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Post   Posted: Mar 24, 2012 - 16:44 Reply with quote Back to top

Blood Polo.

The immortal game of wolf vs pony.

I want it. You want it.

Here, we make it.

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Post   Posted: Mar 24, 2012 - 16:45 Reply with quote Back to top

Rant #2.

<pac> anyway
<pac> for this afternoon's entertainment
<pac> we will be talking Blood Polo
<pac> it's the best way to unify the pony and BB-loving communities
<pac> we will have the football on in the background to avert suspicion
<pac> and we will drink Bavarian lager and eat pretzels
<pac> see?
<pac> harmless
<pac> what?
<pac> you don't want in on my sekrit projects?
<pac> this way you get to kill ponies while everyone laughs and cheers! \o/
<pac> this is going to be real bad game if only pac designs, u no
<pac> seriously, he'll try to put bat cat in and everything
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<pac> that will never work and we'll have to kill it with fire!
<pac> i'll have to design it with insane bots at this rate!
<pac> let's start:
<pac> Blood Polo was invented in Kislev
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<pac> the Kislevites wanted to play BB, but the distances were too far for away games
<pac> they got bored of playing each other
<pac> so they got horses involved
<pac> (the slash fic exit is that way at this point ---->)
<pac> so, they used captured snotlings as a ball
<pac> and rode around with spiked sticks
<pac> you have to get the snotling through the goal by fair means or foul!
<pac> this is the ultimate game we call: Blood Polo
<pac> Blood Polo has no connection to Marco Polo -
<pac> except that he was once unwittingly caught up in a game ...
<pac> naturally, the bipeds and the steeds have separate stat lines
<pac> and you can mix-and-match your runners and riders
<pac> but you get bonuses for rider-steed fidelity!
<pac> who else plays Blood Polo?
<pac> you tell me!
<pac> 1. Kislevites
<pac> 2. Wolfriders
<pac> those are your basic traditional teams
<pac> they are the bestest
<pac> ponies vs wolves
<pac> forever! Very Happy
<pac> probably need a big hex-based field
<pac> passing is very difficult, because the ball is a snotling on a spike!
<pac> even hand-offs are tricky
<pac> need clever use of screens to protect carrier
<pac> want some hard data on Blood Polo?
<pac> naturally, there are stats!
<pac> the steeds have MA
<pac> and ST
<Woodstock|AFK> does it involve penguins?
<pac> submit a team list and it could
<pac> but i think penguins would have a rough ride in Blood Polo
<pac> so far it involves ponies, wolves, goblins and Kislevites
<pac> thank you for helping me cook up a Blood Polo *fever*!
<pac> the steeds do not have AV
<pac> if you are wearing armour, you are too slow to play Blood Polo
<pac> this is a game red in tooth and claw
<pac> think angry ponies biting your face off!
<pac> (that is a special skill called Face-biter!)
<pac> of course
<pac> we must not forget about the ball
<pac> which is a Snotling
<pac> will it survive the game?
<pac> unlikely
<pac> as it is usually carried by impaling it on a spike
<pac> sometimes it breaks free and runs off by itself
<pac> this is exciting!
<pac> as is everything about Blood Polo
<pac> of course
<pac> you may ask, 'pac, what are the riders for?'
<pac> this is a good question
<pac> many of us would prefer to see an apocalyptic war to the knife of pony vs wolf
<pac> but that was band
<pac> the riders keep the runners focused on 'the game'
<pac> which is Blood Polo
<pac> in case you had forgotten
<pac> the riders have their stick skills (SS)
<pac> and they have their cool (CL), which they use to get their steeds to try crazy stuff that no sane mount would ever do
<pac> there may be other stats
* pac does not know all about Blood Polo
<pac> as mentioned, runners and riders take injuries separately
<pac> if a pair are original
<pac> or if they have spent 5 games together
<pac> they get +1 to everything!
<pac> sounds overpowered, right?
<pac> but you have no idea how high the death rate is in Blood Polo!
<pac> important rule of Blood Polo: you can only turn in one direction per action
<pac> so you cannot weave (without the special skill)
<pac> this is how screens to protect the goal work!
<pac> you can see that this is already almost complete game!
<pac> i am disappointed in the lack of excitement generated by Blood Polo
<pac> clearly the spirit of Dreadclaw is dead
* Purplegoo is now known as Purpaway
<pac> CK2 bloodstock in Blood Polo, ofc [credit Wreckage]

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Post   Posted: Mar 24, 2012 - 16:46 Reply with quote Back to top

Discussion #1

<lizvis> its 4:15, do you know where your pixie sticks are pac?
<pac> it's 3:17 and i am eating pretzels
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<pac> and talking Blood Polo
<lizvis> Surprised
<lizvis> that means your pixie sticks are missing
<lizvis> quickly
<lizvis> form a search party
<pac> why would i search?
<pac> i have the important things
* lizvis points at the key word 'missing'
<lizvis> thats what you do when you things are missing
<lizvis> you search
<lizvis> duh
<lizvis> dummy
<pac> i have the important things, noob
<lizvis> like eating pretzels?
<pac> the pretzels are just to divert suspicion
<BowlBot> *** Segal 1 vs 1 New Ekrund Devils ***
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<pac> see?
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<pac> like the Bavarian beer which has actually come via somewhere Slavic Wink
<lizvis> suspicion that you actually play blood bowl?
<pac> they are all in on Blood Polo
<pac> why would i play a game without Pass Block?
<pac> tell me that
<lizvis> that is a good question
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<pac> ah, Wreckage
<pac> just who we needed
<Wreckage> ?
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<pac> let me tell you all about Blood Polo
<pac> no!
<Wreckage> why?
<pac> better
<JimmyFantastic> cfc final soon
<pac> you tell me all about Blood Polo
<Wreckage> awsome jimmy Smile
<pac> then i can tell you how wrong you are! DD:
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<pac> hehehe
<pac> got rid of that guy!
<Wreckage> it wasn't part of the interview
<pac> Blood Polo is not dynamic gold
<pac> it's dynamic blood!
<pac> oh yeah!
<pac> it can have a bloodstock system!
<pac> brilliant idea
<lizvis> chlorofluorocarbon finals?
<pac> we can rip CK2 for it
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<BowlBot> *** Sleeper in Metropolis 0 vs 4 Hot 5tuff ***
<pac> this has all been good mulch
<BowlBot> *** Ac Hc 2 vs 0 Dark Angels United ***
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* pac cannot believe the lack of enthusiasm for Blood Polo
<pac> it is the game of wolves vs ponies!
<Ice2> i want to be a wolf
<Ice2> i'm hungry
<BowlBot> *** Chickasaw Mudd Puppies 1 vs 2 Cheyene's orcs dont get killed ***
<pac> gr8
<BowlBot> *** Hammer > Anvil 1 vs 3 Frogabilly ***
<Arachi> I'm going to play the "Dwarfs riding bears" team of BloodPolo
<pac> you get a goblin rider
<Ice2> are they yummy?
<pac> you must write up the dwarfs riding bears list for submission to the relevant authority
<pac> you mustn't eat your rider
<pac> if you do, you will forget how to play
<lizvis> i think the real question is, 'What's wrong with Virginia Woolf?'
<pac> you can eat the ponies
<lizvis> or no, thats '
<lizvis> Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf'
<lizvis> my bad
<pac> better, yes
<pac> oh noez!
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<pac> she has a room of her own!
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<pac> now only Blood Polo can save us!
<lizvis> or overcoming our fear of virginia woolf
<pac> did that. Busy creating Blood Polo now
<lizvis> how about blood cricket?
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<pac> no one wants to watch crickets bleed
<pac> this is a fast and furious game!
<BowlBot> Diclon (Legend): Ogre 1330k, Goblin 1170k, Dwarf 1500k, Undead 1430k, Chaos Dwarf 1520k, Wood Elf 1370k, Human 1140k, Orc 1430k
<lizvis> blood would be a great way to make cricket more interesting
<pac> which is better? Bite attack or hoof attack?
<lizvis> as of now, its about as interesting as watching paint dry
<pac> you should be watching Blood Polo
<pac> even the snotlings can't help but love it
<lizvis> but it doesn't exist
<pac> yes, it does
<lizvis> wrong faelosaurus
<pac> it is being played right now across the cold wastes of Kislev
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<pac> by the light of the invisible moon
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<pac> competition is hot for chief troll around here
<pac> but it's good that you can all admit when you are beaten
<pac> (by Blood Polo)
<lizvis> did you know that 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' is a play that is over three hours long?
<pac> if i wanted to know that, i would look it up
<pac> in the mean time, if you search for Blood Polo, the most you will find is T-shirts!
<pac> this is the alpha one ground floor!
<pac> right here, right now!
<pac> (also, length of play is tied to how fast actors speak. I bet i could get it over with in 30 mins tops)
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<lizvis> timing is everything though
<pac> and the time has never been riper for wolf vs pony!
<lizvis> just because you could get it over with in 30 minutes doesnt mean that it would make sense or be entertaining
<pac> i listen to things at accelerated speed and they make sense all the time
<pac> you get used to it
<lizvis> i doubt it
<lizvis> tell me pac..........
<pac> that's because your brain is as slow as your arthiritic typing hands
<lizvis> are you stalking anyone nowadays?
<pac> only one person
<pac> and that psychically
<pac> why do you ask?
<lizvis> just curious
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<Wreckage> did you know pac`.. my ex girlfriend shared her apartment with two lesbians
<pac> it's a pretty strange question to ask in the midst of a serious Blood Polo debate!
<pac> interesting factoid. Going to go anywhere with it?
<Wreckage> no
<pac> shame
<Gritter> so it was the only thing she shared with them? anticlimactic ftw
<Wreckage> but the two were very nice.. would allow me to share a blanket with them and such
<lizvis> did she kick them out for leaving their toys all over the place all the time?
<lizvis> theres only so many times you can trip over a dildo and not get pissed
<Aflo> particularly when it's switched on to jackhammer mode
<pac> wow! Life in main chat!
<Gritter> bet they kept the carpets clean tho...
<pac> it only took 15 minutes of obsessive Blood Polo talk to generate!
<Aflo> *de-generate
<pac> \o/
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<BowlBot> *** Face the pain 0 vs 1 Wrath of the Past ***
<lizvis> bbtime
<BowlBot> lizvis: Sat Mar 24 16:43:01 CET 2012
<JimmyFantastic> CFC final, come watch me get destroyed!
<lizvis> pronounces main chat dead again at 16:43
<pac> fear not!
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<pac> Blood Polo will never die!
<lizvis> mostly because it was never alive
<Gritter> do you get to beat horses to death in blood polo?
<pac> yes, Gritter
<pac> you get to tear ponies throats out with your wolfy teeth
<Gritter> awesome
<Gritter> where do i sign up Wink
<pac> in the thread

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Post   Posted: Mar 24, 2012 - 23:25 Reply with quote Back to top

I'm sure Pac never used to be like this, and was much more serious.

I had an idea of playing bloodbowl cycling and bloodbowl basketball with the client, I think I could make it work!
pac



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Post   Posted: Mar 25, 2012 - 07:27 Reply with quote Back to top

harvestmouse wrote:
I'm sure Pac never used to be like this, and was much more serious.

What is wrong with you?

Blood Polo is serious idea. Yesterday was first/second serious brainstorming session!

Wait and see how wrong you are!

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Post   Posted: Mar 25, 2012 - 19:39 Reply with quote Back to top

Yes, you can really feel the hype around Blood Polo right now!

Chainsaw wielders on spiders have been sighted! It's that hot!

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Post   Posted: Mar 26, 2012 - 00:47 Reply with quote Back to top

I actually have a vision of how Blood Polo could work. It will be awsome!

Pretty busy atm so you will have to wait a day or two for my brain to storm into your session Smile

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Post   Posted: Mar 27, 2012 - 02:15 Reply with quote Back to top

Excellent news!

I can assure Blood Polo fans that the brain pots are truly bubbling here!

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Post   Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 03:03 Reply with quote Back to top

Ok, here is how it goes...

1) Pac creates a signup thread - famous and brilliant bloodbowlers, polo players, and pony lovers from across the land all decide they want in.
2) All the players are evenly distributed between four factions - Goblins, Wolves, Ponies, and Kislevites
3) Pac devises a set of rules - many of the rules are public (i.e. what you can do, how your team wins, stuff that characters would know intuativvely) and some are undisclosed (mechanical stuff, like the chance of a goblin chopping off a pony head or what happens if a pony bites a wolf on the bottom).
4) We play the game - its awsome!

Ok, so maybe point three needs fleshing out a bit. Here are some proposed rules to help people grasp what I am suggesting...

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Post   Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 04:36 Reply with quote Back to top

Factions and Sides

There are four factions: Wolves, Goblins, Ponies, and Kislevites.

There are two sides: Wolves & Goblins have banded together as the Green Hairies and Ponies & Kislevites form the Derpy Hansoms alliance.

Each Goblin is riding a Wolf and each Kislevite is riding a Pony. These are known as mount/rider pairs, occupy the same hex, and are inseperable until the death of either mount or rider.

Communication

All communication with other players must take place in the thread. No private messages or outside chat.

Wolves may only communicate with growls (e.g. Grrrrrrr or GRAAH). A happy wolf uses capital letters. An unhappy wolf does not. This may be used to communicate yes/no answers or just to convey emotion.

Ponies may only communicate with pony sounds (e.g. clipp-clop or NEIGH). A happy pony does not use capital letters, an unhappy pony will neigh loudly in full caps. This may be used to communicate yes/no answers or just to convey emotion.

Dead players may shout an encouraging message once per round but should refrain from discussing tactics and such. Use discression.

Orders & Rules Queries

In direct contravention of the above rule, players may communicate with the Blood Polo Master (pac) via PM in order to send him their orders. Rules questions should also be directed at the Blood Polo Master via PM. Wolves/Ponies should use regular english.

Orders are sent once a day. You will have different options depending on your faction but orders might involve movement, ball actions, and other less friendly options. Each order will contain two actions (labelled 1 & 2).

Map

The game takes place on a hex based grid. The grid and current player locations will be posted at the start of each round (I'll knock up a vassal program that can do this pretty quickly - move the icons around, take a screengrab, and upload to imageshack - player icons will be named). The Blood Polo Master decides where players start the game.

Scoring

Punt the ball into the white scoring zone for three points. Punt the ball into the yellow scoring zone to score one point ( it has to actually stop in the zone). When a score is made a new ball is placed in the centre hex. Scores can happen mid-turn (as soon as the ball comes to rest) and a new ball is placed immediately.

Blood Polo takes place on a modified version of the Elfball pitch.

Orders

Ponies
Canter (1) - Move up to three hexes forwards (state choice of distance) and then turn to face any direction.
Gallop (3) - Move 5 hexes directly forwards.
Frollic (0) - Turn to face any direction and then move forwards one hex.

Kislevites
Shout (2) - Can only be selected as action 1, no benefit other than increasing initiative
Reigns (-1) - Move your companion pony one hex directly backwards.
Spurs (1) - Move your companion pony one hex directly forwards.
Swing Club (0) - Select left, right, or centre (all based on your own facing). If you selected a hex with a player in it then you just killed something. Maybe a friend, maybe a foe. Randomise between target rider and mount (unless there is just one left) and remove them from the game. If you hit the ball then it moves 5(!) hexes directly away from you.
Advance (1) - Can only be selected when dismounted. Move one hex in the direction of your choice and then turn to face.

Wolves
Prowl (1) - Move up to three hexes forwards (state choice of distance) and then turn to face any direction.
Run (3) - Move four hexes directly forwards then turn to face forwards left, or forwards right (or dont turn).
Skulk (-1) - Turn to face any direction and then move forwards one hex.
Bite (0) - If there is a player directly in front of you, kill it (randomise between rider and mount). If the ball is directly in front of you, grab the ball in your mouth. The ball now occupies the same hex as the wolf until one team scores or the wolf dies. Scatter the ball upon death.

Goblins
Poke (1) - The wolf yelps and moves directly forwards one hex.
Stab (0) - Select left or right (i.e. "Stab - left"). If a player occupies that hex then you killed them. Randomise between mount and rider if applicable. If the ball occupies that hex move it one hex directly away from you.
Moon The Foe (-1) - "the Green Hairies fart in your general direction".
Advance (1) - Can only be selected when dismounted. Move one hex in the direction of your choice and then turn to face.

Mechanics

All orders are executed at once as part of one big round. However, in order to make the whole thing work each mount/rider pair resolves all their actions before moving onto the next mount/rider pair. Pairs resolve their actions in initiative order - each action has an initiative value (the number in brackets). Add up the initiative of each mount/rider pair and the highest acts first. Wolves/Goblins move first in the case of tied initiative, randomise any ties within the same team.

Actions are resolved in the following sequence:
Mount Action #1
Rider Action #1
Mount Action #2
Rider Action #2

A player trying to move into a hex occupied by another player stops and loses the rest of their movement (but still turns to face and performs the rest of their actions - they just lose the rest of the movement from that particular action).

A player that moves into a hex occupied by the ball moves the ball one hex directly away from them.

If the ball hits a player it stops and is placed on a random hex adjacent to that player (could be behind them).

If the ball goes out of bounds a new one is instantly placed in the middle of the pitch (if a player is there it hits the player, place it in a random adjacent hex).

Players cannot go out of bounds, they stop as if they had tried to move into another player.

Winning Blood Polo

The game lasts ten rounds (i.e. two weeks). Whichever side scores the most points will win.

Other

It might also be fun to add a dwarf riding a bear as the referee Smile

Obviously the Blood Polo Master should expand or remix the rules each time to help keep the game fresh.



Phew... thats enough for one day...

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Post   Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 13:47 Reply with quote Back to top

Sign me up for this!

Too awesome, too crazy and just give me a random role! Very Happy

btw, how do you decide who go first in a round of all mount&rider s? randomness or?
SillySod



Joined: Oct 10, 2006

Post   Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 20:11 Reply with quote Back to top

The order that players move in depends on the combined mount/rider intiative scores with the highest moving first. Suppose you have a Pony/Kislevite doing the following actions

Pony:
1 - Run
2 - Canter
Kislevite:
1 - Shout
2 - Club

You would add those together to get: 3 (run) + 1 (canter) + 2 (shout) + 0 (club) to get a total initiative of 6. If this was the highest initiative then you would resolve this mount/rider first.

I'll post up an example turn if/when I get the vassal module working - for some reason I'm having some difficulty getting their screen capture tool to work Sad

Ehlers wrote:
Sign me up for this!


Easy tiger, that was just a first draft. We still need to iron out the creases, find some pony icons, and persuade pac to run the thing Smile

Cheers though, glad you like it!

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Post   Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 20:33 Reply with quote Back to top

Sure Pac will run it! Else someone needs to.

But could be fun to add some card action also for the lolz Very Happy
I know Wassal would be able to radomnize the cards and stuff like that.
pac



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Post   Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 17:23 Reply with quote Back to top

Wah? This isn't a forum game!

Nice ideas though!

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Post   Posted: Mar 29, 2012 - 18:06 Reply with quote Back to top

pac wrote:
Wah? This isn't a forum game!


It is now...
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