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I love the idea of the game, but I'm curious what Wizards of the Coast thinks of this game? Roborally (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009HLSP0/ref=as_li_ss

by pilom 13y ago

I love the idea of the game, but I'm curious what Wizards of the Coast thinks of this game? Roborally (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009HLSP0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0009HLSP0&linkCode=as2&tag=kayaklines-20 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009HLSP0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?...) is the exact same game just targeted for an older audience. Can you patent or copywrite gameplay mechanics?

Pxtl 13y ago
RoboRally is a fantastic concept, but imho the game is terribly bogged down - they hyper-dense maps, the long areas, the card-locking damage mechanic, the confusing conveyor-belt-turn rules... it makes the game take forever, and usually one player had a breakaway lead anyways. I'd still recommend any programmer give it a try, it's a brilliant game that makes your brain grind hard. It just has its flaws. If this "Robot Turtles" game is a stripped-down form of it, I'd love to give that a try. And no, you can't copyright gameplay mechanics. As long as no actual art or verbiage of the rule-book is copied, a game can be copied freely.
- pilom 13y ago
  > And no, you can't copyright gameplay mechanics. As long as no actual art or verbiage of the rule-book is copied, a game can be copied freely. So I really could satisfy all of the pent up demand for this game by making a clone with different artwork and a different rule book? Sounds too good to be true. Anyone know some good one off game manufacturers?
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debacle 13y ago
> Can you patent or copywrite gameplay mechanics? No, but Wizards has in the past, so it really depends, like everything else, on how much money you have.
danshapiro 13y ago
Robo rally was invented by the legendary Richard Garfield. (His next game was Magic the Gathering). I had the good fortune to talk to him about robot turtles before it launched. He had an awesome suggestion to add sokoban style crates to the game, which turned into a stretch goal, which wound up in production. Richard is awesome.

by pilom 13y ago

Pxtl 13y ago

RoboRally is a fantastic concept, but imho the game is terribly bogged down - they hyper-dense maps, the long areas, the card-locking damage mechanic, the confusing conveyor-belt-turn rules... it makes the game take forever, and usually one player had a breakaway lead anyways. I'd still recommend any programmer give it a try, it's a brilliant game that makes your brain grind hard. It just has its flaws. If this "Robot Turtles" game is a stripped-down form of it, I'd love to give that a try. And no, you can't copyright gameplay mechanics. As long as no actual art or verbiage of the rule-book is copied, a game can be copied freely.

pilom 13y ago
> And no, you can't copyright gameplay mechanics. As long as no actual art or verbiage of the rule-book is copied, a game can be copied freely. So I really could satisfy all of the pent up demand for this game by making a clone with different artwork and a different rule book? Sounds too good to be true. Anyone know some good one off game manufacturers?
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debacle 13y ago

> Can you patent or copywrite gameplay mechanics? No, but Wizards has in the past, so it really depends, like everything else, on how much money you have.

danshapiro 13y ago

Robo rally was invented by the legendary Richard Garfield. (His next game was Magic the Gathering). I had the good fortune to talk to him about robot turtles before it launched. He had an awesome suggestion to add sokoban style crates to the game, which turned into a stretch goal, which wound up in production. Richard is awesome.