tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post115884836050116271..comments2023-09-27T07:39:16.056-07:00Comments on Gone Gaming: IntroductionsColdfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636345146138362966noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1159388767901467142006-09-27T13:26:00.000-07:002006-09-27T13:26:00.000-07:00Hello,Here are the Bagh Chal rules in french : htt...Hello,<BR/><BR/>Here are the Bagh Chal rules in french : http://baghchal.canalblog.com/index.html<BR/><BR/>Soon,<BR/><BR/>rxalsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1158902414116188712006-09-21T22:20:00.000-07:002006-09-21T22:20:00.000-07:00And to yehuda, eric, gerald, melissa, and coldfoot...And to yehuda, eric, gerald, melissa, and coldfoot, thanks for the welcomes and feedback.<BR/><BR/>I'll respond briefly to things that you have said to save time and reading space:<BR/><BR/>yehuda - Thank you.<BR/><BR/>eric - Our local paper has a readership of 32,000. I looked around at other papers that serviced about the same amount of folks and got some nibbles. The bigger papers fill their pages with staff and syndicated columns almost exclusively. So hit the small papers hard. Also, I've negotiated with GAMES in the past. I wrote WILD CARDS, and they just prefer buying rights with the small stuff. So I opted to bypass the whole issue. Thanks though.<BR/><BR/>gerald - It was great hearing about your set. I hope you get opportunities to play from time to time.<BR/><BR/>melissa - Stephen Hawking<BR/><BR/>coldfoot - Thanks.Smatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728966785725757302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1158899501798295122006-09-21T21:31:00.000-07:002006-09-21T21:31:00.000-07:00There's no point in arguing with you, Anonymous. ...There's no point in arguing with you, Anonymous. But allow me to share with you my elation that a person like you could humble yourself to read my lowly blog. Keep up the good work, and I encourage all upcoming comments, insults, ideas if you have any, and anything else you would like to contribute. Thank you.Smatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728966785725757302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1158879681689705612006-09-21T16:01:00.000-07:002006-09-21T16:01:00.000-07:00Pretentious? Maybe.What does that make someone who...Pretentious? Maybe.<BR/><BR/>What does that make someone who posts annonymously?Coldfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636345146138362966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1158879532088148322006-09-21T15:58:00.000-07:002006-09-21T15:58:00.000-07:00Welcome, Smatt.I would guess that the second autho...Welcome, Smatt.<BR/><BR/>I would guess that the second author is Stephen King but I can't think of who #1 could be. :)Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731608339380263848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1158876881991241672006-09-21T15:14:00.000-07:002006-09-21T15:14:00.000-07:00The reason people think your name is unusual is be...The reason people think your name is unusual is because it is a made up name, in a rather pretentious way. It's a daft name. You'll agree when you are older.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1158870368643882822006-09-21T13:26:00.000-07:002006-09-21T13:26:00.000-07:00I was interested to read about the Tigers and Goat...I was interested to read about the Tigers and Goats game. Many years ago (from an import shop, if I recall correctly), I purchased a rather unique set of this game, which was made in Nepal. It consists of a small wooden box that folds on two tiny brass hinges in the middle. Unfolded, <BR/>it measures 5-3/4" on each side. The box is wrapped on all sides and edges with very thin sheet brass, held in place on the inside (playing board side) by tiny brass nails. There is a very small, brass, simple hook latch that keeps the box closed. The playing surface is created by hand-tooled indentions in the brass sheet, with decorative designs around the outside edge and in the center of the board. The playing pieces are made of heavy cast brass -- four tigers standing about 3/4" tall and 3/4" long, and 20 goats (lying down) that are 3/4" long and 1/2" tall. The box is hollow (at least one half of it is), with an opening cut in one edge that measures 1"x3/4". The playing pieces are stored in that half of the box. The opening is kept closed by a hand-carved wooden peg that slides in place to cover the hole, with its smaller diameter handle extending out of a small hole in an adjoining edge. Quite ingenious; reminds me of a simple mechanical puzzle. The game came with rules typed on one sheet of paper, which had obviously been reproduced (probably many times) on what I would guess to be a very old copy machine. It has ink smudges and streaks on it, from the copy process. It calls the game Tiger and Goats Game, with an explanation that it is called "Bagha Chal" or "Tiger Move" in Nepal, and it says the game has been played there since the fifth century. The game's objective and movement rules are exactly as you have described them. There are no initials or other obvious marks anywhere on the box or playing pieces to indicate the craftsman/artist who made it, and there is no business information or date on the rule sheet. I have never played the game, although it appears somewhat similar to a game I played as a child -- Fox and Hounds (or Fox and Geese). Bagha Chal would seem to be a better game than that one. I purchased it and have kept it because I think it is a neat addition to my game collection.Gerald McDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03032201828179314072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1158863113087443562006-09-21T11:25:00.000-07:002006-09-21T11:25:00.000-07:00That's great to hear that you've placed game revie...That's great to hear that you've placed game reviews in your local paper. I've placed several reviews in general interest newsstand magazines recently and have only now started pitching newspapers. Very encouraging to hear that at least one person has succeeded.<BR/><BR/>You can negotiate with Games magazine on the rights that it purchases. Write me at eric at twowriters dot net if you want to know more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1158858468314516452006-09-21T10:07:00.000-07:002006-09-21T10:07:00.000-07:00Welcome aboard, smatt.YehudaWelcome aboard, smatt.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.com