Re: [piecepack] Playtesters needed for WORMHOLES

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

  Could you post the rules on the piecepack site?   perhaps as a text file,
   in the files area?

Chris Young

Ronald Hale-Evans wrote:

> We are looking for playtesters for our new piecepack game, Wormholes.
> Read the description below, and if you like it, email rwhe@...,
> and he will send you a copy of the latest rules for the game.  If you
> decide to be a playtester, we will expect you to play a game or two of
> Wormholes (more if you like it!) and send us comments via email, the
> sooner the better.  Once we get some feedback and refine the rules, we
> will release them to everybody.  Thanks.
>
> Marty and Ron Hale-Evans
>
> *****
>
> WORMHOLES
> a game of starship tactics for the piecepack
> by Marty Hale-Evans <marty@...>
> and Ron Hale-Evans <rwhe@...>
> [version 0.4b, 2001-09-23]
>
> 2 players
> 20-30 minutes
>
> THE STORY
>
> In a distant spiral galaxy, even now, two alien factions wage a
> terrible (yet strangely nonviolent) war over a matter of deep
> philosophical import.  The Orthodox OrthogonAliens believe that
> peanut-butter sandwiches should be sliced lengthwise, and their
> opponents, the Devout DiagonAliens, believe that peanut-butter
> sandwiches should be sliced into little triangles.  Both sides employ
> hyperspace technology that can transport their own ships across the
> galaxy, or send their enemies into a black hole.  The victors in this
> war shall rule their galaxy unto the most distant ages -- and perhaps
> one day, our galaxy as well.
>
> SUMMARY
>
> Players take turns placing "wormholes" (coins) on the spaces of a
> spiral grid board representing the galaxy.  Wormholes can send
> players' starships (pawns) through hyperspace across the galaxy; some
> wormholes are actually "black holes" (null coins) that can cause you
> to lose your next turn.  After all wormholes have been placed, players
> try to land both of their starships on their opponents' bases, diving
> into wormholes that will send them toward opposing bases, while
> avoiding both black holes and wormholes that will send them the wrong
> way.
>
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