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#390501 Sereg Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:33:09 PM from South Africa

I still am poor!

No. It was neither Mancala nor Nine Man's Morris.

Had a Zulu name.

You have a collection of rocks in a circle and you have to throw another rock into the air and then move exactly one rock out of the circle and then catch the rock before it hits the ground. Then repeat and put the rock back. Then do the same with exactly two rocks. Then three etc. Don't remember all the rules.

I'll concur that Sereg is awesome, but what does his dislike of Life & Times have to do with it? - Midnight Rambler

#390502 Starscream 759 Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:33:13 PM

The what now? Kay I know I'm new to the fanbase but what is "Pony Pox"? Is it like their version of chicken pox?

edited 13th Aug '13 3:34:26 PM by Starscream759

"Transform and Roll out!" Optimus Prime

#390503 kegisak Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:34:43 PM

Huh. Nope, never heard of it then.

Also, wouldn't really be able to distinguish a Zulu name from any other given african language name, I'm afraid.

#390504 Sereg Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:35:11 PM from South Africa

@Starscream: Similar. It's from a rather late episode.

I've seen Mancala boards at University, but I don't know how to play.

I've actually developed a couple of bard games myself. Only one's been playtested though and it's woefully out of date. Needs updating. Was a lot of fun though.

edited 13th Aug '13 3:36:53 PM by Sereg

I'll concur that Sereg is awesome, but what does his dislike of Life & Times have to do with it? - Midnight Rambler

#390505 Japanese Teeth Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:37:29 PM from Meinong's jungle

I remember Mancala. Haven't played it in years, though.

@Sereg: Sounds kinda like a larger scale version of Jacks/Knucklebones

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edited 13th Aug '13 3:38:19 PM by JapaneseTeeth

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#390506 Kyler Thatch Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:37:59 PM

Ah, Snakes and Ladders. Such a convoluted, drawn-out way of drawing straws.

You begin to suspect that your bowl is a portal to the Meat Dimension.

#390507 Wryte Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:38:17 PM

Do the bard games include instruments, or do players have to provide their own?

Oooh, a dA link sig, how original.

#390508 Japanese Teeth Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:38:46 PM from Meinong's jungle

Never was big on chutes and ladders. Too much luck, not enough skill.

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#390509 kegisak Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:39:04 PM

Analogue games are actually really fun to design. They've got a lot less to deal with in terms of complexity, even a particularly complex game, so there's a lot more room to really focus on them and tweak everything a lot. Card games, too. I'm working on a card game to show off in my portfolio at the moment. Only trouble with card games is finding a way to reduce the randomness.

edited 13th Aug '13 3:39:33 PM by kegisak

#390510 Kyler Thatch Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:40:23 PM

You mean not any skill.

Unless you introduce house rules or something.

You begin to suspect that your bowl is a portal to the Meat Dimension.

#390511 Starscream 759 Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:40:33 PM

@Sereg Well that it explains why Pinkie didn't come when I was depressed but opens another question that won't get an answer but okay cool. Or not cool in this case.

@Pinkie Tell me something, what exactly is it about parties that drives ya?

edited 13th Aug '13 3:41:12 PM by Starscream759

"Transform and Roll out!" Optimus Prime

#390512 Applelight Limited Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:40:52 PM from In the skies above.

Goodnight folks.

My fanfic outline.

#390513 storyyeller Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:44:18 PM from Appleloosa

Never was big on chutes and ladders. Too much luck, not enough skill.

There's literally no skill involved. It's a 'game' designed to be played with little kids who don't know how to play a real game but still like winning.

Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.

#390514 Sereg Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:49:06 PM from South Africa

@JT: I'd heard of Jacks, but didn' know the rules. Seems like their are a lot of similarities, and indeed:

A similar game is played in many African countries using pebbles without a rubber ball.

Yeah, Snakes and Ladders is irritating due to being all luck.

SA created the best board game. Bounty.

I'll concur that Sereg is awesome, but what does his dislike of Life & Times have to do with it? - Midnight Rambler

#390515 Kyler Thatch Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:50:04 PM

House Rules Parcheesi is still the best game ever.

edited 13th Aug '13 3:50:37 PM by KylerThatch

You begin to suspect that your bowl is a portal to the Meat Dimension.

#390516 storyyeller Tue, 13th Aug '13 3:56:52 PM from Appleloosa

Analogue games are actually really fun to design. They've got a lot less to deal with in terms of complexity, even a particularly complex game, so there's a lot more room to really focus on them and tweak everything a lot. Card games, too. I'm working on a card game to show off in my portfolio at the moment. Only trouble with card games is finding a way to reduce the randomness.

My only attempt at designing an analogue game to date was a disaster.

Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.

#390517 Kuroi Tsubasa Tenshi Tue, 13th Aug '13 4:08:42 PM from Canada

I've designed a few homebrew pen & paper SRPGs with varying degrees of success (from not even getting completed to play-tested by friends for a couple years).

edited 13th Aug '13 4:08:59 PM by KuroiTsubasaTenshi

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#390518 storyyeller Tue, 13th Aug '13 4:08:51 PM from Appleloosa

Hey speaking of analogue games, anyone ever played Resistance Avalon? I discovered it this summer and it's quite fun.

Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.

#390519 Wryte Tue, 13th Aug '13 4:14:21 PM

I'm working on developing a play by post fantasy RPG for the forums here right now. I've got pretty much all the macro worldbuilding done and a fair amount of micro, but I'm struggling more with developing the mechanics.

Oooh, a dA link sig, how original.

#390520 storyyeller Tue, 13th Aug '13 4:30:41 PM from Appleloosa

I'm working on developing a play by post fantasy RPG for the forums here right now. I've got pretty much all the macro worldbuilding done and a fair amount of micro, but I'm struggling more with developing the mechanics.

I think the hardest part is actually getting active players. Hopefully it will turn out better than Sereg's.

Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.

#390521 Starscream 759 Tue, 13th Aug '13 5:00:08 PM

"Have we got a video? YES WE'VE BLOODY WELL GOT A VIDEO!"

"Transform and Roll out!" Optimus Prime

#390522 storyyeller Tue, 13th Aug '13 5:05:43 PM from Appleloosa

"Have we got a video? YES WE'VE BLOODY WELL GOT A VIDEO!"

I don't get it.

Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.

#390523 Japanese Teeth Tue, 13th Aug '13 5:06:43 PM from Meinong's jungle

Yeah, in general finding consistent participants is the hard part. CDRW had a really interesting alien-based Sci-fi RP a while back, but it fizzled out because everyone was too busy to keep it going.

Though in general that problem has always given me issues. It's why pretty much all of my gaming experience has been single-player; I can never find reliable people to play with. The only exceptions are things like Settles Of Catan that my parents also like.

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#390524 Irish Zombie Tue, 13th Aug '13 5:16:44 PM from Texas

...You know what, why not? It makes sense, in a way.

I'm starting to see these types of images everywhere. Where did the "Rarity is a snugglefiend" thing come from, anyway?

And finally, Celestia is a banana:

No, I have no idea what I just watched, either.

I have no hat and I must scream.

#390525 Japanese Teeth Tue, 13th Aug '13 5:18:36 PM from Meinong's jungle

Holy crap!

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