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I absolutely love board games and card games. And I love to think about game mechanics. If I would not be a web developer I would love to work with this kind of

I absolutely love board games and card games. And I love to think about game mechanics. If I would not be a web developer I would love to work with this kind of game development. I have developed a version of Magic the Gathering which is played with a normal 52 card deck (one deck per person) with much more simple rules and good strategy (better?) and less luck. I have played it around 100 times and the rules are finalized. I think I should translate the rules to English. A note about Monopoly, the new card game Monopoly Deal is actually quite good as a family game with simple rules and around 20 minutes.

endersshadow 14y ago
I'm very curious--is there a way for me to play this game? I'd love to get the rules from you and try it out. I loved the mechanics in Magic when I was younger, and I'd love to not have to buy all the cards and worry about building a deck, and just be able to play the game with my fiance without telling her it's Magic.
- eru 14y ago
  > [...] I'd love to not have to buy all the cards and worry about building a deck [...] You might also want to try the booster draft format of Magic.
- JimWestergren 14y ago
  I will get back to you once I have translated it. Shoot me an email.
- b0rsuk 14y ago
  http://code.google.com/p/magarena/ http://code.google.com/p/magarena/ Magarena is a GPLed program to play almost Magic: the Gathering. There is only a small rule modification to simplify AI calculations: the defender chooses how combat damage is distributed, not the attacker. Magarena doesn't have ALL the cards - only close to 3000 - but it has disturbingly good AI. Several AI algorithms to choose from, in fact. It plays like a bastard, and despite having a few flaws (sometimes it performs suicide attacks, it doesn't save cards for later, is bad with activated abilities and doesn't guess what card you might have in hand) you will dearly regret underestimating it. More cards are coming, but each new mechanic needs to be coded separately.
archon 14y ago
Monopoly Deal is definitely an under appreciated gem. It's a great way to kill 15 minutes with friends. Doesn't require a lot of strategy, but it still somehow fun (I typically enjoy a lot more strategy than luck). I've done something similar to your Magic the Gathering game. It involved a chess board and using 52-card decks to give your pieces "abilities." I believe the Ace of Spades was a "Resurrection" card that would respawn any one piece you'd lost.
- JimWestergren 14y ago
  Do you have any URL to show more info about your game? I would LOVE to read :) Here is mine with Google translate: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.magicbolivia.se%2F http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&tl...
  - archon 14y ago
    I came up with the modified chess game when I was a teenager, and I've long since forgotten all of the rules, I'm afraid. Sorry to disappoint :)
Avshalom 14y ago
Yeah, for 5 bucks and fits in a pocket Monopoly Deal is great. It also has the nice property of having the strategy change noticeably as you vary the number of people which helps extend it's shelf life.

endersshadow 14y ago

I'm very curious--is there a way for me to play this game? I'd love to get the rules from you and try it out. I loved the mechanics in Magic when I was younger, and I'd love to not have to buy all the cards and worry about building a deck, and just be able to play the game with my fiance without telling her it's Magic.

eru 14y ago
> [...] I'd love to not have to buy all the cards and worry about building a deck [...] You might also want to try the booster draft format of Magic.
JimWestergren 14y ago
I will get back to you once I have translated it. Shoot me an email.
b0rsuk 14y ago
http://code.google.com/p/magarena/ http://code.google.com/p/magarena/ Magarena is a GPLed program to play almost Magic: the Gathering. There is only a small rule modification to simplify AI calculations: the defender chooses how combat damage is distributed, not the attacker. Magarena doesn't have ALL the cards - only close to 3000 - but it has disturbingly good AI. Several AI algorithms to choose from, in fact. It plays like a bastard, and despite having a few flaws (sometimes it performs suicide attacks, it doesn't save cards for later, is bad with activated abilities and doesn't guess what card you might have in hand) you will dearly regret underestimating it. More cards are coming, but each new mechanic needs to be coded separately.

archon 14y ago

Monopoly Deal is definitely an under appreciated gem. It's a great way to kill 15 minutes with friends. Doesn't require a lot of strategy, but it still somehow fun (I typically enjoy a lot more strategy than luck). I've done something similar to your Magic the Gathering game. It involved a chess board and using 52-card decks to give your pieces "abilities." I believe the Ace of Spades was a "Resurrection" card that would respawn any one piece you'd lost.

JimWestergren 14y ago
Do you have any URL to show more info about your game? I would LOVE to read :) Here is mine with Google translate: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.magicbolivia.se%2F http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&tl...
- archon 14y ago
  I came up with the modified chess game when I was a teenager, and I've long since forgotten all of the rules, I'm afraid. Sorry to disappoint :)

Avshalom 14y ago

Yeah, for 5 bucks and fits in a pocket Monopoly Deal is great. It also has the nice property of having the strategy change noticeably as you vary the number of people which helps extend it's shelf life.