Comments? Questions? Discussion?

[alfreda89]

Yes, right now this post is at the top, because the Nuala books are out as e-books. We are post-dated to try and keep this up at the top of the blog.

This is the place to discuss all things about Nuala -- pull up a chair. I'll check in from time to time.

Yes! We can talk about Alfreda, too. But there currently is no e-book for Alfreda scheduled. I'm trying to sell the back list with a new book. So, no Alfreda icon.

Comments

[6-penny.livejournal.com]

Just started on Sanctuary and got curious about the edifice game. What was your inspiration for that. All that comes to my mind is the tree solitaire game.

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Believe it or not, there was a game that could be played, once upon a time. I worked out the rules to it. It was part of my "this far away, there would be some things that are distant relations if not unintelligible to us" thinking.

I was working with using simple games of chance (both basic poker and 21 are quite simple, but the number of possible card combinations improves house odds.) Remember that casinos use a new deck every hand, when dealing 21! Computers as dealers makes more sense, since card counting would be difficult if not useless. I combined it with games that are king-of-the-mountain, like War, Solitaire, and Spades, and came up with Edifice. I don't think I've ever played Tree solitaire.

It's a game for gamblers who want fast hands. The people who win at it, like Lyte, are actually doing more reading of players than the cards themselves. Like contract bridge, it's an advantage if you can remember and then forget odds of a card turning up in each hand.