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Spontaneous games playing, as there's nothing else going on this weekend, and I haven't for a while, will take place at mine, from about 7. The game I feel most like playing is (Star) Munchkin or possibly Mao, feel free to bring other Munchkin games, or Killer Bunnies!
There's a couple of people who'd like to, is anyone else interested?
(BTW if you said you were busy and I didn't email you, that's why :))
ETA: Email me if you need to know where I live.
There's a couple of people who'd like to, is anyone else interested?
(BTW if you said you were busy and I didn't email you, that's why :))
ETA: Email me if you need to know where I live.
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Date: 2006-06-02 12:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-02 01:23 pm (UTC)Munchkin's a well designed amsuingly silly spoof of roleplaying games. It exemplifies having enough rules to be fun, but you don't have to worry about how they all interact at once. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munchkin_(card_game) is a description. Most people find it a good compromise between thinking hard and not thinking.
Killer Bunnies is much the same sort of game, though completely different gameplay, and is also good because it has killer bunnies in! I'm partly hosting this because Martin is back in town staying with A.; killer bunnies will be there if they bring it :)
"Suitably geeky" to me suggests games with simple rules but unending complexity like Go, which I like in general but don't feel like this weekend. Blockus (http://cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com/150792.html) is a good example thereof, which I have, also anything from http://www.gigamic.com/uk/jeux_strategie.php is great. OTOH, if lambasting roleplaying is your thing, Munchkin qualifies.
Mao is *very* geeky, depending what style of game you have -- some games end up mainly remembering many silly things to do ("Stand on one leg, spank a fellow player, say anemonemonefish twice, say last card, say seven of spades, say have a nice day, say duplo, mao") and some with amusing interactions of complicated rules (These two suits are swapped, but odd numbers also do foo, so...)
Most people -- whether intellegent or not, and geeky or not -- either love it or hate it, so everyone should try it once.
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Date: 2006-06-02 01:41 pm (UTC)Haha, Mao sounds funny! "Stand on one leg, spank a fellow player, say anemonemonefish twice, say last card, say seven of spades, say have a nice day, say duplo, mao" sounds like something I'd do after a few glasses of wine. :P
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Date: 2006-06-02 02:04 pm (UTC)After two weeks I'll probably have *another* hankering for games, I may host something mid-week.
sounds like something I'd do after a few glasses of wine. :P
Random exmaple. Random. Totally arbitrary example. In conclusion: random. I don't have inarticulate spanking parties at all, oh no. Just ask Pippa :)
Don't forget the deductions. I think the right ratio is about (1:1:1) simple "do things when" rules : simple card altering rules : complicated card altering rules... If you just have silliness, it's fun, but it's Uno not Mao :)
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Date: 2006-06-02 02:17 pm (UTC)I don't have inarticulate spanking parties at all, oh no.
Damn shame, that is. ;) But I'd still definitely try Mao, so if you want to see a confused pixie at your place with her brain dribbling out onto the floor, let me know. :)
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Date: 2006-06-02 02:32 pm (UTC)However, mao in may week makes sense. Probably on tuesday or wednesday?
Damn shame, that is. ;)
Seriously, what is it with clasicists and spanking? I'd guess it's a knowing latin/going to public school thing, except that neither of those correlate at all. :)
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Date: 2006-06-02 02:46 pm (UTC)Seriously, what is it with clasicists and spanking? I'd guess it's a knowing latin/going to public school thing, except that neither of those correlate at all. :)
Heh, no idea, but it seems to be a trend, doesn't it? *waves innocently at altjournal* 0:)
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Date: 2006-06-03 12:10 am (UTC)*Reads altjournal*
LOL. Oh, my. I had been only guessing :)
if you want to see a confused pixie
Date: 2006-06-02 02:33 pm (UTC)Re: if you want to see a confused pixie
Date: 2006-06-02 02:43 pm (UTC)Re: if you want to see a confused pixie
Date: 2006-06-03 12:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-02 01:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-02 01:25 pm (UTC)Good luck -- will you be at pizza celebrating or off being catatonic ginmonster somewhere? :)
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Date: 2006-06-02 01:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-06-02 04:16 pm (UTC)