tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post8786703680868291978..comments2024-03-28T08:40:42.144-04:00Comments on Daniel Solis: Finalists of the Thousand-Year Game Design ChallengeDaniel Solishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07683491911441126187noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-66639854163776876692012-01-08T12:14:39.020-05:002012-01-08T12:14:39.020-05:00You'll have to bring it up with them. ;)You'll have to bring it up with them. ;)Daniel Solishttp://twitter.com/DanielSolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-22080396004350132172012-01-08T11:36:34.098-05:002012-01-08T11:36:34.098-05:00Any chance of a book with just the finalists? ;)Any chance of a book with just the finalists? ;)Keith Fyansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-48568229409684874292012-01-05T04:12:46.451-05:002012-01-05T04:12:46.451-05:00Must be the age, lol, good choice, my congratulati...Must be the age, lol, good choice, my congratulations to James Ernest!Christiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-83463706193376809002012-01-04T09:40:36.371-05:002012-01-04T09:40:36.371-05:00Seems so! Winner was announced on Sunday.
http://...Seems so! Winner was announced on Sunday.<br /><br />http://danielsolisblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/take-back-toe-wins-thousand-year-game.htmlDaniel Solishttp://twitter.com/DanielSolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-58886551121696906292012-01-04T09:36:38.382-05:002012-01-04T09:36:38.382-05:00Did I miss the annoncement of the winner then?Did I miss the annoncement of the winner then?Christiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-65609424840004212732012-01-04T08:40:19.409-05:002012-01-04T08:40:19.409-05:00Oof. No more contests for a while, please!Oof. No more contests for a while, please!Daniel Solishttp://twitter.com/DanielSolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-2642983193402671042012-01-04T06:33:11.432-05:002012-01-04T06:33:11.432-05:00"... and make the public announcement on New ..."... and make the public announcement on New Year's Day."<br /><br />Given that's almost a year, you might consider another contest in the meantime ... ;-)Christiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-63522451609005043032011-12-29T16:08:52.678-05:002011-12-29T16:08:52.678-05:00Yep. Actually, Ketchup can be played on any tiling...Yep. Actually, Ketchup can be played on any tiling, as long as there's an odd number of spaces on the board. You can play it on a square board with orthogonal connections only, or a triangular board, or a board with an irregular tiling. The flavor will vary in each case, and I didn't want to complicate my entry with a discussion of the game on different tilings. A mistake, in retrospect.Nick Bentleyhttp://nickbentley.posterous.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-16396691651350248202011-12-29T15:56:45.518-05:002011-12-29T15:56:45.518-05:00Congrats to all the finalists!
Based on your judg...Congrats to all the finalists!<br /><br />Based on your judging criteria, maybe Xodd, the square version of Yodd, would have fared better...<br /><br />Among those games who made the cut to the final, my bet is on Ketchup, Zuniq being a close second.Luis Bolañosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-81475707127182646322011-12-29T14:06:25.985-05:002011-12-29T14:06:25.985-05:00I've always loved that particular solution. Sh...I've always loved that particular solution. Shame it's so uncommon though. I've seen it in Formula D, Cyclades, and a few other places.Daniel Solishttp://twitter.com/DanielSolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-80202525793942433132011-12-29T14:00:09.719-05:002011-12-29T14:00:09.719-05:00You realize you can use squares instead of hexes b...You realize you can use squares instead of hexes by just off-setting every other row (or column, but not both) by 50%? 100% hex effect without looking at all like hexes.<br /><br />(Example - take a grid of one inch squares and move every other column up by exactly 1/2 inch. Now every square is adjacent to six squares.)Jack Everittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-2620029667683409622011-12-28T17:19:44.064-05:002011-12-28T17:19:44.064-05:00Unfortunately, we had some difficulty understandin...Unfortunately, we had some difficulty understanding the rules as written. We finally got it worked out eventually, but the struggle left us a bit cold.Daniel Solishttp://twitter.com/DanielSolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-2792401258379629902011-12-28T17:06:07.038-05:002011-12-28T17:06:07.038-05:00Of all the games I read I thought Rin would defini...Of all the games I read I thought Rin would definitely be a finalist. <br /><br />Was it too similar to Go or were you hoping for something that people wouldn't discount as Go v2? Just curious.Matthulgannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-65956630370211599962011-12-28T13:46:49.908-05:002011-12-28T13:46:49.908-05:00Christian is the real celebrity in the abstract ga...Christian is the real celebrity in the abstract games design community. He's been designing games for longer than I've been alive and has produced a bunch of seminal ones, like Havannah.Nick Bentleyhttp://nickbentley.posterous.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-82183884365174634692011-12-28T12:28:23.714-05:002011-12-28T12:28:23.714-05:00thanks one schmillion :)thanks one schmillion :)Nick Bentleyhttp://nickbentley.posterous.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-11789398784091996272011-12-28T11:57:21.998-05:002011-12-28T11:57:21.998-05:00Oh for sure. Take a look at any ancient mosques an...Oh for sure. Take a look at any ancient mosques and you'll find wildly complex hexagonal patterns in the mosaics. So it's definitely feasible for the artifacts of a hexagonal game to persist, it was just hard to find actual precedents. All that being said, Ketchup is a very fun modern abstract and great to play right now. :)Daniel Solishttp://twitter.com/DanielSolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-19613404391056860642011-12-28T11:52:49.318-05:002011-12-28T11:52:49.318-05:00Oh wow. This is awesome. This day is starting off ...Oh wow. This is awesome. This day is starting off about as well as a day can start. I can't wait to try some of these. <br /><br />Point taken regarding hex grids. I think it's because they're hard to draw or carve or make by other primitive means. On the other hand I think that any math-literate society will have them, given how fundamental they are. I hope humanity can hold on to its math next time it tries to kill itself (maybe soon, given our resource and environmental stewardship?)Nick Bentleyhttp://nickbentley.posterous.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-87172545882219703462011-12-28T11:11:01.017-05:002011-12-28T11:11:01.017-05:00Oh, I've had some *terrible* cases of mistaken...Oh, I've had some *terrible* cases of mistaken identity, so I'm always cautious about names/faces/credits. :)Daniel Solishttp://twitter.com/DanielSolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-51774400604984455092011-12-28T11:03:34.779-05:002011-12-28T11:03:34.779-05:00It's not exactly a 'design', it was mo...It's not exactly a 'design', it was more of a lucky merger. What I am curious about is how you could have missed it. Barring the Chinese wiki, Sygo's rules and games can only be found only at mindsports.nl/index.php/arena, so given you've been there, that's far from easy :)Christiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-30322018543828546692011-12-28T10:27:29.449-05:002011-12-28T10:27:29.449-05:00Thanks for entering, Christian! Out of curiosity, ...Thanks for entering, Christian! Out of curiosity, are you the designer of Havannah?Daniel Solishttp://twitter.com/DanielSolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-61709302376254286112011-12-28T10:16:31.588-05:002011-12-28T10:16:31.588-05:00Thanks Daniel and Megan, you've invested so mu...Thanks Daniel and Megan, you've invested so much time and effort that you should be rewarded with the prize instead of having to award it. :) I enjoyed entering the contest, and I hope you enjoyed organizing it. Congrats to all the finalists!Christiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-27316424024338076532011-12-26T07:57:49.086-05:002011-12-26T07:57:49.086-05:00Thanks Kenkins! Let's cross the fingers...Thanks Kenkins! Let's cross the fingers...Marcos Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-10586182997676006612011-12-25T22:41:02.941-05:002011-12-25T22:41:02.941-05:00Zuniq was one of the games that grabbed me just by...Zuniq was one of the games that grabbed me just by reading the rules, and I'm glad to see it on the short list.kenkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-1926879611607831672011-12-25T17:22:48.885-05:002011-12-25T17:22:48.885-05:00Thanks for organising competition. Enjoyed enterin...Thanks for organising competition. Enjoyed entering even though not a finalist. Interesting discussion of paradoxes and thinking behind shortlist. Merry Christmas / Seasons Greetings.Andy Clarkehttp://twitter.com/newscampaignnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-35655904478830553252011-12-23T11:39:19.911-05:002011-12-23T11:39:19.911-05:00Thanks and congratulations to all finalists!Thanks and congratulations to all finalists!Marcos Dnoreply@blogger.com