Most important things we’re focused on at the moment:
Rules clarity. anything ambiguous, contradictory, or just dumb.
Balance. too hard, too easy, or about right? The porridge rating.
Fun. the big one. What got you on your feet? What made you decide it was time to change the cat litter? I need back-end of the bus bluntness.
The box you will get from Game Crafter should be pretty close to a production release, bar a range of minor graphic design permutations. Hopefully it all makes sense. However, it does not ship with rules and player aids.
Current Rules
Rules are all A4 format – apologies to those dedicated to the letter.
v0.13 Rules
Essential. 41 pages.. lots of pictures and biggish font for my decrepit eyes.
v0.13 Index/Glossary
Not essential but super useful. 4 pages.
v0.13 Player Aids
Very useful set of rule abbreviations. 12 poker cards. Am thinking I will include these in the final box, but open to feedback. Alternatively, you might prefer a 2 page cheat sheet.
v0.4 Learn To Play
The full tutorial walkthrough with worked examples. Also, check the living doc below.
Living document for v0.14 Rules available at Google Docs:
Living document for v0.4 Learn To Play available at Google Docs:
Posting Questions
If you have a question about the rules, lore, components, balance, anything at all really – just post a brand new topic in the #playtest category.
If possible, include a reference to the actual card – snap a photo and post that along with the question.
Have been working like a navvy to get the latest version of the rules out. Enjoy
PS. Am now working on a special Getting Started Guide that walks you through the tutorial. No need to wait for this… not sure I’ll have it in place before you all receive boxes in the mail.
I haven’t printed out 0.13 yet, but even from a quick glance of the PDF I can tell it’s much improved over 0.12, as it aligns with the actual components.
I’ve re-fashioned an ancient Learn To Play guide to adhere to the v0.13 rules. I’ve managed the setup and the first few turns. Is this the sort of document folks would find useful as a supplement to the rules?
I have updated the player aids with some slight changes to accommodate the v0.13 rule set.
I also rearranged the pairings and added a couple of additional cards for token summaries. These are looking pretty good. Ideally you should be able to play from the cards alone once you know the rules… but I’ll let you guys decide.
PS. Another alternative would be to create some sort of summary sheet (like the back of the rule book) that includes a lot of these things rather than cards.
PPS. For got to mention I can provide any number of PnP formats – I’ve just uploaded the one I prefer. Let me know if you prefer something else.
I am noticing that in the v03 learn-to-play file on Dropbox, the page count only runs up to “7 OF 14.” Did something get wiggy, or is this just cosmetic? Am I accessing the wrong file?
NEVERMIND found your note above saying to go to the googledoc for the Learn-to-Play.
I’m almost there – am up to the finale of the “learn to play” quest. It’s taken forever to assemble the walkthrough, but I appear to be getting better and cobbling the turns together. Am trying to make it as realistic as possible at the same time as deliberately showcasing as many useful rules as we go.
It is done.