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littlebrothertimmy
littlebrothe...
Nov 9, 2010 9:06 pm
Hi all, I've added a new game to the wiki: Piecepack Isle. It's an adaptation of Forbidden Island to the piecepack system. I know that the original game is...
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Ben Finney
ben+yahoogroups@...
Nov 9, 2010 9:58 pm
"littlebrothertimmy" ... […] Thank you! As it stands, the rules document is non-free: recipients have no license from you to copy, modify, and/or...
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littlebrothertimmy
littlebrothe...
Nov 10, 2010 8:53 am
You're welcome :-) I explicitly did not add anything about the rights, since the original game is still available. The rules I made are not mine, so I have no...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Nov 10, 2010 9:29 am
Yes. The rules for the Good Portsmanship contest covered this. http://www.ludism.org/piecepack/pp7.html Ron On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 12:53 AM,...
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Ben Finney
ben+yahoogroups@...
Nov 10, 2010 11:38 am
"littlebrothertimmy" ... Yes. The original game's copyright holder continues to hold their copyright. ... Unfortunately, the current copyright regime in the...
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sshum2003
Nov 11, 2010 12:29 am
... sshum2003: Meaningless and doesn't comply with copyright law. That comes from the Copyright Office website but doesn't refect copyright law. ... ...
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Jorge Arroyo
makasoft
Nov 11, 2010 12:39 am
Copyright only covers the actual text used to write the rules of a game and the actual art on the components, but not the mechanics themselves. See:...
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curufea
Nov 11, 2010 12:40 am
Rights on works and manifestations vary according to country - a good start is to credit the work. Ideally (as I've recommended recently to a roleplaying ...
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curufea
Nov 11, 2010 12:40 am
Rights on works and manifestations vary according to country - a good start is to credit the work. Ideally (as I've recommended recently to a roleplaying ...
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littlebrothertimmy
littlebrothe...
Nov 11, 2010 10:13 am
Thanks for all the replies! I did do a lot of copying, but also had to change quite a lot (given the nature of the piecepack components). I will contact Matt...
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sshum2003
Nov 11, 2010 4:24 pm
... sshum2003: This is not this is the exact page of the Copyright Office website I was talking about. It leads some how to people confusing game mechanics...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Nov 11, 2010 5:34 pm
... You're conflating rules and mechanics. Copyright covers /expression/, or rules. Patents cover /ideas/, or mechanics. Expression includes such things as the...
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Ben Finney
ben+yahoogroups@...
Nov 11, 2010 9:00 pm
... That is a bunch of nonsense. Rather than refute it point by point here, I advise the OP to do their own research or consult a trusted legal expert. ... ...
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Jorge Arroyo
makasoft
Nov 11, 2010 11:06 pm
Sorry, I'm harina a hard time understanding some parts of your message, however, it seems to me that you are confusing what can be copyrighted and what it...
Hi, A suggestion of a cooperative game for two? Daniel...
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Ron Hale-Evans
rwhe
Nov 28, 2010 4:19 pm
The wiki should have a page for MechanicCooperation under GameMechanics, but it doesn't, so here are some suggestions from eyeballing TwoPlayerGames: ...
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Jorge Arroyo
makasoft
Nov 28, 2010 4:41 pm
I was going to suggest piecepack isle, but it seems it was removed from the wiki... I wonder why? On Nov 28, 2010 5:19 PM, "Ron Hale-Evans" <rwhe@...>...
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Ben Finney
ben+yahoogroups@...
Nov 29, 2010 1:37 am
Ben Finney <ben+yahoogroups@...> ... I realise now that the OP wasn't talking about the JCD Piecepack. So this continuation is for my questions...
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Steve
bluepanthr88
Nov 29, 2010 2:12 am
Ben: On new color piecepacks, the "standard sides" are laser engraved like our existing piecepacks (the cross on the back of 2 inch tile, the numbers on the...
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Ben Finney
ben+yahoogroups@...
Nov 29, 2010 2:26 am
... Thanks for the prompt reply. Note, though, that I've changed the topic to the colour JCD Piecepack; I think you're not talking about that set but some...
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Steve Jones
bluepantherllc
Nov 29, 2010 4:41 am
For the JCD Color Piecepack, which has been available from Blue Panther for a while, the color side is painted on, then the JCD graphics are laser engraved...
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Ben Finney
ben+yahoogroups@...
Nov 29, 2010 7:38 am
Steve Jones <bluepantherllc@...> ... What kind of paint is it, and what kind of wood? I'm concerned at the number of wooden figures I've seen with...
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Steve
bluepanthr88
Nov 29, 2010 3:51 pm
To answer your questions. This answer applies to our older style color piecepacks that use JCD graphics. Our newest piecepacks are made in a very similar way...
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Daniel Ajoy
daniel_ajoy
Dec 7, 2010 7:25 am
Here, http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/piecepack/files/Printable%20piecepacks/ I found: Arms.png Moons.png Suns.png but not Crowns... Peter, did you make...
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piecepack@yahoogroups...
Dec 9, 2010 2:15 am
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curufea
Dec 9, 2010 2:15 am
Sorry it took a while - now up. Peter Cobcroft curufea@... Main: http://www.curufea.com/ ________________________________ From: Daniel Ajoy...
