I really need to figure out how this stupid blog thing works. I tried to copy and paste an email, and it turns out weird, stretching sentences to the full width of the column among other things I couldn’t seem to change.
Anyway I get an email about a month ago telling me to “cease and desist” distributing the Mac dashboard widget I made for using the copyrighted name ” TRIPLE YAHTZEE”. I never really did anything about it because Apple pulled the widget off their site, but I got a new email this morning so I decided to pull my front page down until I can get around to changing the name and graphics of my widget. How does “Triple Nazi” sound?
I’m giving this game away for free, not charging anything, and these guys come after me. Boo on them. Oh well, eventually I’ll get around to changing the name and stuff and putting it back out there. Until then, any alternate spelling or naming ideas are welcome.
Peace out.
Triple Yahtzee is my favorite game of all time, thanks for the Widget. Looking forward to the Leopard Version. I Like Triple Nazi. Thanks again.
Travis
Triple Yacht-C?
Triple EEot-C?
I Love the game, thanks so much for it, bro. I like triple yacht-C…..good idea uurf
Yahtzee3 (superscript 3) as in cubed… or a mundane Yahtzee III… or TWFKATY (the widget formerly knows as Triple Yahtzee)… or mayby I should stop now and get back to work
Marc
(Triple Nazi works, but I imagine it would not do well in Germany.)
That explains why I couldn’t find it on the list after I did the Leopard upgrade (I knew I shouldn’t have done a clean install upgrade) – my 2 cents Yaht-zzz
i love this widget. like gcusm, i just did a clean install of leopard and went looking for this widget. it’s the only widget i use and i use it daily!
it’s sad that you had to take it down. is it still available on the web somewhere?
not too keen on the nazi in the name, tho i understand the sentiment.
Hi! I absolutely love this game! I play it all the time! Thanks so much for making it (PS can you add a Pink background to the colors?
Also, I was just playing the game and I went to the i and saw the About Me, which I had never noticed, I just read it and it blessed my heart! That is such a wonderful verse, and so great a reminder of how flawed I am, but in that frailty of mine I see how strong and graceous God is! Congrats on the game, and thank you for your honest voice as a Christian, its awesome to see that even in the creation of a game you can give the glory to God 
Blessings,
Jill
PS how about 3Zee
It’s my favourite time-killer. We’re all addicted at home. Is there a blog or a site where people have entered their highest scores?
I love this widget but when I went to Apple’s Widget site to load it onto my other Mac, I was disappointed when I couldn’t find it. Disappointing how aggressive corporations get about their precious branding. Name consideration — Yahootzee … if you have folks banging on your door over name usage, why not invite some others into the game?
I am a tribal missionary and love this widget. We really don’t have a lot to do at nights around here. Anyway, can’t wait for the update. Mine is still working, although some of the boxes like “New Game” and “Undo” are a bit distorted, but nothing that will stop me from playing. Thanks.
Just like everyone else, I didn’t save the widget when I installed a new hard-drive! I went looking for your widget and couldn’t find it! I want it back! Can yu get it to us? How about Triple Yahdget? Close, but not TOO close! Please! Get it back up there soon!
I loved Triple Yahtzee for Mac OS 9. It doesn’t work any more for OS X 10.5. I liked being able to do at least 2 players. Somehow my wife always got all the Yahtzees, though!
Thanks so much for this wonderful widget and for all the work you put in it to make it such a good one, too.
What about Triple Dice?
Triple Nazi doesn’t really appeal to me, the terrible Nazi crimes should not be forgotten, but I don’t want to be reminded by a game I like o play every day.
Hope to see your widget (which I luckily saved before a clean install of Leopard) soon back at Apples Site!
Hi. I’m the youngest of the three daughters of the inventor of Triple Yahtzee, Herman Max Siegel, may his memory be blessed. It’s heart-warming to see that you’ve made it accessible to more people. Thank you.
One of my older sisters, Kathy, was helping him create a hand-held, computerized version right before he died of cancer in 1982, but they didn’t get it finished. Kathy’s a linguist, not a game designer, and so it was just a last act of love.
Be well.
— Sarah Siegel
I was amiss when I could not find it anywhere.
Good thing it is on the other 4 macs I have so I can just copy it over onto my laptop I just upgraded to 10.4.11 from 10.3.9
Many hours playing TY.
get it back up and running. This is an interesting story you have.
peace
Never heard of it before, but after reading this can say with assurance, that it’s a point of great interest and fun for me
Thank’s God I’ve found your program on a russian site.
After an upgrade, your fantastic Yahtzee widget went away with my old computer
I’ve spent all free time during last summer cruise playing your Yahtzee
Please change name, but redistribute!
Thanks Again
Luca
Good thing I had it on one of my computers, I just transfered it over.
I like uurf’s Triple Yacht-C. I cannot see why they would have trouble with that name, since one cannot copy write the word Yacht.
or just Triple Dice. No one would know what it is right off the bat, but hey, no name issues.
What’s in a name anyway? (sarcasm)
Anyway, a great widget.
Was wondering, when the new name was coming, I have a scene in an indie movie that someone is suppose to be working on a laptop, but is playing a game, and I would like to use this one.
– gmd at Aria Pictures
If this widget doesn’t run on leopard then I have no reason to upgrade. I would die without my Triple Yahtzee!
you need to port this to an iphone app pronto! it’s my all-time favorite widget! i love it.
What is the latest on the Triple Yahtzee widget. I have it on my old computer, but want to download it on my new Mac.
Darn! Just when I find what looks like a good-sounding triple yahtzee game! I personally question whether Yahtzee itself is trademarkable (isn’t it an old name for a game that existed before anyone was concerned with copyrights and such?)
I suggest instead of “Triple Nazi” using “Triple Yazi.” And I hereby relinquish all claims to said title!
Where can I find the game? The link seems to be broken.
http://www.mattgoodwin.com/tripleyahtzee/tripleyahtzeev10.zip
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