Notes from Thirtieth Playtest!

Playtest 30

Played a three player game with Eddy, Dan, and myself.

Today's Rules:

1. Random Village placement based on start player roll.
2. Hunt or Gather prediction is a personal goal, you get 5 points if you score higher in the one you said.
3. Atlatl costs 4

Observations

• With personal goals (hunt or gather) you have a lot more control over your destiny, and so it shapes how you play the game.
• Random start seems cool, as does bigger board. Still want to see someone try a trailblazing to the far end of the board strategy. Also want to try irregularly shaped board spaces.
• Costs of equipment make for tough decisions. You get 5 points, but lots of things cost 3, and only Arrows cost 2, which can't be used by themselves. Pouches are expensive, but I think they should be.

Next Steps

1. Work on Exploration Tile distribution. Right now the numbers are balanced plant vs. animal values, but at the end of the game there are a bunch of animals on the board (they had been cleaned up in this photo.)
2. Design irregularly shaped board