Comments on: I Spent Sunday Evening Playing kdice http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:32:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ready To Kill Some Time (And Some Enemies)? Try Duels.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-2395499 Ready To Kill Some Time (And Some Enemies)? Try Duels.com Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:40:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-2395499 [...] warned: Like Kdice, Desktop Tower Defense and other games we’ve covered, be prepared to lose a few days to [...] [...] warned: Like Kdice, Desktop Tower Defense and other games we’ve covered, be prepared to lose a few days to [...]

]]> By: Weewar For the Weekend : Forecast-Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-1406274 Weewar For the Weekend : Forecast-Blog Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:41:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-1406274 [...] Kdice (which I am playing right now while writing this), Desktop Tower Defense and other games [...] [...] Kdice (which I am playing right now while writing this), Desktop Tower Defense and other games [...]

]]> By: Weewar For the Weekend http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-1406261 Weewar For the Weekend Sat, 02 Jun 2007 12:32:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-1406261 [...] Kdice (which I am playing right now while writing this), Desktop Tower Defense and other games [...] [...] Kdice (which I am playing right now while writing this), Desktop Tower Defense and other games [...]

]]> By: Mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-679407 Mark Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:08:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-679407 The Java Settlers of Catan are pretty good. Lots of sites host this game, e.g. http://jrh-xp.byu.edu/settlers/ The Java Settlers of Catan are pretty good.

Lots of sites host this game, e.g. http://jrh-xp.byu.edu/settlers/

]]> By: To Play or Not To Play? « Beats Entropy http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-587356 To Play or Not To Play? « Beats Entropy Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:56:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-587356 [...] Spill some eggnog for my fallen homies. Just in case you thought we were slacking because of the Yuletide cheer, let it be known that KDice is the reason for their demise. [...] [...] Spill some eggnog for my fallen homies. Just in case you thought we were slacking because of the Yuletide cheer, let it be known that KDice is the reason for their demise. [...]

]]> By: Jay http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-562383 Jay Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:56:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-562383 Just wasted an entire day on this game.... Thanks! Just wasted an entire day on this game…. Thanks!

]]> By: Dave G. http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-554831 Dave G. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:52:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-554831 Another good time waster: http://www.websudoku.com/?level=4 Another good time waster:

http://www.websudoku.com/?level=4

]]> By: SpeedRacer http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-554676 SpeedRacer Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:21:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-554676 Laggy interface, frequently doesn't take input and marks you as 'away'. I am running IE7... maybe this is the issue? I'll try FF. On the game theory, I think there's too much 'randomness'... like where it puts the dice at end turn. For me, it always puts them 'in the rear' where they're useless. Also there's no way to take a 'move turn' and bring soldiers to the front. But an interesting waste of time anyway... it's better than Bejeweled! Laggy interface, frequently doesn’t take input and marks you as ‘away’. I am running IE7… maybe this is the issue? I’ll try FF.

On the game theory, I think there’s too much ‘randomness’… like where it puts the dice at end turn. For me, it always puts them ‘in the rear’ where they’re useless. Also there’s no way to take a ‘move turn’ and bring soldiers to the front.

But an interesting waste of time anyway… it’s better than Bejeweled!

]]> By: Rockwell http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-554483 Rockwell Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:46:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-554483 Michael, you should try Diplomacy - it's like Risk but with more strategy, less luck and about 100x more fun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(board_game) You can get in a game here: http://www.redscape.com/forum/index.php Michael, you should try Diplomacy - it’s like Risk but with more strategy, less luck and about 100x more fun.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(board_game)

You can get in a game here:

http://www.redscape.com/forum/index.php

]]> By: Andy http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-554442 Andy Mon, 18 Dec 2006 17:39:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-554442 Not impressed. It seems to just sit there when I click on the interface. I guess all the TC readers are lagging it. Not impressed. It seems to just sit there when I click on the interface. I guess all the TC readers are lagging it.

]]> By: Maki http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-554017 Maki Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:17:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-554017 Preach cheats. He just sits there and roams in Asia while everyone else kills each other so he can get second ;) Lux is the best time, and has a great community of online players. Preach cheats. He just sits there and roams in Asia while everyone else kills each other so he can get second ;)

Lux is the best time, and has a great community of online players.

]]> By: Rockwell http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553944 Rockwell Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:02:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553944 www.DominateGame.com ^^Best Online Multiplayer Risk I know (with rankings and a bunch of user selected rule variations) http://www.DominateGame.com

^^Best Online Multiplayer Risk I know (with rankings and a bunch of user selected rule variations)

]]> By: Jake http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553943 Jake Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:02:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553943 Looks like sivasankaran really wants that digital camera. Looks like sivasankaran really wants that digital camera.

]]> By: Doeboy http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553887 Doeboy Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:55:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553887 Mike, Is there a way to prevent people like 'sivasankaran' taking advantage of your comments function and posting ridiculously long stories? moreover, what's stopping people from posting their own company bios, specs ( i.e advertising ) in your comments section. While comments are not as valuable as blog writeups, they still get a lot of eyeballs and can be free advertising in a sense..... Mike,
Is there a way to prevent people like ’sivasankaran’ taking advantage of your comments function and posting ridiculously long stories?

moreover, what’s stopping people from posting their own company bios, specs ( i.e advertising ) in your comments section. While comments are not as valuable as blog writeups, they still get a lot of eyeballs and can be free advertising in a sense…..

]]> By: Steve-O http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553820 Steve-O Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:44:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553820 Defcon is kind of a combination of Risk, the movie War Games and the game James Bond played in Never Say Never Again (Gawd, I'm such a geek). Not free, but the demo is and the full version is cheap. Man, I love this one. Simple but incredibly tough. Defcon is kind of a combination of Risk, the movie War Games and the game James Bond played in Never Say Never Again (Gawd, I’m such a geek). Not free, but the demo is and the full version is cheap. Man, I love this one. Simple but incredibly tough.

]]> By: Frank Cefalu http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553471 Frank Cefalu Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:29:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553471 OMG, I just read a book! O_O OMG, I just read a book! O_O

]]> By: Mark http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553451 Mark Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:25:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553451 Best answer if you're looking to recapture the joy of Risk is http://www.conquerclub.com/ not quite as Ajax an interface but a great recreation of the game with new maps, rule variations and a strong community. Best answer if you’re looking to recapture the joy of Risk is http://www.conquerclub.com/ not quite as Ajax an interface but a great recreation of the game with new maps, rule variations and a strong community.

]]> By: Adrian Keys http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553423 Adrian Keys Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:20:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-553423 Wow Sivasankaran ...now I cant remember why I originally came to post.... Wow Sivasankaran …now I cant remember why I originally came to post….

]]> By: Auto http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-552439 Auto Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:46:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-552439 This is almost identical to dicewars as mentioned by eric. Minus the multiplayer aspect of course. Best free online risk variant with plenty of ajaxy features would be http://www.landgrab.net Note I'm not affiliated with the creator desau but I did pay 60 bucks for the lifetime account. Its worth it. Heck, I spent a significant portion of my teenage years playing board risk too, that was before computers were all over the place. This is almost identical to dicewars as mentioned by eric. Minus the multiplayer aspect of course.

Best free online risk variant with plenty of ajaxy features would be http://www.landgrab.net

Note I’m not affiliated with the creator desau but I did pay 60 bucks for the lifetime account. Its worth it.

Heck, I spent a significant portion of my teenage years playing board risk too, that was before computers were all over the place.

]]> By: rxbbx - news, gadgets and other fun stuff » Kdice, Risk-like Strategy Multiplayer Game http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-552109 rxbbx - news, gadgets and other fun stuff » Kdice, Risk-like Strategy Multiplayer Game Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:34:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-552109 [...] Related Links: - Kdice - I Spent Sunday Evening Playing kdice [...] [...] Related Links: - Kdice - I Spent Sunday Evening Playing kdice [...]

]]> By: Leon http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-552048 Leon Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:19:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-552048 LOL. I can't stop laughing reading this article and the comments. This is surely fun. :) (Matt_A: I'm sure we are all busy here. A little break from the serious stuff once a while is not a bad thing.) LOL.

I can’t stop laughing reading this article and the comments. This is surely fun. :)

(Matt_A: I’m sure we are all busy here. A little break from the serious stuff once a while is not a bad thing.)

]]> By: Preacherman http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-551821 Preacherman Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:16:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-551821 The best version of Risk available online is called Lux. You can download it here: http://www.sillysoft.net/ Multiplayer. Active online community. Many maps. Good times. Good times. The lead developer is a weasly Canadian named Dustin. Tell him Preacherman sent ya. The best version of Risk available online is called Lux. You can download it here:

http://www.sillysoft.net/

Multiplayer. Active online community. Many maps. Good times. Good times.

The lead developer is a weasly Canadian named Dustin. Tell him Preacherman sent ya.

]]> By: Trott Felipe http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-551718 Trott Felipe Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:50:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-551718 That's pretty sweet (besides the losing part). That’s pretty sweet (besides the losing part).

]]> By: Marta http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-551614 Marta Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:27:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-551614 If you like Risk, but desire a more strategic and historical game, I'd recommend Empires in Arms. It focuses on warfare in the Napoleonic era and has seven players each playing a major power (France, United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, Prussia, Spain and Turkey). You play each month individually, and they include diplomatic, reinforcement, naval, land, and economic phases. It was designed as a board game, but online versions can be found as well - though those are difficult to run, since it's turn based. Wikipedia has a list of some ongoing e-mail games http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empires_in_Arms If you like Risk, but desire a more strategic and historical game, I’d recommend Empires in Arms. It focuses on warfare in the Napoleonic era and has seven players each playing a major power (France, United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, Prussia, Spain and Turkey). You play each month individually, and they include diplomatic, reinforcement, naval, land, and economic phases. It was designed as a board game, but online versions can be found as well - though those are difficult to run, since it’s turn based.

Wikipedia has a list of some ongoing e-mail games
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empires_in_Arms

]]> By: Daniel Rust http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-551602 Daniel Rust Mon, 18 Dec 2006 07:22:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-551602 i like how you use the same login as his gpokr game not as fast paced as the gpokr but the multiplayer aspect is great i like how you use the same login as his gpokr game

not as fast paced as the gpokr but the multiplayer aspect is great

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