Define Mechanics

[JamesFranc]

Create a file rules.md that includes the following topics:

• [x] Min/Max/Recommended number of players
• [x] Average play time
• [x] Layout of the game
• [x] Order Of Play (Phases)
  • [x] Include possible actions/counters for each phase
  • [x] Do this for both players and npcs
• [x] Define Win conditions

[lucymariej]

Do we want to have NPCs to play against or are you just referring to the NPCs defined by the cards? Is it just for players like the physical game?

[JamesFranc]

I was referring to the NPCs defined by the cards. It is just for players like the physical game.

[lucymariej]

Cool, thanks for the clarification.

[JamesFranc]

Not a problem, let me know if you have any other questions!

[JamesFranc]

@lucymariej do we want to include a single player version? If we do, maybe we should consider a type of reward system (think: card power-up unlocks, ie: nullify next card steal, insta-kill 10+monster) to encourage users to come back and play.

Maybe we could look into incorporating a type of badge system as well, once we have an online system working.

[lucymariej]

I think a single player version would be a nice touch. How do you mean though. Do you mean a single player playing against an AI or did you have something else in mind?

In either case, I like the idea of the badge system and rewards, but I definitely think starting with just a hot seat multiplayer will work best. It might be best to start with getting the hot seat version working for 2 local players first, then we can work our way out from there. More than 2 players is going to require more mechanics.

I really like the idea of the card power-ups and, in particular, the nullify card steal boost. Would it be just a one time use? (We might want to open a separate discussion for this or table it until it becomes relevant)

[JamesFranc]

You're on to something with a separate discussion. Why don't you create a new issue and outline what you think we should discuss :8ball:

[lucymariej]

Should we include the vocabulary (as included in the original rules) as a separate file for reference. So, have a vocabulary.md file in addition to the rules?

edit: created this issue #8

[JamesFranc]

I think a vocabulary.md or maybe a JSON would be a great idea.

Thinking:

{ "vocabulary" : [ {"term":"Apple", "definition":"a fiberous skinned fruit grown from deciduous trees that is used as an icon in both pop culture and mythology"}, {"term":"", "definition":""}, {"term":"", "definition":""} ]}

So on and so forth ;)

Edit: You're right we should do a .md file for now and talk more implementation once planning is done.

[lucymariej]

Rules.md is created and merged, so I'm going to go ahead and close this issue.