Re: [piecepack] Re: piecepack logo in heraldic language

["Ron Hale-Evans" <rwhe@...>]

On 10/5/06, Porter235 <porter235@...> wrote:
> On Thursday 05 October 2006 02:20, Ron Hale-Evans wrote:
> > Jonathan, what do you think of the blazon? Can it be improved? Is it
> > overspecific?
> >
> > > > A square badge Argent, a cross diminutive Sable, tronconee demembre;
> > > > in quarters first a sun radiant Gules; in second a moon decrescent
> > > > Sable; in third a fleur de lis Azure; in fourth, a crown vallary Vert.
>
> This describes the specific example that has been created and seen in popular
> use. I do not think blazon is designed to be used for much less specific, so
> as to accomodate the generic specification.
>
> "make a square divided into quarters like the back of a tile, then
>  put one suit symbol in each of those spaces:
>  top-left = suns
>  top-right = moons
>  bottom-right = crowns
>  bottom-left = arms
>
>  Can be done in color or all black and white."
>
> Here is my attempt at a "generic" version.
>
> "A square badge, a cross diminutive, in quarters first a sun; in second a
> moon; in third; a fleur de lis; in forth a crown."
>
> Here you can find an example of a badge that matches the spec and the generic
> blazon, but not the specific one. (Well, not quite, since the JCDpiecepack
> uses an anchor instead of a fleur de lis.)
>
> http://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/JcdPiecepack

This is very nice. Of course, Mesomorph Games uses a slightly
different version of the badge with their own art too. It would be
nice to create a page on the wiki with the different interpretations
of James's original "blazon". Unfortunately, I don't know where to get
the Mesomorph Games badge online; I just know it from their packaging.
Dave?

One version of the badge that I would like to create would use more
detailed limned versions of the suits rather than the more iconic
versions in the usual badge. Consider all the different "realistic"
crowns on this page, for instance:

http://www.fleurdelis.com/crowns.htm

By the way, Marty assembled the "standard" piecepack badge seen on
Piecepack.org and the Piecepack Wiki.

Yawn... Sorry if this is incoherent. Speaking of the intersection
between gaming and heraldry, as well as the current contest, check out
the Heraldic Games page:

http://www.rdrop.com/users/tierna/hgames.html

It includes such favourites as Blazon That Device!, a port of Name
That Tune! from music to heraldry...

Ron

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