Ryan wrote: > If a game requires 1 to 4 or 5 3x3 boards without any arrows, > would that count as "a Martian Coaster game"? > > For instance, is Twin Win a Martian Coaster game? It uses a > single 3x3 board and completely ignores the arrows on the > original coaster. I say no to both questions. If you're able to ignore aspects of the coaster that make it a unique game product, where does it end? You can play IceTowers on a set of Martian Coasters, you just ignore everything about the arrows and the grid. That doesn't make IceTowers a coaster game. You can play Icehouse using the coasters as stash pads, but that doesn't make Icehouse a coaster game. > Of course every designer will likely interpret the requirements > of competition slightly differently, but how badly would you > personally penalize, say, Twin Win if it were in the running? Will games that do not follow the theme be allowed to enter? -- Elliott C. "Eeyore" Evans eeyore@xxxxxxxx