Piecepacker

Color JCD Piecepack Review

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:10:00 -0700

Upon initial glance, was surprised at how small the package was — from the shipping container, it appeared to be no larger than a paperback book. The tiles and coins seem much smaller than their internet picture representations I’ve perused, but given the physical dimensions, it seems my perception was off.

First glance — I like the wooden tiles, even if the color seems a tad askew (which I reckon is to be expected for wooden tiles). The coins seem OK but the engravings on the wooden dice (specifically on the “null” die face) are offset onto the edge. And the dice seem overly large and clunky, and bereft of color, unlike the other game pieces. Though the pawns too, feel incongruous in relation to the rest of the set.

The wooden box is a nice touch, but the wood is paper thin.

"The flexibility of the piecepack has lived up to its expectations. So far, games have been written..."

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:33:08 -0700

“The flexibility of the piecepack has lived up to its expectations. So far, games have been written for the piecepack that include a wide variety of styles (chance, manual dexterity, memory, tactics, and strategy) and genres (fantasy, finance, history, science fiction, and sports). It has adapted acceptably to themed games as well as abstract. A few games have even take advantage of the 3-dimensional nature of the tiles, making them visually appealing and sometimes challenging in ways previously unexplored. Games have been written to be played with as few as 1 player and as many as 6, and more players could easily be included by a game design with the addition of a second piecepack (just as with decks of playing cards).”

- James Kyle

piecepack game system

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:29:43 -0700

piecepack game system:

Piecepack is a Game System developed by James Kyle. It was developed to be an open source game system modeled after a deck of playing cards. There are over one hundred games available for the game system. Some use only piecepack components, whereas others use additional components such as Icehouse Pieces, a deck of cards, an 8×8 board (chess board), or Hexpack components.

Graphics for piecepack can be freely downloaded, though there are vendors who produce sets for purchase.

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Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:58:48 -0700

An online repository of Piecepack games, reviews and ramblings.