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  • Antoine
    Ironband/Quickband Maintainer
    • Nov 2007
    • 1010

    Variant maintainers group game

    Hi

    True confession - I have never beaten V. In fact the closest I have come is to beat NPP with a bit of save scumming. I would like to get an honest V win, and I wouldn't be surprised if one or two other variant developers were in a similar position.

    With that in mind... Would other variant maintainers like to play a group game of V? I am thinking of something like this:

    - start a game of V
    - play 1000 turns, acting in a generally cautious way and not mashing buttons
    - post the savefile
    - another variant maintainer takes the next 1000 turns
    - repeat until Morgoth is dead.

    Who's in?

    A.
    Ironband - http://angband.oook.cz/ironband/
  • PaulBlay
    Knight
    • Jan 2009
    • 657

    #2
    Originally posted by Antoine
    With that in mind... Would other variant maintainers like to play a group game of V? I am thinking of something like this:

    - start a game of V
    - play 1000 turns, acting in a generally cautious way and not mashing buttons
    - post the savefile
    - another variant maintainer takes the next 1000 turns
    - repeat until Morgoth is dead.

    Who's in?
    Sounds interesting. A few points come to mind.

    - Why just maintainers? I'd think others would be interested.
    - What happens when the character dies during step 2? (I think the 'driver' at the time should be named and shamed )
    - How do you decide the starting race / class?
    Currently turning (Angband) Japanese.

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    • Pete Mack
      Prophet
      • Apr 2007
      • 6883

      #3
      This sounds like a great way to set people up. I'd spend my turns powerdiving to dl 99, avoiding all contact. 1000turns up, hand it off to the next guy.

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      • Nick
        Vanilla maintainer
        • Apr 2007
        • 9633

        #4
        Originally posted by Antoine
        With that in mind... Would other variant maintainers like to play a group game of V?
        This is the worst idea I've ever heard in my life. I'm in.
        One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
        In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

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        • andrewdoull
          Unangband maintainer
          • Apr 2007
          • 872

          #5
          Originally posted by Nick
          This is the worst idea I've ever heard in my life. I'm in.
          Aol!


          (Stupid oook character limit).
          The Roflwtfzomgbbq Quylthulg summons L33t Paladins -more-
          In UnAngband, the level dives you.
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          Unangband: http://unangband.blogspot.com

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          • buzzkill
            Prophet
            • May 2008
            • 2939

            #6
            How about two teams of non-winners, competing against each other. The mighty maintainers on one side, and the lowly, mere players, on the other. Post running progress reports here in the forum. Tagging out after a half hour of real time play might be a better idea than a turn count.
            www.mediafire.com/buzzkill - Get your 32x32 tiles here. UT32 now compatible Ironband and Quickband 9/6/2012.
            My banding life on Buzzkill's ladder.

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            • Atarlost
              Swordsman
              • Apr 2007
              • 441

              #7
              Originally posted by Antoine
              Hi

              True confession - I have never beaten V. In fact the closest I have come is to beat NPP with a bit of save scumming. I would like to get an honest V win, and I wouldn't be surprised if one or two other variant developers were in a similar position.

              With that in mind... Would other variant maintainers like to play a group game of V? I am thinking of something like this:

              - start a game of V
              - play 1000 turns, acting in a generally cautious way and not mashing buttons
              - post the savefile
              - another variant maintainer takes the next 1000 turns
              - repeat until Morgoth is dead.

              Who's in?

              A.
              I've seen something similar done with a TBS:

              - post a starting savefile
              - everybody plays x turns and posts the savefile
              - everybody looks at all the saves and votes on the best (or best and worst in alternate rounds, deaths are disqualified as losing rounds as are rounds everyone agrees are hopeless eg. stunned-confused in a hallway between a gmm and an ancient bronze dragon)
              - everyone plays from the voted save for another x turns
              - repeat until the game is won or nobody survives a round
              One Ring to rule them all. One Ring to bind them.
              One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness interrupt the movie.

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              • Donald Jonker
                Knight
                • Jun 2008
                • 593

                #8
                Originally posted by Atarlost
                - post a starting savefile
                - everybody plays x turns and posts the savefile
                - everybody looks at all the saves and votes on the best (or best and worst in alternate rounds, deaths are disqualified as losing rounds as are rounds everyone agrees are hopeless eg. stunned-confused in a hallway between a gmm and an ancient bronze dragon)
                - everyone plays from the voted save for another x turns
                - repeat until the game is won or nobody survives a round
                Slightly modify this and add it to Buzzkill's idea of a contest = Tag Team Angband Competition! (the name could use some work.. Angband Scramble?)

                You could have 2-4+ person teams, organize it by rounds that last a set number of turns, first to kill M wins, or what-have-you...



                Dammit this forum gets me so bright-eyed and enthusiastic all the time. I used to be so cool and nonchalant...

                Assemble your crew! Let the epic clash of the AngClans begin!
                Bands, / Those funny little plans / That never work quite right.
                -Mercury Rev

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                • Lebannen
                  Apprentice
                  • Apr 2008
                  • 61

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Donald Jonker
                  Slightly modify this and add it to Buzzkill's idea of a contest = Tag Team Angband Competition! (the name could use some work.. Angband Scramble?
                  GangBand springs to mind...

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                  • Antoine
                    Ironband/Quickband Maintainer
                    • Nov 2007
                    • 1010

                    #10
                    Originally posted by andrewdoull
                    Aol!
                    wut?

                    [blah blah bla]

                    A.
                    Ironband - http://angband.oook.cz/ironband/

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