Question about Somnium

FurryRage

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Yeah, I know it has already been answered, but I can't find anything on the forum
I came a few months ago to grab info on the somnium game, but now, I can't find any of these topics :confused:

Anyway, here is the info I'd like to get again and maybe see updated :

Will somnium ever be released as a stand alone mini game? Would be damn great to be able to play it with a friend without having to launch civ IV. I remember the answer was no, but I'd like anyone to confirm anyway, I still have hope that someday... :)

If not, is there anyway to get the card pictures in a nice .rar/.7z? Otherwise, how can I rip them from the civ files and where do I find them? I already tried last time and failed :s

And last, I remember there was a topic linking to one of the illustrators deviant art page (pui mun) and she was talking about releasing a deck
Though it's all foggy, and when I went back today, there was only traces of her tarot deck, no somnium anywhere
Did I misread? (yeah probably) Is my memory playing tricks on me? Will there ever be one? (I don't think so since it would need the authors approval for that, but well, like I said, I'm still hoping)

Well, that's all for now, I kinda let it go last time, but today a friend reminded me of it and we played a few games, and now I want to try and find/make this game again, be it as a card deck or a computer game

Thank you for your time

EDIT : found one of the topics I answered last time in my profile, got the jpg files from it :)
still, my other questions still stand
 
I did, but the search engine found nothing :(
I knew they were here cause I already checked those several months ago
I just couldn't find them again now

And I searched for somnium and somnium cards
so really, I can't see why it didn't show me those topics in the search results
thanks anyway, now I'm good to go :)
 
Is there any way of playing it on a PC without CIV4 and without having to register on some strange Open ID thing that I have newer heard of?
 
I've been meaning to ask a question about Somnium...

Are there any known issues with it not adding up the point scores correctly? I've had situations where I've obviously managed to gather more points than the points I've been awarded and I've looked through the instructions for a game mechanic to explain that without any success.

Is there a known bug? Do your AI opponents "Cheat?"

(I'm not talking about having cards taken away. I'm talking about the actual point totals for individual hands.. they're just not always adding up right if the instructions and the description of play is written correctly.)
 
I haven't seen any Somnium bugs, and I've never seen the points tallied incorrectly. You only get points for the highest-value card you possess in each suit. So, for example, if you have the 5 of Cups and the 3 of Dragons and you collect the 7 of Cups and the 6 of Dragons your score will increase by 5, not 13.
 
The AI doesn't cheat (though sometimes I feel cheated when it manages to get all 3 fools!!!).

Im not aware of any somnium bugs.
 
I haven't seen any Somnium bugs, and I've never seen the points tallied incorrectly. You only get points for the highest-value card you possess in each suit. So, for example, if you have the 5 of Cups and the 3 of Dragons and you collect the 7 of Cups and the 6 of Dragons your score will increase by 5, not 13.

Hmmm.. I'll have to read the rules again as I may have missed that you only get points for the differences between the largest card you possess in a suit and the next larger card you have drawn in that suit. That's probably my mistake. I'll doublecheck though, just to be sure.
 
I lose >90 of my Somnium games, because the Ai is so smart to know, which cards are still available (and i often cannot remember exactly, so i have to guess).
So stupid the AI in FFH might be, in Somnium it is godlike!
 
I don't know. I win about 60-70% of my games.
Its all about practice. With time you get the feeling of how to play it, when to stop and when to keep drawing.
 
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