Arcomage

We've always had a dim view of piracy, but that's not an issue in this case. Your link is fine.
 
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As dte said, I don't see a problem with this, Underdogs is normally a very reliable site and if it's available there, then everything should be fine!!
 
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Aaah, I remember travelling around in MM7 and MM8 winning Arcomage games at taverns so I could get the big prize for winning the championship - it was a huge prize! One of the absolutte best minigames I've ever seen in a game, I still enjoy it whenever I play MM7-8. Never got the standalone version though, I don't want to wear it out in case I decide to start playing one of the old MM games again. :)
 
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Thanks slam23, but *hangs head in shame*apparently my computer is smarter than me--why this is a surprise I don't know :-/ Whatever download manager is hidden in the murky depths of my browser is invisible, and I'm sure that is where the problem lies.

Anyway, I've found a great work around--I installed all the XP patches and have got M&M7 running, so not only am I going to get to play Arcomage,(once I slaughter a few thousand goblins and rats) but also experience once more the kind of gameplay you just can't hardly find anymore..

Boy, the pixels are huge on widescreen,tho:biggrin:
 
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I liked Arcomage so much, that I built a real card game from it.

I played for days to calculate the probability for each card to show up, and then I printed out the cards with the right count.

- that's applied statistics :)
 
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That sounds like a true collector's edition! Did you make those cards solely for the purpose of playing Arcomage in MM7-8? Or did you use them as a "standalone" game outside the computer? How did you manage the resources/towers/walls?
Great idea!
 
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I made the cards for human players - we noted the current resources /walls / tower stats on paper or used roulette chips.

cards - see below (edited)
 
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I like the idea of towers and walls of poker/roulette chips crashing down.....and for the origami-inclined: the pictures of the cards are grouped into one file when Arcomage is installed: sprites.bmp. With some patient copy and paste actions it should be possible to print them individually. Thanks for the idea HiddenX, now I can multiplay Arcomage in real life :) Any chance you can post the frequency table for the cards?
 
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Green Cards - look below - the first number is the count of the card in my deck.

It's simplified to 1x and 2x, because if you take the original frequencies you'll end up with a thousand card deck.
 
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Green cards

Count (Beast-Value) / Description
1x (0) Full Moon / +1 to all player's zoo, you gain 3 beasts
1x (0) Mad Cow Desease / All players lose 6 beasts
2x (1) Moody Goblins / 4 damage, you lose 3 gems
2x (1) Faery / 2 damage, play again
1x (2) Elven Scout / draw 1 card, discard 1 card, play again
2x (3) Goblin Mob / 6 damage, you take 3 damage
1x (3) Husbandry / +1 Zoo
2x (3) Orc / 5 damage
1x (4) Goblin Archers / 3 damage to enemy tower, you take 1 damage
1x (5) Slasher / 6 damage
2x (5) Dwarves / 4 damge, +3 Wall
1x (5) Imp / 6 damage, all players loose 5 bricks, gems and beasts
2x (6) Ogre / 7 damage
1x (6) Little Snakes / 4 damage to enemy tower
1x (6) Rapid Sheep / 6 damage, enemy loses 3 beasts
1x (6) Shadow Faerie / 2 damage to enemy tower, play again
2x (7) Troll Keeper / +2 Zoo
1x (8) Spizzer / If enemy wall=0, 10 damage else 6 damage
1x (8) Tower Gremlin / 2 damage, +4 wall, +2 tower
1x (9) Unicorn / If magic >enemy magic, 12 damage, else 8 damage
1x (9) Werewolf / 9 damage
1x (10) Elven Archers / If wall>enemy wall, 6 damage to enemy tower else 6 damage
1x (11) Corrosion Cloud / If enemy wall>0, 10 damage else 7 damage
1x (11) Rock Stompers / 8 damage, -1 enemy quarry
1x (12) Thief enemy loses 10 gems, 5 bricks, you gain 1/2 amt. round up
1x (14) Succubus / 5 damage to enemy tower, enemy loses 8 beasts
1x (15) Stone Giant / 10 damage, + 4 wall
1x (17) Vampire / 10 damage, enemy loses 5 beasts, -1 enemy zoo
1x (25) Dragon / 20 damage, enemy loses 10 gems, -1 enemy zoo


Blue cards

count (Gem-Value) / Description
2x (1) Quartz / +1 tower, play again
2x (2) Gemstone Flaw / 3 damage to enemy tower
1x (2) Prism / draw 1 card, discard 1 card, play again
2x (2) Amethyst / +3 tower
1x (2) Smoky Quartz / 1 damage to enemy tower, play again
1x (3) Power Burn / 5 damage to your tower, +2 magic
2x (3) Spell Weavers / +1 magic
2x (3) Ruby / +5 tower
1x (4) Quarry's Help / +7 tower, lose 10 bricks
1x (4) Gem Spear / 5 damage to enemy tower
1x (4) Solar Flare / +2 tower, 2 damage to enemy tower
1x (5) Discord / 7 damage to all towers, all player's magic -1
1x (5) Lodestone / +3 tower, this card can't be discarded without playing
2x (6) Emerald / +8 tower
1x (6) Crystal Matrix / +1 magic, +3 tower, +1 enemy tower
1x (7) Harmonic Vibe / +1 magic, +3 tower, +3 wall
1x (7) Crumblestone / +5 tower, enemy loses 6 bricks
1x (7) Parity / all player's magic equals the highest player's magic
1x (8) Shatterer / -1 magic, 9 damage to enemy tower
1x (8) Crystallize / +11 tower, -6 wall
1x (9) Pearl of Wisdom / +5 tower, +1 magic
2x (10) Sapphire / +11 tower
1x (12) Crystal Shield / +8 tower, +3 wall
1x (13) Fire Ruby / +6 tower, 4 damage to all enemy towers
1x (14) Empathy Gem / +8 tower, +1 zoo
1x (15) Sanctuary / 10 tower, +5 wall, gain 5 beasts
1x (16) Diamond / +15 tower
1x (17) Lava Jewel / +12 tower, 6 damage to all enemies
1x (21) Dragon's Eye / +20 tower


Brown cards

count (Brick-Value) / Description
1x (0) Strip Mine / -1 quarry, +10 wall, you gain 5 gems
1x (0) Lucky Cache / +2 bricks, +2 gems, play again
1x (0) Brick Shortage / all players lose 8 bricks
1x (0) Earthquake / -1 to all player's quarrys
2x (1) Friendly Terrain / +1 wall, play again
2x (2) Work Overtime / +5 wall, you lose 6 gems
2x (2) Basic Wall / +3 wall
1x (2) Innovations / +1 to all player's quarrys, you gain 4 gems
1x (3) Sturdy Wall / +4 wall
2x (3) Foundations / If wall=0, +6 wall, else +3 wall
2x (3) Miners / +1 quarry
1x (4) Collapse! / -1 enemy quarry
1x (4) Mother Lode / if quarry < enemy quarry, +2 quarry, else +1 quarry
1x (5) Copping the Tech / If quarry < enemy quarry, quarry = enemy quarry
2x (5) Big Wall / +6 wall
1x (6) New Equipment / +2 quarry
1x (7) Dwarven Miners / +4 wall, +1 quarry
1x (7) Forced Labor / +9 wall, lose 5 beasts
1x (7) Tremors / all walls take 5 damage, play again
2x (8) Reinforced Wall / +8 wall
1x (8) Secret Room / +1 magic, play again
1x (9) Crystal Rocks / +7 wall, gain 7 gems
1x (9) Porticulus / +5 wall, +1 zoo
1x (11) Harmonic Ore / +6 wall, +3 tower
1x (13) Mondo Wall / +12 wall
1x (15) Focused Designs / +8 wall, +5 tower
1x (16) Great Wall / +15 wall
1x (17) Phase Shift / trade your wall with the enemy's wall
1x (18) Rock Launcher / +6 wall, 10 damage to enemy
1x (24) Dragon's Heart / +20 wall, +8 tower


zoos produce beasts
quarrys produce bricks
magic produce gems
 
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You're missing a 17 brick card, phase shift, that trades your wall with your opponent's.
 
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thank you dteowner

I don't have this card - maybe I lost it -
added it to the list.
 
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