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(Message started by: christianF on Dec 28^th, 2010, 10:10am)

Title: R.G.A Stacking Games Contest
Post by christianF on Dec 28^th, 2010, 10:10am

A contest to invent a game on (or including) a 'stacking' mechanism has started at R.G.A. (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.abstract/browse_thread/thread/3d7d1849463cb271/ca5401bd47d32149)
Everyone is invited to contribute :) .

First entry was Cameron Browne's Stax (http://www.cameronius.com/games/stax/), a strategy game of tile placement, movement and stacking, a pict of which is displayed here.

Stax
http://www.cameronius.com/games/stax/stax-moves-2a.png (http://www.cameronius.com/games/stax/)

Title: Re: R.G.A Stacking Games Contest
Post by omar on Dec 29^th, 2010, 11:28am

Good luck in the contest. Keep us posted on how it goes.

Title: Re: R.G.A Stacking Games Contest
Post by christianF on Jan 2^nd, 2011, 1:02pm

on 12/29/10 at 11:28:45, omar wrote:

Good luck in the contest. Keep us posted on how it goes.

It's my pleasure to announce that Ed van Zon has put the Trounce applet online at Mindsports (http://mindsports.nl/).

Registration is free, after which you can select either 'Trounce' or the old name 'Soar' in the prefs and challenge other players or be challenged by them.
Mindsports Players Section (http://mindsports.nl/index.php/players-section)

Title: Re: R.G.A Stacking Games Contest
Post by christianF on Jan 9^th, 2011, 1:21pm

on 12/29/10 at 11:28:45, omar wrote:

Good luck in the contest. Keep us posted on how it goes.

The second entry at the R.G.A. Stacking Contest (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.abstract/browse_thread/thread/3d7d1849463cb271/ca5401bd47d32149) is Mark Steere's Monkey Queen (http://www.marksteeregames.com/Monkey_Queen_rules.html).

Here's a pict of the initial position:
http://www.marksteeregames.com/pictures/Monkey_Queen_Figure_A.jpg (http://www.marksteeregames.com/Monkey_Queen_rules.html)
Mark remarks about this game: "It occurred to me that architecture wouldn't win the rec.games.abstract stacking game contest. Gameplay would. Do what every other designer does: focus on gameplay. Hence Monkey Queen is my first gameplay-centric design. "

Title: Re: R.G.A Stacking Games Contest
Post by christianF on Jan 12^th, 2011, 2:47am

on 12/29/10 at 11:28:45, omar wrote:

Good luck in the contest. Keep us posted on how it goes.

The third entry at the R.G.A. Stacking Contest (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.abstract/browse_thread/thread/3d7d1849463cb271/ca5401bd47d32149) is Martin H. Samuel's Parquet (http://parquet.webstarts.com/).

Here's a pict of the initial position:
http://parquet.webstarts.com/uploads/Parquet-setup_resized_640x480.png (http://parquet.webstarts.com/)
Martin remarks about this game: "I would like to submit a 2-player abstract strategy game that will floor you ... "

Title: Re: R.G.A Stacking Games Contest
Post by christianF on Jan 17^th, 2011, 6:53am

I was quietly drinking coffee and there it was, my entry, out of nowhere:

Grabber (http://mindsports.nl/index.php/the-pit/grabber-578)
http://mindsports.nl/images/stories/sidedishes/moregamesbycf/grabber_d07.gif (http://mindsports.nl/index.php/the-pit/grabber-578)

Not in an applet yet, but that will come in due time. Meanwhile an old
fashioned checkers set will do just as well :)

Title: Re: R.G.A Stacking Games Contest
Post by christianF on Jan 18^th, 2011, 5:17am

A stacking game by Dieter Stein:

Mixtour (http://spielstein.com/games/mixtour)
http://spielstein.com/images/games/mixtour/3dmodel.png (http://spielstein.com/games/mixtour)

Dieter writes:
This is my entry for the Stacking Games Contest on rec.games.abstract.
Many thanks to Daniel Shultz for initiating this contest. Actually,
Mixtour includes a mechanism which is reminiscent of his game
Charisma.
Working on this game was quite exhausting but also very satisfying. I
hope you like it.

Dieter

Title: Re: R.G.A Stacking Games Contest
Post by christianF on Jan 21^st, 2011, 10:18am

Sixth entry: A stacking game by Dave Barnes:

Twisties (https://sites.google.com/site/acumenboardgames2/twisties-board-game)
http://i51.tinypic.com/2zrm4vq.jpg (https://sites.google.com/site/acumenboardgames2/twisties-board-game)

Dave writes:
My old mate Martin H. Samuel in Florida of (Games Above Board) sent me your link so that I could send you a link to my entry of this ace competition... and so here it is...

Have a looksee and do whatever with it.

Cheers.
Looking forward to hearing back from you.

Title: Re: R.G.A Stacking Games Contest
Post by christianF on Jan 31^st, 2011, 9:29am

The 7th entry at the R.G.A. Stacking Contest (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.abstract/browse_thread/thread/3d7d1849463cb271/ca5401bd47d32149) is by Greg Schmidt. The game is called Splay (http://splay.webstarts.com/).

Here's a pict of a game in progress:
http://i51.tinypic.com/346kvtt.jpg (http://splay.webstarts.com/)

Greg writes:
Please accept my game submission titled "Splay" for the r.g.a stacking game contest. I have attached an image of the game during actual play. The link to the game's web page is:

http://splay.webstarts.com/

The web page contains links to download the rules in PDF format and to download the Axiom computer implementation of the game.

The free Axiom Game Engine for PC plays its own game, but also allows players to compete against each other.

Title: Re: R.G.A Stacking Games Contest
Post by christianF on Feb 7^th, 2011, 8:29am

Greg Schmidt writes:

Gentlemen,
With permission, I have just completed programming 3 of the 7 games (including my own) entered into the stacking games contest. I focused on these 3 mainly because they all limit the stacks to pieces of a single type which greatly simplifies the programming and graphics. I would have liked to implement them all, but due to the time and complexity involved, I simply do not have the time do go further.

I have therefore created the following web page where these games can be downloaded:

The 2011 rec.games.abstract Stacking Games Contest Resource Page (http://splay.webstarts.com/axiomcontestgames.html)

In addition, if anyone would like to add additional resources to this page (e.g. print & play downloads, links to applets), please contact me and I will add them to this page.

I have listed the games in order of implementation.

Edit: Next to Splay, Monkey Queen and Parquet (pending), Grabber and Kasanari Shogi have now been implemented on the Axiom Game Engine (http://splay.webstarts.com/axiomcontestgames.html).

Title: Re: R.G.A Stacking Games Contest
Post by christianF on Feb 9^th, 2011, 9:09am

Larry Wheeler has submitted his game

Kasanari Shogi (http://www.datafilehost.com/download-20696138.html) (Stacking Shogi)

It's a pdf file, so I can't show a picture, but it looks very nice.
A Zillions version is well underway (using stacks made of separate pieces).

A quote:
"Kasanari (Stacking) Shogi was inspired by the large, historical Shogi variants with their hundreds of different pieces, using, for the most part, combinations of a few simple directions. The stacking and flipping mechanics of Kasanari Shogi allow you to build myriad combinations using essentially three types of pieces."