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(Message started by: amichail on Jun 23^rd, 2009, 11:54pm)

Title: A fun game where smarter people have no advantage?
Post by amichail on Jun 23^rd, 2009, 11:54pm

I would like to build a fun game where smarter people would have little/no advantage.

Perhaps a game that tests to see how random you are might do?

Do you know of any such games that are fun?

Title: Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant
Post by towr on Jun 24^th, 2009, 12:03am

A pure chance game would fit the bill.

Title: Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant
Post by amichail on Jun 24^th, 2009, 12:05am

on 06/24/09 at 00:03:55, towr wrote:

A pure chance game would fit the bill.

But there's no sense of achievement in that.

I'm looking for something that requires some skill, but that does not reward smarter people.

Title: Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant
Post by towr on Jun 24^th, 2009, 12:29am

on 06/24/09 at 00:05:40, amichail wrote:

But there's no sense of achievement in that.

There is for some people. Especially if they're not too smart.

Quote:

I'm looking for something that requires some skill, but that does not reward smarter people.

That doesn't leave much, really. Anything involving strategy for example is excluded. Even mostly physical games like soccer or tennis won't fit the bill, because it involves some strategy.

Title: Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant
Post by amichail on Jun 24^th, 2009, 12:31am

on 06/24/09 at 00:29:35, towr wrote:

There is for some people. Especially if they're not too smart.

That doesn't leave much, really. Anything involving strategy for example is excluded. Even mostly physical games like soccer or tennis won't fit the bill, because it involves some strategy.

But what about randomness? It's hard for humans to be random. Are smarter people any better at it?

Title: Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant
Post by towr on Jun 24^th, 2009, 2:54am

on 06/24/09 at 00:31:16, amichail wrote:

But what about randomness? It's hard for humans to be random. Are smarter people any better at it?

Are they smart enough to pick up a die? :P

Title: Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant
Post by SMQ on Jun 24^th, 2009, 5:10am

on 06/23/09 at 23:54:42, amichail wrote:

I would like to build a fun game where smarter people would have little/no advantage.

Then base the primary game mechanic around something not involving reasoning: reaction time, rhythm, or mouse pointer accuracy, for instance.

--SMQ

Title: Re: A fun game where smarter people have no advant
Post by Grimbal on Jun 24^th, 2009, 5:54pm

on 06/24/09 at 00:05:40, amichail wrote:

But there's no sense of achievement in that.

Tell that to the winner of the lottery.

And here is a candiate, maybe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTgeLEWr614