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2000 AD => Suggestions => Topic started by: Funt Solo on 20 August, 2005, 03:45:45 PM

Title: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Funt Solo on 20 August, 2005, 03:45:45 PM
The suggestion's in the title.  Has this been done before?

The idea came from the Vid Game thread:  if the idea is to promote 2K, then wee, easy to make comp-games are one idea (for internet-Flash and mobiles) - and so is Top Trumps.

Obvious cards:  the 4 dark judges, the ABC Warriors, famous Judges, Stronts, Rogue Trooper...
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Rex Banner on 20 August, 2005, 04:31:53 PM
Would make a great free gift like the Dredd playing cards.

SFX gave away Totty Trumps where all the sexy stars of sci-fi were pitted against each other in a huge Battle Royale bloodfest, but in card form.

Sold mine on Ebay for ?6 to Austrailia of all places.
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: petemaskreplica on 20 August, 2005, 05:11:12 PM
Look no further:

Link: 2000AD games

Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Mike Carroll on 20 August, 2005, 08:04:54 PM
The on-line version is great fun, and tremendously addictive, but it does have one major drawback: the number 7 looks like 1, leading to occasional errors...

It would be great if the creators could fix this, but that would mean changing almost every card in the set.

Mike C.
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Trout on 20 August, 2005, 08:23:02 PM
Pah! Artie Gruber would never beat Shako...

And is that the game's designer dominating the top of the leader board?
:-p
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Funt Solo on 20 August, 2005, 08:29:45 PM
Well, there you go:  all Tharg needs to do is print those out and sell 'em in all good retail outlets.

(It all sounds so easy when you have no idea what's actually involved.)
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: ukdane on 20 August, 2005, 11:13:45 PM
We have asked Tharg, but...
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: ukdane on 20 August, 2005, 11:18:14 PM
Wealso talked about changing the 7 and 1, but as you yourself mention, it would mean changing 99% of the cards.

The problem isn't that a one doesn't look like a seven, but that the seven looks like a 1. So look at it this way, unless you want to loosethe card in question, if you are unsure, assume it's a seven, as 1 looks like "|".
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: ukdane on 20 August, 2005, 11:27:32 PM
Plus you can always look at the number highlighted under your name, for a clue.

BTW has anyone found a way to cheat yet? I'm sure there's a way ;-)
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Leigh S on 21 August, 2005, 03:31:21 AM
Heh - that high score was hard fought - the trick is to select lower values as often as you can - so winning by choosing an intelligence of 6 or 7 earns you a lot more points than using the same cards 8 or 9 values.  I'm toying with the idea of adding some new characters from the last 12 months or so to the pack - any suggestions (must be 2000AD rather than Megazine characters for the prog number to work though)?
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Conexus on 21 August, 2005, 03:34:10 AM
shame woulda been cool to see jack point's points
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Conexus on 21 August, 2005, 03:42:23 AM
Demon Jenny and Public Defender 314 should definately be in there
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: ukdane on 21 August, 2005, 04:09:33 AM
P14.
Aimee Nixon

who's public defender 314?

What about an alternative Dredd-verse set so 2000ad and Meg characters could be used, instead of a prog, you could have 1st appearance date?
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Artificial Idiot on 21 August, 2005, 04:19:41 AM
314 is the defective robotic lawyer who represented Kenny Who and more recently Dudley D. Dudson.
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Bad Andy on 21 August, 2005, 06:08:30 AM
They've just given away free playing cards with the Meg, so it can't have been so exhorbitantly priced.

I must admit I would probably use them more than the pack of playing cards which, although lovely, alway seem to end up with people going 'what's that? a 7?' when you display your hand.
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: McNulty on 21 August, 2005, 06:21:02 AM
I think that Middenface McNulty would be a great addition to this Top Trumps game. I don't know why...:)
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Funt Solo on 21 August, 2005, 06:22:06 AM
As with my still fully intact 2000AD pencil and completely unwritten in 2000AD diary, I haven't used the cards as cards:  they're just too much of an artefact.

You can take it too far, though:  one prog I got in a bundle off E-bay still had the bubble-gum sellotaped to the front, which had, through the years, decomposed and become one with half the pages, completely ruining the prog.
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Trout on 21 August, 2005, 05:17:31 PM
All hail Deputy Chief Judge Fish!

He'd be a great card. His score would be 10 for everything!

Fish is my hero.

- Trout
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Dark Jimbo on 21 August, 2005, 07:25:06 PM
It was good that he made it into the playing cards. :)
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Something Fishy on 21 August, 2005, 07:33:47 PM
that game is fun, thanks for pointing that out.
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Trout on 21 August, 2005, 07:44:26 PM
What? Is fish in there?

I thought he wasn't.

I'm confused.

Who am I?
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Conexus on 21 August, 2005, 07:56:47 PM
he isn't there, don't know what Jimbo is chattin' 'bout
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Artificial Idiot on 21 August, 2005, 08:05:50 PM
By playing cards I assume he means the ones they gave away free with the Meg.
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Dark Jimbo on 22 August, 2005, 10:40:45 PM
Yeah, perhaps I should have clarified that better, sorry.

In the playing cards given away with the meg, he's the six of clubs, the 'judge' suit. And what a damn fine six of clubs he makes.
Title: Re: 2K Top Trumps
Post by: Funt Solo on 22 August, 2005, 10:49:11 PM
Adam Cadman is shit, but The God-Droid beat Judge Dredd!  Ha!