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| [42237] by "Anonymous" (adsl-68-95-254-118.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net)
on Wed 22 Sep 2004 20:45:37
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if they've read the instructions and guide and are making honest mistakes, then i have never seen anyone belittle anyone. it's the people that continually mess the boards up with no regard for anyone. it's a co-op game and that works both ways. for the new comers and the old timers. if a new comer just wants to play their way with no regard for the rules, why should an old timer be nice? they are the ones that aren't making an effort. this is co-op and that means we work together, not alone. you can practically just go down the list of words and pick out who made them. it's the same people making the same plays that mess up the board. this is scribble, not scrabble. and when suggestions are offered, then it is the suggestor who all of a sudden becomes the enemy; needs to lighten up; is picking on the webbies... etc. baloney. it's the webbies who purposely make a word that nullifies the triple and then they want everyone to conform to their way of playing or else they are being picked on. i find it suspicious that the only people who purposely mess up the board are webbies. and therefore, i believe they do it on purpose and are not senile seniors trying to keep their noggin ticking. |
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| Please, Be nice. |
| [42233] by "Anonymous" (netcache-3003.bay.webtv.net)
on Wed 22 Sep 2004 18:09:24
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I'm tired of all the bickering on the boards. Please be nice. I thought this was supposed to be fun? I can't tell you how many people are driven away after playing once. Maybe that makes some people happy. Not me. I like to think everyone is welcome, not just the few chosen.
I know of 2 elderly people (on webtv) who play this game. They play the game, in their words, "to keep the noggin<sp?> ticking." When they are belitteled, they email me and ask why. I have no explanation for the behavior toward beginners.
Thanks Tom for providing the games. I know one Senior Center that loves 'em.
Off to play some games,
webber
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| This is whack |
| [42230] by "Sep" (courtesan.com)
on Wed 22 Sep 2004 17:49:52
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But I think you will like it because it lists some cool q words without u's.
http://www.vidlit.com/craziest/craziest.html |
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| AMBER |
| [42226] by "Anonymous" (adsl-68-95-254-118.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net)
on Wed 22 Sep 2004 16:52:40
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SILENT SCREAM |
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| 15 Points from Retirement :-) |
| [42205] by "Mike" (pool-68-161-72-70.ny325.east.verizon.net)
on Tue 21 Sep 2004 18:08:52
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I just played the best game, by far, of my Scribble "career". You be the judge as to its awesomeness:
http://archive.snoot.org/scribble/04.09/21.17.55.45-1885.html
Highlights include: A 10-letter premium-DLS word as the first trip, the first two trips being worth 832 points (!!!!), the new record for total trip sum (1426! Old record was 1396!), and most importantly, NOT A SINGLE EIGHT-LETTER TRIP! :-)))
Interestingly, since this didn't have all-premium DLS's, the all-premium record (1868) is now lower than the 3-premium record. hehe. Like I said in the chat, though -- if this game couldn't hit 1900, I really wonder if it's ever gonna happen. This game was a thing of beauty, and thankfully a good player was around to take advantage :-)
OK, I'm done. :-)
-= Mike =- |
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| games ruined |
| [42172] by "Anonymous" (68.95.253.35)
on Mon 20 Sep 2004 22:44:27
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i was hopeful that something was being done to prevent people from ruining all the games... even the expert ones. but they are still here. and the sad thing is, we are starting to suspect it is people we know, who know how to play. this is a fun game, but it hasn't been lately. i am trying not to be negative, but lately, it has been easier to just not play than put up with all that is going on. well, i'm going back to give it another try. i do understand that people won't always play to make a double triple, so spare me the sermon here. it is the people who are purposely messing up the board that upset me. i know i'm not perfect, not even close. but i never try to f/u a board on purpose. |
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| test post |
| [42170] by "Anonymous" (203.220.215.105)
on Mon 20 Sep 2004 22:26:55
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test message |
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| Chess Variation Suggestions |
| [42142] by "Rory" (auc231-34.aucegypt.edu)
on Mon 20 Sep 2004 09:55:55
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Here are six chess variations I got from a book called Games for the Superintelligent, by James F. Fixx. Everything is quoted word for word. I don't know if you'll be able to program all of them into SICO.
• Replacement chess: men are not removed from the board. When captures are made, the pieces are replaced on the board at a position chosen by the player who makes the capture. One must win by effectively cutting off the enemy king from his own forces.
• Progression chess: pawns do not "queen" but instead increase in power as they advance. The pawn on the fifth rank has the movement of the knight, on the sixth of a bishop, on the seventh of a rook, on the eighth of a queen. Moving backward, it loses its power the same way. Otherwise the game is played the same as standard chess.
• Check: the winner is the first to give a simple check; mate is not necessary. The games are usually quite short.
• Addition chess: another variety of progressive chess where the progression is in the number of moves. White opens with one move, Black takes two moves, White makes three, Black four, and so forth.
• Cylindrical chess: the board is imagined to be a cylinder with the edges adjoining, pieces slipping freely from one side of the board to the other. There are, in other words, no side edges.
• Secret arrangement of pieces: a screen is placed at the midpoint of the board and each player arranges his men as he chooses. |
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| 2 questions |
| [42049] by "Anonymous" (adsl-68-95-253-35.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net)
on Thu 16 Sep 2004 15:44:00
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1. is it possible to view when a game has been voted on as "no words playable"? could we see some dots or checkmarks to indicate that this process has been started and how many times? 2. is it possible to see how many letters are left in the draw pile or is the only way to keep track. or am i supposed to be keeping track so i know what i'm able to play. thanks. i LOVE this game. |
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| Scoring |
| [42035] by "¢urtis" (pandora.isinet.com)
on Thu 16 Sep 2004 10:48:50
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Is Scribble scored the same as Scrabble? I've never really examined the scoring before but there have been a couple of times where it didn't seem the same.
The score on a play I just made is one of those times. I played the word YO (forming the secondary word OY) where the two Os were already on the board like so (this may not come out completely lined up):
Before:
TOG
O
O
F
After:
TOG
YO
O
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Shouldn't this score ten (10) points? The Y is worth 4 points and the O is worth 1 point so forming the two words that score 5 points each should result in 10 points. Shouldn't it? Or am I missing something?
It scored 8 instead. It is currently (10:55 AM EST) play #26 in game #1. |
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