Competition idea: Mod-a-Game

[kylesgames]

We've got a number of hero games - can you narrow it down a bit?

• Have A Go Heroes (Mystery Men)
• Above the Earth
• Sunrise 24 (X-Men)
• Simple Supers
• Hi/Lo Heroes
• My Hero (Resolution through artwork)
• Crime Fighter
• Of G-Men and Supermen
• Powers Brawl
• Price of Power (One of my Favorites)
• Sky Ace (Minitures game)
• EZ Supers
• Team Steel on Trial
• Dungeons and Vigilantes

Yes, I somehow became the unofficial 1km1kt.net back up and index. I think this may be an argument to go back through the archives and start adding tags, or a new organization system. There are 500+ games here you know.

Another idea for the contest - make a description or advertisement for a game, to make people believe its worth sorting through the archives. I don't think I'd force anyone to make a 30 second pitch on you-tube, but say first page of the entry is an ad from a gaming 'zine or poster. (Bonus points if it looks like the old copy from the back of a D&D book or Dragon magazine?) From there, revisions, adventures, or characters can be added.

Hi/Lo Heroes looks to be it.

Now that you bring it up, the advertisement thing could be really, really awesome.

[vulpinoid]

Sounds like a great contest idea.

I hope we can get enough entrants to make it worthwhile.

I'm in.

[GSLamb]

Gods, I think I may have run a game of this.


I wondered where I found this.

Now I have to do this competition.

[Rob Lang]

This is a good idea and it was had before. The aim before was to create a setting for a system only game. The idea probably came off the back of one of my many systems-need-settings rants. We didn't do it because it wasn't as easy a competition to run as other ideas we had.

I think it is worth doing and using the same game is definitely a good idea if it is a competition because then there is a benchmark. Which one, though? Supers is a bit specific and I think we should probably pick a fantasy one. There are so many generic fantasy free RPGs that could do with a splash of life.

Which one?

(Yes I will get round to writing the new archive)

[bigpappyj]

As someone who's been playing with and trying to modify Hi/Lo Heroes lately, I'd like to see the community give it a go with that one. Just to find some cool ideas.

[Rob Lang]

Anyone is welcome to run whatever competition they like! Just call for judges, throw some cash into a kitty (Amazon vouchers have been really good in the past), put some rules together, set an end date and market it like mad!

For me to join in, I have to get all passionate about the idea because running competitions is a lot of effort and by the end of it I have to really concentrate to get everything reviewed. For the 24h compos and CPR that wasn't easy and I really liked those. I'm not passionate about Supers games, so I won't be volunteering.

Best of luck with the compo!

[GSLamb]

What about combining the ideas and working the Hi/Lo system into a fantasy setting?

[vulpinoid]

Is this still a possibility...maybe for 2012?

[kylesgames]

I'm probably up for it, school permitting.

[Rob Lang]

We will be running a competition in 2012, this might well be it!