| Another Game Idea: Time Skipping |
Tue, 18 May 2010 22:04  |
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 Deuce |
 | Senior Chief Petty Officer |
Messages: 94
Registered: June 2003 | |
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I'm not really sure how someone could host this sort of game without a massive headache, but the premise is that the players do not know how many turns will pass with each generation. Each turn can randomly jump years, requiring some "chessmaster" thinking. I was thinking some sort of sliding scale like:
1 turn: 40% chance
2 turns: 30% chance
3 turns: 15% chance
4 turns: 10% chance
5 turns: 4% chance
10 turns: 1% chance
Would probably run this sort of game with a longer generation time so that players would have plenty of time to consider their moves, as well as reducing the headache for the host. (who would have to be third party) Autohost is still a possibility I think, it has a multi-gen capability, right?
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| Re: Another Game Idea: Time Skipping |
Wed, 19 May 2010 20:34  |
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Well, this certainly introduces chaos tho I'd call it luck since there's no way you could plan turns that work well for all possibilities (which I guess is what you're after).
In my case I try to plan quite carefully so it's not something that attracts me. Of course, there may be enough gamblers around to fill the game but I suspect that most players are a bit like me.
Maybe if the max. # turns/gen was 2 or 3 & weighting is heavily towards 1 turn/gen? Say 90%/10% or 80%/15%/5%.
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| Re: Another Game Idea: Time Skipping |
Thu, 20 May 2010 15:30 |
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| Einherjock |
 | Petty Officer 3rd Class |
Messages: 41
Registered: February 2008
Location: Seattle, WA, USA | |
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I would propose a twist to Deuce's concept. Have 5 turns gen normally (1 year each) then introduce the random jump. This way, players can execute plans during short stable periods, and also plan for the random Jump at predictable times.
Another option, have a guarantee of stablility for 3 or 4 turns, then increasing odds of the jump until it happens (between 1 and 5 years). That gives the Gamblers something risky to wager with.
-Einherjock
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