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May 2006 Sycarion Update

Mavinian Cards
Work began in May on the Mavinian Deck of Cards, so I’m counting it as the May update despite being finished on June 3. They would have been finished on June 2, but I forgot the one cards in all five suits. Consult Sycarion Diversions for more details in printing your own and the background behind these cards.

A Card Game – Skirmish
A variation of War! that basically allow five attacks at a time instead of one. Fortunes in this game change quickly and playtesting showed that the game can be long. More details on Skirmish are on the Sycarion Diversions website here.

What Kind of Poker is This?
Not a card game and not a dice game, but wild enough to be unpredictable. The rules need more fine-tuning and playtesters are welcome. This variation of poker has no flushes and uses dice as a fifth suit. Hands range from six of a kind to one pair and feature unusual hands such as the Longtom (a four of a kind and a pair), a four card straight, and a Double Barrell (two sets of three-of-a-kind).

For comments about playing Dice Poker or refinement of the rules, please respond to the Dice Poker post on Sycarion.

Lenga
The progress on Lenga has been updated. Out of 22 chapters in the outline, five are completed. Much work to do!

It has been disheartening lately that Goldrush Games, the creator of the Action! System has had difficulties with their website. The forums have been gone for over a month. Later in June, I hope to offer them space on the Sycarion site.

Domains
I plan to purchase a domain for Sycarion Diversions later this month. I am not certain what address it will be.

That’s all for now. See you at the end of June!