Re: [piecepack] Co-operative games?

[Kisa Griffin <kisa_griffin@...>]

--- Mike Schoessow <mikeschoessow@...> wrote:
>  
> 
> >The first two are pretty easy although I have only
> seen a couple of 
> >people mention wanting something in the Rulests In
> Progress folder 
> >looked at so if you are wanting current feedback
> please say so as I 
> >would be disappointed to put a lot of effort into
> playtesting 
> >something that is dead to you.  
> 
> >Lastly, the request from the subject line.  The
> third catagory of co-
> >operative games is harder to sort for.  Does anyone
> know of any co-
> >operative games that have been designed for the
> Piecepack?  How many 
> >people are interested in co-operative games being
> designed for the 
> >piecepack?  I have one in the back of my mind, very
> early stages.  By 
> >co-operative I mean a game where you are all
> working against the 
> >game.  Two examples of this are Reiner Knizia's
> Lord of the Rings and 
> >Stephen Hand's Star Wars: Escape from the Death
> Star.
> 
> >Thank you for your input,
> 
> >Kisa
> 
> 
> Hi Kisa,
> 
>    I don't know of any cooperative piecepack games
> existing right now. I did mention the category in a
> posting I made some time ago discussing possible
> categories, themes, etc., in connection with the
> competitions. 
> 
>    Regarding the Rules sets in progress folder, my
> assumption would be that the purpose of the folder
> is to solicit feedback on unfinished games or beta
> versions. That's certainly the way I think of it. I
> have a fair number of games in there myself. This is
> not because I try to "load up" the folder. Rather,
> it is because very little feedback has been
> forthcoming, so I've left some of the games in there
> for now. Three of my games in there are 4x4
> abstracts, which many players may not be interested
> in, and I'll probably take them out soon.  It also
> seems that some designers have not utilized the
> folder. 
> 
> -Mike
> 

I for one would love to see so-operative games as a
competition catagory.


Don't take those abstact out too soon.  I suspect that
Ron and would both be interested and we are likely
going to be getting together on Tuesday (or some other
day) to play piecepack games.

Kisa

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