... snip ... currently in ... be an ... snip Jorge, First off, I'm glad to see my post got thoughtful responses rather than starting a flame war. To be honest,...
... snip ... snip I think you can already guess what I think here, but for the record I think you should post them anyway. On the other hand, I wasn't a ...
... The Icehouse Game Design Competition uses the Condorcet Ranked Pairs algorithm, modified to allow partial ballots. Voters can list as few as two games on...
Hi everyone, I'm fairly new (less than a week) to this community, but I think I might have some useful suggestions about the unpublished games. 1. Add an...
As this thread seems to be more active :) I'll add it here. My suggestion is to participate in the review competition that is currently running. You could win...
I think the review contest is an excellent idea to promote the piecepacksystem for people who are not familiar with the idea of piecepack. However, I think...
Ok. So it's not really new... I realized my latest Icehouse game could be played with a piecepack set or a deck of cards (per player). Here's a link to the...
The set is the one I make and sell. The pawns are the ones I make when I don't have regular pawns to engrave. Cheers, -Jorge ... [Non-text portions of this...
Thanks! I'm glad you decided to review one of my games. BTW, you might want to add a line at the start saying that the review is for the contest, and maybe a...
Hi, all. I have just found piecepack on the web and I am having a blast trying out all the games. :) My questions are about the JCD piecepack printables (ver...
Hi Emily, Welcome to the community! Both of the items in question were my attempts at addressing pawn identification without relying on colour. The strip at...
OK. Here I am again. :) Has anyone played "Piecepacking Pirates" ? I have played and I think I am playing properly... although there are some spots in the...
... Thank you for trying my game, and I apologize if there are places in the instructions that are unclear. Those are entirely my fault, but you didn't say...
Thank you. :) I feel less inferior, now. :) I wonder if the playmat is for pirates who ignore the "retire at 20 moves" rule. ARRR, Me Hearties! :) E PS: When...
... I do enjoy it. :) Thanks so much for such a fun game. I was confused about the exact order and timing of JUST sited ships. I roll the suns die and,...
... If the ship survives to the end of your sailing phase, then the ship DOES get to move, but it might not be immediately. The reason is that, since you may...
Hi all, I just want to remind you all that there's less than one month to enter the contest. Entries need to be published before April 20 in order to be valid....
Hello, all. I am still working my way through the games. :) "Easy Slider" was a whole lot more fun than I was expecting. Weird, because I don't like those...
... I'm not familiar with Risk, but your son and the neighbor boy may be interested in "Siege by Numbers", a piecepack game for two to four players. The rules...
Sounds like you're off on an awesome gaming oddesy! I can't promise this will be a total hit, since it's completely untested. But, here's my simplified...
... Awesome! Thanks! I will now go co-opt the neighbor boy's brain. ;) We will definitely test this out. I think he would get a kick out of being a tester,...
Cool. Let me know how it goes, and any suggestions for improvement or things that didn't work. I will credit them as playtesters! G ... [Non-text portions of...
I know, no one cares. But here is the list of games we/I have played so far: Alien City Baseball Bingo Battle Black Pawn Trucking Cardinals Guards Cell...
Hi I'm glad you're enjoying your piecepack set :) Also, thanks for giving my game Climbing Man a try. ... I've played the game a lot and have found very little...
... the kids. ... So, I have sized and printed a set of pentominoes (after searching on the web for what they are... it's like I grew up under a rock or ...