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, 27 Nov 2009 10:53:17 -0800 hourly 1 By: El Diablo http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/comment-page-1/#comment-3067536 El Diablo Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:46:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-3067536 I used to play Warfish but is seems to be on the decline now as the owner has dissappeared and no longer supports it. Newest kid on the block is WarGear (www.WarGear.net) which is free, open to all and allows players to design and share their own boards. Pretty impressive. I used to play Warfish but is seems to be on the decline now as the owner has dissappeared and no longer supports it. Newest kid on the block is WarGear (www.WarGear.net) which is free, open to all and allows players to design and share their own boards. Pretty impressive.

]]> By: Daisychain http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/comment-page-1/#comment-2679494 Daisychain Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:12:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-2679494 I just spent the last 3 months trying to get in the top 100 (its reset every month) all to get a table named after me. excellent community but very addictive....be warned. ;) I just spent the last 3 months trying to get in the top 100 (its reset every month) all to get a table named after me. excellent community but very addictive….be warned. ;)

]]> By: Alejandro http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/comment-page-1/#comment-2595450 Alejandro Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:03:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-2595450 I used to play Dominategame, but the fact you have to download it, the servers are very frequently down, and the vast majority of players are Scandinavian and don't speak English are drawbacks. Of the web-interface crop of options, I prefer Warfish. Better community, better options, BETTER interface than Conquer Club, Landgrab and Lux Delux. Click on the link to get an invite! I used to play Dominategame, but the fact you have to download it, the servers are very frequently down, and the vast majority of players are Scandinavian and don’t speak English are drawbacks.

Of the web-interface crop of options, I prefer Warfish. Better community, better options, BETTER interface than Conquer Club, Landgrab and Lux Delux. Click on the link to get an invite!

]]> By: Travis http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/comment-page-1/#comment-2476357 Travis Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:49:08 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/#comment-2476357 fun game ;) is it down right now? it's not coming up btw warfish sounds like alot of fun fun game ;)
is it down right now? it’s not coming up

btw warfish sounds like alot of fun

]]> 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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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.b...u.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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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.webs...ku.com/?level=4

]]> By: SpeedRacer http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/comment-page-1/#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-page-1/#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.wikip...wiki/Diplomacy_(board_game)

You can get in a game here:

http://www.reds...forum/index.php

]]> By: Andy http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/17/i-spent-sunday-evening-playing-kdice/comment-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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-page-1/#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.)

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