Comments on: 7-in-1 Magnetic Family Game: Draughts

By: Kieron Gillen

Kieron Gillen — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:21:25 +0000

Ben: But as I proved elsewhere, Chess has good graphics.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:24:44 +0000

Tut tut. Kieron, imagine Garry Kasparov reviewing Half-Life 2 and saying it’s no good cos it’s all just flashy lights and impossible to master.

Spend a week or so playing draughts once a day and all those little nuances you claim not to notice will come out of the woodwork. The fact that you were regularly trounced by your brother should be the clue. Also, huffing is there for a reason. Yes, it’s a kludge, but as you said yourself, better to suspend your disbelief than to remove it and then moan that the game doesn’t go anywhere.

And as for the endgame, for casual games things get boring. When you can both see a few moves ahead it’s far less random.

By: Malibu Stacey

Malibu Stacey — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:49:23 +0000

Rab Florence is an actual legend.

Just thought I should add that.

By: fugo

fugo — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:24:31 +0000

@david – clearly spam!

By: david

david — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:14:28 +0000

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By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:44:20 +0000

The new versions of monopoly come with an extra “speed die” too which makes stuff faster. Off the top of my head there’s a 1, 2 and 3 which let you optionally add that much to the roll, a couple of sides have a symbol that lets you move to the nearest unpurchased property and there’s something else too, can’t remember what.

Monopoly is okay, but people that put money on Free Parking should be shot. Fucking people what put money on Free Parking.

By: Lightbulb

Lightbulb — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:35:40 +0000

@Lewis

But the rule add depth not complexity.

A subtle difference for sure but a difference none the less.

By: Meat Circus

Meat Circus — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:56:05 +0000

There’s a “Monopoly Express” boardless variant which is played entirely with dice in about 20 minutes.

I rather like it. All the underhandedness and dirty dealing of Monopoly, but over in a fraction of the time.

By: fugo

fugo — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:45:52 +0000

i agree with the sane majority, without huffing there is no point to draughts. i find it bizarre that you condem this rule after you’ve mentioned your opponent left all her pieces on the back row.. without huffing you couldn’t possibly get these pieces or therefore get a king. maybe by assuming a lack of complexity you missed the point of the game? looking for sneaky huff moves that opened up chain-takes for you is the most fun draughts can provide imo.

also, why does an american also show up bitching about this site being written by the english on almost every single post?!

By: Morph

Morph — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:00:22 +0000

Nice link, Kieron, though it did everything to remind me why I hate Monopoly (mostly because there are so many other games out there that are so much better but hardly any-one has heard of) and less to persuade me of its merits. Heck, I’d rather play Settlers. And as a regular on BoardGameGeek I will never rescind my position.

So, yeah still… Fucking Monopoly.

By: animal

animal — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:05:27 +0000

Add a vote for the new board game section from my side!

By: megaman

megaman — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:58:03 +0000

Thanks for this article. I found it an interesting read because it made me think about “unnatural” rules in games and sports. If it makes me think and is even remotely related I don’t mind reading it here on a “PC Gamer” blog.