UPDATE:
It is done! The GAF 2013 E3 Bingo Card Generator is now up and running . I've made it a little trickier than it was - I didn't feel we were using enough of the 3-pointer entries - so hopefully it's still playable! Enjoy the bingo cards.
It's currently set to default to normal-difficulty Microsoft, since that's the first in line.
ORIGINAL POST
There's a week to E3, and that means it's time to get prepped for Bingo!
At the past few E3s - along with occasional special events - I've been working on iterating and improving an automatic bingo card generator:
http://bit.ly/ihNrlx - E3 2011
http://bit.ly/KG7vFM - E3 2012 (later expanded to include Playstation Meeting 2013)
You can use the dropdown at the bottom to pick which specific card category you want.
So... it's time to do that again.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsNAZK7Ar0lJdFpEWTJMMF85dXNBSjJiYUNwYkdnVUE&usp=sharing
That's my google docs spreadsheet for 2013. Note the tabs at the bottom representing different conferences. I've only been through it briefly, taking last year's list and removing a few that are no longer relevant, adding a few that spring to mind, but there's ample scope for more, which is where you all come in.
On each conference page you can add text to fill possible spaces for the bingo; you can add in associated imagery if you want, or volunteer to make one if you don't have time right now, and you can rate the difficulty of that space being hit - take 1's as 'I'd be surprised if they didn't' and 3's as 'I'd be *very* surprised if they did'. And 5's as "Nope, not gonna happen". Internally those are used to balance out the card so even though it's randomly-generated, each line *should* be roughly equally difficult to hit.
I'll do some editing over the week and next weekend, I should be able to release a card generator for 2013.
Of course, if you don't want to do that, here's a great place for displaying your own cards. I've pinched the template from last year's E3 Bingo thread if you want to work from that:
(Credit to BY2K for that ol' warhorse)
A quick tip to keep the spirit of bingo alive: Here's the card layouts I use internally in my generator to ensure all lines are roughly balanced:
EASY:
HARD:
They're not perfect - each of them has one line that's a little tougher to get than the others - but it's the best I could do while still making them feel achievable (well, the easy one, anyway!). If you try to stick with that sort of layout when making your own cards, you should end up with something nicely-balanced.
Edit: Good start. I'd set the spreadsheet viewable but not editable. Fixed now.
It is done! The GAF 2013 E3 Bingo Card Generator is now up and running . I've made it a little trickier than it was - I didn't feel we were using enough of the 3-pointer entries - so hopefully it's still playable! Enjoy the bingo cards.
It's currently set to default to normal-difficulty Microsoft, since that's the first in line.
ORIGINAL POST
There's a week to E3, and that means it's time to get prepped for Bingo!
At the past few E3s - along with occasional special events - I've been working on iterating and improving an automatic bingo card generator:
http://bit.ly/ihNrlx - E3 2011
http://bit.ly/KG7vFM - E3 2012 (later expanded to include Playstation Meeting 2013)
You can use the dropdown at the bottom to pick which specific card category you want.
So... it's time to do that again.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsNAZK7Ar0lJdFpEWTJMMF85dXNBSjJiYUNwYkdnVUE&usp=sharing
That's my google docs spreadsheet for 2013. Note the tabs at the bottom representing different conferences. I've only been through it briefly, taking last year's list and removing a few that are no longer relevant, adding a few that spring to mind, but there's ample scope for more, which is where you all come in.
On each conference page you can add text to fill possible spaces for the bingo; you can add in associated imagery if you want, or volunteer to make one if you don't have time right now, and you can rate the difficulty of that space being hit - take 1's as 'I'd be surprised if they didn't' and 3's as 'I'd be *very* surprised if they did'. And 5's as "Nope, not gonna happen". Internally those are used to balance out the card so even though it's randomly-generated, each line *should* be roughly equally difficult to hit.
I'll do some editing over the week and next weekend, I should be able to release a card generator for 2013.
Of course, if you don't want to do that, here's a great place for displaying your own cards. I've pinched the template from last year's E3 Bingo thread if you want to work from that:
(Credit to BY2K for that ol' warhorse)
A quick tip to keep the spirit of bingo alive: Here's the card layouts I use internally in my generator to ensure all lines are roughly balanced:
EASY:
Code:
Medium Easy Easy Medium Medium
Easy Easy Medium Medium Medium
Easy Medium FREE Medium Easy
Medium Medium Medium Easy Easy
Medium Medium Easy Easy MediumHARD:
Code:
Medium Stinker Easy Easy Easy
Easy Easy Medium Hard Hard
Medium Easy FREE Medium Hard
Medium Medium Medium Hard Easy
Hard Easy Hard Easy MediumThey're not perfect - each of them has one line that's a little tougher to get than the others - but it's the best I could do while still making them feel achievable (well, the easy one, anyway!). If you try to stick with that sort of layout when making your own cards, you should end up with something nicely-balanced.
Edit: Good start. I'd set the spreadsheet viewable but not editable. Fixed now.
