Re: [Audyssey] Risk was Out of the games dimension
This reminds me of an RTS game demo I have played recently. It's probably totally inaccessible because it is heavily mouse based, but its principles may be interesting. It's called Galcon. It's a very simplified RTS, with no tech tree, no buildings, no workers, and yet a very interesting game. There are only planets, with different production rate. If you own one of them, it creates new battle ships. The only thing you have to decide is in which planet you send them. In a multiplayer game I have played, the players started expanding, without going too far, avoiding premature conflicts with their neighbors; then, when all the available planets were conquered, the players did nothing for a long time, just moving their ships randomly; they used a chat system too (a voice chat would have been even better), for example to stop a conflict that would have left the 2 opponents behind the others; and then suddenly one player attacked another one, sometimes triggering the attack of another player, trying to take the opportunity, etc. A game lasted about 5 to 15 minutes. Very interesting game because relatively simple, so you can focus on the diplomatic aspect. Probably like in Risk. Jean-Luc --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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://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]
Re: [Audyssey] Risk was Out of the games dimension
Hi Cara, Yeah, too bad you lost, but there is always the next battle to get revenge. Grin However, the more we discuss this I do think some online playable versions of Monopoly, Risk, etc would be extremely fun. I've been reading through the Java networked games stuff I have, and I do think making these kinds of games should be easy using Java's really good network API. Cara Quinn wrote: ah, I LOVE Pinky and the Brain! lol! but alas, I digress. smile unfortunately, in that game, I lost, but smile there's always tomorrow night Pinky! lol! Smiles, --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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://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]
Re: [Audyssey] Risk was Out of the games dimension
Hi Cara, Hmmm... Yes, I know the feeling. I have always been good at multiplayer strategy games and when I played Risk my family would tend to team up against me to have a fighting chanse. In one on one matches I would crush them like bugs. Kind of reminds me of Pinky and the Brain. So what are we going to do tonight, Brain? Tonight is the night I am going to take over the world! So who won your matches. Did you face both enemy players and sese global conquest or did they team up and ware you down to the last man? Cara Quinn wrote: lol! actually the allied play was in a all out war situation where I was playing two friends of mine, and I was taking over the entire world, so they needed to form an alliance to keep me from winning the game... smile Was bunches o' fun!!!... yes, the Sound RTS way of managing a game I think would work nicely for Risk... BTW, those alternate boards sound way cool!!! woohoo!!!... Smiles, Cara :) --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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://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]
Re: [Audyssey] Risk was Out of the games dimension
ah, I LOVE Pinky and the Brain! lol! but alas, I digress. smile unfortunately, in that game, I lost, but smile there's always tomorrow night Pinky! lol! Smiles, Cara :) On Jan 21, 2008, at 8:18 PM, Thomas Ward wrote: Hi Cara, Hmmm... Yes, I know the feeling. I have always been good at multiplayer strategy games and when I played Risk my family would tend to team up against me to have a fighting chanse. In one on one matches I would crush them like bugs. Kind of reminds me of Pinky and the Brain. So what are we going to do tonight, Brain? Tonight is the night I am going to take over the world! So who won your matches. Did you face both enemy players and sese global conquest or did they team up and ware you down to the last man? Cara Quinn wrote: lol! actually the allied play was in a all out war situation where I was playing two friends of mine, and I was taking over the entire world, so they needed to form an alliance to keep me from winning the game... smile Was bunches o' fun!!!... yes, the Sound RTS way of managing a game I think would work nicely for Risk... BTW, those alternate boards sound way cool!!! woohoo!!!... Smiles, Cara :) --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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://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] --- View my Online Portfolio at: http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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://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]
