Re: [piecepack] Summary of the best piecepack games (for a rules booklet)

["Mike Schoessow" <mikeschoessow@...>]

I have a few comments.

 Firstly, regarding racing games, I wasn't aware that the postings regarding those were aimed at naming the *best* games. Rather, I thought that this was just an effort to identify which games, of those already listed at piecepack.org, would fit into the racing game category. That's the only reason I mentioned Racepack.

Secondly, I did nominate IceFloe, but it doesn't appear in your list.

Thirdly, Alien City does not require two piecepacks, but it does require some Ice House pyramids.


On a related subject, I suggest we streamline or re-align the categories somewhat. Listing games by 2, 3, or 4 players seems somewhat problematic to me. For example, where do you put a game that works well for 2 to 4 players? If you list it under 2, it looks like the game won't work for more players, and vice versa. How about the following categories.

1) Abstract Strategy

2) Family Strategy (i.e., German-style games)

3) Racing

4) War

5) Solitaires


Category 2 could perhaps be further broken down, and 4 may not be necessary.


-Mike Schoessow


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Iain Cheyne 
  To: piecepack@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 7:29 AM
  Subject: [piecepack] Summary of the best piecepack games (for a rules booklet)

  The following people nominated games (they did not design!):
  Clark D. Rodeffer
  Iain Cheyne
  Mark Biggar
  Mike Schoessow
  Phillip Lerche
  Tim Schutz

  -=Four-player=-
  New City
  Kidsprout Jumboree
  Sarcophagus

  -=Three-player=-
  Hanging Gardens
  Pharaoh's Heir

  -=Two-player=-
  Power Lines
  Evade
  Froggy Bottom

  -=Solitaire=-
  One Man, Thrag
  Tula
  [Winner of the Solitary Confinement competition.]

  -=Racing=-
  Motox
  Chariots
  Worm Derby

  The following games were nominated, but are not suitable for the 
  rules booklet.

  Alien City (requires two piecepacks)
  Icefloe (requires piecepack pyramids)
  Decay (requires rules editing)