Re: Re: Variant Game Bank

Stephen Agar has not responded to my requests for correction on one of my
variants, either.  Though I know he is around, I am not quite sure how
actively he is working on the Variant Bank at the moment.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David E Watson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 12:50 PM
Subject: [CAT23-Gchat] Re: Variant Game Bank


> Well, history of Cat23 is what I'm interested in, and there IS a gap
> from that viewpoint. (I know for a fact it doesn't have some of the
> Cat23 designs in it, more on that later)
> I foresee two problems with the current Variant Bank I visited.
>
> One, I was led to believe by the wording on the list that ALL
> variants do NOT make that list. It must first pass an 'aproval'
> process.
>
> Two. As a little 'test' I attempted to add some variant rules of my
> own to that bank called Full Disclosure. They have an email form
> setup and if memory serves it says something like somebody will get
> back to me asking for rules. It had a confirmation page that said
> something about my message being sent.
> I think that was about three weeks ago...
> ...tried again a few days ago (last weekend I think)...
> to date I haven't heard anything.
>
> I know its 'possible' and my two attempts does not make for a
> precedence...but it would be nice to have something that this
> particular group(Cat23) has control over.
>
> Dave Watson
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "David E. Cohen" <zendip18@o...>
> wrote:
> > Millis is basically correct.
> >
> > One possible use I could see for it is to have a list of variants
> where the
> > designers were still active in Cat23, and willing to help with
> variant
> > related questions or to run games of their variants.
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Millis Miller" <millis@f...>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2004 10:06 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CAT23-Gchat] Variant Game Bank (was RE: [DipKnights]
> New Game
> > and Alpha Variant)
> >
> >
> > > The Variant Bank is supposed to be an independent source of
> variants,
> > > that were designed and played in any acceptable format (FtF,
> email,
> > > juge, web etc.)
> > >
> > > What exactly is the gap that you're thinkling that a Cat23
> variant Bank
> > > would fulfill? There's a lively DVWorkshop group on Yahoo that
> seems to
> > > be where most of the variant designers are - does Cat23 need its
> own
> > > really?
> > >
> > > Millis
> > >
> > > On Sun, 2004-07-25 at 14:18, David E Watson wrote:
> > > > I just recently visited that "variants game bank" link and it
> got me
> > > > thinking.
> > > >
> > > > Cat23 has had so many wonderful Game Designers and variants
> played over
> > the
> > > > years that have come and gone.
> > > >
> > > > I think it would be a great idea to have our own "Variant Game
> Bank".
> > > > Either one on Rays server or at least a link to one.
> > > > I know there are links in the Cat23 Number Generator but
> sometimes that
> > just
> > > > isn't enough as most GMs remove pages from their websites for
> newer
> > 'things'
> > > > to adjust for space requirements.
> > > >
> > > > This place (Cat23) is mostly variants of all sizes and
> shapes...not just
> > the
> > > > more popular of the genre. If at least for posterity's sake we
> should
> > have a
> > > > place that records these rules.
> > > >
> > > > Thoughts?
> > > >
> > > > Dave Watson
>
>
>
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