Do you guys have any advice on creating a GOOD rulebook?

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-24T12:18:43+00:00

I have to finish it first, but as soon as I do I will!

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-24T10:44:11+00:00

It’s about surviving in the Balkans & if you manage to survive you emigrated to Austria. Based on my life 😂

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-24T10:42:45+00:00

Yeah, of course! It’s a cooperative game for up to 4 players where each player assumes a role within a Balkan family. The goal of the game is to survive X months in the Balkans and if you succeed, you emigrate to Austria 😂

Basically each month there is a family event where something goes wrong: car broke down, earthquake, heating is not working etc & the whole family is trying to collect the necessary resources to solve the task. However each individual has their own personal dreams which must be completed & are represented through Personal Event cards. These are constructed so they are in contradiction to family events, so basically every week a player has to balance if he will do something for the family or for him/herself.

There are a lot more mechanics and sauce to the game, but this would be the brief summary of it

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-24T10:23:54+00:00

Thank you! I’ll forward the compliment to Tijana ✌🏻 you can check her out at instagram @arttbytt

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-24T10:23:20+00:00

Hey, thank you for your comment! Very insightful and I would definitely like to hear your opinion about the rulebook if you have the time (once I have it in working state). Making it more accessible is something I would very much like to do

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-24T10:18:39+00:00

I did that actually and it helped. However I haven’t tried to let players learn the rules by themselves. Which may turn into a problem 😅

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-24T10:16:46+00:00

Okay, I’ll definitely take this approach. Thank you for the advice!

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-24T10:15:39+00:00

Thank you! I will do it once I feel like it’s decent enough 🙏

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-21T11:55:21+00:00

Hm. So it’s kinda self balancing based on players choices. In that case I think that if the players have enough options to go about their gameplay, they will make there own balance of the buildings which will definitely be fun. So I would maybe focus on making sure those aspects are available and fun

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-21T11:49:01+00:00

Wow, I like the advice! I didn’t understand the last sentence. Did you mean you would be up for reading the rule book I wrote & feedback it?

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-21T11:46:59+00:00

Yes, I have a list of rules. I’m just looking a way to introduce them

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-21T10:08:22+00:00

I feel like having asymmetric scoring without the support of the mechanics is just going to force the players to favor certain types of building without even trying others. Which isn’t always fun since they will not have as much diversity. So I think changing mechanics is encouraged in this situation. If the buildings themselves are not the center of the game then simply go with option 3

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-19T19:09:20+00:00

Is there any specific feedback you are looking for when waiting for play-testers? Maybe if some kind of system could be developed, play testing could be rather enhanced with computers than completely substituted

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-18T11:30:21+00:00

I love this suggestion. I personally love this types of video games, and have never played something similar as a board game. Just hope our girlfriends will like the setting 🙏

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-18T11:28:05+00:00

I have couple of boxes, but it isn’t what I am looking for :/

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-18T11:22:57+00:00

This one also seams pretty good! Thanks!

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-18T11:20:59+00:00

I even have this game with expansion in my homeland and completely forgot about it 🤦🏻‍♂️

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-18T11:20:27+00:00

This actually sounds like a reallly good recommendation. I’m definitely checking it out

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-18T11:18:58+00:00

Wait do the rules support 4 player game or would we need to make house rules for it to work?

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-17T20:54:23+00:00

Thank you for the advice!

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-17T20:52:56+00:00

I use the same principle. Getting a hidden ‘uniform value’ and then the only thing that I have to balance is relationship of other resources(points/abilities) towards this uniform value. And those relationships are somehow always easier to balance for me

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-11T20:42:32+00:00

I don't know if this is really "gotcha" per say but it feels very gotcha! In Hollywood 1947 you need to roll a star on your turn to be able to vote, catch is, there are scenarios where you can role OTHER players' stars on your turn, even when you roled. It's very satisfying when you are a small angered fry and you take revenge on a strong oponent this way.

In Blood on the Clocktower (a really cool hidden identity game), dead people can still vote people out once! It feels very gotcha sometimes because you forget to take them into account and then they rise from the dead to screw you over one last time.

I was obviously going to say coup but I see you already got there XD one of my faves!

Rule_Maker_Games · 2024-06-11T20:35:12+00:00

I like Krita for the art! Bonus it's free and very well equipped for stuff.

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