Business plan
Infocom in the 1980s sold a whole load of text adventure games (it was possible to sell them then). The cool thing was, the games came as a boxed set containing nifty toys called 'feelies'.

If I were to make more games along the lines of Hamlet (but bigger and cleverer), and make the games themselves free to go viral (as Hamlet did very quickly), but then sell little 'boxed sets' on eBay - containing the game on a CD, a hints booklet, and nifty things like (with Hamlet in mind): a little Skull of Yorick, "be"/"not be" carboard spinner, copy of "Elsinore Times"... would anyone be nerdy enough to buy them?*

I wouldn't hope to live on the profits or anything, but it would be cool to do if it wouldn't actually lose money (e.g. make N sets at a time at a cost of £2 each for me, and sell 'em for a fiver)

* I wouldn't actually do this for Hamlet as everyone's already seen that - that's just an example.
( Newington, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 16:45, archived)

What's the name of that band again? ummmm....
N.E.R.D oh yeah, that's it.

TJ : Has anyone played on this yet? www.chavolympics.com
(Woo Elephant Yeah, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 16:48, archived)

Yes chap.

( rabid peanut - s'fucking right, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 16:51, archived)

*pictures posh cat*

(not_real had his name thieved, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 20:06, archived)

That's about the worst fucking game I've ever played.

( Benny on the Loose; a permanent solution to a temporary problem, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 16:58, archived)

I believe this is gonna be the worst game ever

www.boldgames.com/johndeere.html

How the fuck can you make an interesting game about farming?

"Wow, I've milked 200 cows today, I'm going to the next level."

"Corrr would you look at the size of my planatation, amazing!!!"
(Woo Elephant Yeah, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 17:00, archived)

'overcome bug infestations'
Dear God....
( Benny on the Loose; a permanent solution to a temporary problem, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 17:05, archived)

'Use the built-in Map Editor to create your own unique scenarios'
Okay, ummm, I'll put a field there, and another field there, and um, another field there, some fencing to go around the fields, and ummm....
(Woo Elephant Yeah, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 17:07, archived)

I had
"Sim Farm" on an old PC once.

/edit: it was rubbish.
( Newington, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 17:07, archived)

Grade Up To Elite Cow,
which is like Monopoly but with artificial insemination instead of houses, is probably the best board game I've ever played.
( MissPrism, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 17:07, archived)

pfffffffffffffttttt you win
'Promotional/Educational game made in partnership with the British Beef association to teach people about the beef grading system.'
'Players buy bull semen at auction, breed cattle, and sell them.'

www.boardgamegeek.com/newbggimages/pic30900.jpg
(Woo Elephant Yeah, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 17:09, archived)

it's great!
A game of chance, skill, strategy and abundant opportunity for sperm jokes. I try to keep an eye out for it on ebay, but no luck yet.
( MissPrism, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 17:12, archived)

I got excited for you when I found a result on google from ebay
but it's been sold for £7.50!

Dont they realise the high value of this game???
(Woo Elephant Yeah, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 17:19, archived)

isn't that the base plot element of
popular multi-platform RPG 'Harvest Moon'?
( Kamikaze Stoat £4.09, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 17:11, archived)

all the crap bits from daley thompson's decathlon
combined with none of the playability.
( robtoo is all out of gum, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 17:51, archived)

Honestly, I haven't got a clue what you're on about,
but if you want my opinion, I prefer Hamlet to Panama any day of the week.
( Benny on the Loose; a permanent solution to a temporary problem, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 16:51, archived)

Yay
I've got all the Zork adventures
( djrich - Live from Houghton Regis got this thing for Clémence Poésy, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 17:58, archived)