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Thijshijsijsjss: Fix typo

2024-11-24T23:28:15Z

Fix typo

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	Quartets is a classic card game in which every player is dealt a number of cards, each unique and belonging to a 'quartet', a category of 4 cards. Every turn, the active '''player A''' can ask another '''player B''' for a specific card with the only conditions being (1) that '''A''' doesn't have the card in question themselves, and (2) '''A''' has at least one card from the quartet of the card in question. If '''B''' ''has'' the card, '''A''' takes another turn (and they can ask ~~another~~ player ~~then~~ '''B''' for a card, if they so want to). If '''A''' has a quartet with the newly acquired card, '''A''' shouts 'Quartet!' really loudly and reveals the newly formed quartet. In this case, it is '''B''''s turn. If '''B''' ''does not'' have the card, it is '''B''''s turn. (Sometimes, '''A''' will be allowed to draw a card from a blind deck in this case. But this is neither here nor there for this entry)		Quartets is a classic card game in which every player is dealt a number of cards, each unique and belonging to a 'quartet', a category of 4 cards. Every turn, the active '''player A''' can ask another '''player B''' for a specific card with the only conditions being (1) that '''A''' doesn't have the card in question themselves, and (2) '''A''' has at least one card from the quartet of the card in question. If '''B''' ''has'' the card, '''A''' takes another turn (and they can ask a player other than '''B''' for a card, if they so want to). If '''A''' has a quartet with the newly acquired card, '''A''' shouts 'Quartet!' really loudly and reveals the newly formed quartet. In this case, it is '''B''''s turn. If '''B''' ''does not'' have the card, it is '''B''''s turn. (Sometimes, '''A''' will be allowed to draw a card from a blind deck in this case. But this is neither here nor there for this entry)

	Imaginary quartets, then, is the classic game of quartets but without actual cards. Every player is dealt 4 imaginary cards at the start of the game, and there are as many quartets as there are players participating. The game plays similarly, with one crucial difference: the cards are not known beforehand. An example:		Imaginary quartets, then, is the classic game of quartets but without actual cards. Every player is dealt 4 imaginary cards at the start of the game, and there are as many quartets as there are players participating. The game plays similarly, with one crucial difference: the cards are not known beforehand. An example:

Thijshijsijsjss: Add a few words on roleplay

2024-11-23T14:18:16Z

Add a few words on roleplay

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	[[File:Sts tiny chest.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|A relic from ''Slay the Spire'']]		[[File:Sts tiny chest.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|A relic from ''Slay the Spire'']]
	The fun of this game, of course, is in living out your deepest trickster god fantasies, using your powers of creation against other players, sowing confusion and reaping with outwitted deception. Unlike classic quartets, you can decide for yourself if you want to have a card or not. The decision to create a new category can cause massive, hard to foresee ripples in the game. Players can force cards into other players hands (like in the example). Moreover, there is no constraint on the cards and categories created. For example: in the same game as above, there can be cards '''mango''' and '''XBUP''' part of the category '''PZI Programs'''. Moreover, there can be a category '''XPUB''' in the same game! This quick and often deliberate confusion, combined with the rapid creation of many pieces of information that should all be contained in one's mortal mind, makes imaginary quartets a game for which I can ~~seldomly~~ find players...		The fun of this game, of course, is in living out your deepest trickster god fantasies, using your powers of creation against other players, sowing confusion and reaping with outwitted deception. Unlike classic quartets, you can decide for yourself if you want to have a card or not. The decision to create a new category can cause massive, hard to foresee ripples in the game. Players can force cards into other players hands (like in the example). Moreover, there is no constraint on the cards and categories created. For example: in the same game as above, there can be cards '''mango''' and '''XBUP''' part of the category '''PZI Programs'''. Moreover, there can be a category '''XPUB''' in the same game! This quick and often deliberate confusion, combined with the rapid creation of many pieces of information that should all be contained in one's mortal mind, makes imaginary quartets a game for which I can seldom find players...

	But! In my experience, this creational ability works as a powerful mechanic. Not just as a tool to outsmart others in an overly complex game, but also as a method of suggestion. Creating with one statement not just the contents of the statement, but a whole ripple effect of potential to explore. It is a tool that is applied (and exploited) often in games, film and literature alike. For example, the relic 'Tiny Chest' from the roguelike deckbuilder ''Slay the Spire'' mentions 'The Architect'. I can confidentally say no 'The Architect' appears in the game. Still, the suggestion that there is such a character is enticing, the mere suggestion creates lore more mysterious and deep than would ever be possible with explicit exposition.		But! In my experience, this creational ability works as a powerful mechanic. Not just as a tool to outsmart others in an overly complex game, but also as a method of suggestion. Creating with one statement not just the contents of the statement, but a whole ripple effect of potential to explore. It is a tool that is applied (and exploited) often in games, film and literature alike. For example, the relic 'Tiny Chest' from the roguelike deckbuilder ''Slay the Spire'' mentions 'The Architect'. I can confidentally say no 'The Architect' appears in the game. Still, the suggestion that there is such a character is enticing, the mere suggestion creates lore more mysterious and deep than would ever be possible with explicit exposition.

			It's even more present, perhaps, in roleplaying games. Improvisation as a whole is built upon the back and forth of imaginary creation, wherein tension and humor and narrative are created precisely by the friction and assymmetry this creation brings in a group of people. In this sense, it's also an exercise of surprise, of empathy, and of trust.

	(There's more to say here, but for now, I'll just leave it at the suggested potential of the hinted but unwritted ripples)		(There's more to say here, but for now, I'll just leave it at the suggested potential of the hinted but unwritted ripples)

Thijshijsijsjss: Write out my imagination wow

2024-07-25T13:29:33Z

Write out my imagination wow

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	Wow ~~what~~ a ~~page this~~ is! It is a ~~place where we ~imagine~~~ the ~~quartets~~		Quartets is a classic card game in which every player is dealt a number of cards, each unique and belonging to a 'quartet', a category of 4 cards. Every turn, the active '''player A''' can ask another '''player B''' for a specific card with the only conditions being (1) that '''A''' doesn't have the card in question themselves, and (2) '''A''' has at least one card from the quartet of the card in question. If '''B''' ''has'' the card, '''A''' takes another turn (and they can ask another player then '''B''' for a card, if they so want to). If '''A''' has a quartet with the newly acquired card, '''A''' shouts 'Quartet!' really loudly and reveals the newly formed quartet. In this case, it is '''B''''s turn. If '''B''' ''does not'' have the card, it is '''B''''s turn. (Sometimes, '''A''' will be allowed to draw a card from a blind deck in this case. But this is neither here nor there for this entry)

			Imaginary quartets, then, is the classic game of quartets but without actual cards. Every player is dealt 4 imaginary cards at the start of the game, and there are as many quartets as there are players participating. The game plays similarly, with one crucial difference: the cards are not known beforehand. An example:

			A game is played with 3 players, '''A''', '''B''' and '''C'''. '''A''' is the starting player. '''A''' must ask for a card. They ask '''B''':
			''Say <b>B</b>, would you happen to have the card <b>XPUB</b> in the category <b>PZI programs</b>?''

			With this action, '''A''' creates 5 facts:
			* There is a card '''XPUB'''.
			* There is a category '''PZI programs'''.
			* The card '''XPUB''' belongs to the category '''PZI Programs''', and the category '''PZI Programs''' contains a card '''XPUB'''.
			* '''A''' does not have the card '''XPUB''' of the category '''PZI Programs'''.
			* '''A''' does have another, yet to be named card in the category '''PZI Programs'''.

			Now, '''B''' has a choice between two replies:
			(1) ''Sorry, <b>A</b>, I do not have this card.''
			(2) ''Wow, <b>A</b>, I ''do'' have this card, how did you know?''

			In scenario (1), '''B''' creates 2 facts:
			* '''B''' does not have the card '''XPUB'''.
			* '''C''' has the card '''XPUB''' (based on the earlier information created by '''A''''s request).
			Both '''A''' and '''B''' have 4 cards in hand still. It is '''B''''s turn.

			In scenario (2), '''B''' creates another fact:
			* '''B''' did have the card '''XPUB''', but now '''A''' does.
			'''B''' is left with 3 cards in hand, '''A''' with 5. It is '''A''''s turn.

			[[File:Sts tiny chest.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|A relic from ''Slay the Spire'']]
			The fun of this game, of course, is in living out your deepest trickster god fantasies, using your powers of creation against other players, sowing confusion and reaping with outwitted deception. Unlike classic quartets, you can decide for yourself if you want to have a card or not. The decision to create a new category can cause massive, hard to foresee ripples in the game. Players can force cards into other players hands (like in the example). Moreover, there is no constraint on the cards and categories created. For example: in the same game as above, there can be cards '''mango''' and '''XBUP''' part of the category '''PZI Programs'''. Moreover, there can be a category '''XPUB''' in the same game! This quick and often deliberate confusion, combined with the rapid creation of many pieces of information that should all be contained in one's mortal mind, makes imaginary quartets a game for which I can seldomly find players...

			But! In my experience, this creational ability works as a powerful mechanic. Not just as a tool to outsmart others in an overly complex game, but also as a method of suggestion. Creating with one statement not just the contents of the statement, but a whole ripple effect of potential to explore. It is a tool that is applied (and exploited) often in games, film and literature alike. For example, the relic 'Tiny Chest' from the roguelike deckbuilder ''Slay the Spire'' mentions 'The Architect'. I can confidentally say no 'The Architect' appears in the game. Still, the suggestion that there is such a character is enticing, the mere suggestion creates lore more mysterious and deep than would ever be possible with explicit exposition.

			(There's more to say here, but for now, I'll just leave it at the suggested potential of the hinted but unwritted ripples)

Thijshijsijsjss: Create page

2024-07-25T12:18:27Z

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Wow what a page this is! It is a place where we ~imagine~ the quartets