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Topic: Burning Sand: Jihad
Started by: Thor Olavsrud
Started on: 8/16/2005
Board: Burning Wheel

On 8/16/2005 at 12:21pm, Thor Olavsrud wrote:
Burning Sand: Jihad

For anyone that's interested, we've managed to sneak in a new PDF supplement ahead of GenCon.

It's 88 pages of space opera goodness.

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On 8/18/2005 at 3:40pm, dunlaing wrote:
Re: Burning Sand: Jihad

Cool. I'm definitely interested. At first blush, it seems a little derivative of Dune, but I've only read the first page or two.

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On 8/18/2005 at 4:39pm, rafial wrote:
RE: Re: Burning Sand: Jihad

At first blush, it seems a little derivative of Dune


And that's a bad thing how? :)

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On 8/23/2005 at 10:10pm, John Harper wrote:
RE: Re: Burning Sand: Jihad

Also, the very first page says the game is an homage. So, "a little derivative" is actually a huge understatement. It's a loving re-creation of the Dune 'verse in almost every detail. Very cool too!

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On 8/23/2005 at 10:25pm, rafial wrote:
RE: Re: Burning Sand: Jihad

John wrote: It's a loving re-creation of the Dune 'verse in almost every detail.


It's way more subversive than that... It's unashamedly using the tropes of the Duneiverse to comment on contemporary politics.  Never let it be said that the folks at BW HQ aren't prepared to tweak a few noses.

Very cool too!


That, well it goes without saying...

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On 8/23/2005 at 10:35pm, John Harper wrote:
RE: Re: Burning Sand: Jihad

Yes. I'm really reading it now (just skimmed before) and I'm loving the political stuff. Nice work, folks.

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On 8/31/2005 at 1:34pm, M Jason Parent wrote:
RE: Re: Burning Sand: Jihad

Bought this at GenCon sight-unseen.

I read the back, said to myself "this sounds vaguely Dune-esque, I love Dune, my wife loves Dune... it may be close enough that I could use it to get her playing Burning Wheel!", and bought it.

Then discovered how Dune-esque it really is. Sweetness.

All that is lacking is a single line on the back cover...

"He who controls the salt controls the universe!"

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On 8/31/2005 at 3:12pm, abzu wrote:
RE: Re: Burning Sand: Jihad

oh it is... but it isn't.

-L

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