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Gipf competition on boiteajeux

2007-12-28T08:26:00-05:00

I'm organizing a Gipf competition, turn based, trough the forum of boiteajeux.net.
The deadline for register was the 31st december, but I find this website tomorrow, so if there are some players interested here a delay isn't impossible.

I think that's the biggest Gipf competition, so maybe it's a candidate for IAGO World Tour ?

Axel

Geeklist of games being recorded now up

2010-03-15T03:19:35-04:00

You can see it here. Not every game on the service is listed on that Geeklist, because some games aren't on BGG, and also some games on the registered game list aren't part of a website, but are in the IAGO Hall of Fame, or there for a few other reasons.

You can see the Boardgame Geek Geeklist here:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/53060/games-whose-play-is-being-recorded-and-rated-by-ia

Leaderboard: Should position be last field in a line?

2010-03-10T23:41:35-05:00

Just curious if anyone things here that a player's position (ranking) on the leaderboard's number should be towards the front or end. Please review the current way, and see if you like it or not:
http://iagoweb.com/records/ratings/leaderboard

IAGO Leaderboard in test mode.

2010-03-09T19:34:41-05:00

If you want to see the latest work, click here:
http://iagoweb.com/records/ratings/leaderboard

Each game has its own leaderboard, in addition to overall.

Setting up ratings/ranking service for tracking your games directions

2010-03-09T13:34:23-05:00

The original post has been moved to here:
http://iagoweb.com/wiki/docs/associations

Please feel free to post comments in the comment section below or send me a message here if you need any help.

Negative Feedback Y and Poly-Y!

2010-02-16T12:49:39-05:00

I've been utterly seduced by negative feedback game mechanics of late. I realized last night that there may be a simple way to add it to two of the greatest abstract games (IMO): Y and Poly-Y. I discuss the idea on my blog:

http://nickbentley.posterous.com/negative-feedback-y-and-poly-y

RealGM.com game tournament/challenge (Chessheads, etc...)

2010-03-08T21:10:01-05:00

This thread is for those on RealGM who said they wanted to do a chess tournament. Well, to discuss that, and to get help getting the event planned, I am starting this thread here.

All Real GMers or others who want to be part of this, please post in here, so we can discuss things.

Ketchup available for online play at iggamecenter

2010-03-08T13:11:52-05:00

My new game Ketchup can now be played in real time at the ig game
center.

enjoy:
http://www.iggamecenter.com
http://nickbentley.posterous.com/new-game-ketchup

Using top 10 lists per game and track number of appearances.

2010-03-08T00:32:42-05:00

I am proposing a simple stat for encouraging players to play in a number of games. First, I am suggesting we cap off a list for a game, or a stat at 10 for now. So, top 10 Elo, etc... would be capped off at 10. I would have the stat for the top 10 for a game under the game.

In regards to a stat to track, we could count up the number of top 10 appearances a player has on each game, and keep a running total and post that on the leaderboard page.

Let me know if this sounds like a good idea we can eventually implement.

Post records and ranking service feedback here.

2010-03-02T01:35:08-05:00

If you have anything to discuss regarding the rankings and records service, please post it in this category.

Ranking and Records Service is up. Along with discussion forum.

2010-03-01T00:30:24-05:00

Check it out here: http://www.iagoweb.com/records

We even have a leaderboard at this time. Please sign on the main page, and then feel free to ask about getting your play at different IAGO partner sites be able to be tracked there. The rest of the site has a different user ID and password than this forum.

If you have any suggestions or feedback, please use the new forum category for Rankings and Records to discuss this.

New look and feel for website is up for feedback.

2010-02-23T15:31:17-05:00

More work needs to be done, but you can see what is up thus far here:
http://iagoweb.com

You can also have http://iago-online.com

We are up for input on a preferred URL of the two to promote.

NESTORGAMES publishes Cameron Browne's LIMIT

2009-08-28T17:46:43-04:00

NESTORGAMES publishes Cameron Browne's LIMIT:

nestorgames

I hope you like it!

Cheers,

Néstor

IAGO Hiveminder (TODO) List

2010-02-12T14:14:19-05:00

I have created a Hiveminder group for tracking what needs to be done with IAGO (for now, primarily web stuff, but it can be anything). If you would like to be added to the group as an observer, please post here.

Importance of having abstract in the game ID game.

2010-02-04T11:34:44-05:00

This observation came to mind. As we happen to be getting more sites on board, there is a definite chance of them having games that don't fit IAGO and are not abstract strategy games. When they feed the game results into the data stream, it would be important for IAGO to not pick up games that don't fit it. Abstract in front of the name of the game would help here. I believe it is of benefit if this data stream set of standards gets adopted across all of boardgames, including the categorization notation.

Anyhow, just my two cents on this.

Request for Comments

2010-02-04T18:18:17-05:00

The IAGO website is being completely overhauled. A test site is currently available at:
http://recranks.abstractgamers.org

The subsystems for login and registration are functional but not yet available. The Records and Ranking Service is also under construction. We'll be migrating to the new site sometime next week. There shouldn't be more than 1 hour max downtime.

We warmly welcome any and all feedback and suggestions. If you have any thoughts or suggestions about the new website, please post here.

Cheers!
Aaron

Website Update (feedback sought)

2010-02-04T16:59:29-05:00

The IAGO website is undergoing a complete overhaul. You can see it at:
http://recranks.abstractgamers.org

The look is similar, and in all other aspects it functions at least as well as the previous design. This template is completely CSS-based, uses no javascript, and is templated to separate as much as possible the content from the structure. I warmly welcome any and all suggestions. The site is under version control (Subversion) and once everything is migrated and working, I can begin providing access to designers and admins to the code itself.

Abstract strategy game marketplace category formed.

2009-10-27T03:21:22-04:00

Please post anything related to the buying and selling of abstract strategy games, such as commercial places to buy, EBay auctions, and general questions on where to acquire a certain game, post here. This of this as the abstract strategy games' Craigslist.

Penguin Soccer

2010-02-02T16:37:00-05:00

I am very pleased to announce the publication by NestorGames of my board game (and 2008 & 2009 IAGO World Tour participant), Penguin Soccer.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that everybody loves seeing penguins sliding around on the ice. And soccer is the world's game, right? So take some cute families of penguins, give them an icy soccer field and a ball, and watch the slippery goodness that ensues . . .

I designed Penguin Soccer back in 2007, using the Icehouse Gaming System, and it has enjoyed some popularity at the website Super Duper Games. This exposure allowed it to come to the attention of Nestor Romeral Andres and his independent board game publishing company.

Penguin Soccer is a perfect information, abstract strategy board game for 2 players, ages 8 and up, and each game takes about 20 minutes.

I hope you will give the game a try, and if you enjoy it, spread the word. Penguin Soccer can be purchased from www.nestorgames.com and costs 19 Euros. Shipping is 5 Euros, regardless of how many games you order (or where you live), so get together with your friends to buy multiple copies and split the shipping costs!

Avri Klemer

An abstract strategy game tournament, at an SCA event

2010-01-05T23:39:28-05:00

I haven't had a whole lot of success organizing events in the real world. Let's see how abstract strategy games do for a more specialized audience.

As some of you know, I'm part of the Society for Creative Anachronism, the medieval recreation society. This Saturday, the Barony of Roaring Wastes will be holding a celebration of Twelfth Night. I'll be doing a gaming tournament of medieval abstract strategy games. The games include:

Alquerque
Checkers
Jungle
Hneftafl
Nine Men's Morris
Twelve Men's Morris
Ming Mang
Chess
Byzantine Chess
Shogi
Xiangqi
Tamerlane's Chess

Players will play up to six of these games. Complete rules are here:

All these games date back to the middle ages. It will be interesting to see how things work out for a game tournament at an event that is not exclusively dedicated to games. I'll let you know afterwards. If nothing else, for all we know this may be the first tournament of Tamerlane's Chess to be held in the last 600 years.

Cannon Tournament Starts

2009-01-08T11:53:50-05:00

I just wanted to announce that the 4th Annual Cannon Tournament held at www.SuperduperGames.org officially started today. The tournament has 19 participants engaging in a total of 36 matches for the first round elimination.

For those interested I following the action the games In-Progress include the flag “4th Annual Cannon Tournament”.

Adaptoid - Axiom PC game available

2009-12-29T21:04:54-05:00

A free computer version of the game "Adaptoid" by Nestor Romeral (www.NestorGames.com) is now available for download at boardgamegeek:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/50665

-- Greg

Forum read permissions has been tweaked.

2009-12-20T01:35:47-05:00

As of now, most forums are restricted to only people who sign up for this forum to be able to read. This was done to increase privacy further for discussions, to keep material away from the eyes of the world who aren't involved in discussions here. A few forums are still open to all to read.

Subscribing and Discussion categories reorganized. Feel free to comment.

2009-12-12T12:04:20-05:00

We moves a bunch of stuff under different subcategories and merged several categories together. Please feel free to comment about the changes and make any suggestions.

One change was to merge game reviews with advocacy (for games and also for different concepts). Game Announcements are also under Game Designer Corner.

Also, if you like or have issues with the new subscribing feature, where you get notices in your personal email, please post comments on that also.

Wiki and Forums Updated

2009-12-11T22:24:28-05:00

The forums now provide an RSS2 and ATOM feed. You can also now subscribe for email notifications. Both options can be found on the sidebar, near the bottom.

The wiki has also been updated to allow for registered users to discuss specific wiki pages. The wiki and forum accounts are different (for now) so you will need to create a separate account. It also supports OpenID authentication.

Best,
Aaron