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Messages - Jimmy V.

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Thomas,

Thanks for posting your thoughts! This is very much appreciated.

It is funny that you say that. I actually answered a similar question on Reddit a few days ago. See here.

In short, I think the average age of the players is a very important factor. I have doubts that Scrabble players were teenagers though. So maybe I am wrong.

In any case, we take the matter very seriously and any abuser will not stay on Happy Meeple for long.

Overall, we have had very little trouble. I am very proud of this friendly community. There is very little to moderate. May this last long!

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Yes Thomas, ending a 5th path (not laying a 5th end card that's not the same thing) triggers the end game immediately.

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Hi all,

I have just added a few questions to the tutorial, training and online FAQs in the same sub-forum as this one.

Feed free to ask any question you may have!

Have a good read!

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Hi all,

Do you use the link that shows on your tables?

On your tables in the inn, there is a link. This link is very useful to invite friends that have never been on Happy Meeple.

Share the link with whoever you want to invite! When your friend follows the link, he is redirected to your table and you can start playing immediately. Use it to invite to your table on Skype, on Facebook or even by email!

The good thing is that it bypasses any restriction:
1) your friend does not need to have an account. A guest account is created automatically.
2) your friend does not need a white meeple to play online with you. He will join you without it. You will be the teacher.

Please note that if your friend already has an account, he will be asked to login first (so that a new guest account is not created). Other than that, the game will start immediately.

Have you used this feature? Did it work well? Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Any question?


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Tips, polls, updates / Lost Cities makeover (day 5)
« on: 01/02/16, 02:17pm »
Hi all,

The next episode (day 5) is ready. Follow the initial link!

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Other board games / [7 Wonders Duel]
« on: 31/01/16, 09:41pm »
Hi all,

I wanted to start a discussion about 7 Wonders Duel.



For those who have no idea what this game is about, they must first know that it is the 2-player version of the widely acclaimed 7 wonders game. It is a separate game from the original specifically designed for 2 players and only 2 players.

It takes many of the features of the original game and if you are familiar with 7 wonders, it will not take you very long to understand 7 Wonders Duel. I know. That's what I have just done: I have just finished going through the rules (very good ones BTW and it is important to mention) and they were easy to follow.

I have to say that I was slightly skeptical about this game at first although international reviews anonymously received the game as one of the greatest. But after going throught the rules, my doubts are cleared. I can foresee great fun and variety in this game. I feared it would be too much of a computing exercise, but I have seen many elements in the rules and in the cards that make sure the game can't be dry.

So I really look forward to playing my first game of 7 Wonders Duel.

I wonder(!) if you played it and what your thoughts are.


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Off topic / Re: My Blog
« on: 30/01/16, 12:52pm »
I love that James.

But did you forget the link or did the forum remove it automatically????

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Another interesting question that will come up. Can you let me know our thoughts about the game atmosphere (=music).

Do you like it or is it too creepy? Too scary?

Thanks!

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Yes, it would be nice to use those, but it is not easy. Great would be to be able to scroll the background (I have the big images in one piece) but I doubt I can make that.

You enticed me to start moving artwork around. I have still a problem of space. The new size is only 46 pixels higher. That does not leave me with much more useful space actually. The new size is much wider but for Lost Cities layout, it is not of much help. It is next to impossible use the space on the right anyway. It is too small to display the hand or anything useful. There is nothing to display vertically in Lost Cities.

I am wondering if I am not going to display the player's hand below the actual playing zone...

As for the board, I don't like the wood background too much. I might get rid of it.

I've just posted a few images in the BGG thread soon.

Feel free all to give feedback as it will help me figure out the best layout!

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Mike,

Have you looked at the illustrations carefully? Did you notice that there is actually only one big image, zoomed in differently depending on the number? It took me a while to realize this.

Regarding the board you are right. To save some space, I only displayed the central bit in current version. The new version will probably benefit from the extra pixels. Hopefully, i will be able to show the objects that float around the board.

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Well, the actual board game has always been there Mike. What do you mean?

You question about the panorama card art is a very good one and I don't have an answer yet. But be sure it is at the back of my mind. I'd certainly like to use more of the game art, but I am not sure how to do it. I will have to come up with a solution though.

The cards will be much bigger than currently (and I will hide the opponent's cards which will leave more space too). But will that be enough to use the original cards? Will the number be easily readable? I don't know. There might be an intermediate solution: use the original card backgrounds but not the numbers of the cards. We'll see how it goes.

Thanks for your interest!

BTW, day 3 is now published. Have a good read!


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Tips, polls, updates / Lost Cities makeover (Episode 2)
« on: 27/01/16, 11:04am »
Episode 2 is released. Follow the initial link!

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Hi all,

We are working on Lost Cities again! The game will benefit from all the new technology and from the tools developed for Migrato. It will also have the same screeen size as Migrato.

I have started to tell the story on Boardgamegeek.com.

Read it here: Lost Cities makeover behind the scene

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Tips, polls, updates / Re: POLL - Preferred opponents
« on: 25/01/16, 02:49pm »
Posted by Virginie H. in the chat:

"Perso, j'apprécie de jouer avec les bots, on peut jouer à n'importe quelle heure, mais c'est quand même chouette de pouvoir jouer avec de vrais gens... et le chat est sympa aussi."

Which basically means:

"I like to play bots. They are available at any time of the day. But it is also great to be able to play real(!) humans. And the chat is nice too."


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Tips, polls, updates / Re: POLL - Preferred opponents
« on: 25/01/16, 02:04pm »
Thank you Mike, but you did not actually vote in the poll situated at the top of the page. I am not sure it is very visible actually. I'll have to do something about it.

The 2 minutes per move should be complimented with a "x minutes per match" timer. But it is easier said than done and most importantly there are many more important things on the to-do list. Unless everyone complains about it of course. And that's what I want to find out!

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