Land Bridges Complete (Enough For Now)!

A long time ago, my partner and I decided to whip out a board game conversion as fast as we could. In a weekend, we had a multi-player game with artificial intelligence. It was exciting!

Now, some 6 months later, we decided to clean it up a bit by making the artificial intelligence smarter using a genetic algorithm, and adding some special effects and some sounds. All said and done, it turned out pretty good. I even have a Hall of Fame table on my web site for completed games.

Normally this is a type of game I make and then only send it to my friends. But based upon the millions of web sites that do not seem care about board game publisher rights, I decided to put this here for a short time. If you like to play board games and have ever played Bridges of Shangri La, or would like to learn, this is the game for you.

If you do play and have any suggestions, just let me know. I am sure to get to Version 1.6, as is frequent in my board game conversions. Also, if anybody wants some tips on making a board game in TGE, I can help. (Although it is mostly just a good state engine.)

I've included a really poor jpeg image of a game in progress. It looks much better in-game.



As a side note, I would like to thank (blame) Joshua Dallman for suggesting San Carlos, Mexico, as a wonderful and cheap place to live. I visited, fell in love, and bought a house. I am heading back Monday to get the keys to the house and get it stocked up. I plan to rent it out for a couple of years. Me and my partner will stay there for a few months each year to see if we like living there. We will then decide whether or not to stay in Denver or move to San Carlos. Owning two houses has put me in a financial pinch, but this will be quite the adventure.

While I was there, I got prices for water, electricity, new home building, water filtering, insurances, trusts, food, etc. If anybody is interested, I would gladly be willing to provide it.