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One Man Many Plans
Приєднався 19 бер 2024
Just a dad in his 40's figuring out this crazy world one plan at a time. Come join me as I fudge my way through life without a much needed instruction manual, look back at the things I wish I never got rid of (like Fighting Fantasy books and my well worn copy of Heroquest!) and learning whatever I can along the way from saving money to fixing things without calling in the experts!
There's also a blog that goes along with this madness, found over at Onemanmanyplans.com.au!
There's also a blog that goes along with this madness, found over at Onemanmanyplans.com.au!
OMMP - How Good was the 90's HeroQuest board game ad!
I was hooked on Fighting Fantasy books and all of a sudden in 1991 an ad for HeroQuest appeared and sucked me right into a deep dark RPG and miniature related hole I haven't been able to ever climb out of again..
The blog article about the game and the revised version - onemanmanyplans.com.au/heroquest-eat-my-skulls-gargoyle/
The blog article about the game and the revised version - onemanmanyplans.com.au/heroquest-eat-my-skulls-gargoyle/
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OMMP - Finally found some Fighting Fantasy!
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Ehmergherd! Mission accomplished! (Kind of..) After searching high and low for at least one of these original FF game books and just about to give up the search, I managed to stumble over two for just a couple of bucks! Now to not let them go like I foolishly did last time!
OMMP - Did you survive Dracula's castle? (1986 game book)
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Going down solo game book memory lane suddenly made me recall this one - Dracula's Castle by J H Brennan from 1986. In this video I'm looking at what I remember, J H's other work (including other game books I'm itching to try) and I'm keen to know if you ever played it, either as the hero Harker or the irritated bloodsucker himself? Check out more details about searching for this gamebook over ...
OMMP - Boost Your Audio! Samsung Phone + Snowball Mic Combo
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I really wasn't expecting everything to turn up so early but here we are! Time to unbox and setup my USB OTG cord and my mic stand, check out the difference in sound quality once the Snowball Ice Microphone is connected up and see if the 3D printed Snowball Ice Shock Mount is going to hold up it's end of the bargain. Affiliate links for what I've used today: Blue Snowball Ice Microphone amzn.to...
OMMP - The Snowball Blue Ice Microphone rides again!
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Having recently unearthed my Blue Ice Snowball Microphone, it got me wondering if I could get it to work in harmony with my Samsung S20 FE. It turns out not only can it (and easily) but I also stumbled over a pretty cool thing to 3D print for my snowball. Looks like it's about to become very useful once again! WhyOhWhyPhi's great vid on the test (thanks @WhyOhWhyPhi!) ua-cam.com/video/zmzQSQlHc...
OMMP - Fighting fantasy local library edition!
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While I'm still on the hunt for an original Fighting Fantasy game book from my youth, I did find something close while killing time at my local library last week.. #fightingfantasy
OMMP - Supermarket saving websites in Australia
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Since the price of everything really is too damn at the moment, here's a couple of handy websites to help you save the next time you shop at Coles or Woolworths down under! Here's to more dollerydoos! Check out when I discovered shppngtrrly last year - onemanmanyplans.com.au/amazon-bargains-one-link-to-save-them-all/ #savemoney
OMMP - The best albums for less than a buck!
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Let's face it, you're not really expecting quality or repeatability from a 99 cent bargain bin album are you? Well back in the day I gave a few a spin and while quite a few of them fell really short, there were three absolute bargains I still get a massive kick out of to this day! What's the best album you bought for cheap? Let me know below! (Edit: Lucas with the Lid Off is blocked in some cou...
OMMP - Can you help identify these three mystery video games?
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I'm still on the reminiscing train from last week but now I'm trying to recall three old school games from my childhood that I'd like to blow the dust off and play once again. Obviously I'm terrible with names but I do remember a couple of clues - if you think you know what they might be (or want to hazard even the wildest guess) then please let me know below and hopefully we can all solve this...
OMMP - Where did the original Fighting Fantasy books go?
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They were such a massive part of my childhood back in the 80's and 90's but where have all the original Fighting Fantasy books gone? I haven't seen one in the wild for ages (note: The wild - op shops, 2nd hand bookstores, garage sales and the like.) In this vid I also reminisce about the Fighting Fantasy books I used to own (and wish I kept) as well as reveal the one game book I actually do hav...
OMMP - Rebuilding the home brew tool kit
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OMMP - Rebuilding the home brew tool kit
OMMP - Why I love playing AFL Supercoach
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OMMP - Why I love playing AFL Supercoach
OMMP - Blood, sweat and the brother in law
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OMMP - Blood, sweat and the brother in law
OMMP - It's DIY chicken schnitzel time!
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OMMP - It's DIY chicken schnitzel time!
OMMP - Investing in trains for fun and profit!
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OMMP - Investing in trains for fun and profit!
Unfortunately, they’re NOT available digitally!
Which is strange considering how many old books have been converted but I guess it's not so easy to flip between numbles on an ebook reader outside of a table of contents..
Heroquest was the coolest board game ever. Dungeons & Dragons without people screaming about imaginary elves and wizards. The players have simple characters on the board.
The Fighting Fantasy books were a huge part of establishing my love for the general Fantasy genre and getting into D&D and all that. Good times were had! Congratulations on that great find!
Thank you very much - these books also propelled me down the massive rabbit warren of RPGS leading to the eventual love of worlds like Shadowrun and Cyberpunk 2020 so it's great to revisit the start all over again :D
I dont have this book
House of hell is 10, not 11
Me and my friends collected a lot of these books as kids. We picked them up for around 20p each from charity shops or car boot sales. They are now collectors items and I haven't found one for years.
Yeah thanks to Covid I haven't seen a car boot sale around the traps or anywhere near the same level of garage sales that we had pre spicy cough. I can only hope they return just for the randomness.
Deathtrap was my first at the age of 13 and ended up having around the first 20 (I had to do a quick google for list to recall I never had a couple of the late teen books) Great books with a variety of settings I also read the way if the tiger series a fantasy setting where you were a ninja. That world felt darker or maybe it was the artwork. That universe also appeared in the FF books as The Talisman of Death.
Just had a quick Google of way of the tiger - those covers look epic! Did they play as well as FF?
@@OneManManyPlans imo and trying to recall after almost 40 years 😁, it felt darker (the B&W internal artwork helped) and more thematic because it was all set in one universe unlike FF. There was carry overs from the previous books, eg skills learnt, like the lone wolf series (I only read one these). Sure you were a ninja but near the end of the series you ruled a city resulting in a political intrigue play, eg you'd pick your counsellors and some morally questionable characters would turn out useful as they had contacts that warned me of an assassination attempt. I enjoyed it enough to have read them multiple times and had all the books, and like you lament not holding onto such things to remind us of our long lost youth 😊
@@vandalcreed They're out there somewhere....the quest continues! :D
Deathtrap Dungeon was one of my favourites but I think the only book I actually owned as opposed to just getting from the library was City Of Thieves...and I had that Zagor board game! It was fun!
One day I'm going to find an op shop with not only the full range of FF books (all priced at a $1 each..) but also a pristine copy of that board game. And on the same day I'll win powerball and shout the neighbourhood Lambos. Still, a FF fan can dream..
The originals had a different coloured spine for each book, I think they went to green after book 7. Edit: On my shelves I have 1-31 34,35, 37,38, 41-46, 50 and 53. Also have in the same game line Clash of Princes, Fighting Fantasy, Riddling Reaver, Blacksand, Out of the Pit, Dungeoneer, and the Sorcery series (which was one of my favourites).
I recall Forrest of Doom originally was a brown orange but did they redo them in green down the track or am I imagining that? Also had no idea about Riddling Reaver until today - 4 adventures in one?? Is it as fun as it looks? (Just looked up Clash of Princes and wow did that bring back some memories. I think my local library had one of the two books which made things a challenge :D)
Almost had it 🙄
of course that's what it's for
Lul
It’s the accent for me 😂😂😂
That is for slapping five when you’re feeling down give it 10 when you’re feeling up😊
One time I built a pretty decent sleeper machine in an old e machines case, i7 6700+GTX 970 and gave it to my friend, he loved that machine haha
That'd be a fun sleeper!
I know what worng with it - ain't got no gas innit
If it works it works now you dont have to worry abt figuring out where to put extra drives
Drive space for years!
That is a crime
Massive case is better than no case!
I plead guilty. But at least the kids are happy now!
Thats the case i use the quick change baskets are usefull
Yeah it's great if you don't have to carry it everywhere :D
Thats very cool 👍