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Re: [Icehouse] Rhythm Icehouse variant

  • From"Jason Spears" <spielboy@xxxxxxxxx>
  • DateWed, 6 Aug 2008 18:52:03 -0400
Cool.

On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 6:45 PM, Christopher Hickman <tophu@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes you do.
>
> http://www.metronomeonline.com/
>
> On Aug 6, 2008, at 6:40 PM, Jason Spears wrote:
>
>> I don't have a metronome.
>>
>> -Jason
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 6, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Jorge Arroyo <trozo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>  This idea just occurred to me today and I thought I could share it in
>>> the
>>> list. I don't get many chances to play Icehouse and it's a game that
>>> really
>>> interests me, so from time to time I read and think about it (and today
>>> was
>>> one of those times)
>>>
>>>  What I thought was, how could the game be made easier for new players to
>>> play with experienced ones so that the new players don't get overwhelmed
>>> by
>>> the quickness of the experienced ones? The idea is to place a metronome
>>> near
>>> the area of play. Decide on a speed setting (like 3 seconds, for example)
>>> and add a rule so that a player can only place one piece on the table
>>> each
>>> tick of the metronome, so if the setting is 3 seconds, then you won't be
>>> able to play more than 1 piece each 3 seconds of play. I can imagine once
>>> you get into the rhythm of the game it would be pretty easy to follow it
>>> (like tapping your foot with a song).
>>>
>>>  This seems like a nice way to slow down the pace of the game so that it
>>> becomes less confusing for new players. The speed can be then increased
>>> as
>>> the players get more confident until it's not needed anymore.
>>>
>>>  I'd love to hear your thoughts, especially if you try it out. I'll see
>>> if
>>> I can try it out myself with my girlfriend and see how it goes...
>>>
>>>  And sorry if this has been discussed already, I've seen no mention of
>>> anything like this on the web but I haven't checked the archives of the
>>> list...
>>>
>>> -Jorge
>>>
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