Yes, Cheapass makes games for pieces you have. Umm, well, I DO have Icehouse pieces. I'm guessing YOU probably do too. *shrug* Actually, it seems as though Icehouse pieces are becoming more and more mainstream as a "generic" gaming piece, much like pawns, checkers, and cards, which is EXACTALLY what Cheapass Games is about. Titanic games declared Icehouse pieces "generic" game pieces, they have been used as "generic" pieces many times Invisible City Productions, and the Piecepack community also recognizes them, to some extent, as a "generic" piece. Slowly but surely, it's just a matter of time to get the rest of the world to acknowledge it. Sorry to sidetrack the original topic. I do wonder just what a trading card game is though, CCG's maybe? You also left out Minature games, Constructable Card Games, and a slew of others. As well, many games already involve several different "types" of games. For example, I point to the Zombies!!! game. Tile system to lay out the board, board system for moving the pieces, luck(dice) for movement and combat, card management/playing (which also involves luck of the draw), strategy for movement of your piece as well as for the zombies and for tile placement. Need I go on? As to metarules for game creation, umm, Gamebox and other systems already do that. However, neither Icehouse nor Piecepack impose such limitations as it is, thus allowing for a much greater range of game types. Now, while all of this may sound discouraging, I think you should go for it. However, you should be aware of what is already available. That way you can look at the current systems and see what does and does not work with them as well as what is and is not wanted by people who use them. It may allow you to avoid some pitfalls before you even begin. If nothing else, I'm up for another webcomic to read.:) Scott Sulzer -----Original Message----- From: something-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:something-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rev. Bob Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 4:37 PM To: General Wunderland.Com Discussion List Subject: Re: [Something] Game idea On 3/9/08, Nick Lamicela <nupanick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Okay, I had a weird idea and I'd just like to toss it out here: That's not a weird idea. Wanting Cheapass Games to develop to the Icehouse system, *that's* a weird idea. (Well, think about it. They specialize in games for pieces you have, and Icehouse is a set of pieces to make games for....) -- Robert Hood - Hixson, TN SJG MIB #8595 - Looney Labs Rabbit - Atlas Games Mook Next con: FantaSciCon, March 21-23 - http://www.fantascicon.com _______________________________________________ Something mailing list Something@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.looneylabs.com/mailman/listinfo/something