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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
I'd like, with your help, to create a Ship of Fools board game. This will, naturally, be a 'virtual' board game, built up by the creative imaginations of the circus troupe, although if anyone chooses to see it to fruition IRL, I'm sure an approach to the Ship's officers would be well received.

So far, my ideas extend to the setting of a game board with squares set in a (rough) ovoid shape, so that players progress round the board. Counters are in the shape of little ships, each of a different colour. There are some cards in the centre of the board which offer certain challenges as the play progresses.

Now, over to you: what is written in the squares on the game board? What challenges are written on the cards? Will any money change hands? How will we know when someone has won?

Maximum of two suggestions per post, please, so that everyone can enjoy contributing. Playplayaway, let the game commence!

[ 28. September 2011, 21:24: Message edited by: Chorister ]
 
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
i) that chocolate be the currency.
 
Posted by Alfred E. Neuman (# 6855) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Chorister:
... What challenges are written on the cards?
You've been accused in Hell of assholery.

You may ignore the call and lose two turns.

Respond and move back eight spaces.

Or use a 'Get out of Hell Free Card'.
 
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
Each of the eight coloured areas represent different denominations, while the utilities are Atheism and agnosticism and the Stations are other faiths.
 
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
ITTWACW which is either a square on the board to land on, or a card to draw. The player must put a flouncy ruffled skirt on their playing piece ship, and pulls it off the board for three turns.

The Doldrums a square (much like jail) where you can end up if you are so unlucky as to land there with your ship. To get out, you have to pay into the Organ Fund.
 
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on :
 
The cheapo properties (Whitechapel and Old Kent Road on the UK board) are *Sodom* and *Gomorrah* - where the housing market collapsed overnight.
 
Posted by joan knox (# 16100) on :
 
*grins*
I bags Saltire blue for Presbyterians!

re. cards... how about:
You're flogging that dead horse again? Move back 3 spaces, and then forward 3 spaces.
 
Posted by Imaginary Friend (# 186) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
i) that chocolate be the currency.
And that fines be paid in GIN.
 
Posted by PeteC (# 10422) on :
 
Two spaces could be

The Solent
Scapa Flow
 
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by PeteC:
... Scapa Flow
Right on, Pete! [Yipee]

David and I once contemplated a Monopoly board of Cathedrals/choral foundations based on the quality of their choirs, with King's and St. John's, Cambridge as Mayfair and Park Lane. It would be unkind to say who we nominated as the Old Kent Road ...
 
Posted by churchgeek (# 5557) on :
 
Ecclesiantics-style trivia (about tat, e.g.) could be the content of one set of cards. Answer correctly, and you get to grin smugly (move just ahead of the player in front of you); answer wrong, and you must wallow in shame (lose a turn).

[ 06. July 2011, 02:14: Message edited by: churchgeek ]
 
Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 
The railroads would be the four major groups on the ship: Con Evos, Liberal Prods, RCC, and Orthodox. Free Parking becomes Mystery Worshipper. Jail is one turn mandatory shore leave (with a picture of an angry alligator).
 
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :
 
It's been a very long time since I've even seen a Monopoly board, but...:

--a votive-icon space/card for when you really need divine intervention to help you with the game; maybe a free turn?

--a Gator space/card; maybe some sort of wild card, permission to seek justice against another player, etc.?
 
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on :
 
Faith Community Chest:

The Pope declares you a Troll. All your assets are forfeit to the Banker (R. Calvi, just south of Blackfriars). You are Plankrupt.
 
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
If you land on 'walk the plank' you slide into the surrounding sea where you have to spend three turns inside the belly of a whale.
 
Posted by Bob Two-Owls (# 9680) on :
 
Square: Equine Cemetery - You have inadvertantly raised a Dead Horse from the grave, you may gain no points/chocolate/money until you have circled the board three times.

[ 06. July 2011, 11:17: Message edited by: Bob Two-Owls ]
 
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by joan knox:
*grins*
I bags Saltire blue for Presbyterians!

re. cards... how about:
You're flogging that dead horse again? Move back 3 spaces, and then forward 3 spaces.
How about back three, then forward two? That way you might get to pay two rents and end up behind your starting position!
 
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
'You have been Called to Hell' and 'Call another player to Hell' cards do appear necessary. The 'Just Parking' strip around Hell can be renamed 'The Peanut Gallery'.
 
Posted by Banner Lady (# 10505) on :
 
The eight time-lined colours on the board:

Orthodox: blue (land on this, get 100 bonus prayer /chocolate/building points/whatever)
Catholics: purple (80 bonus points)
Anglicans: green (60 bonus points)
Presbyterians: pale blue (60 bonus points)
Methodist: red (50 bonus points)
Uniting Church: orange (50 bonus points)
Apostolic: ochre (25 bonus points)
Charismatic/pentecostal: violet (25 bonus points)
 
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
And die-cast pieces for moving around the board.... [Big Grin]

A sockpuppet

And, of course, everyone will fight over wanting to be the Gator.
 
Posted by Jengie Jon (# 273) on :
 
You need church names. I presume Presbyterians will be something like St Andrews, St Columbas and St Ninians. Uniting Church are more difficult, there are the Old Testament ones Zion. Ebenezer and Salem for starters, or there is City Temple. Admittedly these are all shared with Baptists and other historic Independents, then there are the big names Dodderidge Memorial, Owen Memorial and Baxter Memorial or there are the place names so Gainsborough, Robertson Street, or Above the bar. Then you could go for the theological ones Trinity, Emmanuel and Christ Church.

Jengie
 
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
And die-cast pieces for moving around the board.... [Big Grin]

A sockpuppet

And, of course, everyone will fight over wanting to be the Gator.
The sockpuppet could be a special piece that you buy for a time (until you shake a double or land on 'Go To Hell' for example) to play on the board with your 'real' piece. Only one of them pays rent of course, but both buy and collect.
 
Posted by Molopata The Rebel (# 9933) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Jahlove:
Faith Community Chest:

The Pope declares you a Troll. All your assets are forfeit to the Banker (R. Calvi, just south of Blackfriars). You are Plankrupt.
Besides the "Faith Community Chest", there would be the "Judgement" cards with a question mark on them.

But since this is a big ship, there should surely be more than two decks...
 
Posted by Molopata The Rebel (# 9933) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Jengie Jon:
You need church names. I presume Presbyterians will be something like St Andrews, St Columbas and St Ninians. Uniting Church are more difficult, there are the Old Testament ones Zion. Ebenezer and Salem for starters, or there is City Temple. Admittedly these are all shared with Baptists and other historic Independents, then there are the big names Dodderidge Memorial, Owen Memorial and Baxter Memorial or there are the place names so Gainsborough, Robertson Street, or Above the bar. Then you could go for the theological ones Trinity, Emmanuel and Christ Church.
Anyone owning the property would be saddled with renovation costs every time he lands on his own property.
And when a co-player lands on it, she would not have to pay rent, but merely be asked to contribute a donation.

That's the economy of God for you!
 
Posted by Rev per Minute (# 69) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
i) that chocolate be the currency.
But in order to win - that is, be admitted to Heaven/Admin status (the two are fairly interchangeable) - you have to give away all your wealth and possessions, 'cos that's what the Gospel says! Otherwise you would have to pass through the 'eye of the needle' - a particularly tricky challenge set by your fellow players.

Oh, and any spaces would have to be the Tiber and the Bosphorus, as crossing/swimming those is a major part of Ship life!
 
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
The ships you move around the board will have removable sails. That is so you can replace them with the correct liturgical colours for the season in which you are playing the game.

The little container in which you keep the spare sail colours will look like a miniature version of this.
 
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on :
 
If you land on Chat Galley/Bar you may remain there for a maximum of three turns; then you must return to the game and move on.

If you land on Keel-Haul , you must move your piece 180 degrees across the board, forfeiting any salary or rewards you might have gotten
 
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
If you get sent to Davy Jones' Locker, you are out of the game for good. Any winnings that you have accumulated (pieces of eight) are placed in a central pool, to be known as 'The Floating Fund'.
 
Posted by Pearl B4 Swine (# 11451) on :
 
If you draw the "Shanghaied" card, you then belong to the player to your left, and continue to take your turns and move around the board, but all gains and rewards go to the guy on the left .

To get out of Shangahi you have to roll 3 on the dice. The Holy Trinity will release you.
 
Posted by Hedgehog (# 14125) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Molopata The Rebel:
Besides the "Faith Community Chest", there would be the "Judgement" cards with a question mark on them.
The "Judgement" cards would include such things as:

"Something you wrote has been deemed worthy of the SoF Quotes File. Gain 10 points/chocolates/money."

or

"You started a thread that nobody is interested in. Pay boredom tax of 5 points/etc. and miss a turn while you try to come up with something worthwhile."
 
Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
'Your church needs a new roof/organ/is sending four missionaries to China for five years. Giveaway all your money'.
 
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
None of the (at least two) decks of cards in the middle can actually have every single possible card in the game as a whole; that is, each box has a selection of the possible options. After all, none of us are quite playing with a full deck.

The rules, of course, will be abstruse, byzantine, and impossible to understand, even for liturgy nuts—after all, this is a procession! Rather, allowances will be made for "local custom," meaning that house rules always trump what's printed in the instructions, unless one of the players can convincingly argue otherwise.
 
Posted by cheesymarzipan (# 9442) on :
 
if you roll two sixes, you have to organise a shipmeet. The nearest players to you (on the board) move to a square of your choice, and you all miss a turn.
 
Posted by Jahlove (# 10290) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Molopata The Rebel:


But since this is a big ship, there should surely be more than two decks...
The Commandment Cards:

You have been caught Crusading without a licence. Pay a forfeit (the amusing and/or obscene nature of which is to be decided by the other players while you miss 3 turns and go and make everyone a nice cup of TEA).
 
Posted by joan knox (# 16100) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
quote:
Originally posted by joan knox:
*grins*
I bags Saltire blue for Presbyterians!

re. cards... how about:
You're flogging that dead horse again? Move back 3 spaces, and then forward 3 spaces.
How about back three, then forward two? That way you might get to pay two rents and end up behind your starting position!
Good point, well played! [Smile]
 
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
How about the die-cast counters being models of the cathedral of your choice?

As ship-mates who know me will have guessed, I'd like mine to be this one.
 
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Sorry about the double-post; my computer was in Captain Slow mode and, thinking it wasn't going to process the first post, I thought I'd deleted it and sent the second one ... [Hot and Hormonal]

Perhaps a kindly Host would delete one of them. [Smile]

(additional post deleted as requested. Miss one Turn. [Biased] )

[ 07. July 2011, 10:26: Message edited by: Chorister ]
 
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
H&A Rounds: for 1-6 turns, there are no rules. Make stuff up, and go with it. Eventually, the hangovers will settle.

Speaking of "hangovers," what's a bit of high-church religion without drinking? This being the Ship, where even Stone-Campbell Restoration types like me get a bit tatty, we should note that there is no SoF drinking game—the SoF Board Game is a drinking game! Nobody may play without a drink in hand. Under 21/18 (depending on jurisdiction)? Tough cookies. Get Mommy to put your real ale or G&T in a sippee cup.
 
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
"The Hosts are tired of correcting your lousy botched code. You have been sent to the UBB Practice Thread. Lose one turn."
 
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Mamacita:
"The Hosts are tired of correcting your lousy botched code. You have been sent to the UBB Practice Thread. Lose one turn."
You know, when I first saw that, I thought it was directed at me . . .
 
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
You have been convicted of the sin of Simony, go to the Confessional. Do not pass The Porch, say three Hail Marys.
 
Posted by Mamacita (# 3659) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by AristonAstuanax:
quote:
Originally posted by Mamacita:
"The Hosts are tired of correcting your lousy botched code. You have been sent to the UBB Practice Thread. Lose one turn."
You know, when I first saw that, I thought it was directed at me . . .
[Cool]
 
Posted by Full Circle (# 15398) on :
 
When you throw a two ones it could indicate the equivalent of hosts and admins day - the rules change for a round in a manner of your choosing as long as the banker/admin agrees
 
Posted by Molopata The Rebel (# 9933) on :
 
But if you throw three double-ones in a row, or for that matter, any other double, then you are convicted of crusading and accordingly planked.
 
Posted by joan knox (# 16100) on :
 
and on the cards how about:
'sex has led to dancing; miss a turn while you make your repentance in front of the kirk session'
 
Posted by North East Quine (# 13049) on :
 
Only one turn?
 
Posted by Molopata The Rebel (# 9933) on :
 
Oh and of course we would be trading in indulgences, not paper money. The indulgence notes would be marked with a "J" with two lines scored through it.
 
Posted by Jengie Jon (# 273) on :
 
Actually one of the cards should be a "faith" card which basically the equivalent of a get out of jail free.

Jengie
 
Posted by Banner Lady (# 10505) on :
 
One card should be a WWJD? On drawing this from the pile, you have to give every other player chocolate, but you get to take away their gin.

One card should be for the minister's retirement fund. Collect a small portion of chocolate AND gin from everyone.
 
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Chorister:
If you land on 'walk the plank' you slide into the surrounding sea where you have to spend three turns inside the belly of a whale.
No thanks.
 
Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Banner Lady:
One card should be for the minister's retirement fund. Collect a small portion of chocolate AND gin from everyone...
...and eat/drink it yourself of course.
 
Posted by piglet (# 11803) on :
 
Bearing in mind all the references to GIN, have the contributors to this thread been playing Pass-out?
 
Posted by joan knox (# 16100) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by North East Quine:
Only one turn?
Ah but any more than one turn could be misconstrued as dancing, NEQ... [Biased]
 
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
The more I think about it, the more I think Chorister's ship game piece idea could use some revision—after all, in the real Monopoly, everyone has a favored game piece (the dog, the boot, the revolver that got loose from the Clue box). Much as I like the idea of liturgically correct sails, I'd have to wonder what that would do with "local option" high churchers, ultra-Prots, and Orthodoxen—after all, you can't have one crew in gold, one in white, and another shunning such liturgical frippery as utter Papistry! Instead, I propose we go with cast-pewter game pieces:
 
Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Jengie Jon:
Actually one of the cards should be a "faith" card which basically the equivalent of a get out of jail free.

Jengie
Tchinically, shouldn't that be a "Grace" card?
 
Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :
 
LOL, Timothy.

We also need something to do with:

--Kenwritez teaching the angels interpretive dance;

--looking through the cat-flap at God (one of Kenwritez' sigs, IIRC);

--Miss Molly's quilt;

--something for Gambit and other Shipmates who've passed on. (Sorry, don't have a full list in my head.)
 
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
The alligator jaws could be lying in wait...
 
Posted by jedijudy (# 333) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Golden Key:
--Miss Molly's quilt
Hamster Ball!! [Big Grin]

For anyone getting too serious about winning Shipopoly, they shall be required to create a game in the Circus and can't take another turn until there are 50 posts on their game...by other posters.
 
Posted by monkeylizard (# 952) on :
 
Add a Caption Competition square.

When a player lands on it, he or she draws a photo card. All players have 30 seconds to write down a caption. All are read aloud and a vote is taken for the funniest entry. The winner moves ahead 3 spaces.
 
Posted by monkeylizard (# 952) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by AristonAstuanax:
Instead, I propose we go with cast-pewter game pieces:
Replace the Lewis Chessman avi with that black cat and I think you're on to something.

I'd also add in

The instructions should also make reference to The In-Crowd cards. If your box doesn't appear to have those cards, I guess you're not one of them.
 
Posted by kankucho (# 14318) on :
 
Go back to old Ken's goad
 
Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by monkeylizard:
]Replace the Lewis Chessman avi with that black cat and I think you're on to something.

I'd also add in

Maybe also the Tiger of Death...
 
Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Now, now, remember Mama Thomas.... [Biased]

Tiger avatar holders are not all psychopaths.
 
Posted by Traveller (# 1943) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by AristonAstuanax:

The rules, of course, will be abstruse, byzantine, and impossible to understand, even for liturgy nuts—after all, this is a procession! Rather, allowances will be made for "local custom," meaning that house rules always trump what's printed in the instructions, unless one of the players can convincingly argue otherwise.
I thought that the Mornington Crescent thread was on its summer holidays. [Big Grin]
 
Posted by AristonAstuanax (# 10894) on :
 
Another proposal: rather than printing the rules on the box lid (since, after all, no lid could ever contain all the rules, exceptions, and emendations we could think up), I propose we include a small red hardcover book with gold embossing and onionskin paper—you know, like an English BCP or missal. Of course it would be written in Early Modern English, with contemporary wording given as an option after the slash. Bonus points if we can get the left page in Latin, the right one in English.
 
Posted by MiceElf (# 4389) on :
 
You have won first prize in an Interpretive Dance Competition. Collect a free Mug.
 
Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
If your plastic 'dead horse' playing piece (as you will know, that's the one you play on its back with its legs in the air) lands on a rainbow coloured square (or, indeed, a pink square), you enter the Dollis Hill loop. It is only possible to escape the Dollis Hill loop when another player lands on 'General Synod' at which point all the players have to vote whether or not to release you.
 
Posted by basso (# 4228) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Lyda*Rose:
Now, now, remember Mama Thomas.... [Biased]

Tiger avatar holders are not all psychopaths.
True, that. Sorry, Mama T.
 
Posted by MiceElf (# 4389) on :
 
Ooops! You have picked the Card that requires you to sell all your goods and give the money to all players that have less than you.

This probably means you are now bankrupt and have to leave the game. However, you may still pass the gates of Go and collect your reward.

Next time round beware of the square that requires you to give to Ceasar what is Ceasers etc, as this will incur not only Income Tax but a 10% tithe as well.
 


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