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Last edited by Enigma_Nova on 13-01-2004 at 06:57
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Enigma_Nova
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Secrets of the human Brainfallocatione base Game End of golden age beguniversal translatorbital spaceflighTectonic Payloadaptive doctrine: air power grapholus mutagenejack factoryanGene SplicingravshiPeacekeePerimeter Defensecrets of the human braindustrial economicromanagmicromanagECM AMPHIBIOUS SINGULARTIY SHOCK TROOPS MK2 battle ogResource shortFallow Timed scenario gaMerchant Exchange research priorities
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sammy1339
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United Nations
Oct 2003 time: 00:33
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Excuse me, but has anyone else noticed that this game as it stands it rather too easy? You only have to work with one letter, after all - this could go on for a very, very long time if nobody figures out that it is virtually impossible to name any letter with which only a very few game concepts begin and alot more end. Even if that could be accomplished, people will still be able to circumvent the problem by using more than one letter from the previous word. All things considered, this will go on practically forever. Just thought I should mention that.
Singularity Mechanics
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shawnmmcc
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Secrets of the human Brainfallocatione base Game End of golden age beguniversal translatorbital spaceflighTectonic Payloadaptive doctrine: air power grapholus mutagenejack factoryanGene SplicingravshiPeacekeePerimeter Defensecrets of the human braindustrial economicromanagmicromanagECM AMPHIBIOUS SINGULARTIY SHOCK TROOPS MK2 battle ogResource shortFallow Timed scenario gaMerchant Exchange research prioritieSingularity MechanicSociety Gridrone riotSecret Project
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Enigma_Nova
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Secrets of the human Brainfallocatione base Game End of golden age beguniversal translatorbital spaceflighTectonic Payloadaptive doctrine: air power grapholus mutagenejack factoryanGene SplicingravshiPeacekeePerimeter Defensecrets of the human braindustrial economicromanagmicromanagECM AMPHIBIOUS SINGULARTIY SHOCK TROOPS MK2 battle ogResource shortFallow Timed scenario gaMerchant Exchange research prioritieSingularity MechanicSociety Gridrone riotSecret Projectile weapons
(Such as impact, and those oh-so-lovable artillery pieces)
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Enigma_Nova
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[QUOTE] Originally posted by obstructor
Secrets of the human Brainfallocatione base Game End of golden age beguniversal translatorbital spaceflighTectonic Payloadaptive doctrine: air power grapholus mutagenejack factoryanGene SplicingravshiPeacekeePerimeter Defensecrets of the human braindustrial economicromanagmicromanagECM AMPHIBIOUS SINGULARTIY SHOCK TROOPS MK2 battle ogResource shortFallow Timed scenario gaMerchant Exchange research prioritieSingularity MechanicSociety Gridrone riotSecret Projectile weapons of mass destructionessus
It will stop eventually, and I use the big long word we've created to form another word game.
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sammy1339
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United Nations
Oct 2003 time: 00:33
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As in "Start a New Game" or "Start a New Game, Enigma Nova!"
How about one with the rule that you have to use a minimum of two letters from the previous word, or perhaps (for a better but slightly more complicated game) one with the same rules as this one except that the score that a word earns is not just the length of the word but the length of the word (in letters) times the length of the part of the previous word that was used, and whole words cannot be repeated (e.g. you cannot use "nessus mining station" if the last word was "nessus".)
For example:
micromanagECM AMPHIBIOUS SINGULARITY SHOCK TROOPS MK2
There are 38 letters in that and only one letter was used from the previous word, so it is worth 1 letter * 38 letters = 38 letters^2
PeacekeePERIMETER DEFENSE
There are 16 letters in that and three of them were used from the previous word, so it is worth 3 letters * 16 letters = 48 letters^2
I think that is fairer, don't you?
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Enigma_Nova
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quote: Originally posted by sammy1339
How about one with the rule that you have to use a minimum of two letters from the previous word, |
Eudaimonia.
No, keep the one letter rule.
quote: is not just the length of the word |
It's the number of letters carried over.
"Nessus mining station" (from Nessus) scored 6
Make it more complicated by allowing the number of letters shared at the END of the word also count.
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sammy1339
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United Nations
Oct 2003 time: 00:33
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Oh wait I get it you want to make the score depend solely on the number of letters carried over to the new word from the previous word, right? That might be better since it's much simpler. I still think that there should be a rule against carrying over whole words, though. Of course, it's your game.
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Enigma_Nova
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quote: Originally posted by sammy1339
I'm very sorry but what are you talking about? Are you saying that I should do something about the END of the word, thereby making it more complicated, or that I have made it too complicated by makingthe number of letters at the end of the previous word count? |
The number of letters at the end of the previous word have always counted.
Gaian
GaiAngels
'Angels' scores two points.
As I mentioned in my first post.
Now if you wanted to make it more complicated you could add the letters shared at the end of the word also count.
Drones
Dronessus
Dronessusurper
In this case, 'nessus' scores 3 from 'dronessus'
And 2 from 'nessusurper'
It is entirely possible for a word to score longer than its length in this manner:
Biogenetics
BiogenetICS
Biogeneticsatellite
'ICS' scores 4 (3 from Bio, 1 from Sat) despite it being a 3-letter concept.
I left this out of the rules because I figured it would confuse people.
And sammy, you have proved me right.
BTW Nessus and a Nessus Mining Station I would count as different concepts.
As for Eudaimonia, find me a concept that starts with 'ia'.
There -is- an option for a 0 letter word.
Transcendence
Transcendencevendetta
Where 'vendetta' scores 0 points.
Why would you do this?
It keeps the game moving.
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TimeTraveler
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sammy1339
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United Nations
Oct 2003 time: 00:33
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quote: Originally posted by Enigma_Nova
The number of letters at the end of the previous word have always counted.
Gaian
GaiAngels
'Angels' scores two points.
As I mentioned in my first post.
Now if you wanted to make it more complicated you could add the letters shared at the end of the word also count.
Drones
Dronessus
Dronessusurper
In this case, 'nessus' scores 3 from 'dronessus'
And 2 from 'nessusurper'
It is entirely possible for a word to score longer than its length in this manner:
Biogenetics
BiogenetICS
Biogeneticsatellite
'ICS' scores 4 (3 from Bio, 1 from Sat) despite it being a 3-letter concept.
I left this out of the rules because I figured it would confuse people.
And sammy, you have proved me right.
BTW Nessus and a Nessus Mining Station I would count as different concepts.
As for Eudaimonia, find me a concept that starts with 'ia'.
There -is- an option for a 0 letter word.
Transcendence
Transcendencevendetta
Where 'vendetta' scores 0 points.
Why would you do this?
It keeps the game moving. |
If I understand correctly (and that is a big if) you are saying that you ought to get points for the number of letters that the next person uses from your word. Why should you get extra points for something you had nothing to do with?
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sammy1339
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United Nations
Oct 2003 time: 00:33
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Oops! I read the whole thing wrong the first time! So in the rules as they stand the length of the word doesn't count at all - only the number of letters shared. So the ECM thing is actually only one point. Shoot! OK I'll shut up now, if you don't mind.
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