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Post by Alydar on Jun 7, 2015 14:00:08 GMT
As the players sit down at the arcade machines, Alydar connects them and turns on the power. The current settings require no payment to play, so everyone starts up and joins the game. Colors are chosen, and the starting position is shown on the board. As the buttons light up, players rush to press a direction, hoping they beat out the others or choose an uncommon direction... SetupXXX | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 1 | () | () | () | (W,I,R,C, G,D,S) | () | () | () | 2 | () | () | () | () | () | () | () | 3 | () | (*B*) | () | (*B*) | () | () | () | 4 | () | () | () | () | () | () | () | 5 | () | () | () | () | () | () | (*B*) | 6 | () | () | () | () | () | () | () | 7 | () | () | () | (*B*) | () | () | () |
Key: W - WhITelion's position I - Imada Saneatsu's position R - Sir Reynard Fox's position C - cozzer's position G - Gloria Augusta's position D - deendir's position S - superfreak's position *B* - Bonus Square () - Unclaimed Square () - Contested Square Parentheses in a player's color reflect that that player has claimed that square. I apologize if some things are difficult to read; there are only so many colors. ^^" ...I may also play around with the colors, to see if some variations are more readable than others. If you would like to swap colors with someone, it's fine, so long as both players agree. Please do so this round. Currently, everyone is at 0 points. In future updates, I will keep track of the points that everyone has gained (or lost). The first round has begun. It will last 24 hours, or until all decisions have been finalized. Please make sure to get your decisions in to Alydar before 14:00:00 GMT on Monday, June 8th, 2015. If you would like to finalize your decision to speed up the round, you may. As all players are in the center of the top row, the only directions allowed are LEFT, RIGHT, and DOWN. ...and if there's anything I want to say, it's that this forum's table code is horrible. I've said it before, and I'll likely say it many times in the future... >.<
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Post by Alydar on Jun 8, 2015 14:00:06 GMT
You all sit down at your machines and rush to press a button. "Ha! I'm first! No one will beat me!" ... "Who's gone where? Am I first? Uhh... Done!" ... "Oh, late, am I? Well, I've got nothing to lose..." The players hit their buttons and wait as the timer ticks down. Some finalize their decisions and wonder when the game will surprise them with an update. Others just sit and count the seconds. The deadline nears ever closer, and everyone holds their breath in suspense as they second-guess their decisions... "No one else went left, right?" ... "Hah! I went up! ...what do you mean that's not valid?" ... "You guys are going down! ... pleasedontpleasedontpleasedont..." Well, the decisions are locked in stone, whether you want that or not, and the board flashes to update. Your eyes flick across the board to see who went where. Did you beat the others out? Were you lucky enough to be alone? More importantly, what should you choose next? The clock's ticking once more, and you've now got to gain some points, however you can... Round 1XXX | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 1 | () | () | (D,S,C,W)
| () | (G,R)
| () | () | 2 | () | () | () | (I) | () | () | () | 3 | () | (*B*) | () | (*B*) | () | () | () | 4 | () | () | () | () | () | () | () | 5 | () | () | () | () | () | () | (*B*) | 6 | () | () | () | () | () | () | () | 7 | () | () | () | (*B*) | () | () | () |
Key: For Contested Squares, the players are listed in the order moves were input. W - WhITelion's position I - Imada Saneatsu's position R - Sir Reynard Fox's position C - cozzer's position G - Gloria Augusta's position D - deendir's position S - superfreak's position *B* - Bonus Square () - Unclaimed Square () - Contested Square Parentheses in a player's color reflect that that player has claimed that square. Points1. deendir: 6 2. Gloria Augusta: 2 3. Imada Saneatsu: 1 4. WhITelion: -2 Sir Reynard Fox: -2 cozzer: -2 superfreak: -2 While deendir has taken the lead through Contests, Imada has a square all to himself. Will any of the losing players steal back points from the top two? Or will they remain in the lead? Only time will tell... The second round has begun. It will last 24 hours, or until all decisions have been finalized. Please make sure to get your decisions in to Alydar before 14:00:00 GMT on Tuesday, June 9th, 2015. If you would like to finalize your decision to speed up the round, you may. As most players are in the top row, the only directions allowed are LEFT, RIGHT, and DOWN. Well, except for Imada; he can move UP if he wants.
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Post by Alydar on Jun 9, 2015 14:00:07 GMT
One person may have a simple decision, but the others sit for a while and ponder their options. You wonder, is left the right way to go? Or will you only go down in points? Well, what about right? Right should be right, right? Well, then, what's left? Down? Right... Well, as you sit there thinking, the time ticks down. Buttons are pressed, and the round proceeds in tense silence as players wonder if they've regained the points they all so recently lost. Or lost the points they so recently gained. The time runs out, and what decisions are in must remain, for better or for worse... Round 2XXX | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 1 | () | (W) | ()
| (D) | ()
| (G,R)
| () | 2 | () | () | (S,C)
| () | () | () | () | 3 | () | (*B*) | () | (*B*, I) | () | () | () | 4 | () | () | () | () | () | () | () | 5 | () | () | () | () | () | () | (*B*) | 6 | () | () | () | () | () | () | () | 7 | () | () | () | (*B*) | () | () | () |
Key: For Contested Squares, the players are listed in the order moves were input. W - WhITelion's position I - Imada Saneatsu's position R - Sir Reynard Fox's position C - cozzer's position G - Gloria Augusta's position D - deendir's position S - superfreak's position *B* - Bonus Square () - Unclaimed Square () - Contested Square Parentheses in a player's color reflect that that player has claimed that square. Points1. deendir: 7 2. Imada Saneatsu: 5 3. Sir Reynard Fox: 0 Gloria Augusta: 0 superfreak: 0 4. WhITelion: -1 5. cozzer: -4 deendir escapes back to home base, but Imada creeps up on him with a Bonus Square. WhITelion avoids contesting a square, but the other four are a bit more unlucky. Or lucky, as the case may be! The third round has begun. It will last 24 hours, or until all decisions have been finalized. Please make sure to get your decisions in to Alydar before 14:00:00 GMT on Wednesday, June 10th, 2015. If you would like to finalize your decision to speed up the round, you may. Those in the top row may only move LEFT, RIGHT, or DOWN. The other players may move UP, should they choose.
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Post by Alydar on Jun 10, 2015 14:00:05 GMT
"I know of a spot on this board, where no one can stand in my way..." "Am I more than you bargained for yet? I've been dying to tell you" "In my own little corner, in my own little chair," "We're going down, down, in an earlier round, and sugar we're going down singing!" ...and the songs that have been battling in my head all day fit this round perfectly. Round 3XXX | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 1 | (W) | () | ()
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| (R) | 2 | () | () | ()
| (D) | () | (G) | () | 3 | () | (*B*) | (C,S)
| (*B*) | () | () | () | 4 | () | () | () | (I) | () | () | () | 5 | () | () | () | () | () | () | (*B*) | 6 | () | () | () | () | () | () | () | 7 | () | () | () | (*B*) | () | () | () |
Key: For Contested Squares, the players are listed in the order moves were input. W - WhITelion's position I - Imada Saneatsu's position R - Sir Reynard Fox's position C - cozzer's position G - Gloria Augusta's position D - deendir's position S - superfreak's position *B* - Bonus Square () - Unclaimed Square () - Contested Square Parentheses in a player's color reflect that that player has claimed that square. It was requested that Contested Squares be bolded, to make them more obvious. As such, they have been. Points1. deendir: 7 2. Imada Saneatsu: 6 3. Sir Reynard Fox: 1 Gloria Augusta: 1 4. WhITelion: 0 5. superfreak: -2 cozzer: -2 Little changes in the way of stats, but cozzer brings superfreak back to his level. The fourth round has begun. It will last 24 hours, or until all decisions have been finalized. Please make sure to get your decisions in to Alydar before 14:00:00 GMT on Thursday, June 11th, 2015. If you would like to finalize your decision to speed up the round, you may. The two of you in the corners have only two directions from which to choose. The rest of you may move UP, DOWN, LEFT, or RIGHT.
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Post by Alydar on Jun 11, 2015 14:00:04 GMT
For some of you, the decision is easy. Move down, ever down, away from the starting position. For others, it's a question of taking a risk or not. Decisions are sent, and some are finalized. While those players take a break and stretch, maybe getting up for a snack, the remaining players remain, biting their fingernails as they debate changing their moves... Did they make the right decision? Or the wrong one? Time runs out, and they'll find out soon... Round 4XXX | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 1 | () | () | ()
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| () | 2 | (W) | () | ()
| () | () | () | (R) | 3 | () | (*B*,C) | ()
| (*B*,D) | () | (G) | () | 4 | () | () | (S) | () | () | () | () | 5 | () | () | () | (I) | () | () | (*B*) | 6 | () | () | () | () | () | () | () | 7 | () | () | () | (*B*) | () | () | () |
Key: For Contested Squares, the players are listed in the order moves were input. W - WhITelion's position I - Imada Saneatsu's position R - Sir Reynard Fox's position C - cozzer's position G - Gloria Augusta's position D - deendir's position S - superfreak's position *B* - Bonus Square () - Unclaimed Square () - Contested Square Parentheses in a player's color reflect that that player has claimed that square. It was requested that Contested Squares be bolded, to make them more obvious. As such, they have been. Points1. deendir: 7 Imada Saneatsu: 7 2. Sir Reynard Fox: 2 Gloria Augusta: 2 cozzer: 2 3. WhITelion: 1 4. superfreak: -1 Everyone but deendir creeps steadily forward, and cozzer makes a jump by hitting a Bonus Square! The fifth round has begun. It will last 24 hours, or until all decisions have been finalized. Please make sure to get your decisions in to Alydar before 14:00:00 GMT on Friday, June 12th, 2015. If you would like to finalize your decision to speed up the round, you may. Please make sure to send in a move of UP, DOWN, LEFT, or RIGHT. I trust you can find how not to run into a wall? ^^"
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Post by Alydar on Jun 12, 2015 14:00:09 GMT
Up and down, and up and down, that's just the way this goes. So left and right's what's left, right? Well... I don't know... You make your decisions, and it's clear there's a near steady flow toward the bottom of the board. As the number of available spaces thin, your choices becomes easier and easier to make. Perhaps one of these days, everyone will remember to finalize? Round 5XXX | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 1 | () | () | ()
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| () | 2 | () | () | ()
| (D) | () | () | () | 3 | (W) | (*B*) | ()
| (*B*) | () | () | (R) | 4 | () | (C) | () | () | () | (G) | () | 5 | () | () | (S) | () | () | () | (*B*) | 6 | () | () | () | (I) | () | () | () | 7 | () | () | () | (*B*) | () | () | () |
Key: For Contested Squares, the players are listed in the order moves were input. W - WhITelion's position I - Imada Saneatsu's position R - Sir Reynard Fox's position C - cozzer's position G - Gloria Augusta's position D - deendir's position S - superfreak's position *B* - Bonus Square () - Unclaimed Square () - Contested Square Parentheses in a player's color reflect that that player has claimed that square. Points1. Imada Saneatsu: 8 2. deendir: 7 3. Sir Reynard Fox: 3 Gloria Augusta: 3 cozzer: 3 4. WhITelion: 2 5. superfreak: 0 Once again, the only person not to gain points is deendir... The sixth round has begun. It will last 24 hours, or until all decisions have been finalized. Please make sure to get your decisions in to Alydar before 14:00:00 GMT on Saturday, June 13th, 2015. If you would like to finalize your decision to speed up the round, you may. Please make sure to send in a move of UP, DOWN, LEFT, or RIGHT. I trust you can find how not to run into a wall? ^^" Oh, I suppose I should also take the time to clarify a bit about tiebreakers: time is measured to minute precision, NOT second precision. In the event of a tie for time, where it would matter, all players tied to the minute for fastest time would split the points gained from the other players on that square. In the event that that is all the players, the square is Contested with no profit to any of them. These are the same rules for tiebreakers clarified in the FAQ for Directionally Challenged on the Casino. So far, it has not come up, but it should be noted just in case.
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Post by Alydar on Jun 13, 2015 14:00:08 GMT
Well, it seems like you know what you're doing. Down. Down. Down. Well, most of you. Still, the bottom of the board looms ever nearer. Soon down will no longer be an option! What then? Round 6XXX | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 1 | () | () | ()
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| ()
| () | 2 | () | () | ()
| () | (D) | () | () | 3 | () | (*B*) | ()
| (*B*) | () | () | () | 4 | (W) | () | () | () | () | () | (R)
| 5 | () | (C) | () | () | () | (G) | (*B*) | 6 | () | () | (S) | () | () | () | () | 7 | () | () | () | (*B*,I) | () | () | () |
Key: For Contested Squares, the players are listed in the order moves were input. W - WhITelion's position I - Imada Saneatsu's position R - Sir Reynard Fox's position C - cozzer's position G - Gloria Augusta's position D - deendir's position S - superfreak's position *B* - Bonus Square () - Unclaimed Square () - Contested Square Parentheses in a player's color reflect that that player has claimed that square. Points1. Imada Saneatsu: 12 2. deendir: 8 3. Gloria Augusta: 4 cozzer: 4 4. WhITelion: 3 Sir Reynard Fox: 3 5. superfreak: 1 Well, everyone claimed a square this round, and Imada claimed another Bonus Square! Amazing! ...but not everything was amazing. We've also had our first inactive... >.> The seventh round has begun. It will last 24 hours, or until all decisions have been finalized. Please make sure to get your decisions in to Alydar before 14:00:00 GMT on Sunday, June 14th, 2015. If you would like to finalize your decision to speed up the round, you may. Please make sure to send in a move of UP, DOWN, LEFT, or RIGHT. I trust you can find how not to run into a wall? ^^"
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Post by Alydar on Jun 14, 2015 14:00:01 GMT
It seems like a forgone conclusion who will win. You can't get everything, but every point is a bit of money you can save. Down and down you go, determined to claim the unclaimed spaces. Still, you wonder what's happening on the right, and who in the world will claim that final bonus. With so little thought needed for these decisions, it's a wonder people aren't finalizing, you think! Well, perhaps next time... Round 7XXX | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 1 | () | () | ()
| () | ()
| ()
| () | 2 | () | () | ()
| () | () | () | () | 3 | () | (*B*) | ()
| (*B*) | (D) | () | () | 4 | () | () | () | () | () | () | ()
| 5 | (W) | () | () | () | () | () | (*B*,R) | 6 | () | (C) | () | () | () | (G)
| () | 7 | () | () | (S) | (*B*) | (I) | () | () |
Key: For Contested Squares, the players are listed in the order moves were input. W - WhITelion's position I - Imada Saneatsu's position R - Sir Reynard Fox's position C - cozzer's position G - Gloria Augusta's position D - deendir's position S - superfreak's position *B* - Bonus Square () - Unclaimed Square () - Contested Square Parentheses in a player's color reflect that that player has claimed that square. Points1. Imada Saneatsu: 13 2. deendir: 9 3. Sir Reynard Fox: 7 4. cozzer: 5 5. Gloria Augusta: 4 5. WhITelion: 4 6. superfreak: 2 Another inactive, a bonus, and more people near the bottom. As only 10 squares remain, it seems to be only a matter of points rather than placement. Still, every point is money, so strive for those last few points! The eighth round has begun. It will last 24 hours, or until all decisions have been finalized. Please make sure to get your decisions in to Alydar before 14:00:00 GMT on Monday, June 15th, 2015. If you would like to finalize your decision to speed up the round, you may. Please make sure to send in a move of UP, DOWN, LEFT, or RIGHT. I trust you can find how not to run into a wall? ^^"
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Post by Alydar on Jun 15, 2015 14:00:00 GMT
For some of you, there's hardly any choice. For others, any choice is a reward. Those in the lead try to consider whether the reward is worth the risk... Each of you consider the possibilities and balance the risks. Maybe you flip a coin. Maybe it's your gut that decides the direction you go. With so few squares, everyone's competing for them, it seems... Well, the game is winding down. It shouldn't be too long, now! Round 8XXX | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 1 | () | () | ()
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| () | 2 | () | () | ()
| () | () | () | () | 3 | () | (*B*) | ()
| (*B*) | () | () | () | 4 | () | () | () | () | (D) | () | ()
| 5 | () | (C) | () | () | () | () | (*B*) | 6 | (W) | () | () | () | (G) | ()
| (R) | 7 | () | (S) | () | (*B*) | () | (I) | () |
Key: For Contested Squares, the players are listed in the order moves were input. W - WhITelion's position I - Imada Saneatsu's position R - Sir Reynard Fox's position C - cozzer's position G - Gloria Augusta's position D - deendir's position S - superfreak's position *B* - Bonus Square () - Unclaimed Square () - Contested Square Parentheses in a player's color reflect that that player has claimed that square. Points1. Imada Saneatsu: 14 2. deendir: 10 3. Sir Reynard Fox: 8 4. cozzer: 5 Gloria Augusta: 5 WhITelion: 5 5. superfreak: 3 Fewer squares means fewer decisions, and down is less of an option than before! Everyone but cozzer grabs a square, and only 4 squares remain to be claimed... The ninth round has begun. It will last 24 hours, or until all decisions have been finalized. Please make sure to get your decisions in to Alydar before 14:00:00 GMT on Tuesday, June 16th, 2015. If you would like to finalize your decision to speed up the round, you may. Please make sure to send in a move of UP, DOWN, LEFT, or RIGHT. I trust you can find how not to run into a wall? ^^"
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Post by Alydar on Jun 16, 2015 14:00:02 GMT
Those behind in points have it easy: pick up the scraps. Those ahead in points have it easy: flee confrontation. The game nears its final rounds, and you wonder just how much (or how little) the final square matter... And how long it will take... Round 9XXX | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 1 | () | () | ()
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| ()
| () | 2 | () | () | ()
| () | () | () | () | 3 | () | (*B*) | ()
| (*B*) | (D) | () | () | 4 | () | (C) | () | () | () | () | ()
| 5 | (W) | () | () | () | () | () | (*B*) | 6 | () | () | () | (G) | () | ()
| () | 7 | (S) | () | () | (*B*) | (I) | () | (R) |
Key: For Contested Squares, the players are listed in the order moves were input. W - WhITelion's position I - Imada Saneatsu's position R - Sir Reynard Fox's position C - cozzer's position G - Gloria Augusta's position D - deendir's position S - superfreak's position *B* - Bonus Square () - Unclaimed Square () - Contested Square Parentheses in a player's color reflect that that player has claimed that square. Points1. Imada Saneatsu: 14 2. deendir: 10 3. Sir Reynard Fox: 9 4. cozzer: 5 Gloria Augusta: 5 WhITelion: 5 5. superfreak: 4 Two more squares have been taken. Two remain. For the record, Gloria Augusta was inactive for this round. A minimum of two rounds remain in this game... The tenth round has begun. It will last 24 hours, or until all decisions have been finalized. Please make sure to get your decisions in to Alydar before 14:00:00 GMT on Wednesday, June 17th, 2015. If you would like to finalize your decision to speed up the round, you may. Please make sure to send in a move of UP, DOWN, LEFT, or RIGHT. I trust you can find how not to run into a wall? ^^"
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Post by Alydar on Jun 17, 2015 14:00:02 GMT
Well, it's a simple round, you think to yourself. No squares can be claimed, so there's no worry about Contesting any. Why not move closer, then, you think to yourself. And move closer you do... Round 10XXX | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 1 | () | () | ()
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| () | 2 | () | () | ()
| () | () | () | () | 3 | () | (*B*,C) | ()
| (*B*) | () | () | () | 4 | () | () | () | () | (D) | () | ()
| 5 | () | (W) | () | () | () | () | (*B*) | 6 | () | () | () | () | (G,I) | ()
| (R) | 7 | () | (S) | () | (*B*) | () | () | () |
Key: For Contested Squares, the players are listed in the order moves were input. W - WhITelion's position I - Imada Saneatsu's position R - Sir Reynard Fox's position C - cozzer's position G - Gloria Augusta's position D - deendir's position S - superfreak's position *B* - Bonus Square () - Unclaimed Square () - Contested Square Parentheses in a player's color reflect that that player has claimed that square. Points1. Imada Saneatsu: 14 2. deendir: 10 3. Sir Reynard Fox: 9 4. cozzer: 5 Gloria Augusta: 5 WhITelion: 5 5. superfreak: 4 No points possible this round. 2 squares remain. Will the game end next round? Or not? It's up to you... The eleventh round has begun. It will last 24 hours, or until all decisions have been finalized. Please make sure to get your decisions in to Alydar before 14:00:00 GMT on Thursday, June 18th, 2015. If you would like to finalize your decision to speed up the round, you may. Please make sure to send in a move of UP, DOWN, LEFT, or RIGHT. I trust you can find how not to run into a wall? ^^"
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Post by Alydar on Jun 18, 2015 14:00:03 GMT
One step away. One step, that's all it takes... Is it worth it? Will others take it? Can you risk another inactivity? What's the best course of action? Well... you choose your directions and commit, as the time runs out on yet another round of the game... Round 11XXX | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | 1 | () | () | ()
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| () | 2 | () | (C) | ()
| () | () | () | () | 3 | () | (*B*) | ()
| (*B*) | (D) | () | () | 4 | () | () | () | () | () | () | ()
| 5 | () | () | (W) | () | (G) | () | (*B*,R) | 6 | () | (S) | () | () | () | ()
| () | 7 | () | () | () | (*B*) | (I) | () | () |
Key: For Contested Squares, the players are listed in the order moves were input. W - WhITelion's position I - Imada Saneatsu's position R - Sir Reynard Fox's position C - cozzer's position G - Gloria Augusta's position D - deendir's position S - superfreak's position *B* - Bonus Square () - Unclaimed Square () - Contested Square Parentheses in a player's color reflect that that player has claimed that square. Points1. Imada Saneatsu: 14 2. deendir: 10 3. Sir Reynard Fox: 9 4. cozzer: 6 Gloria Augusta: 6 5. WhITelion: 5 6. superfreak: 4 With that, all squares have been claimed, and the game is officially over! Congratulations! Fireworks play on the screens of the winners, while the screens of the losers start to bleed red... huh. The following standings appear on your screens before they fade to black... 1st place: Imada Saneatsu +300,000 yen 2nd place: deendir +150,000 yen 3rd place: Sir Reynard Fox +90,000 yen 4th place: cozzer -90,000 yen 4th place: Gloria Augusta -90,000 yen 5th place: WhITelion -150,000 yen 6th place: superfreak -300,000 yen Your Bank Accounts and trophies will be updated shortly. Stars will not be updated until the end of Contraband. In the meantime, what did you think about the game? Edit: Your Bank Accounts and trophies have been updated as needed.
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Post by Imada Saneatsu on Jun 19, 2015 5:20:41 GMT
Well to be frank, it seems too luck based in the beginning where anyone can go anywhere, and it's too predictable in the end. Now I'm probably not good at making games so take this all with a grain of salt, but I would make specific reasons to go specific directions. Maybe, if everyone starts in the mid-top, make a very small punishment for going down. Not something like point loss necessarily, but maybe money loss or something of the like. The reason I single out the option of going down is that it gives choices. At any time during the game, I could have chosen to go left or right depending on what everyone else was doing. There are three people on one side and two on the other? I can go to the side with two. The ability for more people to go down doesn't solve this problem, it makes it worse. If two people went down, then two people would be able to pick and choose instead of one, and so on and so forth.
On top of that, I would have limited public knowledge to a bare minimum. You know where you are, where the bonus areas are, and which areas are taken. That's it. It makes trying to take on another person a much more complicated task, and makes the strategy element more pronounced instead of making it so everyone always stays clear of the person in last place. If three people are at a bonus and two of them have a smaller point pool, then there is obviously no point to even trying.
But hey, that's just a theory! An LGT theory!
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Post by cozzer on Jun 19, 2015 8:50:10 GMT
Well, I think this was a problem mostly because, being a minigame, we didn't bother speaking with each other. Most LGT games turn into luck-based game if you remove interactions.
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Post by Itsuwaribito Reynard on Jun 22, 2015 11:27:07 GMT
I think it's more than that myself. I agree that this game can benefit from not having complete information. Also, I'm not the fondest of the timing based stuff.
That aside, I do believe that this has a great foundation for a game here. It's just a matter of tweaking it.
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