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[PTTG??]

Ahh... TACTICUS.

[Aklyon]

is anybody still playing TACTICUS? I had to look at the Hall Of Legends to find it.

[Rowanas]

Hey, I thought I might weigh in on this. The term you're looking for is "Traditional" games (board games, card games, roleplaying games) and they're kinda my speciality. In the summer I'm going to be finishing off my first full game and hoping to get a modest print run with a British company. I've got a whole bunch of other unprototyped games on the back burner, so if you want any help with any aspect of the game, I'd be happy to help.

[geoduck]

I wanted to ditto the Settlers of Catan comment; DF is more suited to something where you start with a stack of resource tiles, shuffle them, and deal them out to create the playing board. You could still go around the edge a la Monopoly..

[Ratbert_CP]

What do you call the pieces?  Dorfles?

[Drinkwound]

Ok, so, The game is played around the edge of the board, there are 3 types of tiles you can land on, Fun (chance), Gather (resources, what you get depends on what Z level your on), and Build.

You can access the different Z levels from the middle of each side and the corners, and can move between them as you move as part of your turn.

This means that you can, to some degree, control what your getting, and turns don't take forever because your not doing everything at once.

Each player has his/her Fortress.

This is a station on your side of the board, where you create your buildings/have all your resources/dorfs. It'll be set up in a way that it has 4 sections, one for each Z level. If you build something, you need to build on that section, and some buildings are limited to certain Z levels.

The piece you move is kinda where the workforce of of the fortress is concentrated.

Any questions?

[Drinkwound]

Oh, this is not meant to be a quick game, it is meant to be something you take a good long time to play.

[Canalan]

I would play this. You have my sword.

[Drinkwound]

I would play this. You have my sword.

Excellent... +1 player.

[TheCze]

Right, any game like this, Agricola, etc. that involve building stuff on a map rather than walking around seem like a good analogue to DF.  Also there's this gmae

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45315/dungeon-lords

which I have never played.  ANyway, I'm not a boardgame expert, since my experience is limited to just a few games (including the ones I listed) which are also the most popular games out there.

Hey I was just gonna post about Dungeon Lords

I bought it a few months ago, it is basically Dungeon Keeper as a board game.
I think the way you can build structures in there seems like a good idea for a DF boardgame.

[Misterstone]

I heard it was basically like Agricola but with fantasy dungeon stuff.  Anyway, is it worth the bux?

[Ieb]

At one point I thought about a DF board game, but because I like doing a lot of crazy projects at once I sort of forgot about it. This thread intrigues me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

So how would moods work with this game?

Also, the FUN cards need something a few cards of export mandate crimes. Fun for the whole fortress when the bins have been forbidden from trade.

Also also, can players target other players, hire mercenaries to attack them or so on?

[Deon]

Are you sure you really want to use the Monopoly gameplay model?  Have you ever played any of the better known "Euro" board games?

Base it off of candy land, because spinners are inherently dwarven.

The monopoly board fits a dorf face quite nicely in the middle. Also: It works for how i intend the game to be played.

Also: What sort of "Euro" games? I am intrigued.

Monopoly, despite its popularity, is actually a poorly designed game. Misterstone is speaking of German style games such as Settlers of Catan, which are, in my opinion, far better suited to a Dwarf Fortress-inspired board game.
This article about Settlers of Catan discusses the problems with Monopoly on page 2.

Right, any game like this, Agricola, etc. that involve building stuff on a map rather than walking around seem like a good analogue to DF.  Also there's this gmae

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45315/dungeon-lords

which I have never played.  ANyway, I'm not a boardgame expert, since my experience is limited to just a few games (including the ones I listed) which are also the most popular games out there.

I've played all of these games, and I think the Dungeon Lords theme fits DF the most.

However, I must say that I would play any version of DF-based game Drinkwound can come up with. I could even code an online analogue in the future.

By this I mean, let the guy do whatever he wants. He probably has much more plans and ideas in his head and he planned it for a long time, so simple "change type of a game" is not an as easy task as it seems.

The last word, he's probably doing it because it's interesting for him. And it takes much more than a few words and links to change someone's interest .

P.S. I wanted to ask, did you find an artist for your game? Asking in the Fan Art thread may attract a few really great artists to your side. If you plan to work with multiple artists though, I would only recommend to work with those who can cooperate and find a similar style to avoid totally different themes and styles.

[frightlever]

Also: What sort of "Euro" games? I am intrigued.

Just imagine your game, but all the dwarves are topless.

[TheCze]

I heard it was basically like Agricola but with fantasy dungeon stuff.  Anyway, is it worth the bux?

Well, to be honest I'm not sure. We played it two times which were really fun but no nobody wants to play it anymore.