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Rules of the House! READ FIRST

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Our rules are simple, straightforward, and to the point here, just like a Hibernian Intelligence Agency case officer dealing with a Luches Utopian spy they caught snooping around the pub again. The bottom line of this forum is for fans of Silent Death and related hobby matter may come and enjoy themselves sharing their gaming experiences. It is not a place for trolls, spammers, hucksters, conartists, politics, arguments about personal religious beliefs, racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism, ableism, or any other expression of bigotry, bad manners, or abject stupidity.

Persons who do not remain civil, courteous, mature, and respectful towards their fellow forum participants will be warned once, and then banned if the Administrator on duty deems the transgression severe enough to merit such banishment. Posts that drift off topic gratuitously may be deleted. Offensive material and spam will always be deleted upon discovery, and the perp may just be banned on the spot for their troubles...

Offending material includes porn, memes containing racist sentiments, sexism, ageism, et al. No exceptions. We have no time for any such garbage, and as much as Silent Death is about humans in conflict with one another, the assorted unscientific prejudices too many of our fellow humans today cling to are long gone by AL16, so such sentiments are contrary to the spirit of the game's background, and the spirit of the game itself. 

Sportsmanship to invoke the ancient term, is a central principle of the Metal Express team. We are not overly fond of rules lawyering, as Silent Death is a game, and therefore meant to be fun. Yes, we will answer rules questions, and our answers are official. That said, on this forum and in person, the Metal Express team stands for fair play for all, and the goal is to have even the poor sod who blew up on the first turn of weapons fire to be laughing and having a good time by game's end. 

We here are humorless old geezers who have forgotten how to have a sense of humor and are taking what we do here too seriously. What these rules of conduct are all about is hard won experience being active on the internet in various capacities since the days of AOL and dial-up modems (yes, yours truly IS that ancient, so mind yer manners, kids!). Yours truly has participated in many a vigorous, impassioned exchange with others on the very topics that are expressly prohibited on this forum. Metal Express fora are therefore not just a meeting place for like-minded enthusiasts of a classic game, but a sanctuary from the madness of the outside world, where participants can escape for a few minutes or perhaps even an hour or three to revel in a universe of daring space fighter aces and heroic deeds of valor and skill. 

So iff you come here, then do so sincerely intending to participate with fellow fans of a classic tabletop board game of space fighter combat set in a grim far future 9,000 years from today's do-ins. Speak of your favorite ships, your favorite dirty tricks you play on your friends, of how you read a good book by a fighter pilot from the First World War and you think you figured out how to translate some of their winning moves onto the Silent Death board. 

Share your new ship design ideas. Share your sketches of new ships, squadron patches, or color schemes for your fighters. Share photos of your games. 

Share your favorite after action narratives. Share your model making and painting skills! Silent Death is part of the wonderful hobby of science fiction miniature wargaming, so eye candy is a very important part of the experience, so don't be stingy with the pictures!

Thus ends this pounding of the podium by your friendly neighborhood Administrator and Forum Commissar. Remember: be cool, stay civil, have fun, and always watch yer six for the Colosian diving out of the sun! Cool
"Pathetic earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void, without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here..."

- Ming the Merciless
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