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I've devised some pyramid games and tools, listed at [http://mcdemarco.net/games/pyramid/ my website] and also below. |
The user formerly known as [[User:Mcd]]. I've devised some pyramid games and tools, listed at [http://mcdemarco.net/games/pyramid/ my website] and also below. |
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== Favorite Links == |
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* My [[User:MCDeMarco/Sandbox|Sandbox]] |
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* My [[User:MCDeMarco/ToDo|ToDo list]] |
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* [[Special:RecentChanges|Recent Changes]] |
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* [[Special:SpecialPages|Special Pages]] |
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* [[Main Page/Weekly images]] |
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* The real [[Template:Infobox_Game|Infobox template]] |
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* Documentation of [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Selecting_pages wiki search queries] and [https://www.semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Search_operators search operators] |
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* My [[User:MCDeMarco/common.css|CSS]] |
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== [[Icebox]] == |
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My storage system is [[ChocolateTinStorage|an old chocolate tin.]] |
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[[File:Storage Overview Shot.jpg|thumb|right|alt=My storage icebox|Icebox, splayed]] |
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It contains pyramids: |
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* a full [[Xeno]] set (5 trios of each Xeno color), from the Ice Towers boxed game (a.k.a. an [[IceTowers set]]), plus a tube of orange I won in a Looney Labs contest |
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* a [[Homeworlds]] set (3 trios each of the transparent rainbow colors) from the Homeworlds Pyramid Quartet boxed edition |
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* three trios from [[Pink Hijinks]] |
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* six trios of Kickstarter Green from the Pyramid Arcade kickstarter (and possibly a second purchase; it’s fuzzy now) |
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...and stuff: |
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* Homeworlds instructions, board and turn marker |
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* Instructions from Ice Towers |
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* [[ICE-7]] cards |
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* [[Sandships]] |
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* two different decks of [[Zendo cards]], the official one and one I printed up specifically for playing with Xeno colors |
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* travel Othello pieces and some generic green game pieces for playing Zendo |
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* an [[Opaque bag]], useful for playing [[Zoning Out]] |
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* six yellow traffic cones of unknown origin for marking off unused parts of a paper board or the dimensions of an imaginary board |
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* a printed Color Wheel board (two-sided, with grayed-out spaces I used to use for a low-color variant of [[Color Wheel]] I used to play before I got Homeworlds) |
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* a printed Solomids board with a 6x6 Mega-Volcano grid on the back |
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* one Lightning die for Somids (see way below) |
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* one pyramid die and a 3x3 board from Pink Hijinks |
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* a chessboard bandana |
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Besides playing 5-stash games for Rainbow colors in Xeno colors, I also end up substituting white for black a lot (''e.g.'', in [[Zoning Out]]), since black is the only standard color I don't have. |
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<s>Coming soon: [[Pink Hijinks]] (to increase my selection of pointy, transparent pyramids) and a [[Equipment/Chessboard bandana|Chessboard bandana]]. I have wanted the latter for a long time, though the first thing I play on it may be Tak rather than a pyramid game. I think the tin is roomy enough to hold both without a reconfiguration, if not the pink bag. I may take new photos.</s> |
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== Rules and Tools == |
== Rules and Tools == |
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== My Games == |
== My Games == |
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I’ve half-designed a few pyramid games based on other games, mostly as an intellectual exercise. They have not yet been fully playtested. |
I’ve half-designed a few pyramid games based on other games, mostly as an intellectual exercise. They have not yet been fully playtested or entered into the wiki. |
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=== Darcana === |
=== Darcana === |
Latest revision as of 15:35, 31 May 2024
The user formerly known as User:Mcd. I've devised some pyramid games and tools, listed at my website and also below.
Favorite Links[edit | edit source]
- My Sandbox
- My ToDo list
- Recent Changes
- Special Pages
- Main Page/Weekly images
- The real Infobox template
- Documentation of wiki search queries and search operators
- My CSS
Icebox[edit | edit source]
My storage system is an old chocolate tin.
It contains pyramids:
- a full Xeno set (5 trios of each Xeno color), from the Ice Towers boxed game (a.k.a. an IceTowers set), plus a tube of orange I won in a Looney Labs contest
- a Homeworlds set (3 trios each of the transparent rainbow colors) from the Homeworlds Pyramid Quartet boxed edition
- three trios from Pink Hijinks
- six trios of Kickstarter Green from the Pyramid Arcade kickstarter (and possibly a second purchase; it’s fuzzy now)
...and stuff:
- Homeworlds instructions, board and turn marker
- Instructions from Ice Towers
- ICE-7 cards
- Sandships
- two different decks of Zendo cards, the official one and one I printed up specifically for playing with Xeno colors
- travel Othello pieces and some generic green game pieces for playing Zendo
- an Opaque bag, useful for playing Zoning Out
- six yellow traffic cones of unknown origin for marking off unused parts of a paper board or the dimensions of an imaginary board
- a printed Color Wheel board (two-sided, with grayed-out spaces I used to use for a low-color variant of Color Wheel I used to play before I got Homeworlds)
- a printed Solomids board with a 6x6 Mega-Volcano grid on the back
- one Lightning die for Somids (see way below)
- one pyramid die and a 3x3 board from Pink Hijinks
- a chessboard bandana
Besides playing 5-stash games for Rainbow colors in Xeno colors, I also end up substituting white for black a lot (e.g., in Zoning Out), since black is the only standard color I don't have.
Coming soon: Pink Hijinks (to increase my selection of pointy, transparent pyramids) and a Chessboard bandana. I have wanted the latter for a long time, though the first thing I play on it may be Tak rather than a pyramid game. I think the tin is roomy enough to hold both without a reconfiguration, if not the pink bag. I may take new photos.
Rules and Tools[edit | edit source]
I’ve put together some rules summaries, randomizers and scoresheets for pyramid games:
- Zoning Out Randomizer, randomizes the random special rules for Zoning Out, a Sprawlopolis-like game, as well as the three draw bags, and includes a scoresheet and rules summary.
- a Pyramid Randomizer based on the code I wrote to randomize the draw bags for Zoning Out.
- Dectana Deciphered includes a player aid similar to the official one for Dectana, a Zarcana-like game, but with more pretty pictures.
Geeklists[edit | edit source]
I’ve compiled some pyramid geeklists for reference:
- Pyramid Arcade Games, games in the Pyramid Arcade, the Quartet, or the Sandships mailing.
- Pyramid Arcade Extra Games, the 22 extra games not included in the box, plus the 6 fan favorites not included in the 22 extras.
- The Arcana, my history and taxonomy of Zarcana-like games.
- Am I a Starship Captain?, my Starship Captain list, such as it is
My Games[edit | edit source]
I’ve half-designed a few pyramid games based on other games, mostly as an intellectual exercise. They have not yet been fully playtested or entered into the wiki.
Darcana[edit | edit source]
Darcana is an unpublished work in progress along the lines of Dectana, but with more Gnostica and less Zark City.
Deck Town[edit | edit source]
Deck Town is based on Zark City, a Zarcana for the rest of us by Andrew Looney. I devised it in order to work my way up to actually playing Dectana (after having merely deciphered it).
Jacynth City[edit | edit source]
Jacynth City is also based on Zark City, as well as the Decktet classic Jacynth by P.D. Magnus, I devised it after a discussion on my geeklist of Zarcana-type games.
Somids[edit | edit source]
Somids is a variant of Nomids designed for my pyramid-hungry toddler who refuses to shed.