barsoom-go

[LordMortis]

Anyone interested in trying this?

http://www.eblong.com/zarf/barsoom-go.html

We could do a four player game with a board something like this

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Each Player gets their own color such as

Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4

The pyramids could be these symbols ><^v

Each player has:
5 1's
5 2's
5 3's

A Null square could be a 0
A root squere could be a 4

As the game progresses each player in turn simply replies and modifies the board, thier pieces, and the score. So the game might look like something like this.

Player 1 post:

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Player 1
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


Player 2
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Player 35 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Player 4
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0



... Player 4 post:

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XX XX 44 XX XX XX XX XX
XX XX XX XX XX 44 XX XX
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XX XX XX XX XX 00 XX XX
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Player 1
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


Player 2
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Player 35 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Player 4
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0





Player 1 post:

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XX XX 44 XX XX XX XX XX
XX XX XX XX XX 44 3> XX
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Player 1
4 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


Player 2
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Player 35 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Player 4
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0




Three more takers? Further explanation needed?

[Chaosraven]

Neat.

I will Play.

[LordMortis]

Neat.

I will Play.

If no one else steps up we can publicly do a two player game and then see if anyone bites for a four player game after out example. I'm actually pretty curious to see how this works out.

[Shinjin]

I haven't played this before or checked heavily into good moves, but it looks interesting. If a fourth signs up, I'll give it a go.

Note: I think you have Player 1's move backwards since you have to point toward a root or branch.

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I have a few suggestions to make the game flow smoother

- choose colors that show up well on blue/white as well as gold/black (might be tough)
- each player move should include a code block at the end containing the bbcode for all the current moves as well as player pyramid counts
- posting player should also list the score change as well as update the running scores.

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XX XX XX XX XX 44 [color=darkred]<3[/color] XX
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[LordMortis]

I haven't played this before or checked heavily into good moves, but it looks interesting. If a fourth signs up, I'll give it a go.

Note: I think you have Player 1's move backwards since you have to point toward a root or branch.

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I have a few suggestions to make the game flow smoother

- choose colors that show up well on blue/white as well as gold/black (might be tough)
- each player move should include a code block at the end containing the bbcode for all the current moves as well as player pyramid counts
- posting player should also list the score change as well as update the running scores.

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XX XX XX XX XX 44 [color=darkred]<3[/color] XX
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I've never played before either (as would be evidenced by my backwards pyramid). I'm open for suggestions for making the game a smooth and easy to comprehend as possible.

We can start with colors. Pick four good ones. I was just looking at the subsilver and making the colors not look like each other.

I don't think using code is necessary because all you have to do is quote the person in front of you to get what you need from the code. There might be differences in the way I see the world and the way others see the world, though. Is there a reason why coding the board would be easier for you? It's ought not be a real inconvenineince to include it the code at the bottom.

The score change sounds good.

[Chaosraven]

Players take turns. On your turn, you place one pyramid in an empty square. The pyramid must be adjacent to a square which is occupied, either by a root or by another pyramid. You must place it lying down, and pointing at the adjacent occupied square. You may not place a piece in, or pointing at, a null square.

- each player move should include a code block at the end containing the bbcode for all the current moves as well as player pyramid counts
Would this be done in A-H, 1-8? A running list?

[Chaosraven]

- posting player should also list the score change as well as update the running scores.

The score change sounds good.

Agreed

[LordMortis]

- each player move should include a code block at the end containing the bbcode for all the current moves as well as player pyramid counts
Would this be done in A-H, 1-8? A running list?

I think Shinjin is stating that the board be placed once visually and once in bbcode using the [ code ] [ / code ] tags or using the:

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[code] 

[/code]
tags.

[Shinjin]

I don't think using code is necessary because all you have to do is quote the person in front of you to get what you need from the code.

Good point. I didn't realize that the quote feature did this. Forget the separate code block idea.

[LordMortis]

I don't think using code is necessary because all you have to do is quote the person in front of you to get what you need from the code.

Good point. I didn't realize that the quote feature did this. Forget the separate code block idea.

Great, now just give us a good four player color scheme in both black and subsilver.

[Shinjin]

Would this be done in A-H, 1-8? A running list?

That's a good idea.

As the board gets filled in, it may get difficult to spot the last player's move (or last 3 if you haven't been watching closely). Maybe follow spreadsheet convention and use letters for the column and numbers for the row. So the sample move could be

Player 1 Move = 5G3W

For "in row 5 column G place a pyramid with 3 tiles pointing west" (north is up)

The nomenclature is just a suggestion - it may be too compressed.

[LordMortis]

Would this be done in A-H, 1-8? A running list?

That's a good idea.

As the board gets filled in, it may get difficult to spot the last player's move (or last 3 if you haven't been watching closely). Maybe follow spreadsheet convention and use letters for the column and numbers for the row. So the sample move could be

Player 1 Move = 5G3W

For "in row 5 column G place a pyramid with 3 tiles pointing west" (north is up)

The nomenclature is just a suggestion - it may be too compressed.

Sounds good to me. I think the arrows would be visually easier for me to understand. I assume the only difficult black scheme color to understand is the orange, so how does this look in black?


Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4

Now we just need a fourth. Anyone? Bueller?

[Remus West]

Call me a sucker for time wasting behavior but you can count me as your fourth.

[LordMortis]

While we are wating... I will set the board and randomize the players....

Edit and we have a fourth. Raven when you see this you are up. You can begin by putting down 00's and then I will do the same. Shinjin and then Remus will then put down 44's and then you will put down your first arrow and numeric value.


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Chaosraven
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


Player move goes here.

[Chaosraven]

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Chaosraven
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


Null placed: B3

[LordMortis]

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Chaosraven
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


Null placed: F3

[Shinjin]

Sounds good to me. I think the arrows would be visually easier for me to understand.

Sounds good.

I assume the only difficult black scheme color to understand is the orange, so how does this look in black?

Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4

dark red is, well, dark. Does orange show up ok for white/blue?

Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4

[LordMortis]

Sounds good to me. I think the arrows would be visually easier for me to understand.

Sounds good.

I assume the only difficult black scheme color to understand is the orange, so how does this look in black?

Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4

dark red is, well, dark. Does orange show up ok for white/blue?

Player 1
Player 2
Player 3
Player 4

Orange is fine. Feel free to sub it in for anyone of the four colors that don't look right.

[Shinjin]

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Chaosraven
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


Root placed: D3

[Remus West]

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Chaosraven
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


Root placed: F3

[Chaosraven]

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Chaosraven
4 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


D2,3South
no score generated

[LordMortis]

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XX 00 XX 44 XX 00 XX XX
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Chaosraven
4 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


D6,1South
no score generated

[Shinjin]

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XX 00 1> 44 XX 00 XX XX
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XX XX XX 44 XX XX XX XX
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Chaosraven
4 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


C3,1East
no score generated

Edit: Forget to decrement my pyramid count to 4 1's

[Remus West]

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XX 00 1> 44 XX 00 XX XX
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XX XX XX 1v XX XX XX XX
XX XX 1> 44 XX XX XX XX
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Chaosraven
4 3's
5 2's
5 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0


G3, 1 East
no score generated

[Austin]

I'm lost.

[LordMortis]

I'm lost.

We are emulating a game that Looney Labs (I guess) created on a chess board. As we change the XX structure we are emulating what the changing board would look like. The points represent pyramid pieces being played down. Eventually when we lay pyramid pieces they we have to face pieces that aren't ours. When that happens points will be scored for the person who had their piece pointed to and subtracted from the person doing the pointing. The goal appears to be to keep your pieces open while blocking other peoples off but this is the first I've played. I could be way off.

[Chaosraven]

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XX 00 1> 44 XX 00 XX XX
XX XX XX 1^ XX XX XX XX
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XX XX XX 1v XX XX XX XX
XX XX 1> 44 XX XX XX XX
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Chaosraven
4 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0


D4, 1North
no score generated

[LordMortis]

You suck

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XX 00 1> 44 XX 00 XX XX
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XX XX XX 3v XX XX XX XX
XX XX XX 1v XX XX XX XX
XX XX 1> 44 XX XX XX XX
XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX

Chaosraven
4 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
4 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0


E4, 3Souh
no score generated

[Shinjin]

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XX 00 1> 44 XX 00 XX XX
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XX XX XX 1v XX XX XX XX
XX XX 1> 44 2< XX XX XX
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Chaosraven
4 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
4 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
4 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0


E7, 2West
no score generated

[Remus West]

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XX 00 1> 44 XX 00 XX XX
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XX XX XX 3v XX XX XX XX
XX XX 2v 1v XX XX XX XX
XX XX 1> 44 2< XX XX XX
XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX

Chaosraven
4 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
4 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
4 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0


F3, 2South
no score generated

I hate you Shinjin.

[LordMortis]

I'm not certain what we're doing here but I am pretty certain ally'all suck.

[Chaosraven]

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XX XX XX 3v XX XX XX XX
XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
XX XX XX 1^ XX XX XX XX
XX XX XX 3v XX XX XX XX
XX XX 2v 1v XX XX XX XX
XX XX 1> 44 2< XX XX XX
XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX

Chaosraven
4 3's
5 2's
3 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
4 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
4 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0


Ok, now I'm confused... I thought across the Top was letters, Down the side was numbers.

E3, 2West
No score generated

[Chaosraven]

Would this be done in A-H, 1-8? A running list?

That's a good idea.

As the board gets filled in, it may get difficult to spot the last player's move (or last 3 if you haven't been watching closely). Maybe follow spreadsheet convention and use letters for the column and numbers for the row. So the sample move could be

Player 1 Move = 5G3W

For "in row 5 column G place a pyramid with 3 tiles pointing west" (north is up)

The nomenclature is just a suggestion - it may be too compressed.

This explains why I thought that... COLUMNS are Vertical, no?

[Remus West]

Would this be done in A-H, 1-8? A running list?

That's a good idea.

As the board gets filled in, it may get difficult to spot the last player's move (or last 3 if you haven't been watching closely). Maybe follow spreadsheet convention and use letters for the column and numbers for the row. So the sample move could be

Player 1 Move = 5G3W

For "in row 5 column G place a pyramid with 3 tiles pointing west" (north is up)

The nomenclature is just a suggestion - it may be too compressed.

This explains why I thought that... COLUMNS are Vertical, no?

Yep, but I've been doing it backwards. I didn't actually read the post about which was which.


columns A B C D E F G H
Rows
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

[LordMortis]

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XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
XX XX XX 1^ XX XX XX XX
XX XX XX 3v XX XX XX XX
XX XX 2v 1v 3< XX XX XX
XX XX 1> 44 2< XX XX XX
XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX

Chaosraven
4 3's
5 2's
3 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
3 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
5 3's
4 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0


I'm just trying to follow pattern.

E6, 3West
No score generated

[Shinjin]

(Board modified for clarity and decremented RW's count of 2's)


_ AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
2 XX XX XX 3v XX XX XX XX
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
4 XX XX 3^ 1^ XX XX XX XX
5 XX XX XX 3v XX XX XX XX
6 XX XX 2v 1v 3< XX XX XX
7 XX XX 1> 44 2< XX XX XX
8 XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX

Chaosraven
4 3's
5 2's
3 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
3 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
4 3's
4 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
4 2's
4 1's

Score: 0




C4, 3North
no score change

[Remus West]

(Board modified for clarity and decremented RW's count of 2's)

Oh, sure, show how much more I was slackin' off, thats cool.

_ AA BB CC DD EE FF GG HH
1 XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX
2 XX XX XX 3v XX XX XX XX
3 XX 00 1> 44 <1 00 XX XX
4 XX XX 3^ 1^ XX XX XX XX
5 XX XX 2v 3v XX XX XX XX
6 XX XX 2v 1v 3< XX XX XX
7 XX XX 1> 44 2< XX XX XX
8 XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX

Chaosraven
4 3's
5 2's
3 1's

Score: 0


LordMortis
3 3's
5 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Shinjin
4 3's
4 2's
4 1's

Score: 0

Remus West
5 3's
3 2's
4 1's

Score: 0




C5, 2 South
no score change

[Shinjin]

Oh, sure, show how much more I was slackin' off, thats cool.

That wasn't my intent at all, it's an easy step to miss. In fact if you look at my first move, I'm the original slacker:

Edit: Forget to decrement my pyramid count to 4 1's

[Remus West]

Oh, sure, show how much more I was slackin' off, thats cool.

That wasn't my intent at all, it's an easy step to miss. In fact if you look at my first move, I'm the original slacker:

Edit: Forget to decrement my pyramid count to 4 1's

I shoulda added You have to know you are playing with myself and two of my best friends in the world. Your bound to get caught it the shit talk somewhere.

[Shinjin]

I should've known (I have a faulty sarcasm detector).