An Invitation into the Madness

Since some small number of forumites in the darker and more cobwebbed corners of our lovely community have expressed an interest, I have uploaded my Tournament folder to a site and am making it available to anyone who has an interest.

The link:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/b31a...Tournament.zip

A few notes:

* The file size of the Zipped folder is around 21 MB. The unzipped folder is 108 MB.

* These spreadsheets were created using Excel; you will need the same to open them.

* This is the Tournament as it stands right now. One of the 11 characters has not yet but run (only created) so his character sheet is still not completed.

* For the Excel beginners among us; the view you get upon opening a page is not always the entire story. You may notice that letters along the top or numbers along the side are missing. This indicates I have hidden code on that page. If you want to see the code, just click the little square in the upper left corner above the 1 and to the left of the A. Doing so will high light the entire sheet. Right click anywhere in the high-lighted field and select Unhide from the list that appears. That will reveal all the code on that page.

* Not all my rules and regulations are actually written down; most of them are in my head and just adhered as a matter of course. This is why the Rules and Regs spreadsheet is kinda skimpy.

If you have any questions feel free to ask them in this thread. Accusations of my obvious madness and heart-felt suggestions that I "get help" are also expected... er... I mean accepted.

IMPORTANT NOTE: I am unsure whether or not the links between different spreadsheets will work. Actually, I'm pretty sure they won't because the pathway names will be incorrect due to different save locations of the folder itself. I strongly suggest that when you get the "Should I update the links" question when first accessing certain spreadsheets that you answer "No, don't update." There's really no reason to anyway since you likely won't be adding any new data anyway.

Any-hoo... if you're interested ... enjoy.

Wow, our definitions of fun really don't line up.

Still, in some odd way that is impressive. I can't even use Excel that well.
More power to you as long as it's fun.

>_>

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I actually created several games that were entirely spreadsheet based; including a Civilization-esque game and a Combat Sim. Now, this sounds like the ultimate in nerd-dom until you realize that when your employer is checking out your computer for illicit games at work... they generally ignore the Excel spreadsheet titled "Statistical Data Analysis"...

I always knew you were crazy.

thought this was about me going to icon.

Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.

omg steelclaw/spreadsheets SO STRONG!!!

Just the other day, we were talking on our server's chat channel about odd things we do to restrict our own gameplay, but get enjoyment out of. We had a couple of odd ones, but then Damz and I agreed that we'd like a peek at your spreadsheet. So I find it odd that it's here only a couple of days later.

Thanks for sharing; it's a truly fascinating insight.

I...think I'm in shock.

I only thought I was keeping track of my characters. I only thought I was recording data.

I have heard of Plato, Aristotle, and Socrates.

Morons.

The sheer complexity...and it's obvious, after some examination, that many of the rules governing your processes are indeed inside your head.

You have indeed invented your own game, in the form of this Tournament (the capitalization is well-deserved!).

Unfortunately, I doubt I could play such a Tournament myself. Oh, knowing more about the rules, I'm sure I could master the ins and outs, given time and practice. But there's the rub...I don't think I'd have the time. You mentioned in an earlier post (in another thread?) that your financial situation was such that you didn't have to work; this obviously allows you to devote as much or as little time as you wish or might need to the advancement of the Tournament.

I salute you, sirrah, for your complex achievement, and find in you a kindred spirit. Alas, I fear I shall never be your peer.

Thanks for sharing your work. I won't give up on the idea of somehow using it myself, or at least some of it.