Re: [piecepack] Re: piecepack Workshop: Cell Management v0.7 by Mark Goadrich

[Porter235 <porter235@...>]

I agree with Clark.

Having tried a couple of games myself, I find the lack of choice makes the 
"game" rather uninteresting even as a solitaire. The most interesting part 
for me was the process of learning the "program" (rules) and their 
background. 

As Clark mentioned, there is only three choices per round, where to start the 
guards, do I sacrifice this round, and which species do I sacrifice. In 
addition I personally have found that the last two choices only need to be 
made approximately once per game.

I prefer a little more meat to my puzzles with more choices.  I have been 
playing on the computer using Vassal, and hence am missing any of the tactile 
experience of playing with physical pieces which would probably make the 
experience more enjoyable.

Thanks for the game Mark.
JCD

On September 23, 2005 10:19 am, Clark D. Rodeffer wrote:
> --- In piecepack@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Schoessow"
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> > For a two player version you may want to
> > consider letting one player take the part
> > of the guards.
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> Hmmm. One issue I forsee with this idea is that it reduces the game to
> only one type of decision for one player (where to start the guards
> each round) and one two-part decision for the other (whether or not to
> sacrifice a captive each round, and if so, which one). Once those
> decisions are made, the rest of the action is manipulating the pieces
> according to the program, and the game may not be as satisfying as the
> solitaire.
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