Need New Section For Games

[Aramis]

This is just a brief opinion from someone who never spends anytime at 'Other Games' forum: This thread got me curious, so I've been looking at the forum game threads on and off throughout the day. I think its all pretty interesting stuff.
I'll probably go back there off and on, so score one for the forum games.

[DarkCloud]

nevermind. sorry. please delete this post.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Zopperoni
Wow, a 46-minute DP, that must be a record

I once saw a triple-post at CFC, each seperated by several hours.

[DrSpike]

As a long time OG poster I think the extent of inactivity in OG pre forum games is being overstated here. Having said that, activity on the non-forum game threads has certainly increased. I wouldn't like to see it go back to the way it was.

What is more, I confess I'm having trouble understanding the logic of the various gripes. So you might open a thread by accident once in a while you then find out you don't want to see.............that happens everywhere. Open a different one.

[vovan]

Originally posted by DrSpike
So you might open a thread by accident once in a while you then find out you don't want to see.............that happens everywhere. Open a different one.

[Dis]

and posts should not count towards the poster's post count when posting in forum games.

[:) Smiley]

they do for demogaming, why not for forumgaming? A number of the forum games are Civ-related even.

Yes, there has been a rapid increase in the number of forum games recently. It seems to have been triggered by two things:

1. Mafia becoming so popular that signups filled too quickly, necessitating the creation of Assassins.
2. The "space 4x game with a twist" thread (Which started out about actual computer games) and led to me suggesting testing the concept in a forum game, Jamski starting Galactic Overlord and introducing the strategy forum game.

For those of us who can't commit to PBEM or demogaming, Forum Games are a lite version we can enjoy. The threads are easy to spot too, they'll usually have a Roman numeral in the title.

[Immortal Wombat]

Originally posted by Smiley
they do for demogaming, why not for forumgaming? A number of the forum games are Civ-related even.

This is a good point. Demogames should also not count towards postcounts.

[Maquiladora]

That would kill Demogames

j/k?

[Spaced Cowboy]

I like the forum games.

Are you saying that we only play them (forum/demo games) to increase out post count?

[Theben]

If you desire you could request that Other Games merge with Classic and Paradox games, since those 2 forums are pretty slow.

But I enjoy the games in the Other Games section. I used to be mainly an OTFer. Now I mainly frequent the OG section. I don't play Multiplayer games online very often and these make a fun and less committed substitute.

[Skanky Burns]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
well my biggest complaint so far is the one thread that WASNT labeled as an obvious forum game, and which I had to open first. Granted that took less time than commenting on it - i wont mind as long as it doesnt become a TREND.

How often do you think two people will join within a week of each other, get accused of being DLs and then feel that one of them need to leave? Trend indeed.

[DrSpike]

Well people are more and more likely to start threads with misleading names. I spent 5 seconds in the last week opening threads I didn't want to see, and it's increasing by 1s/week! By 2025 I'll be wasting almost 20 minutes opening threads by forum gamers with bad titles!!

[Last Conformist]

I once had a DP at CFC with like eight hours in between ...

[Paddy]

Originally posted by Maquiladora
That would kill Demogames

j/k?

not at all

a good game is worth playing, and there are some great demo games