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Post by NSpan Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:09 am

here's a game me and aly have been playin the last few days... the idea is to beat the computer by having the most armies at the end of the game.. you take turns placing pieces.. they're numbered from 1-20.. any piece placed adjacent to a lower-numbered enemy piece will capture it.. any piece placed adjacent to friendly pieces will fortify them (adding 1 army to each)..

the game seems tricky at first, but you get the hang of it after a couple of tries.. currently, my high score is 2350.. Aly is beating me with a score of 2740.. (the score is calculated at the end of the game, taking into account the number of armies each player has, the number of territories, and how much of a lead you won with...... assuming you won)..

go ahead and choose "Quick Start" from the main menu:


the game is a bit lacking on the audio, so here's a cool Brian Jonestown Massacre song to accompany you:

we're catching these guys live in April..


if anyone was expecting something EXTRA special for my 500th--well, too bad.. i'm super busy finishing up my undergrad studies.. i just started a new job... AND we're about to move... yikes..
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Post by numbersix_99 Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:56 pm

Excellent game, NSpan. Highly addictive
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Post by W Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:13 pm

I lost, then got 2540
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Post by W Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:25 am

Yay... I beat it on expert!
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Post by undeadmonkey Sun Mar 29, 2009 3:49 am

my high score is 4660
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Post by NSpan Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:13 am

wow... i could only muster 2830 after several more attempts

edit: scratch that, 3020
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Post by numbersix_99 Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:21 pm

3030 is my highest. The key is strengthening your picks first
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Post by W Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:48 pm

3940
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Post by NSpan Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:55 am

4720. and, holy hell, it's almost 8pm.. how long have i been playing this? what year is it??
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Post by Buscemi Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:02 am

NSpan wrote:what year is it??

It's 1982. Everyone is playing Atari, watching M*A*S*H and the number one movie in the nation is Conan The Barbarian.
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Post by NSpan Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:43 am

Buscemi wrote:
NSpan wrote:what year is it??

It's 1982. Everyone is playing Atari, watching M*A*S*H and the number one movie in the nation is Conan The Barbarian.
'82 is a fine year. If Conan wasn't enough for you, there was also The Beastmaster.. Rambo I and Rocky III are there for anyone who wants a more modern take on big muscles and men barely capable of monosyllabic conversation. If you didn't want to just PLAY Atari, you wanted to live it: Tron also came out this year. General paranoia is on the rise with the advent of The Thing. Screaming "KHAAAAAAAAAAAAN" is the equivalent of the latest internet meme. Stoners rejoice with the film-adaptation of The Wall. Soon-to-be stoners flock to The Last Unicorn. A few lucky people are introduced to Ash, albeit in a whinier and less smarmy version, with The Evil Dead. The first of many iterations of Blade Runner hits theaters. Oh, and most importantly, NSpan is born.

truly a fine year.
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Post by silversurfer19 Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:49 am

... And just to top it off, it was the year that silversurfer19 was born. A very significant year it was.
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Post by Buscemi Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:00 am

Also released in 1982:

Poltergeist
Megaforce
The Dark Crystal
Creepshow
the Revenge Of The Jedi trailer
Tootsie
Class Of 1984
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Zapped
Firefox
The Sword and The Sorcerer
and....
E.T.
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Post by Donte77 Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:57 pm

2670 after a few tries. I have noticed that sometimes the computer gets way better tiles. One game at the end he had seven 20 tiles and I had 3. That was before they were added by reinforcements. The game I got that score he still had 2 more 20s than me.
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Post by numbersix_99 Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:39 am

5970. Beat my enemy 785 to 586. Woo hoo!
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Post by NSpan Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:57 am

Donte77 wrote:I have noticed that sometimes the computer gets way better tiles. One game at the end he had seven 20 tiles and I had 3. That was before they were added by reinforcements. The game I got that score he still had 2 more 20s than me.
weird.. (according to the official website) the developer said that the player and the computer get EXACTLY the same tiles (albeit in random order).. so, if that's true, you should've been dealt the same number of 20s.. you sure the Compy ain't reinforcing his 19s when you aren't paying attention?
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Post by Alyson Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:19 am

7180 - woo! Only took half of my last day at work
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Post by NSpan Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:50 am

Alyson wrote:7180 - woo! Only took half of my last day at work
Al has 11 minutes left before quittin time--and i could only muster 6100

edit: 6240

edit #2: 6340


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Post by Donte77 Wed Apr 01, 2009 11:05 pm

I will play a few today and keep track of them.

Of course I may just be paranoid.

But as the famous quote goes "Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you."
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Post by Donte77 Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:28 am

3370. Woohoo.

And I kept track for three games (even writing them down, have two post its full). We did not get the same amount of 20 point tiles in 2 of the three. 3 to 2 and 5 to 3 in favor of the comp. I would like to graph out every tile for every game over 15 or so games and see what kind of tiles I get on average. But I think I am waaaayyy too lazy for that. LOL
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Post by numbersix_99 Sat Apr 04, 2009 8:36 pm

11610, beat Blue by 400 or so
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Post by undeadmonkey Sun Apr 05, 2009 12:54 am

^^^well i definitely dont have the high score on here, I did just beat my high score with 4990 woo!!
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Post by Donte77 Mon Apr 06, 2009 7:22 pm

numbersix_99 wrote:11610, beat Blue by 400 or so

Remind me not to play this dude in RISK. Smile
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Post by NSpan Wed Apr 08, 2009 3:12 pm

Alyson wrote:7180 - woo! Only took half of my last day at work

10120 -- back to work, aly
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Post by Donte77 Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:25 pm

I haven't gotten better than 3380. !!! What do you people know that I don't?

Wait, don't answer that.
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