BIG BAD WOLF: The islands would have to be lily pads

i would like teh sound of a mini froglet game, i sometimes feel that froglet can drag on, and i'd be much more inclined to play smaller versions... as proved with my reversi stats lol

I think Hyper Backgammon has proved that shorter versions of games can be a pretty big hit.

I, along with others are starting to get "burnt out" of the Froglet game, and it shows on how many current games are going (Which is still very popular, a top 5 game, but falling)

Anyway, I would like to suggest a smaller verison of Froglet - maybe an 8x8 board.

64 total spaces - (32 green, 20 Yellow, 8 Red, 4 blue) - or something similar.

Or maybe some variant with "islands" randomly inserted in games - something which will help make the games a little shorter.

Other ideas?

I've been doing well with Froglet and I'm looking for a challenge. Anyone game?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/050221/photos_sc_afp/050221172602_uikdt9fm_photo0

i still like the idea of pushing frogs away on your final jump each move

or use an heron to move over the frogs eating them up, and scaring them away

each player uses the same heron or several heron on the board

BIG BAD WOLF: I like that idea along w/ all the other variations...Has to make you think more about your moves

I still vote for my Bonus Froglet idea:

Bonus Froglet - include different "bonus" froglets on the board. AND you DO NOT know what "bonus" you get until after the turn. Some possible "bonus" examples are:
# 2x frogs - if you jump one of these, your score from that turn is doubled.
# 3x frogs - same as 2x except tripled
# poison frogs - You get no score for that turn

Maybe include 5 "bonus" frogs on each board - 3 of the 2x, 1 of the 3x, and 1 poison frog.

volant: That removes the strategy of the game and makes it based on chance.

volant: now that does sound like a fun version to play

Mutating Froglet: after each turn some or all of the frogs remaining on the board change color.

how about a toroidal froglet variant, Fencer. It sounds intriguing.

that is a torus then

diogenes: Even better, wrap north-south as well as east-west ... sort of spherical Froglet ... now there is a mind bending thought!

diogenes: wow, great idea! Fencer?!?

how about cylinder froglet? huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!?

WhisperzQ: Awww shucks! Something that I can actually boast about until someone does better! YIPPEE!!!

MagicDragon: So true ... everyone wins now and then and it soon forgotten but there is only ONE champion jumper ... congrats :)

WhisperzQ: I know! Oh well but winning isn't everything but it does feel good to win however! LOL

MagicDragon: Despite the jumps I notice Hannelore still won :)

Thank You! Probably never see a move like that ever again w/ the way I play this game however!

MagicDragon: 10 sounded pretty impressive...but it really LOOKS impressive! Way to go!

MagicDragon: WOW that is soo awesome!

http://brainking.com/game/ShowGame?g=580551&i=55

Backgammonfan28: Yes it was against Hannelore. Shucks! I almost missed it myself. It is 11. Forgot to add the frog at the end! LOL Thank You all & I hope if Fencer does give a prize, it wouldn't be anything a frog might eat! :)

The game you are talking about where you had a 10 jump move Magic was against Hannelone wasn't it? If you look at that move in the game (#28) and you count the moves it show 11 spaces moved. Has to be a sure record. I can't believe an opponent would allow such an opening. lol Way to go!!

MagicDragon: There used to be a limit of 9 jumps. I'm not sure but I think it was even mentioned in the rules (I'm sure it was very debated here if you check out the posts from a few months ago).
Good to know that limit has now been abolished

Hoorray for free jumping frogs

rod03801: ok 8x8 then. 12x12 is very tedious!

MagicDragon: on this same board fencer challenged everyone to make more than 8 jumps : Fencer (1927) (hide) 2004/09/02, 06:38:25

you are the first who did it i think .. or at least the first who posted about it .. i wonder if you won any prize :)

what has been the longest jumping turn since Froglet has started? I just made a 10 jump move & I almost missed it

A smaller one might be fun.. but I think 6x6 is way too small. Maybe 8x8 at the smallest..

Fencer: I see that you think the board size is ok. However, could you set up a Small Froglet with a board 6x6. Then you could measure the popularity of the two board sizes.

volant:
Invite on the way

Arctic Warrior: I'm certainly no expert but will be glad to play you a non rated game and help all i can. Send me an invite if you wish :)

I really suck at froglet but would like to get better. Any tutors out there?

how much space would these ideas take on the main Hard drive?

another variation :

white takes 1 green frog (as it is now), black makes 2 moves, white makes 2 moves, etc.

but maybe this is less balanced ?

lol

something like that yes :)

especially point 4 ;)

The board is a "lilly" pad - Off the edges of the lilly pad is the lake. (will use word lake to not confuse people with the pond game). If your frog ends it's move next to any other frog, it will "scare" the frogs that it landed next to and "push" 1 space away from the frog that landed (and in turn pushing the next frog if next to a frog, and possible push one off the lilly pad - for negative points. Of course, if you push a frog to an empty space, no negative points.

It would

1) make many negative points at the start of the games.
2) make you have to plan your moves a lot more
3) will keep changing the playing board.
4) be too complex to even try to make on this site! :-)

push frogs into the pond .. 1 large area in the middle of the board .. you can push other frogs (dont how exactly, any ideas?) into the pond to gain (negative?) points

just a wild idea .. not thought through very well :)

oooo roll on, thesew ideas are quite cool.
dark froglet would be funny!

another idea : you make your move as it is done now, and after that move you can move 1 frog to an tile next to it

Froglet is one of the mosr popular games on this site, and a game which is basicly unique to BrainKing - not available on other turn based game sites - so I think if we can think of a variant or 2 that sounds like fun, it would be worth wild to add them to the site.

Could that pop in the top of my head:

1) Randomize Froglet. Lets say every 5 moves, all the froglets still on the board are randomly assigned a new color. Of course, that would make the game more based on luck - then good planing...... or possible give each player a chance to randomly change all frog colors ONCE during a game.

2) Bonus Froglet - include different "bonus" froglets on the board. AND you DO NOT know what "bonus" you get until after the turn. Some possible "bonus" examples are:

2x frogs - if you jump one of these, your score from that turn is doubled.

3x frogs - same as 2x except tripled

poison frogs - You get no score for that turn

Maybe include 5 "bonus" frogs on each board - 3 of the 2x, 1 of the 3x, and 1 poison frog.

Anyone else have other ideas. I'm sure I'll think of some more also.

*nod* .. would there be any way to make it possible though ... i am in the dark here .. but maybe it could do something if you have to move again when you only captured a green one (in dark) .. but not sure .. i am just thinking aloud .. and confusing myself :)

Hrqls: I don't think it would be much fun... what would be the startegy of that game if neither you nor your oppononent know what you are doing? :)

would there be a way to make dark froglet ?
for example not knowing the colors of the frogs you are leaping over ? ;)

'chose another piece' is used to restart your turn, when you make up your mind and want to make another move than you were doing already

(nice rook bbw! is that the icon for the double gold rook ? ;))

In anti-froglet, you HAVE to make multiply jumps if they are available.

i chose a piece and went down to press move and i found this"choose another piece"...but it will not let me...what do i do?

finished 9 games (1 timed out)

max. points : 127
avg. points : 119
min. points : 110

opponent :

max. points : 104
avg. points : 99
min. points : 94

max. difference : 33
avg. difference : 20
min. difference : 10

max. total : 231
avg. total : 219
min. total : 209

but i have to admit i played with all unrated players at the time .. and all are now rated well below me (last i checked)

today i paid for my membership and will join some froglet tournaments to get some real scores :)