Razing cities - Page 2

La Fayette · January 18, 2003, 19:34

Mine has 'Champs Elysées' instead

DrSpike · January 18, 2003, 19:56

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Originally posted by rah

Which version of the game has Mayfair as a Property in it?

The one for the UK of course.

rah · January 18, 2003, 20:05

Is Mayfair the equivalent to Boardwalk? If not just say the color and the number in sequence, and I'll know.

DrSpike · January 18, 2003, 20:26

On our board it's the last square before GO and is dark blue. It refers to a very exclusive area in London.

War4ever · January 18, 2003, 20:32

i have vancouver monopoly as well........... mayfair is the uk version of boardwalk....i have both those versions as well..as well as a strat guide for monopoly, and i have star wars monopoly,

DrSpike · January 18, 2003, 20:33

/me gets the impression War likes Monopoly.

War4ever · January 18, 2003, 20:35

yeah, played alot as a kid.....my dad was great at boardgames, or cheated alot...

DrSpike · January 18, 2003, 20:47

.....just go get me a beer son, whilst I sort out the money for this transaction.

War4ever · January 18, 2003, 20:53

yeah, hes a good card player, i am sure he stuffed a few bills up his sleeve, but i never caught him, nor has he admitted to it...the bastard

rah · January 18, 2003, 21:43

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Originally posted by DrSpike
.....just go get me a beer son, whilst I sort out the money for this transaction.

If my father said that, we'd get even by drinking part of his beer while we were retrieving it.

War4ever · January 18, 2003, 21:46

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Originally posted by rah

If my father said that, we'd get even by drinking part of his beer while we were retrieving it.

never thought of that

DrSpike · January 18, 2003, 21:47

Wouldn't he spot that it was open?

No dad, we thought you might like us to open it for you, see?

War4ever · January 18, 2003, 21:51

well they weren't twist off bad when rah was a kid

rah · January 18, 2003, 22:02

The old man had to drink it out of pewter mug. So we'd open it and pour it before we brought it to him.

War4ever · January 19, 2003, 13:54

whats a pewter mug? never heard of that before, similar to a stein , sleeve, or pint glass? how many ounces

DrSpike · January 19, 2003, 14:03

Pewter is a metal War.

It was often used in the olden days (sorry Rah

) for drinking vessels.

War4ever · January 19, 2003, 16:29

ah, i think i may have a small stein made of pewter then......looks like steel sorta that grey metal look ? if so i have one, did they use to put glass in the bottom of them?

DrSpike · January 19, 2003, 16:43

I'm too young.......ask Rah.

Bloody Monk · January 19, 2003, 17:04

As a point of information, pewter is an alloy of tin with lead (!!), brass, or copper, and it has a grayish, silvery luster when polished. Paul Revere, the silversmith, is also famous for his pewterware.

Monk

War4ever · January 19, 2003, 19:46

ok, but did they make those glasses with glass on the bottom..?

Bloody Monk · January 20, 2003, 02:02

Originally, glass was not used. Pewter was used for all sorts of eating, serving utensils, because of its beauty and durability. The problem with ancient pewter was its lead content which could be very high. The lead wasn't fixed so it leached into the food and drink and over time probably contributed to death from lead poisoning. Lead is no longer used in pewter utensils, but is common in miniatures and toy figures, complete with warnings to keep away from children. Combining pewter with glass, as a bottom or as a liner, makes a very handsome and distinctive drinking vessel. I hope you have the opportunity to enjoy it often.

...when you are razing cities....

Monk

War4ever · January 20, 2003, 03:08

yes, though admittedly i haven't used my small pewter mug in quite some time, and with that history lesson , not sure if i should ever use it again

but i will still use some sort of stein often

when conquering/razing cities of course

rjmatsleepers · January 20, 2003, 04:58

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Originally posted by War4ever
ah, i think i may have a small stein made of pewter then......looks like steel sorta that grey metal look ? if so i have one, did they use to put glass in the bottom of them?

The story goes that unscrupulous recruiting officers would slip a shilling (pre decimal british silver coin) into a mug of beer. If you drunk it you had "taken the kings shilling" and were in the army. The glass bottom allowed you to spot this trick. Not sure I believe it, but I don't think you should allow truth to stand in the way of a good story.

RJM at Sleepers

DrSpike · January 20, 2003, 05:27

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Originally posted by rjmatsleepers

The glass bottom allowed you to spot the trick.

Cool.......interesting info. However, this thread seems to have meandered a little

La Fayette · January 20, 2003, 05:49

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Originally posted by DrSpike

However, this thread seems to have meandered a little

No surprise: it happens quite often after a few mugs

DrSpike · January 20, 2003, 05:55

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Originally posted by La Fayette

No surprise: it happens quite often after a few mugs

Hey! Don't call War4 a mug!

War4ever · January 20, 2003, 23:12

it meandered? and you haaaaaad no part in that

yes i believe Scouse Gits told that story here before....

interesting either way

Scouse Gits · January 21, 2003, 03:59

... and just who are you calling a drunkard. Warz? I resemble that remark!

SG[1]

rah · January 21, 2003, 09:43

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Originally posted by War4ever
ah, i think i may have a small stein made of pewter then......looks like steel sorta that grey metal look ? if so i have one, did they use to put glass in the bottom of them?

Yes, all of my Father's mugs had glass on the bottom. Since he wasn't worried about being tricked into the army, it was purely ornamental.

His were 16 ounce mugs.

War4ever · January 21, 2003, 22:08

yes, mine is definitely not the traditional 22? ounce mug...i am sure it is no bigger than 14-16 ounces