Week 67 Game
New chess board by clairshadows. Members, sorry for not posting a new game for so long. Neither benebu or I know anything about chess, but thanks to rea_saint’s input, I’ve come up with tentative rules for this chess board.
In future runs I will try to clarify the rules so it would make sense for both chess players and non-chess players. Any comment/suggestion would be helpful =)
--lilian_cho
The goal of Writing Game is not to make multiple rounds around the board, but to accumulate as many points as possible.
You may switch fandoms/worlds whenever you first pass 20 points, 40, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, then free for all.
e.g. Total points: 19. Complete a +3 prompt.
This brings you to 22 points. At this point you may switch fandoms/worlds.
On this board, your movements depend not on the point value of the prompt but on what chess piece you are playing at that moment. Roll the dice to determine your chess piece.
Exceptions:
1a) You are at a Player’s Choice square. Move up, right, down or left according to the point value of the prompt(s).
ETA 06/09/10 1b) If the PC square's point value exceeds the board's limits, you should stay in the same column or the same row.
e.g. You're on the red PC square between R and G, going "Up" 3 squares. You stay in the same column but go back to the bottom line, arriving at H square.
2) When skipping a prompt, a pawn may move backwards as many squares as the point value of the prompt.
3) When a pawn reaches the top row (the C-A-PC-J-K-F-B-Q row), it turns into a queen.
ETA 05/28/10: Chess piece rules, courtesy of elalone:
1 - King: You may move one square in any direction.
2 - Queen: You may move any number of squares, in any direction.
3 - Rook: You may move any number of squares, either horizontally or vertically, but not diagonally.
4 - Bishop: You may move any number of squares diagonally, but not horizontally or vertically.
5 - Knight: You may move two squares vertically and one horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one vertically (L-shape)
6 - Pawn: You may move only up. On your first move, you may go one or two squares. Afterwards, you may only move one square at a time.
All the general rules can be found in the user profile. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Home
Roll the dice to determine your chess piece:
1 - king, 2 - queen, 3 - rook, 4 - bishop, 5 - knight, and 6 - pawn.
Start on any square you want on the bottom two rows.
ACharacter: Alice +2, Prompt: Alias +2
BPrompt: Bun +2
CPrompt: Cross +1
DCharacter: Disillusioned +2
EPrompt: Event +1, Enlighten +3
FAction: Follow +2, Prompt: Figure +1
GPrompt: God +2, Godless +2
HPrompt: Hat +1, Hope +2
IAction: Infer +2
JPrompt: Judge +2, Character: Judgmental +3
KPrompt: Kill +1, Killfile +2
LPrompt: Little +1, Love +2
MPrompt: Moss +2, Action: Mock +3
NPrompt: Nifty +1
OPrompt: Open +2, Obedient +1
PSetting: Party +3, Action: Preach +2
QPrompt: Quest +1, Question +1
RPrompt: Rabid +3, Rabbit +1
SCharacter: Stranger +2, Savior +3
TPrompt: Terrible +1, Character: 12 y.o. +3
UCharacter: Understanding +2
VPrompt: Village +1, Village people +2
WPrompt: White +1
XPrompt: eXternal +2
YPrompt: Yam +3
ZWrite someone's last note before they die.
(Suicide note, will, grocery list, Post-it note, Tweet, etc.) +3
You may write under 50 words for this prompt.
Player’s Choice: Move up, right, down or left according to the point value of the prompt(s).
Player's choice
Box A
Up
Prompt
Character
Action
luau +2
lightweight +3
ward +1
first +2
pensive +1
flatten +3
zipper +2
dealer +1
crowd +2
rubble +1
beach bum +3
bell +2
Player's choice
Box B
Right
Prompt
Character
Action
minotaur +1
cowboy +3
gain +2
stud +3
crook +2
zone out +1
ample +2
band member +3
boost +1
gravity +1
private investigator +3
defy +2
Player's choice
Box C
Down
Prompt
Character
Action
lawn +2
warden +3
reassure +1
rest +1
goth +3
state +2
side dish +2
goon +3
pound +1
antler +3
ham-handed +1
trust +2
Player's choice
Box D
Left
Prompt
Character
Action
barbaric +3
pathologist +2
agonize +1
five +2
high +1
bother +3
moonstone +3
barber +1
feed +2
gossip +2
bassist +3
drink +1
Picture Square. Roll the dice to determine your next chess piece. You may roll the dice again if you get the same chess piece. Move according to your chess piece, not the point value of the prompt(s).
You may use up to two of them, as long as they’re touching each other (either top to bottom or side to side).
The movie titles in parentheses are the literal Japanese translation. Feel free to use either or both.
Studio Ghibli films +2 each
1. Castle in the Sky
2. Grave of the Fireflies
3. My Neighbor Totoro
4. Kiki's Delivery Service
(Witch’s delivery service)
5. Only Yesterday
(Memories come tumbling down)
6. Ocean Waves
(I can hear the sea)
7. Whisper of the Heart
(If you listen closely)
8. Spirited Away
9. The Cat Returns
(The cat’s repayment)
10. Howl's Moving Castle
11. Tales from Earthsea
12. The Borrower Arrietty
In future runs I will try to clarify the rules so it would make sense for both chess players and non-chess players. Any comment/suggestion would be helpful =)
--lilian_cho
The goal of Writing Game is not to make multiple rounds around the board, but to accumulate as many points as possible.
You may switch fandoms/worlds whenever you first pass 20 points, 40, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 105, 110, 115, 120, then free for all.
e.g. Total points: 19. Complete a +3 prompt.
This brings you to 22 points. At this point you may switch fandoms/worlds.
On this board, your movements depend not on the point value of the prompt but on what chess piece you are playing at that moment. Roll the dice to determine your chess piece.
Exceptions:
1a) You are at a Player’s Choice square. Move up, right, down or left according to the point value of the prompt(s).
ETA 06/09/10 1b) If the PC square's point value exceeds the board's limits, you should stay in the same column or the same row.
e.g. You're on the red PC square between R and G, going "Up" 3 squares. You stay in the same column but go back to the bottom line, arriving at H square.
2) When skipping a prompt, a pawn may move backwards as many squares as the point value of the prompt.
3) When a pawn reaches the top row (the C-A-PC-J-K-F-B-Q row), it turns into a queen.
ETA 05/28/10: Chess piece rules, courtesy of elalone:
1 - King: You may move one square in any direction.
2 - Queen: You may move any number of squares, in any direction.
3 - Rook: You may move any number of squares, either horizontally or vertically, but not diagonally.
4 - Bishop: You may move any number of squares diagonally, but not horizontally or vertically.
5 - Knight: You may move two squares vertically and one horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one vertically (L-shape)
6 - Pawn: You may move only up. On your first move, you may go one or two squares. Afterwards, you may only move one square at a time.
All the general rules can be found in the user profile. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Home
Roll the dice to determine your chess piece:
1 - king, 2 - queen, 3 - rook, 4 - bishop, 5 - knight, and 6 - pawn.
Start on any square you want on the bottom two rows.
ACharacter: Alice +2, Prompt: Alias +2
BPrompt: Bun +2
CPrompt: Cross +1
DCharacter: Disillusioned +2
EPrompt: Event +1, Enlighten +3
FAction: Follow +2, Prompt: Figure +1
GPrompt: God +2, Godless +2
HPrompt: Hat +1, Hope +2
IAction: Infer +2
JPrompt: Judge +2, Character: Judgmental +3
KPrompt: Kill +1, Killfile +2
LPrompt: Little +1, Love +2
MPrompt: Moss +2, Action: Mock +3
NPrompt: Nifty +1
OPrompt: Open +2, Obedient +1
PSetting: Party +3, Action: Preach +2
QPrompt: Quest +1, Question +1
RPrompt: Rabid +3, Rabbit +1
SCharacter: Stranger +2, Savior +3
TPrompt: Terrible +1, Character: 12 y.o. +3
UCharacter: Understanding +2
VPrompt: Village +1, Village people +2
WPrompt: White +1
XPrompt: eXternal +2
YPrompt: Yam +3
ZWrite someone's last note before they die.
(Suicide note, will, grocery list, Post-it note, Tweet, etc.) +3
You may write under 50 words for this prompt.
Player’s Choice: Move up, right, down or left according to the point value of the prompt(s).
Player's choice
Box A
Up
Prompt
Character
Action
luau +2
lightweight +3
ward +1
first +2
pensive +1
flatten +3
zipper +2
dealer +1
crowd +2
rubble +1
beach bum +3
bell +2
Player's choice
Box B
Right
Prompt
Character
Action
minotaur +1
cowboy +3
gain +2
stud +3
crook +2
zone out +1
ample +2
band member +3
boost +1
gravity +1
private investigator +3
defy +2
Player's choice
Box C
Down
Prompt
Character
Action
lawn +2
warden +3
reassure +1
rest +1
goth +3
state +2
side dish +2
goon +3
pound +1
antler +3
ham-handed +1
trust +2
Player's choice
Box D
Left
Prompt
Character
Action
barbaric +3
pathologist +2
agonize +1
five +2
high +1
bother +3
moonstone +3
barber +1
feed +2
gossip +2
bassist +3
drink +1
Picture Square. Roll the dice to determine your next chess piece. You may roll the dice again if you get the same chess piece. Move according to your chess piece, not the point value of the prompt(s).
You may use up to two of them, as long as they’re touching each other (either top to bottom or side to side).
The movie titles in parentheses are the literal Japanese translation. Feel free to use either or both.
Studio Ghibli films +2 each
1. Castle in the Sky
2. Grave of the Fireflies
3. My Neighbor Totoro
4. Kiki's Delivery Service
(Witch’s delivery service)
5. Only Yesterday
(Memories come tumbling down)
6. Ocean Waves
(I can hear the sea)
7. Whisper of the Heart
(If you listen closely)
8. Spirited Away
9. The Cat Returns
(The cat’s repayment)
10. Howl's Moving Castle
11. Tales from Earthsea
12. The Borrower Arrietty