... Yes, combinatorial game theory. Here's a good article on what constitutes an abstract game: ...
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david_bruce_cousins
david_bruce_...
Dec 31, 2001 2:10 pm
... of coins from tiles that have multiple coins ... movement direction goes. You pick a number of coins to reposition (I suggested 4 to start as that will let...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Dec 31, 2001 7:55 am
... I suggest something like the following, which my wife Marty and I use on our games. (The GNU FDL is a form of copyleft for written materials.) Copyright...
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hexchex@...
hexchex
Dec 31, 2001 3:31 am
David I have a question, well actually two questions. I've played several games and like the game so far. Although I only played the basic 4 x 5 setup but I'm...
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david_bruce_cousins
david_bruce_...
Dec 31, 2001 2:41 am
... Is that a definition from Game theory? ... Firmly agreed! ... with ... Yes it is interesting what you can do with only 24 tiles! I wanted something that...
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david_bruce_cousins
david_bruce_...
Dec 31, 2001 2:17 am
Ok, pass out the flame throwers!!! The intent of me putting out a game is for it to be "copylefted". This means (at least to extent of my feeble...
Thank you Ron, one note - both sets are hand-stamped (by me infact). The stamps we had made for our art are much nicer than the ones we bought at the store. ...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Dec 30, 2001 7:41 pm
I own a first edition piecepack from Mesomorph Games. My game group owns a second edition, currently on loan to one of our other players (hi, Kisa!). I have...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Dec 30, 2001 6:40 pm
David Bruce Cousins mentioned that a Mancala game called the Glass Bead Game (after Hesse's novel) can be played very well using only one piecepack. You can...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Dec 30, 2001 7:43 am
On Sun, Dec 30, 2001 at 03:47:18AM -0000, david_bruce_cousins wrote: <rules for a new solitaire piecepack game> Your game looks interesting, David. I intend...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Dec 30, 2001 7:19 am
... There are always copyright issues in our society. (See my reply to your solitaire game message, which I will post in a few minutes.) Probably no one would...
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david_bruce_cousins
david_bruce_...
Dec 30, 2001 4:01 am
Hi, I've found a real neat variant of Mancala called "the glass bead game" that works very well with (only one) Piecepack. The thing is, it is published in the...
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david_bruce_cousins
david_bruce_...
Dec 30, 2001 3:47 am
Hi, <RodSerlingVoice> Submitted for your approval, a solitare game for PP. </RodSerlingVoice> I'd love feedback on this one, it may need some polishing, but I...
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david_bruce_cousins
david_bruce_...
Dec 28, 2001 2:03 am
Hi there, I've recently picked up the piecepack and found it to be all I had hoped. My hats off to "ALL INVOLVED" First, forgive me for some pontification.... ...
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dboylemesomorph
Dec 26, 2001 5:49 pm
We are hoping to offer translations for the various piecepack rule sets on the piecepack.org site. If you or someone you know would be willing to contribute...
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Glenn Overby II
guardcaptain
Dec 9, 2001 10:32 am
... Sure. Multzo is the Basque word for group. It's slightly more memorable than calling the game "Combinations" or "Sets" or some such. :) Why did I pick...
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James Droscha
jdroscha
Dec 9, 2001 6:48 am
... Hi Glenn, This looks like it has several interesting characteristics while remaining simple to learn and explain; I look forward to trying it out. I'm ...
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Glenn Overby II
guardcaptain
Dec 8, 2001 12:58 pm
Multzo has been posted, with the correction, at http://home.earthlink.net/~guardcaptain/Multzo.html Glenn E. Overby II Clinton Twp, MI...
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Glenn Overby II
guardcaptain
Dec 8, 2001 4:19 am
... Whoops. Flush and set is impossible, of course. Glenn...
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Glenn Overby II
guardcaptain
Dec 8, 2001 4:13 am
A couple of piecepackers who also play Icehouse (Ron Hale-Evans, Ken Leyhe) introduced me through that list to the piecepack. Now I have designed my first ...
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kenneth leyhe sr
king_toren_l
Dec 7, 2001 11:17 pm
Here is a game I have written up, and I think its pretty good. Its called Landrush, its for 2 to 5 players and a game takes from 10 to 30 minutes. Some of...
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kenneth leyhe sr
king_toren_l
Dec 5, 2001 9:26 pm
Here is a game we have been trying to work the bugs out of for a few days now and I think its pretty good. Its called Colonization, its for 2 to 4 players and...
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rwhe@...
rwhe
Dec 4, 2001 8:33 am
I'd just like to note that www.ludism.org is down for maintenance, but will probably be back up tomorrow night (Tuesday), along with the rules for Snowman...
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Karol
kmmbmesomorph
Dec 4, 2001 12:53 am
Hello Everyone, Mesomorph Games is proud to announce: Snowman Meltdown by Ron & Marty Hale-Evans is the 14th game to be added to our Piecepack 2nd Edition ...
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kenneth leyhe sr
king_toren_l
Dec 3, 2001 9:17 pm
Heres a game again using Icehouse and piecepack. The gang loves it, the hidden strategies especially in the endgame have made it a hit. Magic Mids -...
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kenneth leyhe sr
king_toren_l
Dec 1, 2001 1:01 am
I've written up a game that I've been playing, and I think it works pretty good. It uses Icehouse and PiecePack. It is for 2 to 4 players. It's called...
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kenneth leyhe sr
king_toren_l
Dec 1, 2001 12:59 am
I've written up a game that I've been playing, and I think it works pretty good. It uses Icehouse and PiecePack. It is for 2 to 4 players. It's called Martian...
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dboyle@...
dboylemesomorph
Nov 30, 2001 10:27 pm
We keep a repository of rule sets on www.piecepack.org. If an author gives permission for their rule sets to be distributed (with credit to them of course),...
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Chris Young
young.chris@...
Nov 30, 2001 9:43 pm
I was wondering, These new games people are writing for the piecepack, Are we going to see rules listed here on this site? Perhaps in the files section... or...
