Monopoly has started!

[pikachamp]

i bet we could play monopoly on the boards
i'd like to have 8 players and a mod(not me)
everyone, even the mod, must actually have a monopoly board with them, the game would run normally, the mod making dice rolls, and drawing cards, meanwhile EVERYONE will keep track of the game on their board
and the mod would keep track of money and keep it posted, so everyone can see it

i think this would be quite fun, it'd take awhile, but it'd be fun, anyone else think so?

[This message has been edited by pikachamp (edited 08-30-2002 10:13 PM).]

[Courk]

I could make pictures of the boards and positions of everyone. Assuming anyone wants to try.

[Chuck]

I want to see the pictures. I'll play.

[Courk]

I can't even upload it, bah

There goes that idea

[CrystyB]

In. I don't get it why the mod can't play though...

Also, i might do some modding. It's not a tough job IMO. OWW i just realised, you need the mod to roll and don't trust a player with that??

[This message has been edited by CrystyB (edited 08-25-2002 12:59 AM).]

[Chuck]

Here's a board image that Courk found.



Image edited by CrystyB.

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[Lucresia]

Hmm, Monopoly sounds fun! if you get it all set up...
/in

[CrystyB]

Thanks Courk. After i add the names too we're all set up.

Players: Pika, Chuck, CrystyB, Lucresia, ?Courk?.
We'll use self-sumbitted icons? ((everybody submits a pic for themselves - standard or not))

[The Master]

I'll play. I like monopoly! What are the rules? There are a lot of house rules out there that stray from the original. Snake eyes, free parking, auctions, etc.

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I plan on living in a cold place. That way Hell will seem like a long vacation.

[pikachamp]

yes, that's why i think we need a mod, i mean, who wouldn't be tempted to change their own dice roll?
i like the icon idea
*goes off to find a pikachu head*

[Dark]

I'll be the mod.

Do I need a board, or cash, or something near while we play?

[Agamemnon]

One would like to play if it ever gets going.

[i_h8_evil_stuff]

[edit]nevermind. Too busy in the near future.[/edit]

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[CrystyB]

pika i would NOT be tempted! It's just a game and i don't care if i come out last.

Update: Pika, Chuck, CrystyB, Lucresia, Master, Aga, i_h8, ?Courk?
Those are almost 8. Dark, would you play if i mod?

[pikachamp]

ok, but you better not get 5to many 6s

i'd prefer not to have Dark mod, i've been avoidsing his games because he's a newbie, i'd prefer to play a game modded by an experienced modder, i know what happens when some first tries to mod a game *thinks back to pokemafia*

[Fezzik]

/in.

[Chuck]

It will slow the game down a lot if we have to wait for the moderator to roll the dice for each of us. When the moderator isn't online the next player can't move.

[SaberKitty]

i'd like to play, if there's still room.

to make things simpler, couldn't we number the spaces on the board? it would be easier on the mod to update- saying "[player]is on space 8" seems easier than updating the image of the board or attempting to specify which chance space someone's on.

[Courk]

Sure, CB, you can just go and totally ruin my image

I was trying to keep the fonts small so that we could actually put pieces on there without too much editing. How're you going to place one or even two people on waterworks?

[Courk]

Oh, and if players are gonan choose their own icons, they should be small. Maybe no bigger than a smilie.

[Courk]

And another idea I had was matybe using the center of the for stats like who owns what or something.

[CrystyB]

Stats and locations can be done in text besides the board.

The board is up and since i can handle only 10 people i step out to make room for Dark. IF he wants to play since he will definitely not be needed to mod it.

Courk, i say don't worry about the board - the placeholders will obstruct what's under them, so they'll be easier to spot.

Chuck, then what do you suggest? I have no idea, except maybe to e-mail everyone three sets of dice-rolls (plus cards and a list of what the player can do) and they'll post their actions. Otherwise... Hey, i have an idea - ask Pika, since he suggested this game to be played in the GL!

[This message has been edited by CrystyB (edited 08-25-2002 07:13 PM).]

[Courk]

http://chuckgaydos.homestead.com/files/monopoly3.gif

That's my version of the board. Twice the room to move means twice the fun! [/commercial]

[Courk]

And no one make fun of Works Water

[ChienFou]

I think you'll find the game's a bit slow with single dice rolls. D'd suggest you roll for each player and publish all the rolls at once. Each player then decides whether to buy at the end of each round, collects his rents in due turn, pays to get out of jail, builds houses, whatever. If a double is rolled, the player gets a second and if necessary 3rd dice roll. chance and comm chest cards get published as well. (Probably remove the "Pay a 10-00 fine or take a Chance")

just publish like this, and each player resolves his own position emailing the first player to land if it's a buy decision "Did you buy, or Can I buy?", and submitting everything relevant to the mod. I think you'd get through 2 full turns per week if you did this. Assume rents get paid without being claimed as well, I suggest. I have no desire to play, but from experience these single roll games die out when one player takes three days to complete his move.

1 4-4 2-3
2 5-1
3 6-1
4 5-5 6-5

etc

[This message has been edited by ChienFou (edited 08-25-2002 08:31 PM).]

[pikachamp]

layers shpouldn't be able to see everyone else's next roll's, otherwise they'd plan ahead accordingly, which doesn't seem right

btw, we decided in chat that the properties will have no names, and you get to name or rename it when you acquire it, that'll be fun!

[CrystyB]

((Courk, not Works Water, but i really wow @ that Tene-ssee...))

yeah that's why i'd do it private - and we didn't actually decide. It was just a suggestion, which i didn't accept.

Pika, Chuck, Lucresia, Master, Aga, i_h8, ?Courk?, ?Dark?, Fez, SK, deth. NO MORE SIGNINS. I have to dump one of the three questioned ones already.

Test page width:



Sooo, Courk... where's that Twice the room to move?

[This message has been edited by CrystyB (edited 08-26-2002 12:34 AM).]

[Poliwrath]

Oriental Avenue Avenue?

[The Master]

The bugger one is better. No one answered my question about house rules.

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I plan on living in a cold place. That way Hell will seem like a long vacation.

[CrystyB]

Oops, yeah, and States too I forgot to delete those, sorry mg. (i was aligning them all at the same distance and that was easiest)

Master, ok sorry, i thought i'd toss them in as i start it. First, there'll be no auctions since that would really require timing. Then, I'd like not to stray too much from the original, but it'll have a few minor twists. More when i get home.

[Macros]

just a non playe question, you gonna make the map like the dip map? so the units can me moved round in a simple page then just re-uploaded, with like icons on the streets to show ownership?
what about houses and hotels? and i think 4/5 is enough players, more than that and it stalemates.
not criticising, just wondering, i thought of running monopoly before, and thought of running like this:
mod roles die * no of times, (* being the no of players), moves the players, asks if everyone wants to buy, sets a deadline, if 2 landed on the same spot, it would work in the order of play get first choice to buy. is something similar going to happen nin this game?

[Courk]

I didn't realize yours was a bigger square, CB
I still think you could use a smaller font, though.

[Courk]

I would like to play, but I'll probably only be online on the weekends. If that's a problem, I'm out.

[CrystyB]

RULES:

• no auctions. Ever.
  
• automatic rent
  
• unmortgage and builds only on turn
  
• unlimited supply of buildings
  
• Go bonus: $200
  
• Free Parking collects fines and taxes
  
• Ante for Free Parking - $400
  
• no FP WindFall
  
• jailed for 3 doubles
  
• no jail punishments (one can still rent, unmortgage, build, trade, ...)

Anything else?

(and Courk, i WON'T allow builds in a single space. After all the game is called Monopoly...)

Final 10 players: Pika, Chuck, Lucresia, Master, Aga, i_h8, Courk, Fez, SK, deth.
Anybody who doesn't want to receive emails at the address in the profile for the username used in this topic email me from the actual address desired. Any objections as to how i intend to mod this?

Hey Chuck! That (reply 6) 's not the board that Courk found... That's a temporary stage in my creation of the current board!

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[pikachamp]

what's FP windfall?

and can we name our properties? pwease?

[CrystyB]

fp=FreeParking , windfall is roll again for bonus sum from what i gather - though you should know better. And anyway it's not allowed, so don't you care about it

The renaming stuff will be available if you edit the pic and send me the new name in bmp format matching 100% with all the other positions. I mean like this:

[The Master]

What does Ante for Free Parking - $400 mean? Do we hve to pay 400 when we land on free parking?


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[CrystyB]

No, the bank pays that. It just means that the minimum you can get from FP is $400. (I arbitrarily decreased the default $500 by 20%.)

For the naming-your-street procedure: basically all you have to do is use an 'Arial (Western)' font, bolded, 8 pt high, and center it in the place shown. Don't worry about the colour above or the price below, the orientation, or some red still remaining in the picture. Those are easy to handle. In fact it is good to leave the red as it was . However if it is not aligned, or not centered, i'm going to disregard it.



Since no requests have been made towards the pieces used, i'm going to use the default ones. Here's the order of the players, with their representing tokens: Chuck - dog, Luc - Wheelbarrow, Aga - Car, Courk - Ship, SK - Shue, Fez - Hat, Master - Iron, Pika - Cannon, deth - Thimble, i_h8 - Horse. Dice rolls will be sent tomorrow, to allow for any last-minute objections.

[This message has been edited by CrystyB (edited 08-27-2002 09:57 AM).]

[Agamemnon]

Actually, sorry, count me out, no time on hands anymore for long games, sorry.

[Eykir]

I volunteer to take Aga's place.