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Semi Mindless Dice Game With Heavy Theme

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Wed, 02/16/2011 - 16:55
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I have been looking to create a dice game revolving around a popular theme. In particular, I have been thinking about Pirates...

As it turns out, my designs have by amazingly bad. That is why I have come to this forum. If I can get a game submitted that works well and I like, then Tasty Minstrel Games will publish it (pending the additional approval of sedjtroll).

Goals for the game:

Filler time frame: 10-20 minutes
Player numbers: 2-99
Player ages: 6-99
Fun: Lots of it.
Rules: Incredibly simple to learn with some depth of strategy.

Feel free to email me directly. michael@tastyminstrelgames.com

Thanks,

Michael Mindes, Founder
Tasty Minstrel Games

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Wed, 02/16/2011 - 16:57
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Do the dice have to be

Do the dice have to be standard or can we use customer dice?

And can there be any other components?

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Wed, 02/16/2011 - 17:01
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They can be custom dice,

They can be custom dice, which is probably even preferable.

I would like to keep the components only to dice, so as to keep the game very simple.

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Wed, 02/16/2011 - 22:38
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Just checking for viability

PM sent. Thanks for sharing this opportunity with us!

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Thu, 02/17/2011 - 04:19
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MichaelM wrote:They can be

MichaelM wrote:
They can be custom dice, which is probably even preferable.

I would like to keep the components only to dice, so as to keep the game very simple.


That said, I wouldn't be TOO concerned about this limitation. I mean, Michale's not looking for a dice game with tiles and cards and plastic spaceships and a board, etc...

If your dice game is totally awesome, but it involves 5 tiles in addition to the dice (perhaps which players gain control of and which give them a bonus), that could be OK.

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Thu, 02/17/2011 - 04:20
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MichaelM wrote:I have been

MichaelM wrote:
I have been looking to create a dice game revolving around a popular theme. In particular, I have been thinking about Pirates...

Also, I don't think Michael intended that all potential entrants use a pirate theme. If you have an awesome theme in mind that isn't pirates, that could be fine too.

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Thu, 02/17/2011 - 11:20
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I have a few dice games in

I have a few dice games in the ol' designer trunk somewhere. I'll have to dust them off and see if there's any potential. I've been focusing on heavy games for quite some time now, it could a good exercise to try out a filler again.

Thanks for the info. If anything, it's good to think outside the box a bit.

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Thu, 02/17/2011 - 15:36
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sedjtroll wrote:MichaelM

sedjtroll wrote:
MichaelM wrote:
I have been looking to create a dice game revolving around a popular theme. In particular, I have been thinking about Pirates...

Also, I don't think Michael intended that all potential entrants use a pirate theme. If you have an awesome theme in mind that isn't pirates, that could be fine too.

Yes, Yes... Seth's clarification is essential... Thank you

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Thu, 02/17/2011 - 15:42
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A few questions: Are you

A few questions:

Are you looking for a game that could be played with upwards of 99 people? Like Pass the Pigs or other similar push-your-luck games? Or, would something playable with 6 be alright?

Also, do you have a maximum number of dice in mind? This can be correlated with the first one, depending on gameplay. (for instance, if everybody needs their own dice - even simple 6 siders - 30 dice might end up being too much.)

Thanks.

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Thu, 02/17/2011 - 17:34
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deadline

Is there a deadline to submit our entries? Thanks. (I always get more things accomplished with time pressure :)

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Thu, 02/17/2011 - 20:24
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drktron wrote:Is there a

drktron wrote:
Is there a deadline to submit our entries? Thanks. (I always get more things accomplished with time pressure :)

I think I will turn Michael's request into the GDS for February, and I'll give longer than the normal 1 week response. I'll post it officially later tonight or tomorrow morning before I head out to OrcCon.

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Thu, 02/17/2011 - 22:28
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Custom dice

I have some dice I designed that I'm making some fast moving games to show off their versatility. Some are deep some are funny. My hope is that game designers will make some games around them. If you look at my avatar pic you'll see the dice in miniature. When you set them next to each other the white areas can form continuous lines, as in roads, walls or maybe the wake of a ship. If you're interested let me know and we can talk in depth a little more.
woodybrowse@gmail.com

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Thu, 02/17/2011 - 23:55
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This thing is warming up!

Good, good. I like some competition...
Still, don't get your hopes up. I have a great idea incoming!
You'll be forgetting about Merchants & Marauders in no time. ;)

Keep thinking!

PS alfa rulebook finished today :). Its probably over 800 words, so it won't fit in the GDS :(

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Fri, 02/18/2011 - 00:28
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Pastor_Mora wrote:Good, good.

Pastor_Mora wrote:
Good, good. I like some competition...
Still, don't get your hopes up. I have a great idea incoming!
You'll be forgetting about Merchants & Marauders in no time. ;)

Keep thinking!

PS alfa rulebook finished today :). Its probably over 800 words, so it won't fit in the GDS :(


That depends on how much I bend the rules of the GDS this month ;)

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Fri, 02/18/2011 - 10:02
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Might not fit

Mine might not be mindless or short enough. I'm hoping that it will be fun enough to stretch those constraints a bit.

I'll test it tomorrow and see.

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Fri, 02/18/2011 - 13:16
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Dralius wrote:Mine might not

Dralius wrote:
Mine might not be mindless or short enough. I'm hoping that it will be fun enough to stretch those constraints a bit.

I'll test it tomorrow and see.


Please do take Mike's constraints loosely! He's interested to see what can be done with primarily dice.

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Fri, 02/18/2011 - 15:43
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sedjtroll wrote:Dralius

sedjtroll wrote:
Dralius wrote:
Mine might not be mindless or short enough. I'm hoping that it will be fun enough to stretch those constraints a bit.

I'll test it tomorrow and see.


Please do take Mike's constraints loosely! He's interested to see what can be done with primarily dice.

While it is not the gamer's ideal... Roll and see if you win types of games can sell ridiculously well. See: Yahtzee, LCR, Farkle, Greed, Zombie Dice, etc.

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Wed, 02/23/2011 - 10:07
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MichaelM wrote:I have been

MichaelM wrote:
I have been looking to create a dice game revolving around a popular theme. In particular, I have been thinking about Pirates...

As it turns out, my designs have by amazingly bad.

Just a thought -- do you like games like that? Maybe the problem isn't that your designs are bad, but that even if you had a good light/filler/dice game, you wouldn't like it because they're just not your style?

I know I have that problem. I try to keep my designs simple so they'll be easier to get published, but then I never like them because I don't usually like simple games.

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Wed, 02/23/2011 - 15:27
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kungfugeek wrote:MichaelM

kungfugeek wrote:
MichaelM wrote:
I have been looking to create a dice game revolving around a popular theme. In particular, I have been thinking about Pirates...

As it turns out, my designs have by amazingly bad.

Just a thought -- do you like games like that? Maybe the problem isn't that your designs are bad, but that even if you had a good light/filler/dice game, you wouldn't like it because they're just not your style?

I know I have that problem. I try to keep my designs simple so they'll be easier to get published, but then I never like them because I don't usually like simple games.

Yes, I do like games like that. Trust me... This game was horrible!

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