RE: [piecepack] Re: Piecepack gourmet

["Dan Isaac" <disaac@...>]

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Speaking of the Peg Games at Cracker Barrel, not long ago I was inspired by
them create a two-player Icehouse game which would also fit the time frame
of waiting for your food to arrive. It could probably be easily modified for
use with the Piecepack.

Here is the Icehouse version:
http://home.neo.rr.com/danisaac/LooneyLabs/Games/IceSickle/IceSickle.htm

Perhaps for piecepack, use four of the board tiles to create a 4x4 grid, and
use the all four of each of the disks marked Ace, 2, and 3 (12 disks total).
However, this would flow that the person who placed first would get the
first jump, and that might be too much of an advantage, but playing a series
of two games with a different person starting first in each game should
still balance that out.

If anyone gives this a try, please let me know how it works out. Also let me
know if you have any comments on the rules page. I am not very happy with it
just yet, but haven't decided how to better write the rules up just yet.

- Dan

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett Paul [mailto:brettp@...]
> Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 12:14 PM
> To: piecepack@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [piecepack] Re: Piecepack gourmet
>
>
> > I don't go out to eat much (constraints of a nuclear family and post-
> > nuclear budget!) but, the other night, while waiting at the
> > restuarant for my meal to arrive, it struck me that the 20-30 minutes
> > of "waiting" could be gainfully turned into active gaming time
> > (depending on who your fellow diners are, of course!).
>
> Cracker Barrel does this by putting puzzle games on the table.
> The little wooden blocks with puzzles on them, populated by golf
> tees for playing pieces. They also sell these puzzles. This is a
> fairly low-cost type of game that can be put out, and its pieces
> replaced inexpensively. Unfortunately, you have to watch for
> pieces or whole games walking away.
>
> You *could* require patrons to surrender their license or similar
> collateral, and only then give them a game to play while they wait.
>
> On the other hand, the game can't be too terribly complex. Give
> them a 30-minute-to-play game and they're liable to walk out, not
> wanting to wait that long for food. Enter: video games and
> trivia. Video games are hand-held any more, and can be set aside
> with no cleanup when the food arrives.
>
> Another way to counteract the cleanup requirement is to have a
> separate area for game playing. Invite your customers to place
> their order, then go play a game in the game room. They'll be
> notified when their dinner is ready, and the staff would have to
> clean up after them. This would allow patrons to make use of the
> game room area for both while waiting for food or waiting for a
> table (which can be substantial on popular nights).
>
> That said, there's someone on the yahoogroup SpielFrieks who has
> set up a public gaming event at a restaurant/bar in Colorado. I
> haven't heard an update of how it's been going, but would like to
> try to make it out there to see how it is going.
>
> - Brett
> www.OrcSports.com
>
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