Andrea Ligabue
Italy
Modena
Italy
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Hi all gamers. I'm happy to introduce the new Geek of the Week: Timo Multamaki from Finland.
I met Timo in Essen and we start talking about gamers community both in finland and Italy. I was looking for foreign publishers to invete to PLAY: The Games Festiva and Timo told be he was in charge of organizing one of the graetes gamers event in Finland ... the years after Timo visit Modena and PLAY.
I really think Timo could give us some news about what is going on in Finland!
Here is
Timo Multamäki
Finland
ASKA
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Quote: I'm closing 40, married and I have a son (a 4,5 year whose favorite profession is knight, sorcerer or pirate, depending on the day). I have been gaming actively since early 1980's. I started with board games and RPGs. In early 1990's I found larping (Nordic Freeform larp (More about that : http://www.nordicscene.org/)) and it took pretty much all of my waking hours for the next 10+ years. I founded an gaming association in 1993 and have been chairing that since then, except one year when I lived in USA. Our association has grown, being now probably one of the most active gaming associations in Finland and having members from many countries from Europe, despite being a 'Finnish' association. I found out that Nordic cyber punk games were too small for my taste, so I had to organize something bigger, better and more rock'n'roll. So Wanderer Saga was done in 1996-1998. ( www.wanderer.org) Other alternative larps were done until 2003, when we started probably the most ambitious fantasy larp project ever: Dragonbane. That took over four years, involved 500+ persons and 20+ nationalities. It ended up to be the most expensive fantasy larp in history and recovering the project took a good year or so. We published a book about Dragonbane, which has spectacular pictures and it illuminates the levels of insanity rather well: http://stuff.wanderer.org/DB_the_Legacy.pdfI promised to do my next larp when my son asks me to do so. Even while doing Dragonbane it was evident, that LARP would have to give room for other gaming. I started making Zanziar, my first board game. Intention was to have it done for a dear friend's (and fellow GM) 40th birthday... but it ended up being ready for the 14th birthday of the gaming campaign from which it originates, about four years later than intended. Since 2007, my small team and I have been developing some of my early game ideas into full-fledged playable games I am also an semi-active member of Ropecon Ry, the association arranging the largest Nordic gaming convention every year. As my skills are best used in running the association, that's where I've been mostly helping. On some years I have had the pleasure of hosting our Guests of Honor.
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I graduated college with a double major in Information Technology and Demolitions
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I have played all six major revisions of Warhammer 40.000
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This poll is now closed.
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Closes: Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:00 am
And finally my question:
1. Which is the best Finnish games designer ?
2. How many finnish publishers do you know and do you think they deserve more international attention ?
3. How you dediced to design The Phantom League ? How muche Merchant of Venus influenced your design ?
good play and have a mnice week as Geek of the Week, Timo!
Liga
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Robert Wesley
Nepal
Aberdeen
Washington
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- eridis
 GRATZ! Timo and do you have this model kit? Myrsky II Since I does! 
EDIT added photo
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Wendell
United States
Arlington
Virginia
All the little chicks with crimson lips, go...
Hey, get your stinking cursor off my face! I got nukes, you know.
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- eridis
Congrats Timo!
(BTW, this is posted in the wrong forum. Perhaps a kind admin will move it to the right place so Timo gets his rightful place!)
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Jeremy Salinas
United States
Indianapolis
Indiana
Drakkenstrike's Components Breakdown Video Review Series in HD
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- eridis
Congratulations Timo! We loved your game The Phantom League. Hope my Components Breakdown Video Review did you proud. Just two questions from me. First, what are you working on next? Second, how does one acquire those cool ships for The Phantom League?
Jeremy D. Salinas
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Claus
Denmark
Sorø
Blandt alle de onde,...
... den gode vil gå til grunde!
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- eridis
Onneksi olkoon!
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Jack Reda
United States
Herndon
Virginia
Guess the games in my uberbadge!
My favorite game is Cosmic Encounter.
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- eridis
Congratulations Timo! If you ever happen upon the old Finnish version of Cosmic Encounter, let me know!
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Congratulations for making it to Geek of the week".
My question for you:
Can you tell us a little bit more about your rather original hairstyle ?
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Brad "What do you mean "Double Skulls" again?!" Redfield
United Kingdom
Under a DVD Collection, Scarborough
North Yorkshire
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Hey all, congrats on making GotW Timo!!
My questions for you:-
1/ Who is your favourite Investigator in Arkham Horror and why?
2/ You say that Space Hulk 3rd is the best miniature based game out of the many you have played. Care to give a couple of reasons why you think this?
3/ Which Warhammer 40K army do you think has gone through the biggest changes since you started playing? Have you always played the same army or have you changed over to different ones?
Have a great week!
PS- Does anyone know why you can't poll on the three claims? 
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Timo Multamäki
Finland
ASKA
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- eridis
Hello Jeremy,
Drakkenstrike wrote: Congratulations Timo! We loved your game The Phantom League. Hope my Components Breakdown Video Review did you proud.
It certainly did. Thanks.
Quote: Just two questions from me. First, what are you working on next?
Next thing is the Phantom League expansion "Mostly Harmless", which
I intend to get out this autumn. After that I have one post-holocaust game in the works.
Quote: Second, how does one acquire those cool ships for The Phantom League?
Those you can get only by ordering from me, directly. We have still six sets left. I know that 55€ for miniatyreset is expensive, but 3D printing isn't exactly cheap.
Jeremy D. Salinas[/q]
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Timo Multamäki
Finland
ASKA
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- eridis
Quote: My question for you:Can you tell us a little bit more about your rather original hairstyle ?
yep, why not. I used to have long ponytail, but as I have atopic skin (very dry skin) having a lot of hair means that scalp skin would become very dry. That is painful.
So, this 'atypical' ponytail of mine allows having long(er) hair while not having that much problems with too dry skin.
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Timo Multamäki
Finland
ASKA
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GROGnads wrote: GRATZ! Timo and do you have this model kit? Myrsky II Since I does!
Nope, that I do not have.
But I believe I have seen Myrsky planes in Finnish airplane museum.
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Timo Multamäki
Finland
ASKA
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- eridis
liga wrote:
1. Which is the best Finnish games designer ?
Hmmmm... Tough. There is the obvious choice of saying 'me', but I guess it wouldn't be fair. I believe it would be Jani Rönkkönen with his 'Inquisition' game. It has interesting theme and good rule mechanics.
Quote: 2. How many finnish publishers do you know and do you think they deserve more international attention ?
I think there are about 20 Finnish game designers and certainly they'd deserve more international attention.
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Well, I was a huge elite fan back in the days. First iterations of Phantom League were done when Elite was new game 
So it has been in the works for well over a decade. I have never played Merchant of Venus, so it can't have influenced much
Actually I managed to trade MoV last week, but it has not arrived yet.
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Timo Multamäki
Finland
ASKA
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- eridis
Narlgoth wrote:
1/ Who is your favourite Investigator in Arkham Horror and why?
Tough. I have not played Arkham enough to define that.
Quote: 2/ You say that Space Hulk 3rd is the best miniature based game out of the many you have played. Care to give a couple of reasons why you think this?
Sure. Its production quality is superb. I'd assume no one really has issues with that. But also the mechanics are well though of and missions are well balanced. On all of the missions, both sides have realistic chances to win.
...and I have to say that a lot of the WH40K theme has been succesfully implemented in SH3. And I love that theme.
Quote: 3/ Which Warhammer 40K army do you think has gone through the biggest changes since you started playing? Have you always played the same army or have you changed over to different ones?
Squats have gone through biggest change Since there are no such thing any longer. I have some kind of fondness towards the armies of chaos and Eldar. I have had both armies for a very long time (actually I have two separate chaos and eldar armies) and especially chaos have changed over the decades quite a lot.
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PS- Does anyone know why you can't poll on the three claims?
No, but maybe the admins will figure it out.
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btw i'm maja
Poland
Krakow
Poland
Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colours. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. Pratchett
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Congratulations Timo and enjoy your week!
The Geekweeks are fantastic for noobs like me to learn about designers for example, so I'm glad to meet the first Finnish game designer. Even a pearl among many since you eagerly take part in discussions on your games.
I'm looking forward to try the ones you have made and see more
Q 1: Is there any game you are aware of with a proper Finnish juicy/steamy theme? If not, would you be eager to design one..? Please, toss some ideas about what proper Finnish means for you...
Q 2: We know you are a hardworker and a passionate. But. If you were given an opportunity of fully funded 3-week vacation,
- where would you go?
- who would you take with you?
- what would you do there?
Absolutely all options are possible
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Svetlana
Russian Federation
Moscow
If you are lost, I'll be there to break your trust and ravage all your lust for life.
In the confusion and the aftermath you are my signal fire. Hold me close, 'cause I need you to guide me to safety. The only resolution and the only joy is the faint spark of forgiveness in your eyes, I don't want to wait forever...
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Congratulations, Timo!
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Piero S. P.
Italy
Turin
"If our gods and our hopes are nothing but scientific phenomena, then it must be said that our love is scientific as well." - L'Eve Future
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CONGRATS! 
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T'Leynti
Netherlands
Oud-Beijerland
Zuid-Holland
Live long and prosper RPG Geek
Challenge your preconceptions or they will challenge you.
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Congrats Timo! Have fun this week.
What is your favourite snack?
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Timo Multamäki
Finland
ASKA
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- eridis
Ashitaka wrote:
What is your most & least favorite game mechanic and why?
Favourite: I like the deck building that Dominion introduced.
Hated: Dice. Its just so 80's. And boring.
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Timo Multamäki
Finland
ASKA
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- eridis
xenotime wrote: I'm looking forward to try the ones you have made and see more
Thank you.
Quote:
Q 1: Is there any game you are aware of with a proper Finnish juicy/steamy theme? If not, would you be eager to design one..? Please, toss some ideas about what proper Finnish means for you...
Hmmm... I am not quite sure what you mean with juicy/steamy theme in here. Most of the Finnish games are done with themes which are universal, there ARE couple of games which are of Finnish mythology, Finnish politics or other very Finnish topics.
Quote: Q 2: We know you are a hardworker and a passionate. But. If you were given an opportunity of fully funded 3-week vacation,
- where would you go?
- who would you take with you?
- what would you do there?
I'd take Lagoon 560 and go to Tonga and great barrier reef. Scuba diving, sailing, sun shine and such. And rum.
I'd take my family and friends with me.
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Timo Multamäki
Finland
ASKA
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zombiegod wrote:
What's your favourite Dexterity game?
None. I don't like dexterity games.
Quote:  What's your favourite card game, played using themed cards? 7 wonders What's your favourite card game, played using a regular/standard deck of cards? Wizard. What's your favourite Race game? PitchCar, I play that with my son. What's your favourite Memory game? I seldomly play such, unless with my son. What's your favourite Tile Laying game? I used to play Carcassonne years ago. Currently none of the tile laying games hit my table. What's your favourite Abstract game? Ubongo 3D, probably. What's your favourite Area Control game? Tigris & Euphrates What's your favourite Co-operative game? That would probably be Battlestar Galactica. What's your favourite Dice Rolling game? I try to avoid dice rolling. What's your favourite Dungeon-Crawl game? Ars Magica What's your favourite Trivia game? Wits & Wagers What's your favourite War game? Hmmmm... Tough. There quite a few of good ones, but most of the really good ones have some serious shortcomings. What's your favourite Sci-Fi game? The Phantom League What's your favourite Horror game? Arkham Horror What's your favourite Sports game?
If at all possible, I try to avoid sports games.
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Andrea Ligabue
Italy
Modena
Italy
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- Timo-eridis-Mutamaki
I have changed the title of the threas (so now there i also your name) and fixed the poll ... so now peoples can vote!!!!
good play
Liga
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Timo Multamäki
Finland
ASKA
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- Timo-eridis-Mutamaki
Could you correct it a bit.
My surname is Multamäki, not Mutamäki.
There is distinctive difference between those (both mean something in Finnish).
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Raimond
Sweden
Göteborg
Västra Götalands län
Northern Lights
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere. (Carl Sagan 1934-1996)
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Re: Geek of the Week #280- Timo-eridis-Mutamaki
Onneksi olkoon!
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