Quoted from MBCgirl I was born in Swindon...where does that put me?

From someone who used to live in a village very near Swindon I can say with some authority that you have made the right choice.

Seen as everyone wants to get naked why don't we player a collaborative game of strip poker then!! Everybody will just have to trust each other on that - No web cams!!!

Quoted from Murphy Seen as everyone wants to get naked why don't we player a collaborative game of strip poker then!! Everybody will just have to trust each other on that - No web cams!!!

I've got an imagination that won't quit- especially when it comes to the "S" word. It's so lively that no web cams are needed- mind you...

So we have some good ideas for the next killer game.

- Fun Fair or Theme park
- Spaceship (Maybe Alien-esque)

Any others?  I'm not so sure about the spaceship because whatever we do we need to find a map to use.  I don't know that we'll find one of a spaceship but I suppose one of us could make one. Or maybe we could find one of the Alien ship.

I would like to have a killer game quarterly with some other game between them.  Different genres - like the Death Race suggestion.  This game technique lends itself well to ensemble pieces so we might even want to try a drama. Nashville comes to mind as a script that could very easily be created using this game.  Also mockumentaries like Best of Show would lend themselves to this approach.

What about sequels to existing ensemble type movies or TV shows? Characters already established, previous storylines to draw inspiration from etc..

We could do the Soprano's movie script!

Also there is of course the old classic English country house whodunit, essentially an online game of Cluedo (I think it might be called Clue in the US - someone help me out on that one).

It's called Clue in the US.  

Both of those are good suggestions.  I'm not too sure about the Sopranos because I don't watch it.  Plus I don't think it's really that structured.

Whatever we do it has to be something we can break up into a pattern and rules that can be followed.  

(I can't wait to change my avatar.)

Quoted from mcornetto I'm not too sure about the Sopranos because I don't watch it.

Coming off topic for a moment you could do a very lot worse than renting a box set, along with The West Wing it represents some of the best written television ever made.


Anyway, you did a great job with this current one I would trust you on whatever you went with.

Quoted from MBCgirl What I am personally trying to apply to my scenes is: - where people are (based on the tracking sheet) - based on the characters that are left I read through their initial description of themselves, so I can use things that they bring to the table for ideas - I read through the last 2 posts and write down any significant "happenings" so that I can continue the story line, or create new ones from that point of origin

I think this is a good approach but I would also like to add that you should treat your scene as a story. It should have a beginning, middle, and end.  It should have conflict and resolution.  That isn't to say that you shouldn't have cliffhangers or leave some things dangling for later scenes.  But your scene should be satisfying on it's own regardless of the rest of the script.

Quoted from Murphy Coming off topic for a moment you could do a very lot worse than renting a box set, along with The West Wing it represents some of the best written television ever made.

I don't watch the Sopranos because it reminds me of the people I grew up with.  Not the violence but the characters themselves.  I grew up in Northern New Jersey in an Italian family.  I know these people. I left New Jersey to get away from them and I'm not going to watch them on TV.

I might check out The West Wing though.

Just found this thread...interesting stuff.  Death Race 2000 sounds lik a good idea to me.  Maybe Naked Death Race 2000?

Quoted from mcornetto (I can't wait to change my avatar.)

Getting a little chilly maybe on the boat these days!

Quoted from mcornetto I think this is a good approach but I would also like to add that you should treat your scene as a story. It should have a beginning, middle, and end.  It should have conflict and resolution.  That isn't to say that you shouldn't have cliffhangers or leave some things dangling for later scenes.  But your scene should be satisfying on it's own regardless of the rest of the script.

Ah...good point to a beginner.  I will go back and read my parts and apply this. Thank you for that additional thought process.  I will make sure to include that with the next write.

I don't mind cliff hangers either and I think we have to have them in order to drive the story along...just like to tie things into the story...because sometimes I think about some of the stuff we have written and I think to myself, "I wonder what happened to that?"  Ya know?

Allegory here for that application: Puzzles are fun...they have a lot of pieces...but they all have a spot in the bigger picture.

Hmmmm...grew up in New Jersey...no wonder you ran away to Australia...most people head West! lol  Phoenix is full of transplants.

~m~

Quoted from mcornetto So we have some good ideas for the next killer game. - Fun Fair or Theme park - Spaceship (Maybe Alien-esque) Any others?

How about a Haunted Mansion, Castle or Hotel?  Maybe it's in the middle of being renovated and there are trinkets hidden in the walls etc...

I like that idea...lots and lots of possibilities!!!

Quoted from jayrex How about a Haunted Mansion, Castle or Hotel?  Maybe it's in the middle of being renovated and there are trinkets hidden in the walls etc...

I like this one Javier. It reminds me of Identity. Great movie.

Anyway i think we should focus on finishing the killer game we already have.

This is just for discussion

I like the haunted Castle idea.  

Another idea is a small town and I know just the place...every year they do a mystery weekend at the end of February.  People get all the clues and that leads them to the killer.  We could use this small island town and there is a map of the town so you would know where you are and where you are going.  

Plus, if we did it right...maybe they would take on our story and use it in 2010.  They do a lot of advertising in Seattle for this thing, but people come from all over the world.

Check out the website...it's a VERY COOL town.  

http://www.visitlangley.com

For the record...I'm getting a bit homesick.  I need to smell the ocean!
~m~

Quoted from MBCgirl Another idea is a small town and I know just the place...every year they do a mystery weekend at the end of February.  People get all the clues and that leads them to the killer.  We could use this small island town and there is a map of the town so you would know where you are and where you are going.

That's a good idea MBCgirl.

Here's the link to the map.

http://www.visitlangley.com/maps/

It's at the coast, pretty rural and can have any manor of old buildings lurking about.  Endless possibilities for creative license.