At 10:00 AM -0400 6/28/05, Philip Regan wrote:
I agree. This is an awesome version of the game (I own it myself). But,
it's OS 9 only and requires the disk or at least a disk image to play.
No, the version I have works on OS X too. It does require the CD,
though, which I agree is annoying.
I tried to roll my own so that it could be OS X native, not require a
disk, and was a faster game time. I used to play a version on a old Mac
Classic that didn't go into animating dice rolls. You just clicked the
roll button until you wanted to, or were forced to, stop. Entire games
could be played in minutes and I wasted hours. I still want to recreate
that version, but my main project (and life) are getting in the way.
Yes, I remember that version too! If I sent you my Risk attempt, the
board graphic may look eerily familiar.
Still, you should check out the current commercial version -- you can
configure it to skip the rolls and animated battles, and play just as
fast as with the old Mac Classic version. It just looks about a
zillion times prettier. :)
Besides, if you program your own, you've spent only your time as opposed to
hard money, and probably walked away with new programming skills as well.
There's two more benefits on top of creating a game you enjoy.
That's certainly true.
Best,
- Joe
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