Word games

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Jun 15 2001, 4:33 pm
New thread! New thread!

The headline and story games both sound great.

My main inspiration for Lexiconomy was Acrophobia... I don't know the exact address to it, but there's a link to it on my website at http://members.aol.com/zilal/gemlinks.html. The game is hugely fun. I had thought about making an acrophobia clone for BYOND but decided against it, both because of possible copyright issues and because I like being original.

But there's endless potential available for little effort in word games, games with no graphics, games where players vote. I wrote Lexiconomy in one evening, I think, and it seems to have become my most popular game.

Discuss ideas for new word games here.

Z
Jun 15 2001, 4:39 pm
On 6/15/01 8:33 pm Zilal wrote:
New thread! New thread!

The headline and story games both sound great.

My main inspiration for Lexiconomy was Acrophobia... I don't know the exact address to it, but there's a link to it on my website at http://members.aol.com/zilal/gemlinks.html. The game is hugely fun. I had thought about making an acrophobia clone for BYOND but decided against it, both because of possible copyright issues and because I like being original.

But there's endless potential available for little effort in word games, games with no graphics, games where players vote. I wrote Lexiconomy in one evening, I think, and it seems to have become my most popular game.

Discuss ideas for new word games here.

Z

Actually, I've had some ideas for word games WITH graphics, games along the lines of Scrabble or Boggle. In fact, I had an idea for a game which I think could best be described as "Scrabble with rocket launchers", but scrapped it because I couldn't find any word lists in a usable format and didn't feel like spending hours on end going through and retyping word lists.
Jun 15 2001, 6:41 pm
In response to Leftley
On 6/15/01 8:39 pm Leftley wrote:
Actually, I've had some ideas for word games WITH graphics, games along the lines of Scrabble or Boggle. In fact, I had an idea for a game which I think could best be described as "Scrabble with rocket launchers", but scrapped it because I couldn't find any word lists in a usable format and didn't feel like spending hours on end going through and retyping word lists.

Hasbro recently shut down their email games -- a great tragedy to me, since I really respected what they'd done and am basing several future games on their model. Anyway, one was email Scrabble, and I know of people quite crushed by it who would probably play any good email Scrabble game they could get their hands on...
Jun 15 2001, 7:12 pm
In response to Deadron
On 6/15/01 10:41 pm Deadron wrote:
On 6/15/01 8:39 pm Leftley wrote:
Actually, I've had some ideas for word games WITH graphics, games along the lines of Scrabble or Boggle. In fact, I had an idea for a game which I think could best be described as "Scrabble with rocket launchers", but scrapped it because I couldn't find any word lists in a usable format and didn't feel like spending hours on end going through and retyping word lists.

Hasbro recently shut down their email games -- a great tragedy to me, since I really respected what they'd done and am basing several future games on their model. Anyway, one was email Scrabble, and I know of people quite crushed by it who would probably play any good email Scrabble game they could get their hands on...

Actually, I just say "Scrabble with rocket launchers" because it's a good catch. What I had in mind in this game would actually be a lot more akin to the Wordtris games, but with players sending in letters onto a board (a la Scrabble) rather than letters just dropping into a well of some sort.
Jun 16 2001, 1:47 pm
On 6/15/01 8:33 pm Zilal wrote:
New thread! New thread!

The headline and story games both sound great.

My main inspiration for Lexiconomy was Acrophobia... I don't know the exact address to it, but there's a link to it on my website at http://members.aol.com/zilal/gemlinks.html. The game is hugely fun. I had thought about making an acrophobia clone for BYOND but decided against it, both because of possible copyright issues and because I like being original.

But there's endless potential available for little effort in word games, games with no graphics, games where players vote. I wrote Lexiconomy in one evening, I think, and it seems to have become my most popular game.

Discuss ideas for new word games here.

Z


HOLY COW! STAR WARS IN ASCII!!!! THAT IS COOL! IM CRACKING IN HIS SERVER NOW TO STEAL IT FROM HIM! YAY!
Jun 16 2001, 5:17 pm
In response to jobe
HOLY COW! STAR WARS IN ASCII!!!! THAT IS COOL! IM CRACKING IN HIS SERVER NOW TO STEAL IT FROM HIM! YAY!

Sorry, Jobe, but...

That is the most immature, irresponsible, and idiotic thing I have ever read!

Even if it was a joke, it was wrong to say.
Jun 16 2001, 5:28 pm
In response to Spuzzum
That is the most immature, irresponsible, and idiotic thing I have ever read!

Gimme a few days and I bet I could outdo it.
Jun 16 2001, 5:32 pm
In response to Spuzzum
Even if it was a joke, it was wrong to say.

That is the most immature, irresponsible, and idiotic thing I have ever read! :)
Jun 16 2001, 5:34 pm
In response to Gughunter
On 6/16/01 9:32 pm Gughunter wrote:
Even if it was a joke, it was wrong to say.

That is the most immature, irresponsible, and idiotic thing I have ever read! :)

Gug, and Leftley, while you might think I'm joking, I'm not.

I am strongly disillusioned about Jobe right now.
Jun 16 2001, 5:57 pm
In response to Spuzzum
On 6/16/01 9:34 pm Spuzzum wrote:
On 6/16/01 9:32 pm Gughunter wrote:
Even if it was a joke, it was wrong to say.

That is the most immature, irresponsible, and idiotic thing I have ever read! :)

Gug, and Leftley, while you might think I'm joking, I'm not.

I am strongly disillusioned about Jobe right now.

whys that?

i was just jokeing... its not like im getting government secrets or something.. man..... jeez... lighten up.. i just thought it was killer cool...
Jun 16 2001, 5:58 pm
In response to jobe
On 6/16/01 9:57 pm jobe wrote:
On 6/16/01 9:34 pm Spuzzum wrote:
On 6/16/01 9:32 pm Gughunter wrote:
Even if it was a joke, it was wrong to say.

That is the most immature, irresponsible, and idiotic thing I have ever read! :)

Gug, and Leftley, while you might think I'm joking, I'm not.

I am strongly disillusioned about Jobe right now.

whys that?

i was just jokeing... its not like im getting government secrets or something.. man..... jeez... lighten up.. i just thought it was killer cool...


[edit]
i was just talking about one of the links on Z's page... its asciimation.. its really cool stuff...
Jun 16 2001, 6:03 pm
In response to Spuzzum
On 6/16/01 9:34 pm Spuzzum wrote:
On 6/16/01 9:32 pm Gughunter wrote:
Even if it was a joke, it was wrong to say.

That is the most immature, irresponsible, and idiotic thing I have ever read! :)

Gug, and Leftley, while you might think I'm joking, I'm not.

Can't speak for Gug, but I could tell pretty easily that you weren't.

I am strongly disillusioned about Jobe right now.

Bah! If nothing he's said or done yet had disillusioned you, one would think that nothing would.
Jun 16 2001, 6:33 pm
In response to Leftley
On 6/16/01 10:03 pm Leftley wrote:
On 6/16/01 9:34 pm Spuzzum wrote:
On 6/16/01 9:32 pm Gughunter wrote:
Even if it was a joke, it was wrong to say.

That is the most immature, irresponsible, and idiotic thing I have ever read! :)

Gug, and Leftley, while you might think I'm joking, I'm not.

Can't speak for Gug, but I could tell pretty easily that you weren't.

I am strongly disillusioned about Jobe right now.

Bah! If nothing he's said or done yet had disillusioned you, one would think that nothing would.


HEY! what have i done?
Jun 17 2001, 2:25 am
In response to Spuzzum
I am strongly disillusioned about Jobe right now.

I can't believe anyone would be that strongly illusioned to begin with.
Jun 17 2001, 5:01 am
In response to LexyBitch
On 6/17/01 6:25 am LexyBitch wrote:
I am strongly disillusioned about Jobe right now.

I can't believe anyone would be that strongly illusioned to begin with.


yeah considering i go around saying "im not who you think i am" or things like "errr.....dont ask me.." oh wait that one has nothing to do with the subject... errrr....