So, referencing my post about the wine making game (Grand Cru - Wine Making Boardgame), and my throw away line about making a mead making variant. Having had a good nights sleep, and a chance to think about it some more….. I think I’ll give it a go.
My intent is to try to keep the core mechanics intact as much as possible, as I think it’s a fairly well designed game. My intent is not to create a commercial property, as I don’t expect we’d change things enough to get out from under Eggertspiele’s copyright (then again I’m not an intellectual property expert). Generally I expect to just make something folks can download, print out for free, and enjoy. The challenge of making it is fun enough for me. I don’t /think/ that would violate Egg’s copyright (especially if I only gave you the parts that changed, making their game a necessary purchase). What would be great would be to create something that meaderies like Isaak’s and B-Nektar could give away as a free widget (though that might be a copyright violation as it represents a potential profit).
Anyway…… If you’re interested in giving me a hand figuring out rules and concepts, drop me a PM with your e-mail address. We’ll hash things out through e-mail, periodically posting major ideas here on the boards for comment.
My intent is to try to keep the core mechanics intact as much as possible, as I think it’s a fairly well designed game. My intent is not to create a commercial property, as I don’t expect we’d change things enough to get out from under Eggertspiele’s copyright (then again I’m not an intellectual property expert). Generally I expect to just make something folks can download, print out for free, and enjoy. The challenge of making it is fun enough for me. I don’t /think/ that would violate Egg’s copyright (especially if I only gave you the parts that changed, making their game a necessary purchase). What would be great would be to create something that meaderies like Isaak’s and B-Nektar could give away as a free widget (though that might be a copyright violation as it represents a potential profit).
Anyway…… If you’re interested in giving me a hand figuring out rules and concepts, drop me a PM with your e-mail address. We’ll hash things out through e-mail, periodically posting major ideas here on the boards for comment.