Book log

[mikekn]

14. Thud! - Terry Pratchett [32 : 824/1536]
Last week, I finished the latest Discworld book on the train from NYC. Good fun read. Now I really need to break out my copy of the game Thud and get someone to play it with me (after we learn the rules...)

Comments

[zgwortz.livejournal.com]

Oooookay... I read this and thought: "They've made a boardgame out of a Discworld book? Cool! Let me look it up on the web..." Only to find that the game has it's own website (http://www.thudgame.com), including discussion forums...

Where did you get your copy?

[mikekn]

Yep, the game was created several years before the book came out. I first encountered it at JerseyDevilCon in 2002. I picked up a copy a few years later when it got offered through where I get my comics.

Game created

[metageek.livejournal.com]

Yep, the game was created several years before the book came out.

Heh. For "several", read "over a thousand"—I'm pretty sure it's just Hnefatafl.

Re: Game created

[mikekn]

Nope. I had wondered that too when I first saw it, but apart from looking similar it's a different game. Check out the Wikipedia entry for an overview.