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Title: PC Play - What's it called! Post by: Wishmaster on August 31, 2011, 03:15:41 pm Phew, been a while since I last looked here, quitea lot to read!
I'm having a senior moment and can't recall the name of a couple of programs and I hope someone here can help.... providing I explain it correctly! ;D There are a couple (at least) of PC programs that are free to download that allow you to add in various board game 'modules' available from various sites (only when you know the program names!). You can then play the game either hot seat or via PBEM by exchanging the saved files. Seveverl of the Carcassonne games are available in these systems.... What are they called!! I've lost my links and apparently never downloaded them... I'm sure one of them began with a 'V' whilst the other possibly a 'C'... ....Anyone? Title: Re: PC Play - What's it called! Post by: Joff on August 31, 2011, 05:44:21 pm The first one you are looking for is VASSAL: http://www.vassalengine.org/ (http://www.vassalengine.org/)
When you do get VASSAL installed, let me recommend you a really good solo game (;D), Inspector Moss 2: House Arrest, which can be downloaded here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29462732/Inspector%20Moss%202%20House%20Arrest_ver2_final.vmod (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/29462732/Inspector%20Moss%202%20House%20Arrest_ver2_final.vmod) - ;) ;D Shameless link to IM2:HA on BGG: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/100089/inspector-moss-2-house-arrest (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/100089/inspector-moss-2-house-arrest) Title: Re: PC Play - What's it called! Post by: Wishmaster on September 03, 2011, 09:23:13 am Thanks Joff! Have also discovered the othe one is called CyberBoard.
Title: Re: PC Play - What's it called! Post by: CKorfmann on September 03, 2011, 01:19:37 pm What games can be played on these boards?
Title: Re: PC Play - What's it called! Post by: Joff on September 03, 2011, 01:44:47 pm The Cyberboard web site is: http://cyberboard.brainiac.com/ (http://cyberboard.brainiac.com/)
The VASSAL web site is: www.vassalengine.org (http://www.vassalengine.org) They are both (VASSAL and Cyberboard) used primarily for pbem (play by e-mail) games or peer to peer (networked) play. The games libraries are vast. Just a quick browse through the A-Z game listings at VASSAL and you will see what I mean (http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Category:Modules (http://www.vassalengine.org/wiki/Category:Modules)). The games (called Modules) are downloaded and saved on your local machine, then simply double clicked on to open VASSAL (previously installed) and run the module. There are options for finding a player. It is up to the player to enforce the rules to the game and as such there is no AI built in. It is like having the board game in front of you. There are other sources for VASSAL games which are not listed on the VASSAL page. For instance, Rebekah Bissell and I have the game mentioned above (Inspector Moss 2: House Arrest) available for download from a dropbox location which was written using VASSAL and is fully playable as a module, although is not listed at the main VASSAL site (and it is a solo game, so you don't need to worry about finding another player). To get a feel for things you could try this out without worrying that you are holding up another player's turn (and then you could review and rate it on BGG ;) ). There are many of these 'rogue' Modules to be found all over the place. VASSAL itself is completely free software to use. Titles such as Carcassonne, Memoir 44, Twilight Struggle and of course Monopoly (::) ) can be found amongst the Modules. Have a look, you will be surprised at how many good games can be found listed. I have spoke mainly about VASSAL as that is the one that I use, but I imagine that the same can be said for Cyberboard. |