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Meapak_Ziphh
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States6786 Posts
July 27 2011 05:44 GMT
#21
I've missed these, great job as always :D
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BlackJack
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
United States10574 Posts
July 27 2011 06:00 GMT
#22
On July 27 2011 14:06 Probulous wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 27 2011 14:00 BlackJack wrote:
On July 27 2011 13:46 JWD wrote:
On July 27 2011 13:41 BlackJack wrote:
3 people don't know what the word "advance" means.

I see the merits of both positions, but am still convinced that the issue has almost nothing to do with the word "advance". It's about the meaning of "nearest". Under both readings of the card (go to Penn RR or to Reading RR) you advance around the board. The only question is, what's your destination (which RR is nearest)?


Oh. Well in the case that's kind of like someone telling you to "get off on the nearest exit" while you're on a freeway and just passed an exit. Should you get off on the next exit, then hop back on the freeway at the opposite direction to get to that exit you passed? One Railroad is 8 spaces away and the other is 38 spaces away, so I think we should assume that the nearer one is the one that is 8 spaces away.


Even if it is not the nearest?

Bare in mind, in your example you are not going in a circle. It would be better phrased that you are on a circular freeway and pass the exit. If someone tells you to take the nearest exit, do you follow the road until you come back to original or do you take the next available exit regardless of how far away it is?

As you say "so I think we should assume". It is just an assumption, and the 38 space distance is only because you assume that distance has to be measured in the same direction you are heading.


What we should do is what we believe they meant when they made the card. In this case we don't have to assume what they meant because we know what they meant. They have released video games and computer games that move the piece for you and they all move your piece to Pennsylvania RR in this instance. It's just a board game so spirit of the law always wins.
mardi
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States1164 Posts
July 27 2011 06:05 GMT
#23
YAY! been waiting for this for a while. always gold.
Probulous
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Australia3894 Posts
July 27 2011 06:07 GMT
#24
Fair nuff.

It is still an interesting question. If you played the game based solely on the rules given to you, you could play both ways. I wasn't arguing, merely offering the counterpoint.
"Dude has some really interesting midgame switches that I wouldn't have expected. "I violated your house" into "HIHO THE DAIRY OH!" really threw me. You don't usually expect children's poetry harass as a follow up " - AmericanUmlaut
moltenlead
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada866 Posts
July 27 2011 06:29 GMT
#25
The monopoly one was great. I knew most of the rules except for the can build when it isn't your turn.

5/5 :D
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17048 Posts
July 27 2011 06:35 GMT
#26
Seriously, was I the only person that played monopoly according to the rules when I was little? They actually make the game go by a lot faster, since the only source of non-player income is passing Go (and small amounts from chance/community chest) <_<
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Z3kk
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
4099 Posts
July 27 2011 07:25 GMT
#27
Hey, the rendez-vous video is private D:

I can't seem to find an alternate one, either
Failure is not falling down over and over again. Failure is refusing to get back up.
holy_war
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States3590 Posts
July 27 2011 07:39 GMT
#28
Me and my friends play with a hilarious Monopoly house rule that only applies to people who have been knocked out of the game. The eliminated person(s) gets $1 back and if they can somehow make it across the board unscathed and pass Go, the "advance to ... " cards dont count, that person wins. Hilarity always ensues.
Quantum314
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
England217 Posts
July 27 2011 07:42 GMT
#29
On July 27 2011 16:25 Z3kk wrote:
Hey, the rendez-vous video is private D:

I can't seem to find an alternate one, either

Yeah, private video for C'était un rendez-vous. I dont suppose you with your mystical powers could possibly find us another?

Anyway, an absolutely fantastic read, and one of my favourite recurring events of team liquid. Thank you so much!
Without you, my friends would never believe i was cultured and intelligent
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JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-07-27 13:02:18
July 27 2011 13:00 GMT
#30
On July 27 2011 16:39 holy_war wrote:
Me and my friends play with a hilarious Monopoly house rule that only applies to people who have been knocked out of the game. The eliminated person(s) gets $1 back and if they can somehow make it across the board unscathed and pass Go, the "advance to ... " cards dont count, that person wins. Hilarity always ensues.

haha! this is actually a good house rule for Monopoly, because a deficiency of the game (which typical house rules always aggravate, yeah Empyrean) is that it tends to go on too long.

On July 27 2011 16:25 Z3kk wrote:
Hey, the rendez-vous video is private D:

I can't seem to find an alternate one, either

fixed the link, sorry. I have absolutely no idea how you could miss it with a search. "cetait un rendezvous" turns up 4 versions on YT
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s.a.y
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Croatia3840 Posts
July 27 2011 13:07 GMT
#31
Oh dood, fuck yeah, i've been visiting your blog everyday.

All hail JWD!
I am not good with quotes
Stijx
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States804 Posts
July 27 2011 13:10 GMT
#32
Woohoo! This will keep me going for a few hours...
SiguR
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada2039 Posts
July 27 2011 13:20 GMT
#33
The railroad thing is wrong man. The key is the word "advance", which requires moving forward. You would have to stop at the first railroad you land on.
jon arbuckle
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada443 Posts
July 27 2011 13:30 GMT
#34
I was hoping this blog didn't die. Cool.

I've been playing Monopoly a lot with friends recently, so some thoughts:

- We play with the speed dice (q.v.), which is new, but it significantly improves the investment return on the high-rolling greens and PP/BW. Some of my friends have also been able to power their whole game with side 1 and all the Railroads, but they tend to succumb to multiple landings on higher rollers.

- "If there are a limited number of houses and hotels available and two or more players wish to buy more than the Bank has, the houses or hotels must be sold at auction to the highest bidder." That sentence has caused some heated arguments, partially because we only allow people to build on their turn to avoid chaos. We also only allow people to build houses/hotels and trade once all the property on the board has been purchased.

- The Oranges being the most viable is not surprising at all. Illinois Ave.'s supposed popularity, however, is. Everybody always lets the Utilities go to auction and I never pay more than $75 (and so I never get the Utilities).

- All Income Tax, Luxury Tax, Community Chest, and Chance payments go to the centre and are picked up from Free Parking. This may lengthen the games, but it makes games more dramatic. Fuck the law.
Mondays
Spekulatius
Profile Joined January 2011
Germany2413 Posts
July 27 2011 13:34 GMT
#35
Never seen so few cars in Paris. I can't imagine hitting the red lights at any time of the day.
Always smile~
zul
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany5427 Posts
July 27 2011 13:38 GMT
#36
cool as always, BUT knit ain`t the shit. :p
keep it deep! @zulison
theBOOCH
Profile Joined November 2010
United States832 Posts
July 27 2011 13:40 GMT
#37
Dude. Knit ties are the best thing ever right now. How they ever went out of fashion, I have no idea.
If all you're offering is Dos Equis, I will stay thirsty thank you very much.
Dubzex
Profile Joined October 2010
United States6994 Posts
July 27 2011 13:48 GMT
#38
Can't wait to check this out when I get home from work. Preemptive 5/5!
"DONT UNDERESTIMATE MY CARRY OR YOU WILL BE CARRIED INTO THE ABYSS OF SUFFERING" - Tyler 'TC' Cook
Malyce
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Switzerland112 Posts
July 27 2011 13:58 GMT
#39

I would like to offer an alternative interpretation for Monopoly.

The card says "advance", however in this circumstance I would like to argue that "advance" is used as a synonym to "move", and I don't believe that there is a rule that states all chance cards require to use the default clockwise direction that is otherwised used in reguler moving.

In other words, I would argue that you do indeed advance to Reading but "backwards" without passing "Go". This presumption is reenforced by that fact that I believe most chance cards that require passing Go specify "If you pass Go, collect 200$". In this case there is public transportation on every quartile of the map, meaning that if you apply my reasoning, wherever you are on the map, you would never actually pass Go (the condition here being that public transportation be located in the exact centre of each quartile, which is the case).

This approach reconciles the proximity issue with the passing go issue and lack of specification on the card.

Any objections?
shurgen
Profile Joined October 2009
350 Posts
July 27 2011 13:58 GMT
#40
lol phat guido
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