After taking some very fine LSD, a few buddies from work & I
set to the task of developing a very workable simulation with
the old Milton Bradley Candyland game components, and a
few contemporary additions...

The basic game board is set up as a concentration camp with
various ethnic groups in chains, starving, etc. We brought
them in by rails using the 18xx system. Then, using weapons
from ASL, we exterminated the prisoners and ate all the candy.

It was a shame my freinds had to go back to work at the nuclear
power plant.
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Richard Irving     r...@pge.com

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are my own and not necessarily PG&E's.
(As if it had any opinions about this stuff!)

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Hey, Scott.  I didn't know you liked me so much.  (At least you could
have gotten my address right!)  Here is the reference line of your
original post:

--->  References: <5328l0$...@s10.mcn.org>

Since you are the only person at mcn.org that might want to libel me as
you have Brian Bankler and Bob Ruth, it wasn't too hard to find out who
did this.

Note:  I do not and have never taken LSD.  And I think Candyland is a
fine game as is for the people it is intended for.

Rest of post deleted--no use to repeat it.

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Richard Irving     r...@pge.com

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are my own and not necessarily PG&E's.
(As if it had any opinions about this stuff!)

Made with recycled electrons.

Here's some *real* content regarding Candyland strategy and
tactics, from a few years back.

In one of those syndicated "parenting" newspaper columns, a
distraught mother wrote in. It seems that she had caught
her 5-year-old daughter stacking the Candyland deck
so that she would always beat her friends. The mother
was worried about having such a dishonest kid.

The advice? Commend her daughter for having the intelligence to
be able to stack the deck, then point out how she is taking
away from the fun of her friends by not playing fairly. At that
age, the daughter wasn't taking into account the feelings
and wishes of the other players, so she wouldn't think
she was doing anything wrong.

Now that I think of it, game players of *all* ages could learn
something from that story.

Greg Nelson
nels...@winternet.com

: In one of those syndicated "parenting" newspaper columns, a
: distraught mother wrote in. It seems that she had caught
: her 5-year-old daughter stacking the Candyland deck
: so that she would always beat her friends. The mother
: was worried about having such a dishonest kid.

: The advice? Commend her daughter for having the intelligence to
: be able to stack the deck, then point out how she is taking
: away from the fun of her friends by not playing fairly. At that
: age, the daughter wasn't taking into account the feelings
: and wishes of the other players, so she wouldn't think
: she was doing anything wrong.

That mirrors my opinion.  The most important thing that games teach is
playing by the rules and sportsmanship.

: Now that I think of it, game players of *all* ages could learn
: something from that story.

I think most of the gamers here play games to enjoy themselves.  The
enjoyment comes from the challenge more than just winning.  A close
well-played game that I have lost has often given me more enjoyment than
winning a game in a blow out.

Occasionally some people engage in "rules lawyering":  (i.e. looking for
loopholes in the rules for every advantage), but most people want to
simply get the rules correct as the designer of the game intended.
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Richard Irving     r...@pge.com

I don't like disclaimers, but I have to put them in.  The opinions here
are my own and not necessarily PG&E's.
(As if it had any opinions about this stuff!)

Made with recycled electrons.

I have lost my copy of the rules for "Campaign Game" Candyland .Also,
could someone e-mail me a copy of the Morale Ratings for "Shutes and
Ladders-Solitaire"