There appears to be a slight decrease of activity here in the FC section (and in NOA&L), also on my part as mod, I have to admit. So in the hope of rectifying this problem somewhat, I shall bring back an old NOA&L game which enjoyed quite a lot of attention back in its day, having three consecutive versions. It was originally introduced here on OWF by T-nex, followed by an edition moderated by Splat and then another one by me in 2009 (see the links of the appropriate threads below).
The point of this game is to create a comic, frame by frame, by a group of people. The twist is that the participants, in drawing their own frame, can only rely on the frame preceding theirs. In other words, you are not aware of the whole of the comic until everyone is finished and I edit the separate frames into a whole comic. The (possible) charm of the comics resulted in the ensuing randomness.
Here I shall post the rules of the game, same as they appeared in the last edition, originally written by Splat.
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The rules:
I take 6 people (probably the first 6 people to apply here) to each make a panel of a comic.
The first person makes the first frame of a comic based on the theme stated below. Once complete, they send their frame to the second person on the list, and to me. The second person then makes the second frame of the comic, following on from the first person's. They then send their frame, and ONLY their frame, to me, and to the next person on the list.
Person number 3 makes their frame based on the one they recieved from person 2, and then sends their frame to me, and to person 4.
And so on until we reach person 6, who finishes the comic. Hopefully we should end up with something rather funny.
You can draw by hand or by computer. The image must be no larger than 1000x1000, so be careful if you're drawing it by hand.
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An explanatory addendum, written by me.
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To sum it up:
Step 1) You receive a frame from the person preceding you (if you're the first on the list, this will not happen, don't get confused).
Step 2) You draw a new frame which logically (or less so) follows the previous frame (the one you received from the person before you).
Step 3) You send your finished frame to the next person on the list, and to me (if you're the last person on the list, you send it only to me).
Step 4) You feel proud that you could understand the rules and carried out the task accordingly.
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If you're interested, say so in a post below and I shall add your name to the list of participants. I think the usual number of 6 people is good, but if there are more who are interested, I think we could extend the number. Point is, we shouldn't drag the duration of the game out too much - we need people to finish their frame in a short amount of time, or at least keep the rest updated on their progress.
Now, the first person obviously has no preceding frame to rely on. This problem is solved by me choosing a word at random and having that as the starting theme/cue on which the first participant can base their frame.
The starting word of WWTMAC v.4, after consulting Poe's
The Purloined Letter and pointing at a word at random with eyes closed, shall be:
concealed.
I think I have summarised the aim and manner of this game above, but if you have any further questions, feel free to ask.
List of participants:
1.
Varrok (finished)
2.
enchilado (finished)
3.
MeechMunchie (finished)
4.
Nepsotic (finished)
5.
DarkHoodness (working)
6. Carnix
7. Splat
Previous versions of WWTMAC:
WWTMAC 1
WWTMAC 2
WWTMAC 3
Who Wants To Make A Comic? v.4
