Re: [piecepack] Dungeon Crawl dungeon creation

[Chris Young <young.chris@...>]

Hmmm....  Maybe it's just me... but both sound kinda confusing.
  and I even know how to play the game.. grin

but as for changes I have no idea....  But I think the examples help.
  Chris

jdroscha@... wrote:

> Hey All,
>
>    I've been exchaning some emails with Jim Doherty of Eight
> Foot Llama and he has what I feel are some excellent
> suggestions for clarifying the dungeon creation rules in
> Dungeon Crawl.  I'd like any and all opinions either way.  Some
> combination of the two?  How would you write it?
>
> ---------
> Rules currently in draft:
>
>         The first player places a tile face-down in the middle of the table,
> then takes all four pawns and places them on the line segments
> between
> the spaces of the tiles (one per segment).  Starting with the
> second
> player, take turns placing tiles face down in the following
> manner:
> 1) Turn over a tile and match its color to one of the pawns on the
> first
> tile played, noting which edge of that tile the pawn is on.
> 2) Place the tile, face-down, adjacent to the last tile placed,
> against
> the edge of the last tile placed that correlates to the matching
> colored
> pawn.
> 3) If there is already a tile in the place determined by this
> method,
> place the tile anywhere along the edge furthest from the first tile
> played, in the direction that correlates to the matching colored
> pawn.
> 4) After placing the tile, choose a coin and place it, value-side up,
> on
> the tile in the space closest to you (each player should be
> placing
> coins in different corners of tiles).
>
> ---------
> Jim's suggestion:
>
> The first player places a tile face-down in the middle of the table,
> then takes all four pawns and places them on the line segments
> between the spaces of the tiles (one per segment).   The black
> pawn indicates north.  The other pawns will therefore indicate
> east, south, and west.
>
> Starting with the second player, take turns placing tiles face
> down in the following manner:
>
> 1) Turn over one tile and place it next to the last tile played.
> The color of this tile will indicate where it should be played
> relative
> to the last tile.  If it is black, for example, place it on the north
> edge
> of the last tile played.  A red tile might have to be played on the
> east
> edge of the last tile, while a green tile might have to be played on
> the
> south edge, etc..  The orientation of the pawns will tell you where
> to place your tile.
>
> 2) It may be that you can't place your tile because there is already
> a
> tile in that location.  If so, place the tile anywhere along the edge
> furthest from the first tile played, in the appropriate direction.  For
> example, if you can't place a black tile, place it instead
>   on the north edge of the northernmost tile on the board.  If
>   multiple tiles tie for the title of northernmost, take your pick.
>
> 3) After placing the tile, choose one of your coins and place it,
> value-side up, on the tile.  Put it on the space closest to you.
> Thus
> each player will be placing coins on a particular space
> (northeast,
> northwest, southeast, southwest) of any given tile.
> ------------
>
> Thanks,
> James
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