df_game: Data frames of starting diagrams for various games

df_gameR Documentation

Data frames of starting diagrams for various games

Description

tibble data frames of starting diagrams for various games. data frame output can usually be plotted with pmap_piece(df, cfg = cfg, default.units = "in").

Usage

df_alien_city(seed = NULL, tiles = NULL)

df_black_pawn_trucking(seed = NULL)

df_brain_burn(seed = NULL)

df_burbuja(seed = NULL, tiles = NULL)

df_cardinals_guards(seed = NULL, tiles = NULL)

df_cell_management(seed = NULL)

df_change_change(seed = NULL, coins = NULL)

df_chariots()

df_chinese_checkers()

df_piecepack_halma()

df_mini_halma()

df_coin_collectors(seed = NULL, tiles = NULL, coins = NULL, dice = NULL)

df_climbing_man(seed = NULL, variant = c("Basic", "Free"))

df_crocodile_hop(seed = NULL)

df_desfases(seed = NULL, tiles = NULL, dice = NULL)

df_easy_slider(seed = NULL, tiles = NULL, coins = NULL, pawns = NULL)

df_evade()

df_everest()

df_four_blind_mice()

df_froggy_bottom()

df_fujisan(seed = NULL, coins = NULL, dice = NULL)

df_galaxy_express(seed = NULL)

df_iceberg(seed = NULL, tiles = NULL)

df_ice_floe()

df_japan(seed = NULL)

df_lab_rats(seed = NULL)

df_landlocked(seed = NULL)

df_ley_lines()

df_mathrix(seed = NULL, coins = NULL)

df_piecepackman(seed = NULL, variant = "Roundabout")

df_one_man_thrag(seed = NULL)

df_pass_the_food()

df_piecepack_klondike(seed = NULL)

df_piece_gaps(seed = NULL)

df_piece_packing_pirates(seed = NULL)

df_plans_of_action(seed = NULL, coins = NULL)

df_quatri()

df_relativity(seed = NULL, coins = NULL)

df_san_andreas()

df_sarcophagus(seed = NULL)

df_shopping_mall(seed = NULL, cfg2 = "go")

df_skyscrapers(seed = NULL, tiles = NULL)

df_slides_of_action()

df_speedy_towers(n_players = 2, seed = NULL)

df_steppin_stones(seed = NULL)

df_the_in_crowd()

df_the_magic_bag(seed = NULL)

df_the_penguin_game(seed = NULL)

df_tower_of_babel(seed = NULL, tiles = NULL)

df_tracers()

df_triactor(seed = NULL, cfg2 = "playing_cards_expansion")

df_tula(
  seed = NULL,
  tiles = NULL,
  variant = c("Original", "Variant 1", "Variant 2", "Variant 3", "Variant 4")
)

df_wormholes()

df_alice_chess(has_subpack = FALSE, max_tiles = 24)

df_chaturaji(has_subpack = FALSE)

df_four_seasons_chess(has_subpack = FALSE)

df_international_chess(has_subpack = FALSE)

df_chess(has_subpack = FALSE)

df_minishogi()

df_shogi(has_subpack = FALSE, cfg2 = "piecepack")

df_ultima(has_subpack = FALSE)

df_baroque_chess(has_subpack = FALSE)

df_xiangqi(has_subpack = FALSE)

df_alquerque(has_matchsticks = FALSE)

df_american_checkers()

df_awithlaknannai_mosona(has_matchsticks = FALSE)

df_english_draughts()

df_checkers()

df_backgammon()

df_brandubh()

df_breakthrough()

df_cribbage_board()

df_cribbage()

textGrob_cribbage_board(suit_colors = rep("black", 4))

df_crossings()

df_four_field_kono()

df_grasshopper()

df_jul_gono()

df_lines_of_action()

df_ludo()

df_nine_mens_morris(has_matchsticks = FALSE)

df_turkish_draughts()

df_twelve_mens_morris(has_matchsticks = FALSE)

df_salta(has_subpack = FALSE)

df_tablut(die_width = 0.63)

Arguments

seed

Seed that determines setup, either an integer or NULL

tiles

String of tile layout

coins

String of coin layout

dice

String of dice layout

variant

Name of variant

pawns

String of pawns layout

cfg2

A string of a piecepack expansion (or perhaps "piecepack" for a second piecepack)

n_players

Number of players

has_subpack

Has a piecepack subpack

max_tiles

Maximum number of (piecepack) tiles available to build boards

has_matchsticks

Has matchsticks

suit_colors

Character vector of the suit colors

die_width

Width of dice

Details

Here is some more information about the various games:

Alice Chess

Popular chess variant invented by V. R. Parton. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_chess.

Alien City

Awarding winning game by Michael Schoessow that is traditionally played with both a piecepack and icehouse pieces. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/AlienCity.

Alquerque

Traditional game also known as Qirkat. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alquerque.

Awithlaknannai Mosona

Traditional Zuni Alquerque variant. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awithlaknannai_Mosona.

Backgammon

One of the oldest board games. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Backgammon.

Black Pawn Trucking

A solitaire by Philip Lerche. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/BlackPawnTrucking.

Brain Burn

A solitaire by Mark A. Biggar. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/BrainBurn.

Brandubh

AKA Brandub, a two-player abstract of the hnefatafl family played by the Irish. See http://www.cyningstan.com/game/125/brandub for more information.

Breakthrough

Two-player abstract invented by Dan Troyka in 2000 that won the 2001 8x8 Game Design Competition. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakthrough_(board_game).

Burbuja

Solitaire by Antonio Recuenco Muñoz. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Burbuja.

Cardinal's Guards

A solitaire by Michael Schoessow and Stephen Schoessow. See https://ludism.org/ppwiki/CardinalsGuards.

Cell Management

Solitaire game for the piecepack by Mark Goadrich. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/CellManagement.

Change Change

Solitaire by Sid Sackson adapted by Ron Hale-Evans. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/ChangeChange.

Chariots

Multiplayer racing game by Mark A. Biggar. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Chariots.

Chaturaji

An old 4-player chess variant. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Chaturaji.

(American) Checkers

A traditional board game also known as “(English) Draughts”. First adapted to the piecepack by Mark A. Biggar. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Checkers.

(International) Chess

Very popular board game first adapted to the piecepack by Ron Hale-Evans. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Chess.

Piecepack Halma aka Chinese Checkers

A port of Halma by Mark A. Biggar. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/ChineseCheckers.

Coin Collectors

A solitaire by Don Kirkby. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/CoinCollectors.

Cribbage

Traditional card game traditionally uses a special board to keep score but one can use a piecepack as a cribbage board instead. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Cribbage.

Climbing Man

A solitaire by Jorge Arroyo. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/ClimbingMan.

Crocodile Hop

A solitaire by Tim Schutz. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/CrocodileHop.

Crossings

An abstract invented by Robert Abbot. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossings_(game)

Desfases

Game by Antonio Recuenco Muñoz. Runner-up for best game in the eighth community piecepack game design contest. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Desfases.

Easy Slider

A solitaire by Ron Hale-Evans and Marty Hale-Evans. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/EasySlider.

Evade

Adaption by Mark A. Biggar of a game by Alex Randolph. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Evade.

Everest

Game by Mark A. Biggar that features a Roborally programmed movement system. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Everest.

Four Blind Mice

Multi-player puzzle by Tim Farley inspired by Ricochet Robot by Alex Randolph. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/FourBlindMice.

Four Field Kono

Traditional 2-player Korean abstract adapted to piecepack by Michael Schoessow. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/FourFieldKono.

Four Seasons Chess

A traditional four person chess variant recorded in Libro del Acedrex. See https://www.chessvariants.com/historic.dir/4seiz.html.

Froggy Bottom

Game by Clay Blankenship. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/FroggyBottom.

Fujisan

Popular solitaire game for the piecepack by James “Kyle” Droscha. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Fuji-san.

Galaxy Express

Solitaire by Matt Worden about delivering shipments between planets in the distant future. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/GalaxyExpress.

Grasshopper

Two-player Halma variant playable on a draughts board. See http://www.cyningstan.com/game/71/grasshopper.

Iceberg

Game by Ken Leyhe. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Iceberg.

Ice Floe

Game by Tim Schutz requiring a piecepack and piecepack pyramids. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/IceFloe.

Japan

Game by Daniel Ajoy and María Fernanda Ausay. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Japan.

Jul-Gonu

Traditional 2-player Korean abstract adapted to piecepack by Michael Schoessow. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/JulGonu.

Lab Rats

Piecepack solitaire by Mark A. Biggar. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/LabRats.

Landlocked

Piecepack game by Eric Witt. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Landlocked.

Ley Lines

Piecepack game by James “Kyle” Droscha. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/LeyLines.

Lines of Action

An abstract designed by Claude Soucie. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lines_of_Action.

Ludo

Racing game based off Pachisi. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludo_(board_game).

Mathrix

A solitaire by Clark Rodeffer. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Mathrix

Minishogi

A smaller version of Japanese chess invented (or perhaps rediscovered) by by Shigeo Kusumoto in 1970.

Nine Men's Morris

Traditional board game. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_men%27s_morris.

One Man Thrag

A solitaire by Jim Doherty. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/OneManThrag

Pass the Food

A dexterity game by Trevor L Davis. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/PassTheFood

Piece Gaps

A solitaire by Chris Brooks inspired by the Gaps card game. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/PieceGaps

Piece Packing Pirates

A solitaire sea adventure by Clark Rodeffer. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/PiecePackingPirates.

Piecepack Klondike

A solitaire game by Eric Witt inspired by the Klondike card game. See https://ludism.org/ppwiki/PiecepackKlondike

Piecepackman

A cooperative maze game by Dan Burkey inspired by the video game Pac-Man, designed for Namco by Toru Iwatani. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Piecepackman

Plans Of Action

Solitaire piecepack game by L. Edward Pulley. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/PlansOfAction.

Quatri

An abstract adapted to piecepack by Michael Schoessow. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Quatri.

Relativity

Piecepack game by Marty and Ron Hale-Evans. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Relativity.

Salta

Two-player abstract invented in 1899 by Konrad Heinrich Büttgenbach. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salta_(game).

San Andreas

Piecepack game about the big earthquake that will hit California. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/SanAndreas.

Sarcophagus

A multiplayer piecepack game by Phillip Lerche. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Sarcophagus.

Shogi

AKA “Japanese chess” is a major chess variant. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Shogi.

Shopping Mall

A multiplayer game by Michael Schoessow and Stephen Schoessow. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/ShoppingMall.

Skyscrapers

A solitaire by Michael Schoessow. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Skyscrapers.

Slides of Action

An abstract connection game by Clark Rodeffer. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/SlidesOfAction.

Speedy Towers

A real-time tower building game by Jessica Eccles. See https://ludism.org/ppwiki/SpeedyTowers.

Steppin' Stones

A solitaire by Ken Maher. See https://ludism.org/ppwiki/Steppin'_Stones.

Tablut

Traditional two-player abstract played by the Sámi people until at least the 1700s. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Tablut.

The “In” Crowd

Piecepack game by Jeb Havens and Ian Schreiber. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/TheInCrowd.

The Magic Bag

Piecepack game by Rob LeGood. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/The_Magic_Bag.

The Penguin Game

A piecepack game by Jonathan C. Dietrich. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/PenguinGame

Tower of Babel

Solitaire piecepack game by Mark A. Biggar. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/TowerOfBabel.

Tracers

A two-player abstract by Marty Hale-Evans. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Tracers.

Triactor

Piecepack game by Jonathan Dietrich, Julie Taylor, and Ken MacKeigan. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Triactor.

Tula

Solitaire piecepack game by James “Kyle” Droscha. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Tula.

Turkish Draughts

AKA “Dama” is a traditional checkers variant played in the Mediterranean. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_draughts.

Twelve Men's Morris

Traditional two-player abstract. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morabaraba.

Ultima

AKA “Baroque chess”, a chess variant by Robert Abbott. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroque_chess.

Wormholes

Piecepack game by Marty and Ron Hale-Evans. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Wormholes.

Xiangqi

AKA “Chinese chess”, a major chess variant. See https://www.ludism.org/ppwiki/Xiangqi.


piecepackr/ppgames documentation built on Jan. 17, 2025, 2:24 p.m.