Hi, all. I wanted to share with everyone what I am up to with a card game that I designed. Back when Mystery Rummy: Jack the Ripper came out, I became a fan of...
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Mason
foolster41
Nov 2, 2009 4:38 am
Hi! I played your game, and I hope you don't mind, I'm going to honest about what I think. I'm not anything like a professional designer, I'm an amateur...
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Christian_Gamers_Guil...
Nov 2, 2009 5:03 am
Reminder from: Christian_Gamers_Guild Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Christian_Gamers_Guild/cal Chad Barbry's Birthday Tuesday November 3, 2009 All...
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Daniel
danyl1967
Nov 2, 2009 5:28 am
That is some great input, I really like the ideas that you have mentioned. Also, this is a means of learning game programing and design for fun. I do also...
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Hank Harwell
inisliath
Nov 2, 2009 2:55 pm
Happy Birthday, Chad! ... -- Hank Harwell, OCGGBH, D LiveJournal: <http://cleireac.livejournal.com/> NOW on Twitter! <http://twitter.com/cleireac>...
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Charles Waterman
agapeesl
Nov 3, 2009 1:53 am
I think it would be helpful if you added an addenda to make it **explicit** what you imagine will happen when the various "Christian expeience cards" are...
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shari12152004
Nov 3, 2009 1:18 pm
Happy Birthday :)...
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Christian_Gamers_Guil...
Nov 4, 2009 12:51 am
Reminder from: Christian_Gamers_Guild Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Christian_Gamers_Guild/cal Prayer List Reminder Tuesday November 3, 2009 8:00...
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jighm
Nov 4, 2009 7:33 am
Thanks for that feedback. During the game, when a player lays down a meld or plays certain other cards, he/she will anchor a Dove card face-down on the table...
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Jacob Houck
greekgeek@...
Nov 4, 2009 12:02 pm
Do any of you have God in your game(not symbolism)? I had been thinking about how to include Him, but I came to the conclusion that I shouldn't have Him in it,...
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Pete
lone_gunman_...
Nov 4, 2009 3:19 pm
Quick answer no, but Christianity has come up in several games. When playing a mythic history game like Witchhunter or one of the White Wolf Dark Ages lines...
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Daniel
danyl1967
Nov 4, 2009 5:48 pm
I would never play God in a game nor would I play in a game where someone had God as a character. It is simply wrong. The real question is what is the point...
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Icosahedrophilia - Ch...
rcheard
Nov 4, 2009 6:28 pm
In the single-player game I ran for my young son, I included an Aslan- type figure, Eloheyka (Hebrew for "your God," by the way) that manifested as an eagle...
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Jacob Houck
greekgeek@...
Nov 4, 2009 8:52 pm
Thanks for all of you guys input! What Daniel said makes Middle Earth sound like a nice place to play in, since it is founded on christian principles. Thanks...
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Icosahedrophilia - Ch...
rcheard
Nov 4, 2009 9:24 pm
Tolkien himself sometimes described Middle-Earth as "pre-Christian." ... -- Chris Heard Icosahedrophilia Blog and Podcast http://d20.heardworld.com [Non-text...
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M. J. Young
tiras1
Nov 4, 2009 9:32 pm
Jacob Houck, welcome to the Christian Gamers Guild. The issue you raise has been discussed many times, and you'll find some thoughts on the options and their...
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James Aubuchon
norksquad
Nov 4, 2009 10:21 pm
How about just praying and asking God to be present when you play? You might be surprised at the results! :) God Bless Jim...
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Michael Garcia
fratermax
Nov 5, 2009 1:52 pm
Hi, everyone. Just got back from Boston. Still haven't had time to type up the campaign chronicle from last Friday. One thing has occured to me, however. I...
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Dave Mattingly
hayzine
Nov 5, 2009 8:10 pm
Welcome Daniel, ... Excellent! Now we can play games together forever. ... I did that growing up. I even got into the industry back in the day, and worked a...
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Jacob Houck
greekgeek@...
Nov 5, 2009 8:16 pm
Amen! That is one thing I can't go wrong doing. Thanks for the link M J, and I understand the way you do it. One thing though. Elebreth is not the supreme god...
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James Aubuchon
norksquad
Nov 5, 2009 8:56 pm
Isn't Elebreth something like the Virgin Mary? Tolkien was Catholic after all! :) Jim...
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Bryan Ray
bryanray73
Nov 5, 2009 9:30 pm
... Elbereth is the Sindarin name for Varda, is one of the Valar, sort of archangels in Tolkien's mythology. She is the wife of Manwë, and the creator of the...
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Bryan Ray
bryanray73
Nov 5, 2009 9:34 pm
Oh, and the supreme being of Tolkien's universe is Eru, but he is more commonly referred to by the elves as Ilúvatar....
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Charles Waterman
agapeesl
Nov 6, 2009 2:01 am
I agree with Chris Heard. Playing in or running a role-playing game that by definition ignored God's role in the fantasy world would be an intense amount...
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Charles Waterman
agapeesl
Nov 6, 2009 2:23 am
I like the idea of a fun strategic card game which includes "fellowship activities" in it, Jighm. I might tweak it a bit for my own Christian sensibilites...
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Eric VanDenhende
ericvandenhende
Nov 6, 2009 3:29 am
... I am no expert either, but have had some exposure to parimutuel betting which is probably the best model for what you need. In parimutuel betting, which...
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Michael Garcia
fratermax
Nov 6, 2009 12:27 pm
Eric, Thanks for the thoughts. They were useful. I don't really NEED anything special to happen. I just realized that the PCs were making LOTS of coin almost...
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maethalion
Nov 6, 2009 12:52 pm
I include God in my DnD 4E game, rather explicitly as "Elohim" and he is the only source of Divine Power in my game. I don't use specific revelation in my...
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Michael Garcia
fratermax
Nov 6, 2009 1:57 pm
The faithful in my world are meant to be proto-Christians, somewhat akin to the Hebrews in their understanding of god. There is no messiah figure yet, no...
