James Ernest

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@robertclark4929 9 күн бұрын

So its farkle

@CheapassJames 9 күн бұрын

Hi, Robert. Yes, Ducks in a Bucket falls into the same general category of press-your-luck dice games as Farkle, Zombie Dice, Ship-Captain-Crew, and so forth. If you're familiar with one of these games it's easier to grasp the others. Thanks!

@JerrreyBoyce 26 күн бұрын

Same here.

@eustaquiobermudez2878 Ай бұрын

Hello, Mr. Ernest, I have a quick question - I couldn't find an e-mail or contact form on your website, please forgive my conceit in asking you here. I'm looking for the artists for TSR's Spellfire: Master the Magic, it was a MtG competitor that didn't really take off. Were you one of its artists?

@jonathanauffarth5646 Ай бұрын

Tried this last night and thought it was great fun! Never gambled in my life but I’m starting to look into vying games. I’m trying to work out if there is a way to turn it into a game with an actual winner. I don’t know…first one to double their chips or the player with the most amount of chips when one player runs out of chips. Also, I tried Papas, the trick-taker, and really enjoyed it. That game needs its own video as well. Can’t wait to see it! Still hoping for a Hens and Chicks video as well as one on Prudh. I’m a huge fan of your work! You inspire me! Just ordered the Whispers (Art deck), it’s really beautifully done!

@CheapassJames 28 күн бұрын

Thanks! On the subject of turning a gambling game into one with an "actual winner," this is a solved problem. Just look at the many formats for gambling tournaments and you should see your answers. A framework for determining a single winner operates almost independently from the underlying game engine. The easiest method is just to compare your scores after a fixed number of rounds.

@hermanhuge6109 Ай бұрын

Actually extremely easy to print-and-play just need a 3D Printer. Mine's currently at it, can't wait to try it out :D

@CheapassJames Ай бұрын

Haha yes if you count fabricating as "printing" then yeah, it's easy, and it doesn't exactly require a complicated model. I don't have a 3D printer yet because I have a wood shop and Legos.

@hermanhuge6109 Ай бұрын

@@CheapassJames Sadly the wood shop is a bit out of reach for me. Maybe someday :D

@doglover_6883 Ай бұрын

which game did you take the green pawn from? i'm interested in cobbling together a set of this and trying it out for myself 🙂

@CheapassJames Ай бұрын

This pawn came from the rare Titanic Games first edition of Kill Doctor Lucky - I doubt you'll be able to find that, but really any unique piece will do!

@robertclark4929 2 ай бұрын

Can you buy this commercialy ? Or is this something you just play with ordinary dice.?

@pearlsandmanna 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@0dnan 2 ай бұрын

I'm loving these videos, James.

@divado 2 ай бұрын

Wasn't white already able to complete a road at 2:50 ?

@CheapassJames 2 ай бұрын

Not sure what you mean, but here is a breakdown of that moment. On White's turn (which he takes at 2:42) there is no way for White to complete a road, because (in part) diagonal connections do not connect. By 2:50 White cannot make a road because it's Black's turn. And the move that Black makes at 3:09 interrupts White's threat. So I don't see a moment near that time code where White could have won the game.

@christineanker 3 ай бұрын

Are you going in 2025? I'm 95% sure I'm going as a first time cruiser, and I'm looking for someone for the referral program. Since your vid did a lot to persuade me, want to refer me?

@CheapassJames 3 ай бұрын

We are indeed returning in '25. I'm not sure there is a referral discount - I can't find one on the website. Nevertheless, I'd be happy to try - you can reach out to me via my feeddback form: crabfragmentlabs.com/feedback-form

@doingmypart666 3 ай бұрын

1:03 but how?

@OGPimpin 3 ай бұрын

I HATE this game with a passion!

@kukachoo42 3 ай бұрын

also question: do you use those detail scissors because you find that they have an advantage with working these projects? or are they simply the kind of scissors you have on hand?

@CheapassJames 3 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure that was just the closest pair of scissors. :)

@kukachoo42 3 ай бұрын

this is so satisfying to watch. I have some print and plays I'm planning for some upcoming leisure projects, and Im designing a physical board game from scratch for a friend of mine as their birthday gift (not designing the game mechanically, just the visual components), so this video will definitely be one im returning to!

@johnmccarthy2943 3 ай бұрын

My buddy introduced me to this game recently. I was immediately enthralled.

@comedyclub333 3 ай бұрын

I recently used a variation of method 2. I printed my designs on some pre-cut business card template sheets, so I could just push out the cards and round the corners. Business cards are a bit smaller than standard playing cards, but still perfectly playable and look very cute. Using pre-cut business card sheets avoids the trouble of perfectly sizing the cuts. Also, you can get those with already rounded corners and a generous margin for borderless printing.

@anthonywritesfantasy 3 ай бұрын

I did have a question! If there is a piece already on the board, can it move into an empty space? Or does it have to go on top of a piece or stack?

@CheapassJames 3 ай бұрын

This is legal, but you wouldn't usually do it. You would be better off adding a new piece to the empty space, rather than moving an existing piece. This might happen at the end of the game when you don't want to play your last piece.

@bigbanana82 4 ай бұрын

beyond fantastic content - thanks a lot...

@calebseewald3515 4 ай бұрын

Trying to figure out how to make and upload the goard into tabletop simulator.

@etomniavanitas1860 4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot 🥹 I wanted to make a custom cards for a father's day and now I can❤

@ShuffleUpandDeal32 5 ай бұрын

We don't even have pennies in Canada anymore, lol

@CheapassJames 5 ай бұрын

Yes, manufacturing pennies is apparently a protected American way of life, but surely you uncented Canadians can find an adequate substitute. :)

@MysteriousMose 5 ай бұрын

One tip on that last step: If your counters are a known size, you can line up the ruler marks on your paper cutter with the "handle" on the counter strip in order to cut them all the same size.

@glenndallas7171 5 ай бұрын

Towel art is weirdly fascinating.

@bensbrain 5 ай бұрын

Hello again! I was making myself a tabletop simulator mod of this game to play with a friend online, and I noticed that in the rules, there is an "ST" card in the card list, whereas in the PDF, that card has been replaced by a "HI" card. Not sure which is the most recent iteration of the deck, but I figured I'd let you know there was a discordance between the two documents. :)

@CheapassJames 5 ай бұрын

Good question, I'll take a look.

@bensbrain 5 ай бұрын

@@CheapassJames didja figure out anything? :)

@CheapassJames 5 ай бұрын

@@bensbrain Hi Ben, yes, I found that I'd failed to upload the most recent print-and-play PDF, so I fixed it. Everything should match now.

@bensbrain 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@bensbrain 5 ай бұрын

I haven't found anyone to play this with me yet, so I'm just trying to wrap my head around the red cards. They seem to only be relevant to determining whether a word is "legal." Which, if I understand the rules correctly, is only relevant in the case of a challenge. Am I understanding this correctly? If I fold after a red card is played, or I play a red card during my turn, there is no immediate consequence?

@CheapassJames 5 ай бұрын

Hi. The red cards are "easy" and so they are not allowed as the final card played to the table. This doesn't restrict where they are placed in the word, only the order in which they can be added. So if the last card that hit the table is a red card, the word is not complete.

@bensbrain 5 ай бұрын

@@CheapassJames Thanks. I understand what you're saying. My question is more about "when" in the game that mechanic would matter. In the rules, I only see any mention of checking for word completeness during a challenge. Is there some other time when it would matter in any way?

@CheapassJames 5 ай бұрын

@@bensbrain The legality of a word determines who scores points for it. I think if you play through a few hands it will make sense.

@bensbrain 5 ай бұрын

@@CheapassJames Perhaps so. I guess I'll just have to play!

@bensbrain 5 ай бұрын

@@CheapassJames Somehow I had missed this key point: ""If the current string of cards is not a legal word ... you may challenge." It's all clear to me now. Your opponent could make an "actual" but "illegal" word (using a red card), which you could then challenge them to make a different "legal" word from. Devilishly clever.

@NikolajLepka 5 ай бұрын

Is there an option of a zero bid?

@GetUpGetUpGetUp 5 ай бұрын

18:45 It looks like it's optional

@MyOtheHedgeFox 5 ай бұрын

Really like you presentation style -- especially the way you fan the cards! Do you always use the same table cloth / mat for card games? Is there any preferred card game surface you carry to events, or do you make do of what is already there?

@CheapassJames 5 ай бұрын

Hi! Glad you enjoy it. This table cover is by "poker hoody" who are no longer in business - it's a reversible neoprene cover with a drawstring. Very cool and I wish I knew where to get another one.

@MyOtheHedgeFox 5 ай бұрын

@@CheapassJames Thank you very much! I'd really appreciate a video on your go-to accessories if that was in your plans!

@bensbrain 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, James! Another fun and elegant contribution to mankind. One comment: on the PDF version of the rules on your website, in the section under Bear’s Turn: Empty Column, twould be nice of you to mention the possibility of an immediate attack when coming from the cave, as you do mention in this video. Later in the section on Raining Pieces Back it says "Bear pieces that land on player pieces during this step act like other capturing pieces," which seems to imply "only during this step" at least in my OCD brain.

@CheapassJames 5 ай бұрын

Good catch. I've moved the clarification up to where it belongs and uploaded a new rulebook. Thanks!

@bensbrain 5 ай бұрын

@@CheapassJames the new version is great. Thank you for doing that!

@Pokemania-d4u 5 ай бұрын

Sir i have a new board game idea, would you mind listening to me😅

@Big_Dai 6 ай бұрын

Interesting combat system. Sad to head the resolution is math at the end..

@NikolajLepka 6 ай бұрын

Do you have any rulebooks for these available anywhere?

@CheapassJames 6 ай бұрын

Hi, Niko. All the Pairs games are collected at Crab Fragment Labs: crabfragmentlabs.com/pairs Port and Starboard are in the 2018 Deluxe Edition rules PDF. Thanks!

@NikolajLepka 6 ай бұрын

@@CheapassJames Yep, found it, thanks!

@fan-i-am 6 ай бұрын

My favorite card game is a THREE player game called Knaves! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4jFpaRrg7Orb8Usi=3431pkokBEglT_tE James Ernest!...I challenge you to invent a similar game with a Pairs deck!

@fan-i-am 6 ай бұрын

Have u played Cockroach Poker? I think u would love it!

@DanielSolis 6 ай бұрын

Looks like fun!

@MistaManlyGuy 6 ай бұрын

You guys are fun 😆 Great job on the video!

@PrincessPolyhedra 6 ай бұрын

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@SilverGoth 6 ай бұрын

That was delightful. I especially liked the mention of air pockets. Also the French rug.

@Bsnsobscuregames 6 ай бұрын

I was (eventually) going to cover this, but now I don't have to.

@MyOtheHedgeFox 6 ай бұрын

On the contrary! The more people learn about this game, the better it is!

@stephaniehomeschoolproject1453 6 ай бұрын

thx! good ideas.

@musescore1983 6 ай бұрын

Nice video and very funny and interesting game. It would be cool to write a computer program with minimax algorithm and play it against the comuter. I would not comment if it did not remind me of a game I have developed which is similar to your game but without being intentionally similar: It is a card game called "Infinity ∞ A unique card game with potentially infinitely many cards.". I will not leave a link, but if you would like to play it online against a computer, you can google for it and hopefully will find it. It is based on the idea to give each card a unique natural number such as 1,2,3,4,5... etc. Since there are infinitely many numbers, there are potentially infinitely many cards. Each number comes with its own set of symbols, which makes the visual appearance of each card unique.

@jamesdoble7580 6 ай бұрын

wow kool

@MyOtheHedgeFox 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful little game -- which also doubles as a teching exercise for new players who need to learn their poker chip denominations! Getting a circle cutter and printing a sticker sheet _really_ opens it up.

@DanielSolis 7 ай бұрын

My google is failing me, where can I find the Havoc deck?

@CheapassJames 7 ай бұрын

Haha, it's complicated. KC Humphrey, one of the GameLab founders, created a game called Havoc: The Hundred Years War, and he made me a Whispers deck with extra cards from that game. I don't think there's actually a "Havoc Deck" that can play Whispers. But you can still make it from two poker decks.

@NikolajLepka 7 ай бұрын

Hey James, got any plans of going to Essen Spiel this year?

@CheapassJames 7 ай бұрын

Not this year - I don't have a good enough reason. But maybe someday I will return.

@PrincessPolyhedra 7 ай бұрын

Was great seeing you and meeting Jeff, I look forward to next year!

@CheapassJames 7 ай бұрын

Same! I will continue to go to GameStorm as long as they let me.

@MyOtheHedgeFox 7 ай бұрын

That's a wonderful recount, James! I've been meaning to ask -- what camera do you use these days? Good visuals, crisp sound!

@CheapassJames 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! This was my first outing with the Osmo Pocket 3 (aside from JoCo, which I have not posted yet). I actually think this audio is not all that great, and I could have done a lot better to use the bluetooth microphone instead of the ones on board the camera. But it's "good enough" and yeah, for an on-camera mic, the sound is actually pretty usable. :)

@MyOtheHedgeFox 7 ай бұрын

@@CheapassJames Ooh, a new model! Thank you for putting it on my radar!

@NikolajLepka 7 ай бұрын

where'd you get those tiny poker chips?

@NikolajLepka 7 ай бұрын

Meanwhile I'm just here doing everything in InkScape...

@NikolajLepka 7 ай бұрын

It sorta reminds me of Camelot in some ways, except far more complex and interesting

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