Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Mind Sports
Re: Mind Sports One of my most favourite and addicting games Ive played are Farkel and Yahtsee. Pig is probably one of the most lamest games Ive found. And, I was able to get a hold of a chess game, and learnt some of the principles.One person told me that they didnt get the point of games such as Connect Four or Tic-Tac-Toe where you blocked each other, since those games were for those who didnt understand strategy very well. When I was little I would randomly place a piece on the grid and move on, but after a while I began to realise how the gaming process worked, and I had to agree with my friend. If both of you knew how to block the other, then what was the point of playing games like that?Ninite, or http://www.ninite.com allows you to check the programmes you want installed, and when you hti submit, it writes up an exe file with all the programmes you checked. The best thing about it is that it does not install tool bars and NVDA is even included in their setup, which is why it was meant for blind people. Take Jims games. He has well over I dont know how many. If you could use Ninite for JKitchens Inc, You could check all the games you wanted to download and then run the executable file. His games would immediately be downloaded and installed.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=169113#p169113 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Mind Sports
Re: Mind Sports Well that is true about connect 4 and tick tack toe, however dont confuse those with chess or even draughts, sinse both are very different and far more complex games, indeed Im not sure how easy it would be to learn chess just from a computer as opposed to playing an actual human with the board in front of you. Backgamon I like because of the mix of random elements and need for stratogies mixed together, which proves a fairly addictive combination, while card games I enjoy for the forward planning. If your looking for something strategic Id strongly suggest some of the trick taking varients of games such as hearts or whist.To be honest that ninite thing sounds more like a solution needing a problem to me. If you find it helpful fair enough, but to be honest installing never seemed a bother to me. I keep the setup files of the games I want in specific folders per developer, and so reinstalling is fairly easy, particularly sinse I only tend to install new copies of things when i fancy playing them. Indeed this laptop at the moment has only got Vipmud installed on it in terms of games, and that basicaly because I wanted to play wayfar.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=169117#p169117 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Mind Sports
Re: Mind Sports Thanks bladestorm I was wondering about that.Generally I tend to find dice games less complex than card or board games and dont tend to play them as an interlectual exercise as much, though I dont know if this was me trying the wrong games or is because of the larger set of numerical possibilities provided by cards as opposed to dice.Then again, backgammon I do enjoy and that definitely requires use of the dice strategically.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=169027#p169027 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Mind Sports
Re: Mind Sports @Assault freak, I would not describe fighting games as the same category of stratogy or requiring the same skills as bridge, whist or even chess, sinse what is required in those games is judgement based, or reactive stratogy in a real time action environment. While you can annalize fighting games to the frame of amination and the pixel of spacial positioning required, you can also simply pick them up and play (well you can if your sighted and dont le need to learn all the sounds, speed of movement etc), and in a fighting game, no matter how strategic you are your reactiosn to threats and ability to think on the fly as you put it is still your primary focus, however my attention you put into the theoretical end of the game, it still needs execution. In games such as bridge, chess, and to an extent whist or backgammon, what is required is the assesment of a limited number of moves and forward planning and there are no real time elements involving reaction. Your stratogy indeed has to have both proactive and reactive elements, and though you still must make judgement calls, the judgements are based on your over all understanding of the rules of the system and your extrapolation of those rules, not an instant split second decision.Both are valid forms of entertainment and mental exercise but the skills required for each have some very fundamental differences. @casta, I dont really see your problem with spoonbill. Send them an E-mail for what games you want and Ian Humphries will send them very quickly indeed. He does this because he personally wants to get to know his players rather than having a faceless download, and as hes spent the time coding the games and putting them out for free I dont see this as unreasonable. Likewise, to me saying oooh but I have to install them individua lly is a little like saying Oh I want a pint of milk but cant be bothered to walk to the shops and buy oneFor the spoonbill games, id also recommend checking the db and the spoonbill site itself sinse all the games have very detailed and informative instructions. I cant speak for the playroom, but the Rs client also has some very detailed instructions on each game, so you can find out exactly what 1000 miles is about by looking there. Regarding varients on games, well solitare games (or patience as theyre known in the Uk), simply means any solo player game with a single pack of playing cards. The generic term solitare has come to mean the 7card stack clondike form of the game, however there are numerous other Solitare games many of which, (like the Poker Solitare or cribbage solitare), do not have the same pattern at all. Again, check any individual games instructions for details. I confess sinse most of that style of game is pretty spacial I tend to not be a fan of them myself, though I did enjoy the accordian solitare in the Gma cards pack, and indeed Kings corner which is a two player game with some of the principles of standard stack solitare.While I know there are many draughts or backgammon variants out there when i speak of the games I simply mean their traditional mode, ie, the draughts move in diagonals across the board and take peaces by jumping them, and the backgammon objective is to get all 6 checkers to the end squares and bare them off, indeed the only backgammon Ive ever played has been with the Pontes version, though I have sinse bought a tactile backgammon board in case I ever meat a friend who knows how to play and would like a game as I did find it enjoyable. We also have not spoken about games on the Iphone either. One game which I would certainly recommend as a perfect brain exercise is lost citties. With elements of both stack solitare and uno, its a very unique game and requires some definite planning and risk assessment, I also like the fact that being on the Iphone I can pull it out and take a turn when I want.Of course various other games involve stratogy elements not reliant on real time action, such as the recently released smugglers invasionn with its new skills system (indeed I spent close to 36 hours playing smugglers 3 once, getting entirely lost in the trading and economic calculations), however I personally would say for pure mental exercise its best not to have too much by way of external distractions, and also to have a game with rules that are easy to apply.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=168852#p168852 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Mind Sports
Re: Mind Sports I found an article on Wikipedia about Reversi, so now I kind of know how that works now.If you go to www.ninite.com/ Youll get an idea as to why I think its very useful. Once, when I was restoring my computer, all of my programmes got deleted, and I had to restore all the programmes I had. The best quick way to do this was check all the programmes I wanted and download them all at once.Oh, its still active? It doesnt look like the web site is up to date, so I wasnt sure if it was still working. But I will go ahead and give that a shot once I get caught up on things.I know what 1000-miles is, but the reason why I said its not in the books ib ecause 1000-Miles seems to be a blindness-nly game and would not be found anywhere else. Correct me if I am mistaken, but if this is not true, are there any other web sites that describe 1000-miles? I think it would be nice to play in person.I don 39;t use my iOS device, as I need a WiFi extender and repeater to use my miFi card right now. I have tried Dice World, but that itself is a little inaccessible, but again, its because I have poor internet signal where I am, and I cannot move the card or else I would lose internet.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=168864#p168864 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
Re: [Audiogames-reflector] Mind Sports
Re: Mind Sports Im not sure what ice world is or what it has to do Ios, but lost citties is just a straight out buy on the ap store you dont need a computer or anything similar, though if you are having internet troubles with ios and dont have an Iphone that could be a problem, still it is one to considder in the future. Regarding 1000 miles, I am fairly sure its a legitimate game sinse it would be extremely random for someone to just come up with this out of the blue, and a motor race is a bit of a strange subject for a game designed by a vi gamer anyway. I believe it is more known about in countries in mainland europe, though Im not certain.Regarding installation, again Im afraid Im a little confused as to your issue here, sinse there isnt any copywrite or shenanigans you just install the games straight off, and to me that is a very routine matter, indeed I regularly i nstall stuff just to try for the db, being on some random quick install service would not seem relevant to me, and would be a strange reason indeed not to try games out.URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=168886#p168886 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com http://sabahattin-gucukoglu.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/audiogames-reflector
