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Okay, so this goes out to everyone who's had a hand in playing at the dorms or involved in one way or another in our town of Hensonville, be it via gameplay or their unified fanfic stories. Because participation's been a touch withdrawn, I thought how can we make it more involved again? Well, there are at least two possibilities.

Let me say that neither of these WILL NOT replace the main dorms/town thread at the MC forums, but rather help supplement it.
1 An MC Hensonville game could be created for play on Facebook. You could log on as a player, get X amount of money for signing, then get Y incremental amount for doing jobs at various places in town. The money you earn would go towards buying items or renting rooms in the new MC Dorm apartment-styled townhouses. We could have a "Battle" feature that could be either facing off a squadron of goblins in underground passages, or running all the way past 5 or so non-descript Muppet monsters in the town's park. The more money you get, the more items or chores or properties you'd be able to unlock and interact with. My hope would be, that if this gets done, and I have 0 knowledge in setting it up, is that it could eventually generate itself and keep fresh by adding special competitions or events for particular holidays/happenings throughout the year. This could help to then foster post activity in the main thread on the forums.

2 Another route that could be taken is to have our own MC Hensonville site, something on the level of MC Jr., MopFam, or even Sex & Violence places. We could have individual threads for the individual establishments, substories, special events, and any fics that might evolve out of that. Course, it could happen that one forum's dorm/town activity overtake the other's so yeah, I'm still tinkering with the possibility.

Nothing's set in stone yet and I'm willing to listen to see how we can make it fun for all and get greater participation once again, though I can't rully force anyone who decides to join us to play... That's a choice everyone has to make for themselves.

Well, I've said my piece... Now sit back and enjoy as I turn it to RedPiggy for the next part of the presentation, detailing the town's newer 2010 layout.
*Takes seat as Kelly begins.
 

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LOL, hang on, hang on, I'm typing it up now ... uh, what was Casa Brandon for?
 

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Casa Brandon? That's Nora's family's home.
 

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And while she types, I shall play my harmonica.
 

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So, is this where I'm putting the map and brochures and description of Hensonville, or is this where I'm typing up my thoughts on the Hensonville Facebook game?
 

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So, is this where I'm putting the map and brochures and description of Hensonville, or is this where I'm typing up my thoughts on the Hensonville Facebook game?


Yes. *Small laugh. *Waits for Kells to start the town tour.
 

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Sheesh, all of it? Well, all y'all twiddle your thumbs for a bit. I'm progressing with the retyping of the descriptions. I'll put those and the map link up first, and then the thoughts for a Facebook game. My brochures will be done today and over the weekend, depending on how much time I can squeeze away from the dogs.
 

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Is okay Kelly, we've got time. *Leaves mug of hot choc for her while she works.
*Squirts Bo with the ol' sprinklerhead in the ceiling above. Thanks Pin.
 

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HENSONVILLE, 2010

Click HERE for the map.

There are four main highways in Hensonville, all drawn in red on the map and all extending beyond the town’s borders. The western vertical highway, a quarter east of the map edge, is Muppeteer Motorway, with Exit 123 leading to Sesame Street at the very top of the map. The eastern vertical highway, a quarter west of the map edge, is Henson Highway. The northern horizontal highway, a quarter down from the map edge, is Puppeteer Parkway. The southern horizontal highway, a quarter up from the map edge, is ABC Artery.

Addresses increase from west to east and from north to south. Everything above Puppeteer Parkway is 1-99. Between Puppeteer Parkway and ABC Artery is 100-299, with the exception of 98 and the Dorms Subdivision. Everything below ABC Artery is 300-399.

The map should be 8 inches by 8 inches when printed out. That means every square quarter inch is an acre, defined here as 209 feet by 209 feet. Hensonville is now roughly a square mile or 32 square acres. Each house has a footprint of 104 feet by 69 feet, offering some decent yard space on half-acre lots. Houses can have multiple floors if you want, adding more room if needed. Otherwise, the general floor plan for a one-story house is a garage leading to a utility room, a master bedroom with master bathroom, a small living room, four more rooms for roomies or office space or whatever, another bathroom, and a kitchen/dining area.

Shopping District
The Shopping District is in the upper left corner, framed by Muppeteer Motorway on the right and Puppeteer Parkway on the bottom. On the far left of the map is a vertical street, Heather Heights, which starts at the top of the map and ends on Marty Robinson Street just north of Puppeteer Parkway. The northern horizontal street is Chris Serf Street, which extends from the western edge of the map halfway through the north-central Museum District. The southern horizontal street is Marty Robinson Street which extends from the western edge of the map to just shy of the eastern edge of the map. Both horizontal streets have exits onto Muppeteer Motorway. There is park land at the northern edge, at the corner of Heather Heights and Marty Robinson Street. There is a park with a lake in its center from Chris Serf Street and Marty Robinson Street between Cold Comforts and Prell Lane.

X-Cade Marks the Spot (3 Heather Heights) A fun spot with arcade and carnival games inside the carnival-themed building.
House of EM Comic Shop (5 Heather Heights) A jazz-themed comic shop.
Mae Wong's Chinese Take-Out (7 Heather Heights) An elegant fast-food restaurant with Eastern decorations.
Bat Bolt & Skull Toy Shop (9 Heather Heights) A spooky store with ivy-covered stone walls and half-rotten sales kiosks.

Kermit & Piggy's Honeymoon Retreat (2 Chris Serf Street) A romantic set of six bedrooms with an indoor cozy park setting in the center.
Tuxedo Times Junction (4 Chris Serf Street) A classy clothes store featuring male formalwear.
Bridal Beauty Gowns (6 Chris Serf Street) A ritzy boutique focusing on female formalwear.

Rock & Roll Deli (22 Marty Robinson Street) A 50s retro diner-like environment, complete with jukebox.
Lord Grade Avenue Theater (24 Marty Robinson Street) A well-furnished small theater.
Cold Comforts (26 Marty Robinson Street) A bright and cheery ice cream shop.

Museum District

The Museum District is north of Puppeteer Parkway, in between Muppeteer Motorway and Henson Highway. On the west side, just east of Muppeteer Motorway, is Prell Lane, which extends from the northern edge of the map to Marty Robinson Street. At the end of Chris Serf Street starts Hunt Boulevard, which is a vertical street that extends from Chris Serf Street to Maury Street in South Hensonville. Off of Hunt Boulevard to the east, halfway between Chris Serf Street and Marty Robinson Street is Mullen Terrace, which extends from Hunt Blvd to just shy of Henson Highway. There is park land from the northern edge of the map to Marty Robinson Street, from the Museum of Impossible Technologies and the Enchanted Exhibition Hall to Hunt Blvd. There is park land on the left, back, and right sides of the Muppet Museum of Art.

Museum of Impossible Technologies (8 Chris Serf Street) A modern museum specializing in futuristic and sci-fi devices.

Muff 'YN' Fluff Bakery (11 Prell Lane) A small bakery reminiscent of the warm colors of Momma’s kitchen.
Enigma Lane Theater Supply (13 Prell Lane) A fanciful shop selling masks and costumes and props.
Casa Brandon (15 Prell Lane) Nora’s family’s house.

The Enchanted Exhibition Hall (28 Marty Robinson Street) A mystical museum of fairy, goblin, and other magical lore.

Muppet Museum of Art (42 Mullen Terrace) A fun and colorful art exhibit.

Mallory Gallery (50 Marty Robinson Street) An upscale museum focusing on expensive objects.
Fairytale Pharmacy (52 Marty Robinson Street) A place to get organic, natural, mystical, homeopathic medicines and charms.
Froggon Heart Firefighters Tower (54 Marty Robinson Street) When there’s a fire, they hop to it! Includes a tower for firefighting practice on the side.

Housing District
The Housing District, used for folks who don’t feel the whole college mood, is in the upper right corner of the map, bordered by Henson Highway on the left and Puppeteer Parkway on the bottom. There is room for two subdivisions, but as of this post there is only the eastern subdivision of Hispaniola, taken from Muppets Treasure Island and is located just north of the Lake Hensonville and the Docks District. The Hispaniola subdivision is north of Marty Robinson Street. The western vertical road is Goelz Pathway and stops roughly halfway to the northern border. The easter vertical road is Clash Corner and stops at the same level as Goelz Pathway. Connecting the two roads horizontally at their northern stopping points is Moss Street.

Goelz Pathway (houses on eastern side): 80, 81, 82, and 83
Moss Street (houses on northern side): 70, 71, 72, and 73
Clash Corner (houses on western side): 90, 91, 92, and 93

West Hensonville District
This district encompasses the western part of Hensonville, in between Puppeteer Parkway and ABC Artery. About an acre’s width from the western edge of the map is West Henson Street, which extends vertically from Marty Robinson Street to halfway down the district, ending at Ganz-Cooney Street. About an acre’s width west of Muppeteer Motorway is Oznowitz Drive, which extends vertically from Marty Robinson Street and stops shy of Ganz-Cooney Street, with a driveway into a parking lot for the northern half of the University of Hensonville campus. Halfway down West Henson and Oznowitz is a horizontal Sahlin Trail, which connects the two vertical streets only. Ganz-Cooney Street is just below the halfway point of the district, extending from the western border all the way to just shy of Lake Hensonville. There is a railroad track that comes in from the northwest corner of the district, across West Henson Street, and continues vertically down out of the district below ABC Artery. East of the tracks, south of Ganz-Cooney Street, on the district’s midline is Brill Drive, which extends from Ganz-Cooney Street to just shy of ABC Artery. East of that, next to Muppeteer Motorway, is Carroll Street, which is similar in length to Brill Drive and also starts at Ganz-Cooney, ending with a driveway to a large parking lot for the southern half of the University of Hensonville campus.

Fran's Fragrant Flowers (101 W. Henson Street) A lovely floral shop with a serene environment.
Beth's Clock Shop (103 W. Henson Street) A shop specializing in traditional and modern time pieces.
Jim's Coffee House (105 W. Henson Street) A friendly wi-fi enabled place to hang out and drink some java.

Prop-Up Workshop (98 Sahlin Trail) A large workshop that specializes in building props and set-pieces for the University and the various theaters throughout Hensonville.

Upper Crust Bakery (111 Oznowitz Drive, east side) An upscale bakery for all the overpriced confections.
Coming Unbound Bookshop (113 Oznowitz Drive, east side) A large bookstore with lots of different types of books.
Penny Candyman Sweets Shop (115 Oznowitz Drive, west side) A small candy store sure to tickle your sweet tooth.
Muppet Theater (117 Oznowitz Drive, east side) Does it need introduction? The historic theater, site of The Muppet Show.

Hensonville Hooper's Store (201 Brill Drive) A neighborhood grocery store with a snack bar.
The Three Candles Library (203 Brill Drive) An intimate library where one can spend quiet hours reading.
Mail-It-In Computer Surplus (205 Brill Drive) A computer store that sells supplies and offers packaging and copying services.

Hensonville Observer (211 Carroll Street) A busy news office building for publishing newspapers and news websites.
KMUP TV Studios (213 Carroll Street) A television studio with hundreds of broadcast channels available, hoping to continue developing holographic broadcasts.

University of Hensonville District
This is the centerpiece of Hensonville, with the University of Hensonville on the left and the Dorms Subdivision and various other shops and stuff on the right. The northern campus has driveways to parking lots on the north side, leading to Marty Robinson Street across from Puppeteer Parkway. The northern campus is similar to the letter U. Each building is labeled with letters instead of numbers. The interior of this part of the campus has a 2-acre thick cross of park-like land with an oval lake in the center fed by a vertical southern stream that ends at the end of the park.

The "U"-shaped set consists of 5 buildings: A (Numbers) It is top left and contains classes for math, physics, algebra, geometry, trignometry, economics, and statistics; B (Words) It is top right and and contains classes for
literature, grammar, foreign languages, history, and journalism; C (Science) It is middle left and consists of classes/labs for microbiology, biology, anatomy and physiology, genetic manipulation, human nursing, non-human medicine, astronomy, geology, climatology, and engineering; D (Magic) It is middle right and contains classes for herbology, crystals, interdimensional maintenance, charms, incantations, and elemental magic; E (Arts) It is central bottom and contains classes/auditoriums for music, sculpture, dance, and graphic design.

The southern campus is south of Ganz-Cooney Street and has driveways to it. It is roughly like the capital letter H.

The buildings are vaguely like the letter H and are stadiums for sports or climate-controlled exercise environments in inclement weather.
F (Top left) consists of an ice rink and artifical skiing slope; G (Top right) consists of an indoor field for baseball/softball; H (Center middle) consists of a large pool; I (Bottom left) consists of an indoor football field; and J (Bottom right) consists of an indoor basketball field/skatepark.

On the northeastern side of this district is a set of three streets that form a Dorms District, for inhabitants who wish to take classes at the University of Hensonville. Each of the following streets extend from Hunt Blvd to just shy of Henson Highway. The sizes of the houses and lots are the same as the Housing District. The northern street is Chapman Court. The middle street is Mazzarino End. The bottom street of this subdivision is John Henson Plaza.

1-12 Chapman Court (north side)
13-24 Mazzarino End (south side)
25-36 John Henson Plaza (south side)

Below John Henson Plaza is Vogul Veranda, which extends similarly from Hunt Blvd to just shy of Henson Highway.

Dorm Poolhouse (100 Vogul Veranda) An acre-sized indoor poolhouse with shallow and deep ends, slides, diving boards, and Jacuzzis.
Dorm Commons (102 Vogul Veranda) An entertainment building with game rooms, lounges, and dining areas for parties.
Everybody Eats (104 Vogul Veranda) A family restaurant that serves anything you could possibly order.

South of Ganz-Cooney Street on the eastern side, below all the Dorms stuff:
Just north of ABC Artery is Whitmire Wharf, which extends east from Hunt Blvd to roughly halfway through East Hensonville.

Hensonville Mall (220 Ganz-Cooney Street, south side) Contains Party Madness Store, Smiling Mask Theater, FR Jewelers, Pinball Count Arcade, Deep Freeze Parlor, Fur and Fleece and Everything Neece Adoption Center, Christy's Bar and Grill, Bunsen-Burner Apothecary, and Manzano School Supplies.

Brief Cameo Townhouses (230 Whitmire Wharf) A temporary resting spot for Hensonville guests.
Hensonville Apartments (232 Whitmire Wharf) A temporary resting spot for Hensonville guests.

Nelson District

Bottom left of the map, bordered by ABC Artery at top and Muppeteer Motorway on the right. Maury Street is roughly an acre or two south of ABC Artery, stretching horizontally from the western border to the eastern border. The vertical railroad track ends at the station.

Nelson Square Station (300 Maury Street, south side) There is a large park-like area on the east side of the station.

South Hensonville District
This district is south of ABC Artery and in between Muppeteer Motorway and Henson Highway. On the western side, extending vertically south from Maury Street, is Cheryl Hill. On the eastern side, near Henson Highway, extending from Maury Street vertically south, is Lisa Henson Promenade. A park-like 2-acre-thick vertical strip is between Lisa Henson and Henson Hwy.

Phillip Casson High School (311 Cheryl Hill) A high school with both college-bound and vocational training.
Puppetry Workshop (313 Cheryl Hill) A large building with all sorts of materials to make every type of puppet available.

Rainbow Memories Cemetary (312 Maury Street) Smaller since the restoration of Hensonville, with a funeral home surrounded with a backwards capital L like grassy graveyard. It is very peaceful and serene.

Hensonville Police Department (321 Lisa Henson Promenade) The place for law-enforcement opportunities.
Stitch in Time Tailors (323 Lisa Henson Promenade) Will fit your clothes no matter what your body shape or size.
Juhl's Pizza Parlor (325 Lisa Henson Promenade) A rowdy rocking pizza parlor.
Muppeteer Convention Hall (327 Lisa Henson Promenade) A large building that functions for massive get-togethers.

East Hensonville District
This district is east of Henson Highway, in between Puppeteer Parkway and ABC Artery. The very eastern border has a shore for Lake Hensonville, with several docks and various nameless warehouses and seedy buildings. The western side, vertically, is East Henson Street, extending from Marty Robinson Street which is above Puppeteer Parkway but ends before Ganz-Cooney Street. The eastern vertical street, just west of the Docks area, is Rudman Range, which is even shorter than East Henson Street. There is a large square park area south of Rudman Range.

Jane Nebel Theater (121 E. Henson Street) An upper-class theater.
Pigs in a Blanket Tanning Salon (123 E. Henson Street) Where to go if you want a bronze sheen.
Friendly's Restaurant (125 E. Henson Street) A café-like environment, selling sandwiches and salads.
Mr. Baseman's Basics Music Store (127 E. Henson Street) Where to find your groove thing.
Wardrobe Disasters Clothiers (129 E. Henson Street) For all your casual, sports, and outdoor wear needs.
House of the Rising Dim Sun Restaurant (131 E. Henson Street) A striking restaurant for your enjoyment.

All Around the World Amusement Park (234 Whitmire Wharf, next to the Docks)
Unfortunately, the parking lot is north of the amusement park and connects to Ganz-Cooney, but it's numbered as if it's Whitmire Wharf. Oh well. The park has rollercoasters, haunted houses, a variety of eating facilities, inflated bouncing houses, a musical stage, and a sculpture of Doozer Dome populated with statues of Doozers in the center.

Etcetera
You will notice the bottom right corner is empty. I’ve kept it this way to allow for growing potential.
THIS CONCLUDES THE DESCRIPTION OF HENSONVILLE, 2010.
 

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MC Hensonville -- Facebook Edition

*inhales*
I can't help but wonder if that School of Wizardry has permission for its Harry Potter game, but I think I have a theory of how they get away with it. For starters, it's not called Harry Potter or Hogwarts. The characters are cartoon avatars. I can't remember if the characters have names, but Dumbledore is named the Headmaster, so I bet the main characters are similarly "please don't sue me" named. So, with that in mind ...

My Facebook game idea crosses Castle Age with School of Wizardry.

Like School of Wizardry, you would choose a character, which would be a drawn whatnot. You would have a couple of male and female choices, all with their own strengths and weaknesses. I don't mean to favor anyone, but Vic's artwork I think would go well for character designs. You would have energy, stamina, health, attack, and defense stats.

Like yoville and other graphic-based games, you'd have two kinds of cash: cash and coins. Cash would be earned in Objectives, while coins would be earned in Competition with other users and in Income from locations owned. Cash would bank separately from coins to keep people from going broke from Competition.

Each Objective tab would be based on a district of Hensonville 2010. There would be three levels of mastery, though each Objective would be playable limitlessly. Each objective would earn either Cash or Items. The last objective on each tab would be a Boss fight, joinable by other users in your friends list for that game, like in Castle Age. Boss fights would be rewarded with rare items and Roommate slots.

For roommates, there would be a maximum of five and would be like the generals in Castle Age. Roommate slots would be earned via Boss Fights. You could "hire" or "fire" them at will, depending on the need for various objectives or stat requirements. Roommates would be grouped according to type. That way, you don't have to be stuck with certain members and can have some flexibility. Objectives could require a certain number or type of roommate.

Humor: Improves defense.
Fighter: Improves attack.
Musician: Improves health (for in Fraggle Rock, music literally keeps you alive)
Brains: Improves energy (for Objectives)

Now, since we want to avoid naughty little lawsuits, the characters will be obvious but will be named something else. Example (name, category):

Kermit = MC Frog, Humor/Musician
Fozzie = Funny Bear, Humor
Piggy = Diva Pig, Fighter/Musician
Teeth = Jazzman, Musician
Gonzo = Weirdo, Humor/Brains
Bunsen = Scientist, Brains
Pepe = Prawn, Humor
Animal = Mad Drummer, Fighter/Musician
Digit = Cyborg, Brains/Musician
Vicki = Personal Assistant, Humor/Brains
Flash = Mullet Idol, Musician
Count = Number Vamp, Humor/Musician
Super Grover = Monster Hero, Humor/Fighter
Ernie = Cool Guy, Humor/Musician
Hoots = Da Owl, Musician
Big Bird = Canary, Brains
Prairie Dawn = Valedictorian, Musician/Brains
Boober Fraggle = Worrywart, Brains/Musician
Red Fraggle = Star Athlete, Humor/Fighter
Mokey Fraggle = Artist, Brains
Mystic = Humming Guru, Brains/Musician
Skeksis = Buzzard Beak, Fighter
Sir Didymus = Fox Knight, Humor/Fighter
Ludo = Yeti, Musician
Hoggle = Jewel Junkie, Humor

Instead of battling or dueling, as that's not very Muppet-friendly, the tab for Competition would be more like Muppet Sports in context.

Bosses:

Jareth (Goblin King): Wants control of the University of Hensonville District and its magic lessons.

Doc Hopper (Bad Businessman): Wants control over Shopping District.

Nicky Holiday (Thieving Parasite): Wants to steal from the Museum District.

Rachel Bitterman (Golddigger): Wants to control Eastern Hensonville.

Sleaze Brothers (Dangerous Duo): Threatens to vandalize Southern Hensonville.
 
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