http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/ 2012-05-19T23:42:40-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/ http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2009-12-11T13:35:34-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/acceptance-process?rev=1260556534&do=diff Evaluation and acceptance process for a game into IAGO This is the process by which a game is determined whether or not it is accepted into IAGO as an official abstract strategy game: 1. The game in question is compared against the genre definition document. If it fits any genre listed there, besides abstract strategy games, it isn't an abstract strategy game. The genre definition document is here: <http://abstractgamers.org/wiki/game-genres> 2. If the game in question doesn't fit the other g… text/html 2007-11-26T00:31:28-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/definitions-of-abstracts?rev=1196055088&do=diff Main Document [Introduction/overview] According to Wikipedia, abstract strategy games are: An abstract strategy game is a board game with perfect information, no chance, and (usually) two players or teams. Many of the world's classic board games, including checkers, chess, go, and mancala, fit into this category. Multiple attempts in the past to quantify what an abstract strategy game is has been attempted. One of the best documents laying out what quantifies as a pure abstract strategy ga… text/html 2007-11-10T13:26:22-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/eastern-western-mind?rev=1194719182&do=diff Eastern vs Western Mind (Go vs Chess) by Josef Pieper To Whom It May Concern: I have been researching the question of habits of mind and culture as being promoted by and/or reflected by certain board games. In particular, I have been investigating whether weiqi/go is representative of the “Asian mind” and whether international chess is representative of the “Western mind.” text/html 2009-12-10T23:25:19-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/game-acceptance?rev=1260505519&do=diff Criterion by IAGO of accepted abstract strategy games This document covers the criterion by which a game is accepted by IAGO and considered an abstract strategy game. This document is currently a work in process. It is based upon the work by a J. Thompson and the basis of his definitions of abstract article. The predominate games of IAGO are combinatorial in nature (perfect information, no chance, and playable by two players), along with some other factors. To sum up, standard abstra… text/html 2008-10-23T12:52:25-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/game-genres?rev=1224780745&do=diff Abstract strategy games and other genres out of scope of IAGO IAGO represents and promotes abstract strategy games. These are games which are minimal on rules (reduced rule size due to minimal rules usage for theming and chrome), and heavier on strategy and tactics, with a focus on testing player's skills. Abstract strategy games are noted for their minimal to no involvement with luck (luck here can be considered to be derived from a randomizer element or non-perfect information). However, i… text/html 2010-02-10T22:50:30-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/game-index-directory?rev=1265860230&do=diff Directory of the index games for games This entry is for Listing the the index IDs for games for the records and game tracking Proposal now is up to 16 characters per name, followed by a number to eliminate duplicates. Game Game Index (ID) Game Description/URL 3-6-9 three69 55Stones five5stones Nine Man Morris ninemanmorris Abande abande Accasta accasta Afrika afrika Alak alak Alquerque alquerque Alfred's Wyke alfredswyke Alien City aliencity Amazons amaz… text/html 2008-09-16T23:34:25-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/halloffame?rev=1221622465&do=diff This page is for documenting discussions on who and what should be inducted into the IAGO Hall of Fame. Current list of Initial 10 inductees into the IAGO Hall of Fame: * Checkers Family of Games (Successors to Alquerque) * Chess * Go * GoMoku / Renju Family of Games * Hex (Connection games) Family of Games * Mancala Family of Games * Mill / Morris Family of Games * Tafl / Tablut / Hnefatafl Family of Games (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafl_games>) * XiangQi (Chinese Che… text/html 2010-04-03T16:09:22-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/iago-abstracts-list?rev=1270325362&do=diff ===== Criterion for selection: ===== 1. Matches basics of abstract strategy games (include some perfect information and chance) 2. Placed in appropriate categories. Games played abnormal equipment put in Alternative. Games with commercial license in Alternative commercial division. ===== Basic layout of this Wiki entry: ===== 1. The top level division for the site consists of classics (older abstracts with established associations, or should have associations if the don't), regular (these… text/html 2008-09-18T14:11:22-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/iago-chess?rev=1221761482&do=diff The IAGO Chess System is a system for managing the evolution of chess, a method of classifying the varieties of chess played in the International Abstract Games Organization (IAGO), and a specific version of chess connected to IAGO, that is reflective of the evolutionary nature of Chess. The IAGO Chess System is unique in its nature. The best way to view the IAGO Chess System is a system used to manage the wide range of interests on the part of people who like to play, and an approach to accl… text/html 2008-04-04T01:16:49-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/iago-equipment-names?rev=1207286209&do=diff Main Document This page is for the documenting of the proper names for equipment used by IAGO. This involves such things as the proper name for boards, and pieces (this is relevant to royal elimination games). This list is divided by the standardized classification of equipment. text/html 2008-04-05T23:51:48-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/iago-framework?rev=1207453908&do=diff This document provides a standardized methodology for the development and integration of variants into established game, for the purpose of enable games to evolve perpetually, and a means of standardized acceptance of games into IAGO. This framework is a methodology used to integrate games and their variants, and provide a migration strategy for these games to evolve over time. The objective is to create robust games, that adapting and changing, to remain both fresh and remain timeless. Not… text/html 2008-10-14T12:05:32-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/iago-notation?rev=1224000332&do=diff This document is cover different types of notation needed to handle games for IAGO. This is an initial attempt to come up with a standard for data transfer between GUIs or AIs and a server. Please comment, question and suggest alternatives. Also point out any flaws with it. I am of the belief we get something like this working, we could then faciliate Winboard and other programs from interacting with the Courier system on here. I would like to add that I believe all notation should be case i… text/html 2008-08-29T14:56:49-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/iagominutes?rev=1220036209&do=diff Agenda for 8/29/08 meeting Attending: Alan Millhone, Joe Joyce, Rich Hutnik Topics: 1. IAGO World Tour at GenCon Alan will look into it regarding the ACF. 2. The FAQ Will get more questions. Rich will start on it. 3. IAGO Club(s) and Clubhouse text/html 2007-12-25T12:52:23-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/iar?rev=1198605143&do=diff This document is based upon Aaron Dalton's Rubics document. This document is meant to come up with a more scientific way of determining the “abstractness” of a game. Games are evaluated and rated by the criteria below, and the total of all the categories is added together to create an “Abstractness rating”. Here is how this works: text/html 2007-09-27T20:52:06-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/links?rev=1190940726&do=diff Online Gaming Sites * BGG's List of Gaming Sites Asynchronous * Super Duper Games Live * BoardSpace.net text/html 2010-02-24T11:37:01-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/record-schema?rev=1267029421&do=diff Schema (as of 2010-02-24) <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <xs:schema xmlns="http://abstractgamers.org/schemas/reports/2010" targetNamespace="http://abstractgamers.org/schemas/reports/2010" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:ag="http://abstractgamers.org/schemas/reports/2010" elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified"> <xs:annotation> <xs:documentation> This is the schema for game reports submitted to IAGO's Re… text/html 2009-12-06T12:23:25-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/recranks?rev=1260120205&do=diff One of the services IAGO will seek to provide is a central location to record games played (providing this information for statistical analysis and perhaps providing our own) and a central authority for game ratings/rankings. This would allow for pan-clubhouse ladders and tournaments. This document attempts to outline requirements for such a service. text/html 2010-05-03T18:48:10-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/registered-games?rev=1272926890&do=diff Main Document The games listed alphabetically below have been officially registered with, and approved by, the International Abstract Games Organization (IAGO). Abstract strategy games: * *Star link * 3 SPOT game link, link * 9 Men's Morris link * 4 Player Chess link link * 4-Way Chess link * 4Chess link * Abande link * Accasta link * Adaptoid link * Altair Chess link * Amazons link * Arimaa link * Attangle link * Atlantean Barroom Shatranj link * Axiom link *… text/html 2010-02-08T17:59:39-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/rubrics?rev=1265669979&do=diff The purpose of this document is to provide an alternative method for determining a game's “abstractness.” It attempts to break down the abstract and subjective nature of this definition into discrete, as-objective-as-possible chunks. The underlying assumption is that games lie on a continuum. Certainly there are “pure” abstracts, but, as has been noted, there are other games that are obviously not “pure,” yet are considered by many as abstracts. To reduce arbitrariness as much as possible, a… text/html 2010-03-01T14:31:54-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/sidebar?rev=1267471914&do=diff Basic Navigation * IAGO Home * IAGO Forums * Links text/html 2010-03-12T23:45:39-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/start?rev=1268455539&do=diff Welcome to the IAGO wiki! While most information is available on the main website, a wiki is an excellent place to store dynamic documents. There is a read-only section containing official IAGO documents, but outside of that, users are invited to contribute. text/html 2008-06-25T13:13:43-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/steering?rev=1214414023&do=diff This is for Steering Committee Notes for planning. To Do List As I see it now, what needs to be done are: [Starting out] * Research basics of steer committees (research for success). * Determine criterion of Steering Committee. - Determine optimal number of members. (thus far, 5-10) - Determine what backgrounds needed (roles). [In Steering Committee identity resolution] * The vision document (now as a preliminary executive summary) needs to be agreed to. * Nail down IAGO definiti… text/html 2008-09-09T10:44:47-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/suggested-reading?rev=1220971487&do=diff This document contains a list of suggested reading material, such as books and article (magazines and also on the web) on abstract strategy games. Where possible, entries will include tile, a short description, author, publisher, and year if available. Also includes is a list of reference websites. text/html 2010-02-08T20:13:45-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/taxonomy?rev=1265678025&do=diff I think I've been getting way ahead of myself with previous drafts. The goal here is simply to index a list of games. Here's the simplest approach. [Here is an approach taken by a games archive (really starting at page 9.)] We could incorporate such an approach as it relates to classifying games, but below we are dealing with the more narrow identification of a game. text/html 2007-11-26T00:28:59-04:00 http://www.iagoweb.com/wiki/thompson-pure-abstracts?rev=1196054939&do=diff Thompson's Criterion In 2000, J. Mark Thompson, in his article “Defining the Abstract” laid out his criterion of what qualifies as an abstract strategy game. His article is one of the best definitions documents for what would be considered a “pure” abstract strategy game. The article can be read here: <http://www.thegamesjournal.com/articles/DefiningtheAbstract.shtml> This document is a short-hand summation of the attributes that would make what is considered a “pure” abstract strategy gam…