Qualifying Race

I have the next game up and running with a working prototype. A new board was made and then immediately got phased out, strictly cards right now (which make a faux board)

never even got to be playtested...

Pictured here is the Initial setup for a 4 player game.

Now here are the updated rules too.

Rolling Start!

Ok, so I know Adrago isn't done yet (in the annoying fine tuning stage) but in the process of working on it I've had a few different ideas for another game. I've managed to be focused so far but this most recent idea (mixed with a chunk of free time where I couldn't work on Adrago) seemed like a really fun and easy to develop game (with much fewer components than Adrago)

So in Cyborg Rally (working title) players take part in a futuristic rollerderby/motorball type event. Players race around a randomly built track fighting for control over a ball. Whoever has the most points after a certain number of laps (how many times the ball passes the finish line, not each player) wins. Players get points for holding the ball as they cross the finish line, number of their completed laps, taking part in fight, etc...

Playtesting

Just a quick update before bed.

Finished a full game of the latest version of Adrago. This is one of the first full games that have been played that didn't just devolve into a "fix-it" session. There were still plenty of things learned in the process though.


As I haven't explained the current rules most of this won't be of interest except for me...


The Good
had a really close end game score (70 vs 72)
There seemed to be a good bit of acceleration
A variety of options to succeed
A decent flow and repetition of gameplay


The BadAdvisors need to get bumped up in importance and ease of implementation
There are too many"free" action, especially when dealing with movement
 Still need to tweak the endgame parameters slightly

The Ugly
staying up late playing the game and having to get up early for work tomorrow

I would love to get this blog caught up to where I am in the actual rules and revisions but too busy right now...

First Draft

In this entry you will find a very loose description of the early game more detail on rules will be found in future posts (partly because the rules have changed so much from past versions)

My game started with a focus on area control and ability management. The game starts with several smaller boards being joined together and a few obstacles and areas of interest added in.

A look at a larger 6 player board

The green area in the center is 3 different "starting" boards, depending on the number of players there are additional square boards are added (represented by different colors) On the colored player boards everyone would take turns placing 1 large mountain range, 1 small mountain range, and one treasure. After setup players would take turns adding either positive or negative items to the row or column to effect each castle in that row or column.