Notes from Eighty-sixth Playtest

Emi (playing blue) dominated her boyfriend Mondo (red)

What we tried

I took the Specialist goal for myself so that I could try a more difficult variant of the scoring:
1 point per set of 2 or more.
-or-
6 points per set of 3 or more, maximum 12 points.

I wanted to try a suicide strategy to get lots of goals, but that was incompatible with the Specialist goal, so it would have to wait for later.

Notes

The Gambler goal needed to be clarified to make it clear when to play it.

I told another playtester an opening strategy I had in mind which involved passing equipment back and forth between your characters as they went on suicide runs, but she wasn't playing seriously and didn't execute the strategy well.

Conclusion

The Specialist goal is much improved, you really have to work at it. Emi and Mondo, who have purchased their own copy of the game, enjoyed the improvements including the longer play and more powerful weapons.