Comments on: the cheapest banditos: a tabletop game by amon and auntie http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=523&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-cheapest-banditos-a-tabletop-game-by-amon-and-auntie we must make the games we wish to play in the world Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:28:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: auntie http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=523&cpage=1#comment-11011 auntie Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:25:28 +0000 http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=523#comment-11011 attacktix is one of my few fond memories from the guildhall. my level design lecturer, a miniatures wargame afficionado, took out one of his "grown-up" star wars miniatures armies, then the star wars game he plays with his kids. he explained how every move is a single tick on the wheel, that combat is just flicking a lightsaber and trying to knock a character over, and more resilient characters have wider bases. he asked the class which game we thought was more elegantly designed. it's one of the few times my teacher and i agreed. attacktix is one of my few fond memories from the guildhall. my level design lecturer, a miniatures wargame afficionado, took out one of his “grown-up” star wars miniatures armies, then the star wars game he plays with his kids. he explained how every move is a single tick on the wheel, that combat is just flicking a lightsaber and trying to knock a character over, and more resilient characters have wider bases. he asked the class which game we thought was more elegantly designed.

it’s one of the few times my teacher and i agreed.

]]> By: Scout http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=523&cpage=1#comment-11009 Scout Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:53:44 +0000 http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=523#comment-11009 it warmed my heart to see you mention Attacktix in your brainstorming, because the movement system it uses is really my second favourite mechanic in a "board game." no stupid Games Workshop-style measuring, no grids, just simple clicky clicky clicky. (my all time favourite is ALSO from Attacktix, and much more obvious.) it warmed my heart to see you mention Attacktix in your brainstorming, because the movement system it uses is really my second favourite mechanic in a “board game.” no stupid Games Workshop-style measuring, no grids, just simple clicky clicky clicky.

(my all time favourite is ALSO from Attacktix, and much more obvious.)

]]> By: auntie http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=523&cpage=1#comment-10995 auntie Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:17:24 +0000 http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=523#comment-10995 i edited it a little. i cut the little ego bits but not much else because i really wanted to keep the process of barnstorming a game. i edited it a little. i cut the little ego bits but not much else because i really wanted to keep the process of barnstorming a game.

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oh time to get the dogs up

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]]> By: daphny http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=523&cpage=1#comment-10943 daphny Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:07:59 +0000 http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=523#comment-10943 1. long ass online conversations are irritating as hell to read GOD DAMNIT MA'AM 2. reaching around the table to flick your coin back towards you would be really hard so i fyou were playing this game in a booth or a restaurant youd be messing up the coins by knocking at htem when you reached over them or getting kicked otu of a restaurant for playing musicial chairs i like to play the you get two hits each and you have to get your coin halfway off the far end of the table game its fun because the person starts their turn from whereever your coin left off, so if you score a point they have a shity first shot and if you suck at hittin ghte coin they have an advantage 1. long ass online conversations are irritating as hell to read GOD DAMNIT MA’AM

2. reaching around the table to flick your coin back towards you would be really hard so i fyou were playing this game in a booth or a restaurant youd be messing up the coins by knocking at htem when you reached over them or getting kicked otu of a restaurant for playing musicial chairs

i like to play the you get two hits each and you have to get your coin halfway off the far end of the table game
its fun because the person starts their turn from whereever your coin left off, so if you score a point they have a shity first shot and if you suck at hittin ghte coin they have an advantage

]]> By: Hunty http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=523&cpage=1#comment-10906 Hunty Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:59:49 +0000 http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=523#comment-10906 also: http://www.thegamecrafter.com/ also:

http://www.thegamecrafter.com/

]]> By: Hunty http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=523&cpage=1#comment-10905 Hunty Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:59:02 +0000 http://www.auntiepixelante.com/?p=523#comment-10905 This makes me think of Z-G, the customizable action figure game. It also makes me think of a wargame I made about 10 years ago that uses coins for the minis and dollar bills for measurements. This makes me think of Z-G, the customizable action figure game.

It also makes me think of a wargame I made about 10 years ago that uses coins for the minis and dollar bills for measurements.

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