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				Alias Games
				
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Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:20 pmby FreeFalling123
				Alias GamesConcise description: Give each player a fake name during the game- Nobody knows which player or rank each player has...
Specifics/Details:Red player shows up as General McOven, Green player HotBird, etc.When the game starts order is randomized ... no player knows who gets which alias, but the chatbox starts with players, xx, yy joined (actual names + scores)
How this will benefit the site and/or other comments: This would make for an interesting setting...- Less targeting of noobs / less chance of getting targeted as a higher ranked player
 
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Sun Jun 26, 2016 12:36 pmby Metsfanmax
				I like this! And it's not just higher ranked players who have to deal with negative discrimination. I was recently in a standard game situation where a high ranked player and myself (a relatively low ranked player) were both the game leaders and other players in the game were trying to help him win instead of me so that they would lose less points.
How would we deal with account sitters? You typically have to say who you're sitting in for when you take your turn, which (when combined with the game log) will reveal which color is which player.
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Sun Jun 26, 2016 3:20 pmby FreeFalling123
				note to self?
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Tue Jun 28, 2016 10:49 amby blakebowling
				I think a different form of this was proposed previously called anonymous games or something. This would hide the scores and names completely until the game was over. People would be identified by no rank and just their color. The only reason I like that version better is for two player games. Otherwise, you can tell who the other person is via process of elimination.
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:53 pmby Im stupid
				I think this is cool. As long as the anonymous settings stay to games only and don't apply to posts on forums like this.
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:54 pmby Im stupid
				it would be even cooler though, if we could pick our fake name each game. I know that's unlikely to happen but it would be fun.
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Tue Jun 28, 2016 1:10 pmby IcePack
				Another game I played did that. Every game you'd choose a name. 
Every game you played could be different. 
But you had an account name (I.E. IcePack).
At the end of the game, your selected name would revert to your account name revealing the true opponents after the game completed. 
In fact, some players had well known sub names and so you'd know them all still, but then they would occasionally throw in a new one and people would be surprised by who it was.
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Sun Jul 03, 2016 7:41 amby MagnusGreeol
				- I like it! I like it a lot !
+1
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				Re: Alias Games
				
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Sun Jul 03, 2016 8:56 amby ch0rn
				This would be awesome. This would especially improve games where you play against the same people often, where you know players tendencies etc.  Terminator would also be more fun if you don't know player ranks.
I think randomized fake names would be easier, and a reveal of the real user when elimination occurs would be more fun.  But I would enjoy any method of implementation, this is a great idea.
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Sun Jul 03, 2016 11:16 pmby PaulatPeace
				Sounds like great option & solution to some concerns.
Paul
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:18 amby Yynatago
				Definitely would use. Adds a nice challenge figuring out who to target strategically in multi player games, relying only on the behavior you see in the game.
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:27 amby concrete
				great idea......I think just a generic "color", ie red, green, blue, etc. would make it easier to intergrade into game play as an option instead of fake name, like was said earlier, other players would know who it is once they know he aliases, but either way, good idea.
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Mon Jul 04, 2016 11:03 pmby riskllama
				might be fun...
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Sun Jul 10, 2016 3:56 amby Silly Knig-it
				I like it as an additional game option.
Maybe a random random.
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:03 amby Kschame1
				this sounds rubbish not up for it at all!!
			 
			
		
			
				Re: Alias Games
				
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Sun Jul 10, 2016 4:36 amby MagnusGreeol
				Kschame1 wrote:this sounds rubbish not up for it at all!!
- You say "This sounds" like rubbish? Which means you don't truly understand what it's all about. Could you possibly engage why you think it "sounds" like rubbish, or would you rather just disapprove for the sake of argument? Your in the minority  on this, So explaining why it sounds like rubbish would help?
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				Re: Alias Games
				
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Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:04 amby Yynatago
				I like keeping the names based on colours. Like Professor Green, Red Lion and Little Miss Purple