Re: New word game based on multiversal cosmology

2010-04-19 Thread Ron Hale-Evans
On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Sami Perttu wrote: > On Apr 19, 4:10 am, Ron Hale-Evans wrote: >> I hope you do give MultiVerses a try. I know that you've probably >> never played one of my games before, and of course it doesn't come in >> a colorful box with the name of a famous game designer o

Re: New word game based on multiversal cosmology

2010-04-19 Thread Sami Perttu
On Apr 19, 4:10 am, Ron Hale-Evans wrote: > I hope you do give MultiVerses a try. I know that you've probably > never played one of my games before, and of course it doesn't come in > a colorful box with the name of a famous game designer on it. By way > of credentials, I'll just state that I'm de

Re: New word game based on multiversal cosmology

2010-04-18 Thread Ron Hale-Evans
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Sami Perttu wrote: > Definitely on-topic and it seems like a very interesting game, I'd > like to try it some time. Thanks, Sami. > But it's hard to give useful feedback > without playtesting it. It's been playtested quite a bit. At this point I'd consider you t

Re: New word game based on multiversal cosmology

2010-04-18 Thread Sami Perttu
Definitely on-topic and it seems like a very interesting game, I'd like to try it some time. But it's hard to give useful feedback without playtesting it. The scoring rules are critical - how did you settle on multiplying everything together? Maybe it's the only simple choice that makes sense. I t

Re: New word game based on multiversal cosmology

2010-04-18 Thread Ron Hale-Evans
I've just posted a page called "Notes on MultiVerses" that explains some of the links between structures in the game and the kinds of thing talked about on Everything. This might be appealing if you looked at the rules to the word game a couple of weeks ago, shrugged, and wondered why it was on top

Re: New word game based on multiversal cosmology

2010-04-07 Thread Ron Hale-Evans
Wow, I had no idea I had neglected to post a link to the rules. Thanks, Vlad. I hope you enjoy the game. Ron On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 4:13 AM, Vlad Tanasescu wrote: > No opinion yet (it is in my to read list) but I find the idea > fascinating and wanted to post the actual link to the game rules: >

Re: New word game based on multiversal cosmology

2010-04-07 Thread Vlad Tanasescu
No opinion yet (it is in my to read list) but I find the idea fascinating and wanted to post the actual link to the game rules: http://ludism.org/tinfoil/MultiVerses Regards Vlad On Apr 5, 10:58 pm, Ron Hale-Evans wrote: > Hi all, > > Over the weekend, I posted the rules to a word game (stay wi

New word game based on multiversal cosmology

2010-04-05 Thread Ron Hale-Evans
Hi all, Over the weekend, I posted the rules to a word game (stay with me here) that I have been working on for a couple of years, called MultiVerses. While nowhere near a *simulation* game, the *theme* is multiversal cosmology as espoused by various sources such as Russell Standish's book The The