The information here is so intricate. I was definitely taking a lot of notes. The premise is super interesting and well-designed, but I do think it's not really winnable as-is and could use a lot of balance work. The issue is that when you spot a contradiction, there are a whopping twelve different possible explanations, two of which are usually correct at once, so it could take a good dozen cards to sort out even one discrepancy--and that's assuming you got the cards you needed.
I think this game is trying to incorporate too many elements at once. If I were you, I'd remove or simplify a lot of the roles, or simplify something else, like telling us the order of the cars.
i like the concept but it could use some visual aids / information grouping to help with the game. i correctly identified the order of the train cars, but only got Celebrity and Barista roles correct, so by the game rules that’s a Major Loss which doesn’t feel fair seeing that the information i get is kinda luck-based. perhaps the roles may need a revision so that they don’t obscure too much information for a starting point deduction. the randomization is really cool though, it adds a nice dynamic. good job!
Thank you for the feedback! Yeah, there are definitely some shortcomings that I would have wanted to fix if I had more time. Mostly as you said, the main three would have been better wincondition-balancing, better visualization of the data and being able to actually input your guesses so that you don't have to determine your grade yourself :P But glad you still liked it!
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The information here is so intricate. I was definitely taking a lot of notes. The premise is super interesting and well-designed, but I do think it's not really winnable as-is and could use a lot of balance work. The issue is that when you spot a contradiction, there are a whopping twelve different possible explanations, two of which are usually correct at once, so it could take a good dozen cards to sort out even one discrepancy--and that's assuming you got the cards you needed.
I think this game is trying to incorporate too many elements at once. If I were you, I'd remove or simplify a lot of the roles, or simplify something else, like telling us the order of the cars.
i like the concept but it could use some visual aids / information grouping to help with the game. i correctly identified the order of the train cars, but only got Celebrity and Barista roles correct, so by the game rules that’s a Major Loss which doesn’t feel fair seeing that the information i get is kinda luck-based. perhaps the roles may need a revision so that they don’t obscure too much information for a starting point deduction. the randomization is really cool though, it adds a nice dynamic. good job!
Thank you for the feedback! Yeah, there are definitely some shortcomings that I would have wanted to fix if I had more time. Mostly as you said, the main three would have been better wincondition-balancing, better visualization of the data and being able to actually input your guesses so that you don't have to determine your grade yourself :P But glad you still liked it!