Replying to own post, sorry... Didn't I hear somewhere that xeno colors are used in some game? That orange is healing, or something? And has anyone thought about matter/anti-matter for Homeworlds? Ie: If an orange and a green (if they are opposites) meet, the matching points are removed from the system... Or maybe something more exciting. Unrelated Question for which I am unwilling to start a thread: Has anyone here heard of Zometool? If so, do you have any thoughts on how to marry my two favorite toys? David L. Willson Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast MCT, MCSE, Linux+ tel://720.333.LANS Freeing people from the tyranny (or whatevery) of Microsofty-ness, one at a time. ----- "David L. Willson" <DLWillson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > There you go then. Next contest's design restriction could be that > all submissions assume xeno colors, rather than rainbow colors, or > require them inherently, by requiring 8+ colors. > > Hey, quick question on this line: Is there a universally accepted > translation table from Rainbow to Xeno? I seem to remember seeing one > somewhere... > > David L. Willson > Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast > MCT, MCSE, Linux+ > tel://720.333.LANS > Freeing people from the tyranny (or whatevery) of Microsofty-ness, one > at a time. > > ----- "Sam Zitin" <sammyz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > Icehouse mailing list > > Icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse > _______________________________________________ > Icehouse mailing list > Icehouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/icehouse