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Zendo elevator speech
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So I'm trying to run a Zendo event at my school's board game minicon (it's called Rudicon if you're interested). The event submission is supposed to have a short catchy description of the event, and…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Greg Lattanzio Mar 10.
Anywhere Board Games and Icehouse: A Legal Question.
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So, I was playing board games with a friend in the G+ Hangouts version of AnywhereBoardGames, and I decided to bring Icehouse to our little world. So I looked up the official specifications for piece…Continue
Tags: online, copyright, icehouse, hangout, googleplus
Started this discussion. Last reply by David Mazurowski Aug 28, 2012.
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- ABOUT MY HISTORY WITH LOONEY LABS...
- Saw a set of monochrome icehouse pyramids and The Empty City at a game store when I was about 9. It looked interesting but was way out of my price range (by which I mean my allowance). Later I was introduced to Chrononauts at summer camp, and I was hooked. I noticed one of the ID cards was marked as part 1 of 3, so I looked up the other parts on the website. I wandered around the website a lot in 2001 or so (the design has changed a LOT since then and I haven't explored it as much). My game store didn't stock treehouse at the time, so my first two Xeno sets were bought online. I bought three more at my game store once they were in stock, and eventually got five Rainbow sets as well. At one point I also had the PWP and 3H booklets, but they (and my Martian Coasters set) were both totally ruined when I accidentally left my set in the rain at a picnic. The pyramids survived and have been re-housed into a number of small boxes and drawstring bags. As of my last count, I believe I may have lost a small red in the last spillage, so I've been using the Orange stash in place of it until I get a replacement (which I plan to order as soon as I get into the Starship Captains list). Last summer my mom took me and my siblings on a trip to DC, and I was lucky enough to meet Andrew himself before we left. He's a cool guy and I've mentioned him on more than one "who is your role model" essay in middle school.
I'll be sad to see LL start outsourcing products, because it means they're less of an indie company than they were when I first discovered them.
- ABOUT ME...
- I go by Nupanick on most of my older internet accounts and DuctTapeDJ on some of my newer ones. My favorite LL product is the Pyramids series, whatever name they finally decide on. I am colorblind, so I never play with both the Blue and Purple stash, and I rarely let the Yellows get near the Greens unless I'm playing a game which explicitly uses both.
- LOONEY LABS GAMES I PLAY/PROMOTE:
- Fluxx, Looney Pyramids, Time Travel Games
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Greg Lattanzio replied to Nicholas Lamicela's discussion 'Zendo elevator speech'"Ah, I'll be out with a girlfriend for a prior engagement, but, if it goes on for an hour or two, we'll be able to jump in mid session. "
Nicholas Lamicela replied to Nicholas Lamicela's discussion 'Zendo elevator speech'"Check again, should be up by now. Saturday at 8PM."
Greg Lattanzio replied to Nicholas Lamicela's discussion 'Zendo elevator speech'"Cool. I'll be there. Do you have a set time? I didn't see it in the event calendar when I last looked. "
Nicholas Lamicela replied to Nicholas Lamicela's discussion 'Zendo elevator speech'"Yup. Next weekend at RIT. Pretty sure entrance fee is 5$, I assume they make most of the profit off tournaments though."
Greg Lattanzio replied to Nicholas Lamicela's discussion 'Zendo elevator speech'"Is this in March? I'll do my best to make it."
Nicholas Lamicela replied to Nicholas Lamicela's discussion 'Zendo elevator speech'"Thanks for your suggestions. I ended up going with the following, building largely on your sales pitch:
"Zendo is a multiplayer logic puzzle where players build structures ("Koans") out of colorful pieces ("Icehouse…"
Charles Brubaker replied to Nicholas Lamicela's discussion 'Zendo elevator speech'"As a game store owner, this is the pitch I've found most useful to introduce Zendo:
"Zendo is the Looney Labs Pyramid Game and Logic Puzzle where you get to construct cool buildings (called Koans) while attempting to guess the…"
"Of course you can use that. It strikes me as a little too lofty in its diction; it could probably be tamed into greater vernacularity."
Nicholas Lamicela replied to Nicholas Lamicela's discussion 'Zendo elevator speech'"Woah, that's a pretty good one, Matt. Can I use it? And yeah, I forget that not everyone grew up on Mastermind. I've gotten more blank stares than I expected using that comparison.
Oh, and Greg, it's a lot sooner than that. March 8 I…"
"I'm not sure the word "cooperative" belongs in a Zendo description. Ordinarily, Zendo is a competitive game, with opportunities to take advantage of the efforts of other players.
Since Mastermind is deductive and Zendo is…"
Greg Lattanzio replied to Nicholas Lamicela's discussion 'Zendo elevator speech'"Sounds great Nicholas. If I remember correctly, this con isn't for several months?"
Scott Myers replied to Nicholas Lamicela's discussion 'Zendo elevator speech'"Hey!! I didn't know you are in Rochester, Nick!! Cool! If you'd like, I can probably bring my giant pyramids, and maybe run some other stuff. Giant Zendo is awesome. I actually need to make some guessing…"
Nicholas Lamicela posted a discussionZendo elevator speech
So I'm trying to run a Zendo event at my school's board game minicon (it's called Rudicon if you're interested). The event submission is supposed to have a short catchy description of the event, and I know from experience I should have someone proofread mine in case I do a bad job selling it. Here's what I've got so far."Zendo is a cooperative puzzle game in which players use logic to discover a hidden rule, which changes every game. It has elements of Mastermind and uses Looney Labs' trademark…See More
David Mazurowski replied to Nicholas Lamicela's discussion 'Anywhere Board Games and Icehouse: A Legal Question.'"Yay! Thanks for these! Now to find some players. :)
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David Mazurowski replied to Nicholas Lamicela's discussion 'Anywhere Board Games and Icehouse: A Legal Question.'"Not an answer to your question. I just wanted to say that looks great, and I hope you get approval.
I asked not long ago about playing Icehouse online. Good luck! :))
Dave"
Nick Lamicela's Starship Captain list as of 3/15/11:
1. Zendo
2. Homeworlds
3. Black Ice
4. Martian Backgammon
5. Treehouse
6. Twin Win
7. Martian Coasters
8. RAMBots
9. Icehouse
10. Volcano
2. Homeworlds
3. Black Ice
4. Martian Backgammon
5. Treehouse
6. Twin Win
7. Martian Coasters
8. RAMBots
9. Icehouse
10. Volcano
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