Roguelike Developer Deathmatch!*

PaulBlay · June 22, 2009, 11:48

This thread over on Temple of the Roguelike gave me an idea. It's not uncommon for those involved in roguelike development to be short of hands and overworked**. So why not have a tournament where the competitors bet some part of their development time?

Anybody currently, or previously, working on a roguelike (not just programming, graphics, sound, etc. as well) would be able to enter. Entrants would give a brief description of their skills, information on the roguelike that they want assistance with, and state how much time they would be willing to bet (e.g. what can be managed over two weeks). Entrants would be able to express preferences for who they would like to compete against (but final decision will go to random numbers when it can't be agreed otherwise).

I think that winners could be decided by popular vote on the basis of which project is the most promising / interesting. Votes on one pair per week (say).

So what do you think? Sound interesting?

* No actual death involved.

** Obviously not everyone is keen on having other people touch their precious, precious, code, this wouldn't be for them.

andrewdoull · June 22, 2009, 12:08

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Originally Posted by PaulBlay

It's not uncommon for those involved in roguelike development to be short of hands and overworked**.

My personal experience is that it's more difficult to find the time to play, then code.

Andrew

PaulBlay · June 22, 2009, 12:10

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Originally Posted by andrewdoull

My personal experience is that it's more difficult to find the time to play, then code.

Then .... (thinks up masterplan) ... we shall get other people to play for us!

Flee · June 24, 2009, 22:39

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Originally Posted by PaulBlay

Then .... (thinks up masterplan) ... we shall get other people to play for us!

now this i can help with

i will be happy to play for anyone that needs me to play for them

buzzkill · June 25, 2009, 03:04

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Originally Posted by Flee

now this i can help with

i will be happy to play for anyone that needs me to play for them

Ahem, I think the 'master plan' was to have someone good play for them.

I'm sorry.

Donald Jonker · June 25, 2009, 04:12

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Originally Posted by buzzkill

Ahem, I think the 'master plan' was to have someone good play for them.

I'm sorry.

Hah. Unlike you or I, this gentleman has a non-munchkin win under his belt.

Respect for the pithy prodigy.

will_asher · June 25, 2009, 04:12

You're talking to someone who won after only a few months of playing. I've played for at least three years now and never got past ~dl60 in a real game.

Pete Mack · June 25, 2009, 04:41

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Originally Posted by Donald Jonker

Hah. Unlike you or I, this gentleman has a non-munchkin win under his belt.

Respect for the pithy prodigy.

Perhaps a gentlewoman with a win under her belt?

Flee · June 25, 2009, 08:08

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Originally Posted by buzzkill

Ahem, I think the 'master plan' was to have someone good play for them.

I'm sorry.

lmao thats great

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Originally Posted by Pete Mack

Perhaps a gentlewoman with a win under her belt?

thanks for pointing that out for them

andrewdoull · June 25, 2009, 08:50

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Originally Posted by will_asher

I've played for at least three years now and never got past ~dl60 in a real game.

So you're saying since Unangband reduced the end game to level 60 it's not a real game... (Or Quickband, or Tinyband).

June 22, 2009, 11:48	#1
PaulBlay Knight Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 657	Roguelike Developer Deathmatch!* This thread over on Temple of the Roguelike gave me an idea. It's not uncommon for those involved in roguelike development to be short of hands and overworked*. So why not have a tournament where the competitors bet some part of their development time? Anybody currently, or previously, working on a roguelike (not just programming, graphics, sound, etc. as well) would be able to enter. Entrants would give a brief description of their skills, information on the roguelike that they want assistance with, and state how much time they would be willing to bet (e.g. what can be managed over two weeks). Entrants would be able to express preferences for who they would like to compete against (but final decision will go to random numbers when it can't be agreed otherwise). I think that winners could be decided by popular vote on the basis of which project is the most promising / interesting. Votes on one pair per week (say). So what do you think? Sound interesting? No actual death involved. ** Obviously not everyone is keen on having other people touch their precious, precious, code, this wouldn't be for them. __________________ Currently turning (Angband) Japanese.

June 25, 2009, 04:12	#7
will_asher DaJAngband Maintainer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 1,124 Donated: $10	You're talking to someone who won after only a few months of playing. I've played for at least three years now and never got past ~dl60 in a real game. __________________ Will_Asher aka LibraryAdventurer My old variant DaJAngband: http://sites.google.com/site/dajangbandwebsite/home (defunct and so old it's forked from Angband 3.1.0 -I think- but it's probably playable...)

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