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Monday, November 5, 2012

Update Equipment Cards

Changes for the new combat system

  1. The number you need to roll is in large print on the equipment card, rather than calculated using a number there and on the animal disk.
  2. The damage the weapon does is in hearts, rather than a number and an icon.

Graphic Design Updates

  1. The information you need while hunting is larger, and in a contrast color (white)
  2. The number of dice you roll is right next to the number you need to make
  3. The cards themselves are smaller, 1.75" x 2.5", so they'll take up less space on the table (equipment is never held in your hand in this game)
  4. Font sizes are unified, only two now (9pt and 13pt)
  5. The cost is labeled, so you don't have to match the symbol on the score track to figure out what it means.
  6. The name of the item has been deemphasized in favor of having the largest possible photo.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Simplified Animal Disk

deadly boar disk
Here is an updated deadly animal disk. I've removed a bunch of numbers and symbols since equipment now handles the "what you need to roll" side of combat. Numeric life values have been replaced with hearts, and the meat and hide trade values have been moved up top.

Also, based on popular request, I've added a red ring around the deadly animals. This may not hold up well in the printing process, which is why I didn't do it before, but it's worth a shot. It may be more of a crescent shape than a ring, depending on cutter accuracy. But The Game Crafter has been getting better and better, so I'll take the risk.

Any feedback before I apply this throughout all the diagrams in the rulebooks? I'm still trying to come up with good icons for meat and hide, I almost decided to write out the full words in tiny text.

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Notes from Sixty-ninth Playtest

Two player game with Cybil.

What we tried


  1. Simplified combat math - roll the number on the weapon,
  2. Animals don't move when wounded by weapon or torch,
  3. Don't collect new your new goal until re-spawning that character.

Conclusion

I like this new combat system. Not having to do any math speeds play along. Weapons are still variable power relative to each other, each weapon is just more similar to itself when hunting different animals.

Next Steps

I'm going to update the graphic design on the animal tiles so that there are hearts for life, removing 2 numbers (3 digits) from each.
I'll also update the equipment cards to a smaller size which will fit better on the table.
Lastly, I'll update the rules. I'll get to trim out a bunch (with these changes I've even removed the knife). Once it's been proofread again I'll update the game on Game Crafter.