuzz I Corrington
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    20160404_212244 (3) by Chris Warburton Brown, on Flickr Good People of Port Raleigh! Know that due to the great munificence of our own Mr Hawksbrugh, the Port Raleigh elementary school and Port Raleigh Reading Room are now open! 20160404_212318 (3) by Chris Warburton Brown, on Flickr Any child between the age of 7 and 11 may attend the school; due to Mr Hawksbrugh's rather unusual notions even young ladies! They will receive elementary instruction in reading, writing and arithmetic, plus a smattering of geography, astronomy, history and natural philosophy according to a curriculum of Mr Hawksbrugh's own devising. The newly engaged tutor, Mr Leonidas Wallace, is now giving lessons five days a week. Children should attend for three hours each day, either in the morning or the afternoon session, but not both. Due to restrictions of space, no more than three pupils may attend each session so please apply well in advance. Lessons for adults of modest proportions may be available in the evenings; please apply at the school for details. 20160404_212325 (3) by Chris Warburton Brown, on Flickr We are also proud to announce the opening of the Public Reading Room, situated above the school. This library contains a wonderful collection of books paid for by Mr Hawksbrugh, plus generous donations from the private collections of our Mayor The Worshipful Mr Flynn, Miranda Merryweather and Lady Norrington. Books on all subjects are available to members, reference only. Membership is only half a doubloon for an entire year! The Reading Room is open Monday to Friday from 9 of the clock in the forenoon until 6 of the clock in the evening. Unfortunately due to the small space, only two members are permitted entry at any time. Obese members not permitted. [NB I actually built this school for my 9 year old daughter's Lego Elves, but then thought I could adapt it for BoBS. She did all the interiors without help, as you can see she is a better Lego modeller than me! I swear I will never do another hexagonal building, getting the walls lined up without falling apart was hard work!]
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    She's very well endowed for a small vessel. And the ship has big cannons too! (Sorry, I couldn't resist that one. I hope Hildegarde won't disembowel me in retaliation, though I suspect I deserve it.)
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    Fantastic build Tomsche, there is so much going on here. I think I might book a package tour there for my summer holidays, the beach looks lovely. Have all these buldings featured as earlier free builds? Maybe I missed some, but I would like a chance to see them in more detail. In fact more close up shots of your various vignettes within the big scene would be really nice, there is such a lot going on it can't all be seen properly in these photos. I think your photography doesn't do justice to your builds, especially the lighting. It is really hard to do good pictures of big scenes like this one. I had the same problem with my 'Dastardly Attack' build, so I'm afraid I have no advice to offer you, maybe someone else does?
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    Great build, that stained glass is lovely. Truly a home fit for a king. But I see big trouble ahead, not least for Corrington...
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    Great ships! Those sails are really fine work, and together these ships look a real fleet. They are perfect in every detail. Don't you have any 'sea' to sail them on, it would improve the look even further? The rifled cannon are a fun addition too, and Captain Tzomo is terrifying. But how does he fit his hair under that hat?
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    Fun build with some very fine features, like the dragon's head altar and the trainee fighters. I love the combination of a micro and full sized build in your story telling. Great integration of samurai Lego into BoBS. Maybe this is the origin of the Occidental pirates who raided Port Raleigh? Whatever the truth, this new alliance cannot be good news for civilised shipping.
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    Yes, a great build. Nice cranes and figure placement. The background ships are also a nice feature, gives the impression of a busy port. In no way is this 'botched', be kinder to yourself and your work! As I have said before, I like all these background type builds, it makes BoBS feel like a real world with real people hard at work. I agree about the presentation though, you haven't done justice to the build. Also, there are many mistakes in your text. Alwais proff reed yor text carefluly!
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    OK, I now understand the risks of losing a fortune on a larger ship licence, thanks for explaining. However in my case, there was no risk at all in the MRCA and (unless I suddenly start building large ships, which is unlikely) there never will be. It was just 70 free dbs. I still think the balance between land based builds and the MRCA needs addressing in the economic game. What do others who, like me, focus on land builds think? But maybe they're not on this thread! And maybe they don't care too much anyway, they just like to build! For me the best thing about the MRCA are the great builds and stories its results have inspired, both character driven and micro builds. On the earlier argument about quality, I don't see much point in rewarding high quality builds for their own sake. That just tells us what we already know; some of us build better than others. And it will demoralise the weaker builders like myself. Surely rewarding quality is what the challenges are for. Outside of the challenges, shouldn't we be rewarding effort, improvement, originality and fun? That's what I hope to do in all my comments. Except this one .
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    Nice build Celes, you are introducing a new character with a lot of potential (especially for any passing Sea Rats! ). But how does the Sheikh fit into BoBS? What are his plans in New Terra? A bit more story would be good.
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    Bregir, I am in agreement with most of your post, especially your list of prioirities on BoBS, but how is is possible to lose a fortune on the MCRA? My 2F ship was free to licence, I earned 70 DBs on the MCRA. If my ship had sunk, I would have lost nothing except that I would need to build a new ship, but building MOCs is the whole point of the game, so that's no hardship. Sorry, I can't see any risk at all.
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    Sorry I haven't time to read all the comments here. But I do feel the MCRA has too much importance and too much wealth. To expand: I have built 6 builds so far, taking maybe 25 hours. But the income for all of these together is hardly more than a single MCRA run with a ship I hired for 15 dbs in five minutes (MCRA earned me 70 dbs). Does this scale of rewards encourage me to build more land based MOCs? Does it reward me for fun story-based builds versus simply churning out ships? Is the economic game fairly balanced to those who focus on land builds and have little interest in building ships? I think the answer to all these questions is no. I am honestly not much bothered with the MCRA, or in competing with others for Dbs. But if I want to licence my land builds I need Dbs and the only way to get enough is the MCRA. Please don't get me wrong, so far I've loved everything I've done in BoBS and getting 70 'free' Dbs is lovely, I'm just not sure the economic system is properly balanced. Edit: Having read BlackDeathGr's post below, I wanted to reiterate how much I am enjoying the game. If the MCRA remains as it is, that won't detract from my enjoyment at all. I think my comment may have sounded more critical than I meant it to!
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    Approval from Corrington To Mr Servadacs, gentleman architect of Bardo Dated this 2nd day of April in the 616th year After Empire Port Raleigh Sir, today the mail packet Tumbler arrived here at Port Raleigh, whereby a friend had sent me the recent engravings made by Mr Hollar of your church and town hall at Bardo. I am writing to complement you on your excellent work, especially the town hall. It is splendid to see some work in the Classical style, so much more elegant and fitting for civic functions than the raw barbarism of so much vernacular building. My own architectural career has barely begun, but in the months ahead I hope I can create some modest buildings here in Port Raleigh which may be deemed both elegant and useful. As I do so, I will take much inspiration from the engravings of your work. I am, sir, your humble admirer and eager student, John Hawksbrugh
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    Nice idea with the rediscovery of the Vikings, this could so easily have happened in our world with the Viking settlement of Newfoundland. Really nice build as well, that is a mighty fort with a most impressive armament, and I love all those Eslandolan uniforms. But that big wooden tower won't survive long in the age of ship artillery, and the splinters will shred those lovely uniforms in no time!
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