We've just updated Game Pixies with an unofficial SET variation called MetaSET.
We were introduced to MetaSET by a fellow SET geek at our local games night - the mechanics of the game work in the same way as SET, but the rules for identifying groups of cards are different. If you find SET a bit too easy, or want a new challenge, then give it a try. We have added some instructions to introduce you to the basic concept. You should probably know how to play SET first before doing this.
I was just having a dig around in the Wikipedia history for Set - at some point there was a list of SET variations on the page (removed because it was considered "made up"). In this list, MetaSET is called Super-Set. The SET website itself also lists some interesting variations.
You can play MetaSET on Gamepixies by visiting the main SET page and you'll see a new section there. Note that you'll only see it if you're using the new version of SET.
I hope you enjoy the new addition. It's multiplayer only at the moment, but we may make a time trial version in the near future.
3 comments:
Hi,
This version of the game is very interesting, so thanks for introducing it to us.
As a side note, it looked like this game wasn't going to work, as I'd previously had trobule with the 'new version' of set on this website, but now both are working wonderfully.
Thanks again for the site, and all its games.
Hi,
Thanks for your comments - really glad you're enjoying MetaSET, and the site in general. It's always good to get nice feedback!
Hel
When students at my school became capable of finding sets very quickly, I developed what I called C.P. Set (Complementary Pairs) to slow them down a bit. It's the same as MetaSet, so I defer to the established name here.
With a little practice, my playing speed at MetaSet with 12 cards on the board became roughly equal to my speed at regular Set, but I've found that MetaSet also plays quite well with only 9 cards on the board. (Playing Set with only 9 cards stalls too often, but I have not yet encountered a 9 card board without a MetaSet. I haven't yet made a serious investigation of MetaSet probabilites, but I'm curious.)
I find it significantly more challenging to play with only 9 cards on the board, roughly doubling the amount of time (13 vs. 7 min.) it takes to play through the deck.
It's also possible to extend this idea to another unoffical version I call S.o.S. (Set of Sets.) The object is to find 3 pairs of cards (6 cards in all), where the complementary cards of each pair would combine to form a set. These S.o.S.'s have some interesting characterisics, including the fact that you can change the pairing of the 6 cards and still have an S.o.S.
I find S.o.S. the most difficult version, even with 12 cards on the board.
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