tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post4136412169268476614..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: World-Building: Making Up Your Own GamesAdam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-77854111213637213062012-10-01T09:07:20.530+07:002012-10-01T09:07:20.530+07:00Ooh, strategy board games are awesome! Haven't...Ooh, strategy board games are awesome! Haven't played in a while. Should remedy that.<br /><br />One fictional game I remember reading about was the one in Lev Grossman's The Magician. I don't even remember the name of the game. It involved capturing squares with magic or something. I think that might be a really bad example because all I can think about is what a miserable reading experience that was -- I hated that book with a passion.lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16524291742541007382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-73283284778079666542012-09-29T02:34:22.134+07:002012-09-29T02:34:22.134+07:00I like the three dimensional chess as well. That&#...I like the three dimensional chess as well. That's pretty cool. I also love Quidditch and wish it was possible to play lol!<br /><br />I'm a new follower, came over from MacNish's blog. :DMel Chesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200734886454147170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-52466638793895921692012-09-28T23:47:19.776+07:002012-09-28T23:47:19.776+07:00Obviously the next game Adam will talk about will ...Obviously the next game Adam will talk about will be Quidditch. 'Tis a silly game, but it works for JKR because it lets HP be a hero.<br /><br /> But Adam, I'm surprised you didn't mention Thud! Heck, it even has <a href="http://www.thudgame.com/" rel="nofollow">its own site</a> now. It's also based off of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_games" rel="nofollow">"real" games</a>, and tweaked slightly.<br /><br />I do wish there were real rules for Cyvasse, though.MattyDubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202037980573994507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-38257735040568423512012-09-28T22:28:29.286+07:002012-09-28T22:28:29.286+07:00I just finished reading The Chessman of Mars and t...I just finished reading The Chessman of Mars and the whole plot revolves around (you guessed it) Martian Chess. It's essentially just chess with all the pieces having different names and moves and more win/lose/draw conditions.Cap'n Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374110956066710321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-43376689654897508312012-09-28T21:22:06.513+07:002012-09-28T21:22:06.513+07:00Quidditch and Wizard's Chess are both quite co...Quidditch and Wizard's Chess are both quite cool, but I suppose I always loved Mech battles when I was a kid, especially the ones that were gambled on.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-42130419450658530702012-09-28T21:09:18.615+07:002012-09-28T21:09:18.615+07:00My son was convinced this morning that our cat was...My son was convinced this morning that our cat was playing Quidditch. :) I am really, really not a gamer, so I'm looking forward to your next post. It would be interesting to think about a game to add to my MG Fantasy.Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-90289507309347379312012-09-28T20:04:33.534+07:002012-09-28T20:04:33.534+07:00In the first novel I ever tried to write (now safe...In the first novel I ever tried to write (now safely locked away where it can't hurt anyone), the opening scenes are centered around a game. I went into great detail about the rules of said game, which sort of killed all reader interest in simply watching the action unfold naturally. If I ever go back and try to resuscitate that novel, I'll definitely rewrite that whole scene.Laura Hughes, MittensMorgulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934132671168843593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-26034863169975247562012-09-28T19:14:41.732+07:002012-09-28T19:14:41.732+07:00Ooh, sabacc, yes.
And Star Trek's three-dimen...Ooh, sabacc, yes.<br /><br />And Star Trek's three-dimensional chess.<br /><br />And cricket, which was so strange to this Yanks that it fit right into Hitchhiker's.Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-64205287035240359632012-09-28T19:05:46.082+07:002012-09-28T19:05:46.082+07:00I read AC Crispin's Han Solo trilogy this summ...I read AC Crispin's Han Solo trilogy this summer. She mentions people playing sabacc early in the story, but only explains the rules when the stakes get high. However, she builds interest in the game before describing it. I thought that was a great strategy, and it worked well combined with the reader already wanting to know how Han won the Falcon from Lando.Patchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097638657085263738noreply@blogger.com