10 [Report This]Date: August 01, 2007 11:13 pm Title: The Fjords of Sweden
Woo hoo! I just found this gem of a story and am LOVING it. Great job with all the voices. I particularly like the german thing, keeps making me laugh out loud. Also, how perfect that it's PAM's game of RISK?! So great. Well done and I can't wait for more.
Author's Response: Thank you. I'm a big fan of everything you've done, so your kind words mean a lot. The German thing is going to be a running joke for a while, so I'm glad you like it. Thanks for the review Stablergirl.
Date: August 01, 2007 10:54 pm Title: The Fjords of Sweden
Brilliant chapter, update soon. Although I must say that I enjoyed Dwight's joke about the French in 1940. I do hate the French. Keep writing.
Author's Response: I wasn't sure if the 1940 French joke seemed a little too out of character or left field, but I'm glad you liked it. Thank you for the review and kind words blueturfbronco.
Date: August 01, 2007 06:25 pm Title: The Fjords of Sweden
With all this talk of Norway and fjords I am reminded of a variety of Monty Python routines.
Author's Response: I like how your mind works. That was actually unintentional, but after you mentioned it I immediately thought of the Dead Parrot sketch, among others. Thanks for the review Alex Wert.
Date: July 23, 2007 09:01 pm Title: I Come Back to You Now....At the Turn of the Tide
I was drawn in by the Risk thing, because it is an awesome game, but I was scared it would be too hard to actually write a good story like this.
You totally proved me wrong. This story owns, keep up the good work, I can't wait for more!
Author's Response: Thank you again for the review. More is coming, it might be a little slower then I have been updating, but we're getting to the meat of the story. Pam/Jim in the break room with Andy and Dwight.
Date: July 23, 2007 08:02 pm Title: It's For Ages Ten and Up
I LOVE RISK ALMOST AS MUCH AS I LOVE THE OFFICE.
this is awesome.
Author's Response: Thank you very much for the review. This whole story was inspired by a RISK game I was playing. It seems to suit Dwight.
Date: July 19, 2007 08:50 pm Title: Machiavelli Meets RISK
really, if any one didn't get those references, just, wow. though, i have to remind myself, i am a 22 year old man, and those two movies are more or less my bread and butter. through in some Shaun of the Dead, and you've got the Holy Trinity. toss in some Motorhead, you've got the Holy Quad.
but, really, that argument, wow. that was extremely well written. nicely done. respect.
Author's Response: Yeah, the argument was tricky to write. I didn't want either one of them to come off as terrible, just incompatible with each other. I too love Shaun of the Dead. I would throw the Batman soundtrack at a zombie if it came at me any day of the week. Thanks for the review.
Date: July 19, 2007 05:31 pm Title: Machiavelli Meets RISK
Very well done as usual. Although Jim's thoughts seem a bit to feeble. It seems like he's given up entirely to the idea of Pam and REALLY wanted it to work with Karen. Maybe that's just my interpretation but even so good job.
Author's Response: Yeah I see what you mean. My reasoning is that Jim knows he has a lack of deep feelings for Karen and is consequently over-compensating by trying to hold on too hard to the relationship. He knows that if it doesn't work with Karen, if he can't move on from Pam, a woman who rejected him twice already, then he is completely screwed. The Jim in this story doesn't realize how Pam feels about him. Thanks for the review, I appreciate the kind words!
Date: July 17, 2007 01:42 pm Title: The Cunning Use of Flags
this is cute. I remember my history teacher getting into this game with some classmates. I never played... I'm about peace and love dude! (I sucked)
Author's Response: Thank you for the review. Dwight is not about the peace or love, which is why he excels at RISK.
Date: July 17, 2007 11:09 am Title: The Cunning Use of Flags
It's nice to see that Kevin has his priorities straight.
Author's Response: So true. Kevin isn't so much about global domination as he is about hot women....and then giggling about them until he's red in the face. Thank you for the review!
Date: July 17, 2007 08:34 am Title: The Cunning Use of Flags
Nice job! You write the Jim/Dwight banter very realistically. I can totally imagine this happening on the show.
Author's Response: Thank you very much, that was really my goal with the banter. I know that the way in which I write it is slightly different then most other fanfics, with the pauses and "like", "you know" and "ums". Not to say that such things aren't in other stories, but most aren't as common, I think. Thank you for your review, I appreciate it!
Date: July 17, 2007 01:25 am Title: The Cunning Use of Flags
Alright, this may make me sound like a nerd but here it goes. The start of a game of risk starts with the dealing of the country cards, there is no country selection. Also, I'd like to see if you could incorportate the Pam/Jim/Karen story into this since you have hinted at it briefly and I think it would be awesome.
Keep going, this is awesome.
Author's Response: You are, of course, quite correct about the country cards. Most people use them to determine the positions on the board. I originally wrote a part where Dwight provided a running commentary on the historical and strategic importance of the various territories as the cards were passed out. But....I decided to recycle that for the actual gameplay, and re-wrote it to where they each explain their choice. Also, Pam/Jim/Karen is coming! There is a reason that the two women are not in the office, and they'll have to return soon. What will they're reactions be to the game? Hmmmm.....Either way, thanks for the review and your support!
9 [Report This]Date: July 16, 2007 02:16 pm Title: It's For Ages Ten and Up
I have a theory that Dwight is very much saddened by the fact that the Nazis lost WW2.
Author's Response: Haha, I think that you're probably right. Look for Dwight's unconscious (hopefully) appreciation of the order and discipline of the Nazis to resurface in a later chapter. Thank you for the review!
Date: July 16, 2007 09:22 am Title: It's For Ages Ten and Up
This is hilarious. I loved how Dwights language became more miltaristic as they got closer to playing. I also loved jim knowing exaclty what angle to play in order to get Dwight to put the game back. Jim looking for a camera was also perfect. Great job.
Author's Response: As a salesman, I figured Jim would be able to manipulate Dwight in any way he wanted to. That continues into Chapter 2 as well. Dwight is very excited to play RISK, and of course, beat Jim at something. Thank you for your review, I appreciate it!
Date: July 16, 2007 05:59 am Title: It's For Ages Ten and Up
you wrote dwight sooooo perfectly as well as jim's reaction to him
hope to read more
Author's Response: Thank you for your kind words and your review. Its a lot of fun to write the back and forth between Jim and Dwight.
Date: July 16, 2007 05:41 am Title: It's For Ages Ten and Up
Fun story I had RISK as a kid. I never remember actually finishing a game LOL. Please continue!
Author's Response: Thank you very much for the review. You're right about the length of RISK games too. With Dwight involved, Jim may be playing for hours.