Open themes?

Akira · Post Post #0 (ISO) » Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:58 am

So let's say there's a game with a weird mechanic but the players know the setup.
Where does it belong?

MichelSableheart · Post Post #1 (ISO) » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:12 am

Theme game queues. Games in the open game queue are expected to be normal, but there are no restrictions on the type of game being run in the theme queues. As far as I am aware of, at least.

ReaperCharlie · Post Post #2 (ISO) » Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:52 pm

Large Theme doesn't necessarily mean Large Closed Theme, so yeah. Michelle* is right.

Now you've piqued my interest though. What is the weird mechanic you speak of?

*

Vi · Post Post #3 (ISO) » Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:07 pm

MichelSableheart wrote:Theme game queues. Games in the open game queue are expected to be normal, but there are no restrictions on the type of game being run in the theme queues. As far as I am aware of, at least.

Open Games can have alternative mechanics as long as they're fully disclosed and aren't ludicrously complicated (at least more so than C9++).

ReaperCharlie · Post Post #4 (ISO) » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:17 pm

What is this DOOM bubble by your name Vi? I demand to know.

Kublai Khan · Post Post #5 (ISO) » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:25 pm

It's Vi's new avatar I guess.

Better than the other one for sure.

ReaperCharlie · Post Post #6 (ISO) » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:31 pm

Ooooohhhhh yeah. What with all the Professor Paragon stuff, I didn't even notice the lack of an avatar.

Thought it was like a special badge or something, for something awesome. But now I just feel dumb.

Vi · Post Post #7 (ISO) » Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:37 pm

ReaperCharlie wrote:Thought it was like a special badge or something, for something awesome.

It should totally be one.

Kublai Khan · Post Post #8 (ISO) » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:25 pm

Heh. I like the sig, Vi.

RedCoyote · Post Post #9 (ISO) » Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:04 pm

Kublai Khan wrote:It's Vi's new avatar I guess.

Better than the other one for sure.

Better than Kirby? The hell you say.

Akira · Post Post #10 (ISO) » Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:37 am

ReaperCharlie wrote:Large Theme doesn't necessarily mean Large Closed Theme, so yeah. Michelle* is right.

Now you've piqued my interest though. What is the weird mechanic you speak of?

*

I'm having fun working on a new Death Note mafia.

By the way, since I can't (and don't want to) mod, do I have to necessarily be the mod of a setup I created?

Never mind, just found a thread with takes care of that.

Mr. Flay · Post Post #11 (ISO) » Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:47 am

Vi wrote:
MichelSableheart wrote:Theme game queues. Games in the open game queue are expected to be normal, but there are no restrictions on the type of game being run in the theme queues. As far as I am aware of, at least.
Open Games can have alternative mechanics as long as they're fully disclosed and aren't ludicrously complicated (at least more so than C9++).

I'm pretty sure they can be even weirder than that, actually... (Lovers Multiball?) but the answer to the OP is still probably Theme Game, especially if you're not sure of the balance.