Re: Gaming Engines

From: Carol Mulholland <Carol@flagship-uk.demon.co.uk>

Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Graham wrote:

> This "object oriented" approach to PBM programing is something that
> has been considered quite a few times before now (including by me!),
> but there are quite a few problems.

I'm inclined to agree with Graham and Enno Rehling that the problems
are quite substantial.

While it's tempting to assume that the software for a fantasy
wargame can work just as well for a non-fantasy wargame by cutting
out the magic software or for an sf game by turning the magic software
into alien technology, in practice this can affect play balance
quite dramatically. (I think there was a PBM game system in the UK
which ran as fantasy and non-fantasy versions a few years ago -
Mundis, or something? Did anyone here try this?)

Maybe I'm missing something, but I think that it's better to start
with a single game that works, and then move on from the lessons
learnt achieving this.

Build on success! (Meditates pun about pursuing the Holy Grail of
PBM and ending up shell-shocked... nah...)

Carol

References

Gaming Engines
MindShift Design <teammsd@mindshiftdesign.com>
Tue, 24 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Gaming Engines
graham@DELETETHISaffordable-leather.co.uk
Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:19:45 +0000