Good morning: We have added Hexpack, the piecepack expansion set, at www.bluepantherllc.com. We are offering a discount to folks who have ordered piecepack...
Hi They look very nice, still, I wouldn't call the Hexpack a piecepack expansion, but more a new game system with the same core ideas but with hexagonal...
It is as much an expansion as they piecepack pyramids are. "Hexpack includes 24 hexes (approx 50mm across) only. No dice, disks or pawns are included with the...
In talking with the folks at Hexpack.org at Gencon, they are still working out the exact definition of a standard hexpack set. Until that gets sorted out,...
How does the length of one hex side compare to the side of the tiles in the piecepack set? Peter Cobcroft curufea@... Main: http://www.curufea.com/ ... ...
... Great, thank you! (The direct link to the Hexpack item at Blue Panther's website is <URL:http://www.bluepantherllc.com/Hexpack.htm>.) That page has a...
Ben Finney
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Sep 9, 2008 2:57 am
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... That should read “This was solved in later standard JCD Piecepack graphics simply by increasing the width of the tile margin …” since the standard...
Ben Finney
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Hello Peter: The hexpack standard describes a hex as encircling a 2 inch diameter circle (the circle touching the midpoint of each of the six sides). That's...
The Hexpack standard, like Piecepack, is public domain. Mr Dietrich has been very kind to grant us a license to use the JCD graphic set, so we can move the...
... Do you guys have any plans to come out with other suited hexpacks? The standard playing card suites come to mind. -- Kerry Harrison (281-235-0038) ...
... Where can I find that declaration for Hexpack? I couldn't see it in the downloadable file archives from the hexpack.org site. ... To whom is this license...
Ben Finney
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Sep 9, 2008 2:46 pm
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Ben: There are two different items here. The first is the piecepack system itself, which is public domain. Anyone can go out and make a set for piecpeack...
Yes, we do plan on doing the playing card suits (set 2) and the 4 seasons (set 3), similar to the piecepack sets we already offer. It's only a matter of...
... Just want to remind everyone that most of the rules for piecepack have been released with a free license, although some don't specify a license and some ...
Yes, all my rules are available freely. You may provide them in commercial sets, given a few reasonable rules, such as not forbidding people to copy your...
... Someone buying the sets online could well be intending them as a gift; such a gift would be more valuable to the recipient if they have game rules as well...
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Sep 10, 2008 3:15 pm
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... Understood. ... Which unfortunately means that, for example, I can't take those graphics, derive a new work (e.g. a set of graphics suitable for Hexpack),...
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On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 10:05 AM, Ben Finney <ben+yahoogroups@...<ben%2Byahoogroups@...>> ... http://www.hexpack.org/?page_id=4 At the...
I'd just like to point out that the graphics that come with hexpack (off the website) are Creative commons as well. You are free to use them as you'd like! ......
Ben: At this point, it would be best to contact the source for any further clarification - JCD himself on this subject. If you (or anyone) had a different set...
I am the JCD of the JCD piecepack graphics. Blue Panther and I have an agreement which allows them to produce JCD piecepack works and derivatives until...
You have a point. It didn't occur to me. But unless the person making the gift wants to ship the set directly to the recipient, he could also download the...
... graphic set, so we can move the graphics and change the size slightly to address the issues. ... It is not clear that they are in the public domain as the...
... Have you managed to find any source of plastic tiles yet? If not, what did you use? Matte board, paper and glue? With the plastic tiles available, the...
We used to make plastic piecepacks, but they were expensive ($45). With the increase in oil and commodity prices, I think they would be even more so now. The...
... Check out the picture and description at the bottom of my Designer's page on teh piecepack wiki: http://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Mark_20A_2e_20Biggar -- Mark...
... I think it would be possible to get Litkoaero to make a piecepack for you if you wanted. http://www.litkoaero.com/page/LAI/JIMSLAB They wouldn't be able to...
... I've had some success making my own plastic pieces for a game using silicone rubber molds and an acetone two-part resin. I used Alumilite, but there are...
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make_your_own_Piecepack_Modular_boardgaming_sys/ Thought people would like to see this nice howto from Instructables.com. Ron ...
Nice! I've only printed out and glued to cardboard before buying a lasercut set or two. Peter Cobcroft curufea@... Main: http://www.curufea.com/ ... ...
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