Comments on: Marriage is a game

By: Dan Klarmann

Dan Klarmann — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:25:33 +0000

My success with this game came from quickly changing from a typical gamer must-control-everything-quickly approach to a Zen-like patient waiting. A few touches on either square, and rare (if any) touches on circles are all that are needed. But they are needed at the right times.

There are tips on the Rodgames page that explain what each touch does.

Here’s what it looks like after about 13 light touches (in the final, black phase with a nice tall white bar at the bottom):

By: projektleiterin

projektleiterin — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:28:24 +0000

I still don’t really get this game, even after reading the interview. I manage to get to the green background, but then the marriage dies. I’ve never managed to reach the black screen…

I don’t get:

* why the squares sometimes fade until they disappear completely
* what the changing of the background means
* why the circles have this negative effect on the pink square, but not on the blue square
* why did the game developer make the pink square so dominant? (A spontaneous explanation would be that according to common wisdom women are tougher than men, but I somehow dislike this explanation.)

I just hope that your success with this game is not related to your ability to manage and have a successful marriage…

By: Dan Klarmann

Dan Klarmann — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:29:16 +0000

I found “Marriage” frustrating, at first. Then I got a feel for it. I don’t understand the drifting blue and white specks at the end of the black screen. As near as I can tell, they mean success. Children?

By: seek

seek — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:33:22 +0000

Beautiful game, great find. Our 5th year anniversary was this weekend. And while she usually thinks my playing video games is a bit silly, we both found this interesting. Thanks for passing this on.

By: Vicki Baker

Vicki Baker — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:00:15 +0000

I can’t play because I only have a Mac at home. But I like the idea of game rules as art form, very John Cage-ian. We spent part of last night playing Eco-Fluxx by candlelight:

http://www.wunderland.com/LooneyLabs/EcoFluxx/

This is a game where both the object of the game and the rules are constantly changing. It kept us entertained anyway.

By: Erich Vieth

Erich Vieth — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:57:33 +0000

My on-screen marriages keep ending. I think. I’m not sure. Intriguing.

By: projektleiterin

projektleiterin — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:23:05 +0000

This game seems to favor the pink square?

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:09:06 +0000

I guess that would be a change of pace, for me. This is the game I have been playing for the past 72 hours straight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JC3UMJ2It4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_duty_4

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare won Best Action game from Gamecritics for the E3 2007 awards. Gamespot gave the game Best Graphics and Best Shooter. Gametrailers gave the game Best First Person Shooter, Best Graphics and Best Trailer.