Boardgames are an art worth saving, whether it's redoing someone else's or making your own.
Boardgames have a certain charm which takes a bit of patience and subtlety to appreciate. If I end up contributing anything to the community after my game dev course this semester, it'll probably at least start with boardgames. Even if I don't redo someone else's, I will probably do something with them. Don't knock it till you try it. Signed: Dakotah Rickard On 9/2/12, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I would just like to add a little two cents into this. The games that I have > > created on my website thus far, are specifically for the PAC Mate and > Windows Moble. They are infact the fruits of some of my first creations. The > > Wack-a-Mole on the Braillesoft site is my creation. I was affiliated with > Braillesoft when I got started. After launching my own site, I went back and > > fixed some bugs in the program and re-released it on my own site. I am > working on a few live action games that I believe will be found to be > challenging . They are also copy written to me. They are not someone else's > > idea redone. > Also as I said in an earlier post, I am hoping, by end of week, to have a > section of my site up that will support Windows Desktop. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2012 8:34 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] blindgameware > > >> Hi Shaun, >> >> Might I make a suggestion here. I think you are being overly critical >> of Travis. While it is true there are plenty of card and board games >> available for VI players there is always room for a new developer to >> put his or her own spin on an old game. For one thing card and board >> games are easy to develop, especially for a first time game developer, >> and it gives him/her good practice for bigger and better things. For >> another each developer may add features not available in a prior >> version that would make it a more appealing version of that game. So >> let's not cut a new developer short before he or she gets started. >> >> I'll use myself as an example. There are plenty of card and board >> games for Windows, but the same can't be said about Mac OS or Linux >> currently. As a result once I'm done with MOTA, Raceway, etc I plan to >> spend some time developing games like War, Uno, Blackjack, Monopoly, >> etc for non-Windows platforms such as Mac and Linux. Some might make >> the case that there are already too many card and board games, but >> that only really applies to Windows gamers. Those of us who choose not >> to use Windows don't have that much to choose from. So if I proceed >> with my plan to port said games to Mac and Linux I'd essentially be >> adding to an already large list of games in the same genre, but it >> would be for a completely different target group. It looks to me that >> Travis's current games mainly applies to notetakers which is a >> different target group and deserves just as much attention as the >> bigger well known platforms in my book. >> >> >> The one thing that gets me about your argument is this. You slam >> Travis for creating too many card and board games, and then complain >> that there are no PC versions of said games. If there are too many >> card and board games for you why are you worrying about a PC version >> of them? >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> On 9/2/12, shaun everiss <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi all >>> no one seems to have responded to this so I will do so. >>> Travis, firstly welcome to the list. >>> I think new development should be encouraged. >>> Thats the good stuff. >>> There is a bit of a problem though. >>> 1. no pc >>> Sure you support packmate and packmate only but there is more out >>> there than packmate. >>> Secondly either you have a dim view of what the blind play or are >>> quite new to the scene. >>> There! are! to! many! board! games! >>> There are at least 3 versions of monopoly for windows based systems I >>> know of all free. >>> kitchensinc rsgames and I think quentin c do those. >>> all in play and kitchensinc do poker. >>> Blindsoftware has a memmory and kitchensinc has simon which is >>> simular to a memmory game. >>> I have seen a version of whack a mole in klango and I think >>> braillesoft has one which is free you need to buy the klango version. >>> Whack a mole can stay but the rest. >>> There are more than pack mates, iphones, android devices, pcs mainly >>> windows xp and 7 mostly these days. >>> We don't need a new load of board games and sertainly not for >>> something like the pack mate sertainly its not a major platform, >>> braillesoft is already doing packmate and a few other braille devices. >>> true their games are in windows but I have never found them all that >>> entertaining. >>> Saying that I'd like to test anything which is windows compatible. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [email protected]. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >> > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. 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