I spent several years earlier in my life working in a game/comic store, and I couldn't count the number of people that I had purchase 6 Icehouse stashes purely to play Volcano. Even before Volcano caps became available, this was the "killer app" for 6 colors. I am certain something must exist for the 5rainbow 5xeno set. That would be a rather interesting design restriction. 2009/3/20 David Artman <david.artman@xxxxxxxxx>: > Inline: > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Joshua Kronengold <mneme@xxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Mega is actually 9 stashes. 6x6 = 36 trees, one of which is a clear >> one (1 color), plus 7 colors of 5 trees, plus 5 caps on trees. I've >> added it as an 8 stash game with caps and a 9 stash game. > > Ya lost me, but as long as you know what's right for the wiki... :) > >> >> Hmm. Haven't done much on the wiki, but it looks like it's still using >> classic mediawiki tech. Any interest in integrating Semantic >> Mediawiki? That would let the lists be autogenerated from attributes >> in the games rather than hand-maintained. > > I think it might already be installed. Updated? I dunno. Anyone know how to > use it? Doubt it (I don't, though I can of course learn). I thought I'd gone > through every game, to make What Can I Play--and now the onus should be on > individual designers to breakdown what is needed, when they post a game's > link(s) there as well as on Existing Games (i.e. after it's off the Games > Under Development page). > > See the Main Page "Designing Games" section for the basic instructions as to > how to move a game's link(s) from GUD to WCIP and EG. (Not to say that > telling folks to do that means they do it, or do it accurately!) > >> *g* It's true, though; the more games in that space, the more >> worthwhile it is to design new games in that space (or get a good >> collection of pieces. > > I agree wholeheartedly. And I think it's REALLY tricky to make a good game > that uses all the colors without being egregious (see Stacktors for > "egregious" defined--a game that totally REQUIRES a reference card to play > it). > > But it could encourage folks to break past 5HOUSE and start racking up Xeno > (or Rainbow) sets.... That one Killer App game that uses (say) eight colors > or two opaque stashes. > >> >> How about a contest of games that can only be >> played with filled/solid pieces? G,D,R) > > I can't imagine a game which can be played with filled pieces but NOT with > hollow pieces. Admittedly, I've only thought about it for a few minutes... > but I just can't see how "filledness" could be used in a way that would be > impossible with "hollowness." Something involving weight--no. Maybe > building towers, actually--can't use (say) three smalls to hold up an uprigh > large (without a LOT of fiddling to get the large posied on the thin edges > on its bottom). > > Interesting thought experiment.... > > _______________________________________________ > Icehouse mailing list > Icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse > > -- Sam Zitin Director of Information Management Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity Office:317-876-1913 Cell: 317-710-0925