Board game developer muppet. All too frequent beer drinker. Ace 
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@jamo Ahhh so exciting! Your site has been such an incredible tool over the years!!
Years ago I even made a playset intended as a sequel to one of the omes we found on it (Hellmouth High), called UC Hellmouth. If it's up to scratch (no promises...) it'd be an honour to see up there. I'll have to sort a submission this morning..
They're here! The Austrians have arrived! (and the French...)
A big congratulations to Richard/Histogames, I'm sure this one feels like a victory from the jaws of defeat.
This is the application form for the "New Voices in Gaming" fund! If that sounds like it might just maybe in any way... then flipping apply! What have you got to lose?
Please use this form to apply for the New Voices in Gaming Scholarship to Tabletop Network 2023 (http://www.tabletopnetwork.com/). The goal of the scholarship is to increase the participation of underrepresented groups in tabletop game design. The conference begins the evening of Sunday November 12th, concluding in the afternoon of Tuesday November 14th. It is held in Dallas TX, just before BGG.CON, at the same hotel. The scholarship includes a Tabletop Network badge, 2 nights (Sunday / Monday) in the conference hotel (with roommate), and reimbursement of up to $500 in travel expenses. Note: Unlike previous years, the scholarship does not include a badge for BGG.CON. Hotel room may be carried over into BGG.CON if desired, at your expense. All applications are due by August 13th. Winners will be announced by August 31st.
A fantastic little complilation of thoughts on scoring for party games https://www.thedarkimp.com/blog/2023/07/14/scoring-in-party-games/
I think the takeaway that scorings' primary function should really be to align behaviours is true; all good games have fun outside the act of scoring a point (though scoring being fun is no sin, it just shouldn't be the only fun!)
@gpage I think it makes for a good COIN starting point. Though not handsdown vs Cuba Libre. But it is shorter, and I think demonstrates the necessity of faction interplay more immediately. The immediacy makes it a harsher world than Cuba Libre, but the rules are smoother, and each of the faction roles are more involved. Plus, it's probably easier to find 2 enthusiastic new players than 3!
Also, the standard scenario is only 2 campaign/election cards, but still gets the arc of a COIN game in.
@gpage 2 deck setup. All 3 of us played at least multiple COIN before, though govt player the least (3/4 games of Gandhi and some FitL.) Unpicking the Marcos patronage and control makes for a good start to the game, and ours started with the San Miguel embezzlement so after turn 1 the Govt was something like 4 over Victory margin.
Still finished on 1986 Snap with Reformers at margin, NPA 2 over and Govt 2 over. None of our acts of desperation went off, but they were a fun handgrenade. Keen to play again.
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