Re: Another Glossotechnia playtesting report

The composition sounds good.
But you could use more clicks, and implosives seem nonexistant.
As well as special "add-on" decks. For example, suppose I invented a "cases"
deck, or a "moods" deck. Then, instead of building infections up bit by bit,
you could play a "genitive" card and, if you had singular and plural in nouns
and 4 declensions, you would have to make 8 affixes right there on the spot for
the genitive, without needing extra cards.


"Define 'cynical'."-M. Mudd





----- Original Message ----
From: Campbell Nilsen <cactus95@...>
To: CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 7:35:03 PM
Subject: Re: Another Glossotechnia playtesting report

Ha! A card game company?

Let us all face the truth: conlanging is an art which is underappreciated at best
and considered seriously deranged at worst.
All of us on this list-good, worthy souls- are trying to change that, but the truth remains.
However, I live on a school campus, with access to serious printing tech. Hmm...
I am seriously broke, so I can't offer much.


"Define 'cynical'."-M. Mudd





----- Original Message ----
From: Jim Henry <jimhenry1973@...>
To: CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 7:25:58 PM
Subject: Re: Another Glossotechnia playtesting report

On Mon, Mar 17, 2008 at 6:49 PM, Campbell Nilsen <cactus95@...> wrote:
> Is there any way I could get my hands on a deck?
You could make your own using the information in the
"Composition of the deck" document on my website.
Or if you make me a good enough offer I could mail you one
of my decks.  I don't have an automated way of making
decks yet, they've all been made by hand using markers,
pens and blank index cards.

http://www.pobox.com/~jimhenry/conlang/glossotechnia_deck.html

Or -- I think Matthew Haupt has semi-automated the production
of cards for his "Make-a-Lang" game which is (as far as
I can tell) Glossotechnia by another name.  He might be able
to send you word-processing files you can use to print
and cut out cards.  If so, let me know as well.

I don't think the composition of the deck is settled enough
to justify automated production on a large scale yet.  It needs
more playtesting.  At some point, I would probably contact a
card game company like Looney Labs with a proposal.

--
Jim Henry
http://www.pobox.com/~jimhenry/conlang.htm

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