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[slipjig3]

In the course of gameplay, the following answers have been declared forbidden:

oak
maple
Nestlé
Godiva
Lindt
guitar
The Cure
Siamese
tofurkey

And now, I need to go wrest the album of my baby photos away from rafaela, who is showing them to botia and icarusfallen8 even as we speak... *sprints away*

Comments

[botia.livejournal.com]

You forgot the Mapplethorpe quote.

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

D'oh! *facepalm* Unfortunately, I've waited too long, and now I've forgotten it. Help?

[botia.livejournal.com]

"You could take a picture of a naked ass with a dildo shoved up it, and as long as it's in black and white, it's art."

[icarusfallen8.livejournal.com]

Thanks for having us over.

I rather liked the game you came up with, but unfortunately both Jessica and I have some mental blocks that make it hard for us.
We had some thoughts that might help folks like us.
1) Pictures (not easy on a playtest version I know). A picture would give more info than a name, as I'm bad with names.
2) The names written diagnally in the corners of the card, so you can hold the cards like a normal playing hand, and still see the name. (Also not easy as you already have a list of names)
3) Newer actors - an update for all the new movies and actors and actresses that have come to the big screen.
4) Expansion packs, to allow for any new actors and actresses. Also possibly a 1920's, 1930's and so on expansion. Possibly color coded for easy separation after shuffling them in, and to help as a time line reference.
5) Possible random hint cards - that would be drawn and then played immediately (ala "dolla" in Killer Bunnies) that would list the cast of a movie. Everyone would be able to see it, and it might help jog the memories of some of us dunderheads. :)

[slipjig.livejournal.com]

No, thank you. Seriously.

And thanks for the comments! I'm always grateful to get feedback on the game; it's constantly in the process of modification, even now. To address your ideas:
1) Definitely, definitely, definitely. I've found places online where I can get sheets of punch-out blank playing cards that'll fit in an inkjet printer. As soon as I have 'em in my hands, I'll be doing up cards with pictures.
2) Hm... Well, having the names in the corners would be very tricky to do. (Think about fitting "Arnold Schwarzeneggar" or "Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio" in such a small space, for example.) But I do understand the fanning problem. I was at one time toying with the idea of some sort of standing card rack players could use, but you've given me the idea of maybe running the names along the long vertical sides, like the side stripes on Fluxx cards. (On the other hand, Munchkin cards aren't really fannable, either.) But definitely something to consider.
3) *nods* Yeah. Current actor set sucks. The problem is that not only is the list six or seven years old, it's also rather arbitrary, and based on occasionally bad assumptions about who was going to be continuing forces in Hollywood. I need to figure out the best way to compile a list and narrow it down.
4) That's actually been in the wings from the very beginning: sets of Modern, 60's/70's, 40's/50's, Silents Thru 30's, Indie/Alternative.... I've even considered having an expansion pack of Directors cards, so that, say, Travolta and Jackson could meld with Tarantino to make Pulp Fiction. That said, I really like the color-coding idea. Permission to plagiari— um, borrow it?
5) Hint cards, I'm afraid, wouldn't work, I don't think. The problem is that, with the hint card in full view, no meld involving the movie on that card would be safe, because any time any other name on the hint came up, that meld would be instantly stolen, no trivia knowledge needed. Maybe some other handicapping system, though? (e.g. allowing newer player to lay down without having to make contract first, etc.) P.S. The mechanics of the hint cards being viewable and usable by all is interestingly similar to something I'm using in an unnamed game I've just started inventing. More info on that as it progresses...

Thank you again for playing, and being my guinea pigs! *mad scientist cackle*

[icarusfallen8.livejournal.com]

1) Cool - In terms of a game that someone would purchase, would this cause any legal troubles?
2) Computer type could make the diagonals work, but I rather like your along the side alternative. And no, Munchkin doesn't make the cards easily fanable, but you usually never have more than 5 at one, and you aren't trying to make sets of cards.
3)Possibly try using IMDB, though I don't know how well that might work. Might I suggest making sure that the following actors/actresses are included:
Kevin Smith (Jason Mewes also, as I just saw the box cover of another movie not produced by Mr. Smith that had him)
Edward Norton (okay my list isn't large)
4)As I wrote down the color code idea, I realized that something similar has been in use for years, by a collectable card game - Magic: the Addiction uses a set symbol for easy reference.
5) Understandable. Usually handicapping involves a big guy with a baseball bat. Or is that kneecapping?

[icarusfallen8.livejournal.com]

I asked Joe to refresh my memory of the game I introduced you too.

"Yes, the game is called "Hive Mind". IIRC, for scoring, the mode
decides the winners. I think that if nobody is tied in score (and thus everyone is tied for the mode), the median score wins.

But I could be misremembering."