From lojbab@lojban.org Thu Oct 30 13:30:52 2008 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list llg-members); Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:30:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from eastrmmtao102.cox.net ([68.230.240.8]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KveAL-0003LR-3A for llg-members@lojban.org; Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:30:52 -0700 Received: from eastrmimpo01.cox.net ([68.1.16.119]) by eastrmmtao102.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20081030203042.YDH19960.eastrmmtao102.cox.net@eastrmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:30:42 -0400 Received: from [192.168.1.100] ([70.187.235.94]) by eastrmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id Z8Wi1a00D22sj6m028Wifg; Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:30:43 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=g9VMGbM3X-0A:10 a=pLsZmdU2mTEA:10 a=uB8ALY7NAAAA:8 a=m4MxcNIbPy0ZHUG50n0A:9 a=NuY3TyhjLhBSDJfe5UwA:7 a=Sk8fiByvwlUr-SycrM_BwGoOjMQA:4 a=vNGxQsTWjH8A:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: <490A1971.1080200@lojban.org> Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:30:41 -0400 From: Bob LeChevalier User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Windows/20050923) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: llg-members@lojban.org Subject: [llg-members] Re: LLG AGM 2008: New Business References: <20081008210111.GX2447@nvg.org> <20081029184442.GA2447@nvg.org> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 0.0 X-Spam-Score-Int: 0 X-Spam-Bar: / X-archive-position: 627 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: llg-members-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: llg-members-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: lojbab@lojban.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: llg-members@lojban.org X-list: llg-members Matt Arnold wrote: > I think the LLG should purchase Lojban refrigerator magnets, and a set > of 30 dice I have devised with Lojban letter distributions in the > gismu and cmavo lists, and sell them. They can be used independently, > or together as "LojbanQuest: The Home Game". > > Attached is a GIF of the refridgerator magnet template Robin provided > to me, after I added the words to it. My girlfriend and roommate Jen, > from my local Lojban group, made two copies with magnet sheets and we > have been using them for a couple of years. Fun. > > Also attached is the artwork for the sides of the dice. The apostrophe > is left out because it is on paper game equipment for the intended > game. I would provide PDFs in which letters are added to slots, such > as V'CC, in which the slots are for letters and the punctuation is > free. The idea is that you form templated sentences of a > pre-determined sequence of selma'o and gismu. Also no "y" because no > lujvo. I'm thinking of an expansion set with a y/' die or two. > > Blue Panther LLC is the local laser-engraving company, very trusted by > the game designer community of which I am a part, who prints custom > dice. http://www.bluepantherllc.com/ Setup and a prototype costs > $50. A minimum order from him is 100 sets, and he will sell them to us > at $6 per set of 30 wooden dice, or $6.75 for white letters on black > or blue plastic. Sounds like reasonable ideas, and we could sell them at a profit, but *I* certainly don't want to do order fulfillment, which of course is the big deal with such things. We would need shipping supplies, printed instructions for the game, and some sort of proper box or container. > I am happy to talk more about this, and I will provide you with more > info, but have to leave for a follow-up employment interview at the > Apple Store. Wish me luck! ko xamgu se funca lojbab