This automated sim horse game is NOT for beginners or for those with no funds to use for up-grading their account. This is one automated sim game where it IS mandatory to read the rules and FAQ completely before you even think about starting to play or you will be completely lost.
Now that the disclaimer is up, Some Horse Game is a fun game, it is a very addicting game and a challenging game. The layout is colorful and easy to navigate, everything you need is at your fingertips. Game play can be complex, you need to keep up with the seasons to know when to breed, you need to actively train your horse(s) otherwise you risk serious injury to your horse(s), you need to keep up vet and farrier on your horse(s) (again risking injury), there's rules about showing horses that are strict. Many rules, many things to keep up on.
The owner of Some Horse Game has lots of experience with running automated sim games, SHG (Some Horse Game) is a very sophisticated automated game with realistic artificial genetics (color tests and genetic disorder tests). However the owner has a very short fuse when it comes to people who will not read the rules, FAQ, or simply search the forum for answers to their questions. Do I blame the owner for being frustrated in that regard? No I don't, I'm sympathetic to the owner. (Heck, just now I had to look up rules for a question that I had).
I have played SHG since it started, and love the challenge of it (just injured 8 horses while breeding yesterday, oppss). There are several levels of membership, white ribbon, yellow ribbon, red ribbon, blue ribbon, and silver platter. Once you sign up for an account you are white ribbon, you can't sell horses, very limited options for playing (designed for an 'intro' to the game), yellow ribbon you have a little more options, you can show in fun shows, red ribbon you have full access to breed/show horses and sell horses, you have a bunkhouse where you can hire a barn manager (no more stressing about vetting/farrier, it's done for you). Blue ribbon accounts are like red ribbons however you have more turns and more breedings, more imports, more horses that can show per game month, and hired hands: groomers, exercise riders, and trainers for your horses (auto-training/grooming). Silver platter accounts are occasionally auctioned off for real money, they're basically blue ribbon accounts with extra money, and extra goodies added. I would suggest anyone joining SHG up-grade to at least a red ribbon account, it's well worth the annual price, plus you have full access to the site and help to support running a well designed game.
So in conclusion, SHG is a fantastic, well designed and run automated sim horse game that is for experienced horse simmers who aren't afraid of looking up things on their own and up to a challenge. It's a challenge worth accepting, and SHG is certainly a thinking person's automated sim game and can be fun when approached properly, if not, it's frustrating.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
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I like the game, but I really dislike Bran's attitude. Especially when it's under the user name of Customer Service. While the old adage of "customer is always right" isn't necessarily true; there's no reason to act all high & mighty either.
The game was fun, but the owner is mentally unstable. She will throw the fact that she has Asperger's at anyone who questions her, and will blame her snotty attitude on the fact that she has Asperger's. Now, I have Asperger's as well, but I don't use it as an excuse to make up for a shitty attitude. She also says that she is logical, but as evidence by a recent conversation I had with her, her logic is severely lacking. She does get over-emotional and irrational, despite her claims that she does not. If you decide to play, use caution, and whatever you do, don't get on Branik's bad side.
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