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Star Fighters Rapid Fire Kickstarter Preview and Gameplay | @alleycatgames

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Live playthrough of the fast action dice rolling Kickstarter game Star Fighters Rapid Fire by Alley Cat Games. Back Star Fighters on Kickstarter . About Star Fighters: Rapid Fire combines the excitement of real-time dice rolling with tactical starship combat. Each player hops into the cockpit of their own starfighter and duels it out in a dog fight to prove who is the superior pilot. The game plays in multiple modes 1 vs 1, 3 player free-for-all, 2 vs 2, or a solo mode where a single starfighter attacks an orbital space station. In the real-time phase all players roll and re-roll their command dice simultaneously, and assign them to the various functions of their starfighter. When a player has fully charged systems and is ready to act they may end the real-time phase by hitting the big red button and yelling, “Fire!” This means all players must cease rolling and allocating dice and move to the tactical phase. In the tactical phase players then alternate activating the systems they hav...
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A Backlash to 'Extreme Couponing'?- MSN Money

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You may find the obsessive shoppers in " Extreme Couponing " somewhat entertaining, if over-the-top, but it appears they've inspired so many wannabes that retailers are setting new limits on coupon use. Some smart shoppers have seen this coming since the TLC show debuted. Karen,  in a SavvyDollar forum  last month, shared a conversation she'd had with a grocery cashier: She said, "I wish they'd take that show and shove it!" because apparently they've had a lot of customers come in wanting to save like the shoppers on the show and they try to break the store's coupon policies with the limits, complain when they can't, etc. I really hope this backlash doesn't ruin it for the rest of us . . . sounds like it might be heading that direction. The show has apparently sparked some illegal activity, according to Lesley Mitchell, who described the backlash in  The Salt Lake Tribune : "Managers at several stores where I shop think the 'E...
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Extreme Coupons: TV Show Draws Extreme Backlash

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When has couponing gone too far. I'm still new to couponing but I can tell you what I saw on TV was ridiculous. There is a right way and a wrong way. Currently couponing is getting a bad wrap from news and media. Recently even Yahoo! Finance posted an article . Coupon Dos & Don'ts Still, as wary as I am of coupon mania, I'm willing to concede that there are some smart ways to use coupons -- as long as you're buying something you actually want or need. Many stores still have lenient policies. Here's some advice for tactfully getting the most out of coupons and some coupon etiquette Do's and Dont's.
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