Re: Heortling games

• In HeroWars_at_y..., melstra_at_h... wrote:
  > --- In HeroWars@y..., plarsen@g... wrote:
  >
  > >
  > > The Heortlings probably have dice of some sort; I can also
  > imagine games
  > > like checkers pretty easily.
  > [game descriptions deleted]
  >
  > Thanks for the cool ideas, Peter! That's really about how I
  pictured
  > it, as well. Mancala was one of the first that sprang to mind-- it
  > has its genesis in seed sowing, so it's perfect. Then again, you
  > could also have a blast with changing some more modern board games
  > like Careers and Monopoly into Gloranthan versions. I can just
  > imagine
  > some of the results! The little symbols in the HW books would
  > translate great on the Careers board, for example-- and the little
  > inner paths on the board could be labeled as hero quests!
  >
  > I have been planning to do a more extensive writeup of the games,
  > complete with names, legends, etc. perhaps as something to play at
  an
  > upcoming con (like Tentacles). Unfortunately I've been a little
  busy
  > with the dissertation and my vacation lately. *grin*
  >
  > Maybe I'll get ambitious sometime soon -- if so, I'll post the
  > descriptions here. :-)
  

Has anyone considered the viking boardgame Hrefnatafl, another fox- -geese type game in which a king has to be safely moved to the edge of the board while the numerically superior opposition try to trap him. An excellent example of a game ludicrously easy to learn but which keeps getting tactically harder as you study it.

On the subject of live-action games, I've submitted a piece for an orlanthi game that could be played out with HW rules or as a liveaction  game as part of the Pavis County material for the next P&BR Companion, though I haven't heard whether it'll be used. It essentially involves bouncing and catching a ball thrown through a large air rune painted on the ground. I can imagine a lot of heortling rough-and-tumble though RW players might need to make it non-contact!

Maybe Ian or someone can let us know how things are progressing. If the material isn't to be used I could perhaps stick it in the file section here.

Dave Bell             Received on Sat 18 Aug 2001 - 06:21:19 EEST