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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Icehouse mailing list >>> Icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Icehouse mailing list >> Icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse > > _______________________________________________ > Icehouse mailing list > Icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse >