Whew, made my own deadline. Folks, I know this is long, but I wanted to cover everything. There's a section for what you absolutely need to know, and one for...
Nice! :) I'm thinking about a couple of games that would be nice as piecepack ports... Incidentally, I recently made a list at BoardGameGeek about this ...
... OK. I understand the spirit with which these rules were created but I am personally very hurt by their inclusion in the ruleset. I am someone who has spent...
Whoa! Hold on, Jonathan! It's going to take me a while to address all of your issues, but the short answer is I consider a JCD Piecepack to be standard...
... Sorry, thank you for your clarification. My major concern was ... "they must be photos of STANDARD piecepack equipment, such as the MESOMORPH EDITIONS or...
... Thanks, Jonathan! I appreciate your owning your yuck. :-) I'm sorry to hear you're having a bad couple of months, and I hope things get better for you. I'm...
OK, this is my second message in this thread. Detailed answers are inline below. ... Well, I'm glad that you understand the reason for the Anonymity rules, so...
... Ahh, but I am not judged on the pretty rules, and I argue that pretty rules/components can make a big difference to the final feeling/clarity of a game....
... How about in the other direction: how far away can a game get from its inspiration before it's no longer a "port"? E.g. could Alien City be considered a...
... You're welcome! In the end, every contest comes down to the subjective viewpoint of the judge, whoever that is. The rules state this explicitly. Speaking ...
... This is a good question. I tend to consider Alien City to be more of a "hybrid" than a port: in my opinion, it's an elegant hybrid of the mechanics of...
I have a couple questions. As they apply to a non-competing entry, anonymity isn't an issue. ... Is there a ruling on tables of numbers? Simple mathematical...
... I have to say I agree with this. The Vassal module is accessible to everyone and very useful to quickly make diagrams for a game. As I've also got a non...
Hey, can we use ascii? Or no, wait, what if I got a marching band to assume formations that create my gameboard positions, and I stood on a roof and...
... OK, OK, I relent! :-) Jorge, you're the third person who's asked for the Vassal module to be considered standard. It seems to be the most popular of the...
... http://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/RecommendedGames
http://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/CompetitionWinners You can find most of the
designers' contact details either...
... I have the peliminary artwork completed (suit symbols) and now I just need to do the monkey work of creating the full set of graphics for both download and...
... Note that it will contain suits representing the four seasons, but will not be called 4 Seasons Expansion to avoid any problems with Mesomorphs trademark....
... Hi, Michael. The rule cited is for the legal protection of the authors, the piecepack community, and me. Basically, if it's legal, it's OK as far as I'm...
... Of course. That's why I called them the "four seasons suits". Maybe call the new graphics the Seasonal Set or something? Thanks for all the hard work,...
... Thanks. ... This is a great list, and truthfully, it was probably an important influence on me while I was searching for a theme for the contest, but in...
... ASCII art is verboten, as is uuencoding your graphics files and pasting them in as appendices to the ASCII rules. ... Not valid for the contest, but I'd...
Hi Ron and everyone, Great idea for a contest theme Ron! There has been a bit of porting of existing games in the past but I suspect that most designers feel ...
Hi, Mike. You have some very interesting questions and make some very interesting points. I'm probably going to think over your post for a day or two and...
... I independently came to all of the same conclusions as Mike. A contest should inspire people to create; complicated regulations encourage procrastination...
I posted my 2 games from the MM contest to the files section. Tribes.pdf contains the rules to Tribes of the 4 Seasons. CapetoCairo.pdf contains the rules to...
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