On May 10, 4:49 pm, Harald Korneliussen <vinterm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 10, 11:15 pm, rl.inv...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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> > On May 10, 3:15 am, Harald Korneliussen <vinterm...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > > On May 10, 4:47 am, rl.inv...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
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> > > > My website iswww.lineageboards.com. I would appreciate if you
could
> > > > visit it and give me some feedback on what you think of the game
and
> > > > the site.
>
> > > Need to play it a bit to know, but no matter how good the game is,
as
> > > a commercial project it is doomed. OK, maybe a little strong, we
could
> > > say you have an immense uphill path ahead of you. Have you ever
heard
> > > of Plateau?
>
> > >http://www.plateaugame.com/history.htm
>
> > > Its history is something every would-be abstract self-publisher
should
> > > read. The Plateau designer had everything going for him, including
> > > very good exposure of the game and a recommendation from Sid
Sackson,
> > > and expended a lot of money, and still it is only an obscure
curiosity
> > > today. So don't bet your life savings on it...
>
> > Yes, I am aware of the challenges ahead, although I believe that you
> > may be a little too pessimistic...
>
> > I don't expect to make a living off of this, breaking even will
> > satisfy me fine.
>
> > Also, I would say that my game is rather unique. I have never seen any
> > board with looks quite like it.
>
> Neither have I, but there are a lot of abstract games, so I'm not 100%
> sure :-)
>
> I don't mean to discourage you. Some designers have succeeded with
> abstracts in recent years. Especially John Yianni and Hive is
> something you should look into for an idea of how to make a game
> float... but I don't quite understand how he did it himself. One thing
> is certain: It is mostly eurogamers who will consider buying an
> unknown abstract, so unless you want to change the world (like Richard
> Hutnik ;-) that's your audience outside your circle of friends.
Hmm... You're probably right, considering that the two orders I've
gotten from my website so far are both from Europe....
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