tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716059104678276751.post7775007159620888351..comments2024-01-26T02:54:48.716-08:00Comments on Exiled Here: The Dustbowl FracasGranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241948588788333431noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716059104678276751.post-34323174242359080222011-12-14T07:02:40.847-08:002011-12-14T07:02:40.847-08:00AJ: I appreciate your input and agree with a lot o...AJ: I appreciate your input and agree with a lot of what you wrote. I knew Crop Rotation couldn't be extricated verbatim from the original, but it has always been a powerful and highly entertaining card for my players so I wanted to see what I could do.<br /><br />Currently it is too cheap to manipulate - a purely price tweak could fix it. Maybe it needs more. I need to test it to figure out how to fix it, but I don't see it as sacred and I'll throw it away if need be.<br /><br />For two player, crop rotation skips the other player's turn, which isn't useless. But, I am not bringing that feature over from Farmageddon. This may be a 3+ player only feature. That alone may kill it.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241948588788333431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716059104678276751.post-50134885820653804462011-12-14T06:26:24.605-08:002011-12-14T06:26:24.605-08:00I worry a little bit about the outcome of the game...I worry a little bit about the outcome of the game (mostly in a 4 player game) being potentially decided by "crop rotations by default" In other words, if players have nothing left to spend on so they just switch the direction. Being on the wrong end of these can lead to a player having a number of turns less than his opponents.<br /><br />it should be noted reversing play is pointless in a two player game. Organized Chaos actually has a Reverse Card, but I added another concurrent ability to give it at least a little value in a 2-player (and up) game. Basically, you reverse play AND may not be the target of any cards until your next turn. This can be strategic and powerful in some situations. Have you thought about sort of an added effect to rotation?Van Ryder Gameshttp://www.vanrydergames.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716059104678276751.post-74570080233068295272011-11-29T08:54:25.041-08:002011-11-29T08:54:25.041-08:00Hi Phil --
In Dustbowl Fracas there are currently...Hi Phil --<br /><br />In Dustbowl Fracas there are currently 11 types of Action cards. I think I have a lot of solid cards for Scoring/Purchasing combos. However, I think there is a deficiency in both offensive and defensive cards. To truly make this work as a dbg, I think I need to up the strategy and give players some combos for this. I'll be pondering these through playtesting.<br /><br />There are 4 Crop types, identical to Farmageddon. Each one requires different amounts of fertilizer, pays out more, and has a unique ability.<br /><br />There are 4 Building Types.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241948588788333431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716059104678276751.post-59068432578125835442011-11-29T02:39:35.395-08:002011-11-29T02:39:35.395-08:00Dustbowl Fracas looks interesting. The 'weedi...Dustbowl Fracas looks interesting. The 'weeding out' mechanic of scoring sounds great; deck streamlining needs to be in more DBGs. Mark me down for 'Keep me posted'. : ]<br /><br />How many action card types are there? And how many other buildings and crops do you have in your notes?<br /><br />And, now that I've finally read the rules for Farmageddon, I needs to play it.<br /><br />Best,<br />PhilPhil Kilcreasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670647849301364282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6716059104678276751.post-60259039428437385012011-11-27T16:41:35.825-08:002011-11-27T16:41:35.825-08:00I'm in for a penny on this one. If you can suc...I'm in for a penny on this one. If you can successfully weave Farmageddon's sensibilities into an interactive deckbuilder, you'll have a solid basis for a hit. Looking forward to seeing more design notes as you playtest.Chris K.http://www.dicehateme.comnoreply@blogger.com