tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post2056012645471873918..comments2024-03-11T07:05:53.847-04:00Comments on Daniel Solis: Using Theme to Inform Mechanics in Noodle RollDaniel Solishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07683491911441126187noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-7617980422632047352013-04-09T18:13:48.251-04:002013-04-09T18:13:48.251-04:00I like it!I like it!DanielSolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-91791676952507281132013-04-09T18:13:25.408-04:002013-04-09T18:13:25.408-04:00This is a very cool idea! And yeah, I'm lookin...This is a very cool idea! And yeah, I'm looking for ways to "layer" the area control mechanics in the game so there are some more meaningful long-term choices.DanielSolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-54422010097000103312013-04-09T18:04:55.810-04:002013-04-09T18:04:55.810-04:00Building off the appetizer idea, perhaps water ref...Building off the appetizer idea, perhaps water refills are a less aggressive form of place-holder. You have one (or two, or three) Water cubes in your colour. When you roll a set of 4, you may keep use that fourth die to refill water at that table/column. Refilling water "banks" that fourth die to use if you roll a pair in a subsequent roll.<br /><br />i.e. You roll 4 2's. You can serve a meal to the 2 seat at a 3-top, and use that 4th 2 to place a water glass cube on the 1 seat at the table. Next time you roll a pair of 1's, you can use that waterglass cube to complete the trio. But water doesn't prevent a meal from being served, the way an appetizer does. Someone can swoop in and place a meal at that table, returning your water cube to your supply.<br /><br /><br /><br />Not trying to design your game for you, just thinking about your bonus points for a run of 4, from your early discussions of these mechanics. Here's a potential bonus effect for rolling a set of 4.Fin Coenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-40522219988609347262013-04-08T12:09:07.418-04:002013-04-08T12:09:07.418-04:00Wow, very cool Daniel! I am a euro gamer at heart,...Wow, very cool Daniel! I am a euro gamer at heart, but the new layout would totally sell the game's theme to me.Brian Frahmhttp://twitter.com/frahminatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-50413463952657429782013-04-08T11:20:02.217-04:002013-04-08T11:20:02.217-04:00Perhaps the appetizer mechanic could equate to a s...Perhaps the appetizer mechanic could equate to a special cube that can be used to claim a diner/spot. Roll a pair of the same number, and instead of using sous-chefs to make it a run of three, you can use your one appetizer cube, which would allow you to secure that spot for yourself, securing an adjacency bonus or blocking an opponent's. Downside is you only have the one cube, and can't move it willy-nilly.Fin Coenoreply@blogger.com