Re: [piecepack] How to Identify a particular coin or tile.

["Mark A. Biggar" <mark.a.biggar@...>]

Electronicwaffle wrote:

> Is there a standard or convention in referring to a specific tile or
> coin? I used hyphenated nomenclature in "Berlin" and while this
> seems cumbersome, is there an easier way to reference
> specific "bits" ? If there is, which characteristic of the bit
> should taken precedence?
>
> I figured that there are only 6 formats.(Substitute every instance
> of "coin" for "tile" when referencing tiles) Perhaps we should vote
> for the "best" form? I personally like  Color/Item/Value
>
> Blue-coin-ace - Color/Item/Value
> Ace-coin-blue - Value/Item/Color
> Coin-ace-blue - Item/Value/Color
> Blue-ace-coin - Color/Value/Item
> Coin-blue-ace - Item/Color/Value
> Ace-blue-coin - Value/Color/Item
>
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> Perhaps this next question needs its own Post, but it is along the
> same lines of specific Identification.
>
> How can we Differentiate between Piecepack Coins, and Legal Currency
> Coins? I would assume that we could simply state "coin" or "coin-
> money". However, what if the game spends piecepack coins as money?

I've always used "blue ace coin" when necessary in my games.  I
definely use "ace coin", "blank coin", etc., when the color/suit is 
unimportant or unspecified.  Note the object is a coin; standard English
usage puts adjectives before the noun.

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