My apologies if someone has mentioned this before, but I have created a piecepack game based on the "Ladybird Run" game in the Patience Pack Java applet. For...
So in my 3AM stumblings while I'm waiting for Debian Linux to download (I'm sick of Windows), I decided to find out if there was a Piecepack community on...
... download ... Piecepack ... now. I ... <<Snip>> Ive got an account over there at LJ as well. Can I make the community one of my friends or what? ...
Not being familiar with LiveJournal - and with no intention of burdening myself with yet another destination/portal/place-to-get-information - may I ask what ...
... You can, but that won't let you post in it. I suggest, instead, you join the community: just go to the Community Info Page (the quick way there is...
... LiveJournal isn't simply the blogging site. It's a complete social network of six million users. If the community gets actual activity, it might attract...
Hello, I'm a new member of the piecepack group and wanted to introduce myself. I've been facinated with piecepack since I read about it in the Games Journal,...
Hey Mark, Looks interesting. I will print out the rules and give it a try. My wife is a protein biochemist, I am sure she will get a kick out of the ...
Hi Mark (that name looks vaery familar :-) ) Welcome to the piecepack community. Interesting looking solitare game. The usuall way to publish piecepack game...
Thanks for trying it, Sean. As for the underlying mechanics, which your wife might be interested in, the board is basically a circular bacterial DNA strand,...
... announce it on the group (which you did) and to upload a copy of the rules to the groups ... sure to ... game list. ... Thanks, Mark. I made a pdf today...
... Just happens. Don't worry about it, Mark! Looks like an interesting game. Hope to try it soon. Ron wiki maintainer -- Ron Hale-Evans ... rwhe@......
On the Voulantary return to prison; you refer to an escaped speices returning to their hideout. Should this mean "a member of an escaped species"? That is, if...
Hi folks. I just ordered a piecepack set and plan to test it out with my regular gaming group ASAP. We normally play the heavy german board games: Tigris &...
Thanks for the read-through, waffle! ... It's impossible for you to have two aces escaped, since you can only escape if the secret hideout is full. I've tried...
... In particular you should check out http://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/PharaohsHeir and http://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/New_20City both very good & award winning...
... give ... Those suggestions came from playing the game. (Apparently not by all the rules, but I guess it was better for it.) An additonal concern; You...
... From: wormbin To: piecepack@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 11:58 AM Subject: [piecepack] seeking game recommendations ... Hi Robert, I...
I have posted a new game in the Welcome to GEM forlder of the rules in progress section (http://tinyurl.com/48z2d). I have playtested the game with 2 players...
... Good question... In an earlier version, I had the number of friendly/hostile hideouts determined randomly, and I know you can't solve it when every hideout...
... From: Sean Brady To: piecepack@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 12:35 PM Subject: [piecepack] A new game - comments welcome I have posted a...
Thanks for the info everyone. My piecepak set won't arrive until March so it will be a while before we get a chance to play. I'll post our experiences on...
Just a reminder that the deadline for the MG Design Contest is this Friday, February 18. If you have any questions, try to get them in soon and we'll try to...
Hi Mark, I'm enjoying your game very much, and I've played it four or five times so far. The game itself seems very polished, but understanding the rules was a...
Hi folks, We have 4 entries so far. I believe a few of you are still working feverishly to finish the games created for the MG contest before the deadline....
Thanks, Don, for the feedback and compliments, I'm glad you're enjoying it. I'll be sure to add a step-by-step image and description to the next rules version...
Just a quick note to remind everyone that tomorrow is the deadline for the MG Piecepack Design Contest. Get your games in by 5 PM Eastern Friday for your shot...
I've sent confirmations to all that have sent in the entries just now, with this posting. So, the rest of you have 2 hours and 20 minutes (as I type) to get...
8 entries (2 by the same author) have been received. The judging will begin tomorrow and will take as long as judging takes. We'll announce the winners once...