tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post7610532951940320772..comments2024-03-28T08:40:42.144-04:00Comments on Daniel Solis: Particle PanicDaniel Solishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07683491911441126187noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-91786145094298281692012-08-09T17:07:11.072-04:002012-08-09T17:07:11.072-04:00Thanks for the feedback, Keith. I made some phrasi...Thanks for the feedback, Keith. I made some phrasing updates to make things a bit easier to follow and also added some variants to make the game just plain easier.<br /><br />* Split up the actions into BASIC ACTIONS and SPECIAL ACTIONS. In the normal game, you can only do one of each on your turn. In an easier mode, you can do two of each.<br /><br />* In NEUTRALIZE PARTICLES and COLLECT A CARD, I added parenthetical notes for games with two or one player.<br /><br />And to answer your question, yes, your upper hand limit is reduced if you fail your neutralization roll.DanielSolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-10811141781620832572012-08-09T16:25:44.274-04:002012-08-09T16:25:44.274-04:00We played this with two players, and we had absolu...We played this with two players, and we had absolutely no chance. I'm going to try it with 1 as well as 3, but I'm having a difficult time seeing how fewer players can actually manage this!<br /><br />When your hand size is reduced through missing particles, that's permanent, right? Because it got to the point where we were effectively crippled and couldn't go against particles because doing so meant death.Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-78529287278965013192012-02-22T08:54:18.021-05:002012-02-22T08:54:18.021-05:00Ack, you're quite right. I've re-ordered t...Ack, you're quite right. I've re-ordered the steps so that "Neutralize" comes first, then "Collect." The phrasing of "Collect" now reads:<br /><br /><i>Collect a Card</i>: If your pawn ends a turn on a space with no particles, you may collect the top card from this space and add it to your hand. All players have a total hand limit of six cards. If you have more than your hand limit, spend cards or share cards until you are at your limit.DanielSolisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-54615277444879243142012-02-21T00:31:33.766-05:002012-02-21T00:31:33.766-05:00Wow, I should have re-read that another time or tw...Wow, I should have re-read that another time or two before posting. disregard my previous post for the corrections in this one, please.<br /><br />Under the 'Collect a Card' rules, it says that "if your pawn enters (or begins a turn) on a space with no particles, you may collect the top card from this space and add it to your hand", yet in the example of play the top card is collected when the pawn [had moved to] a space *with* a particle[, and its space of origin is undefined - and therefore irrelevant, which brings me to my next point.]<br /><br />This phrasing also leads to ambiguity as to whether a pawn which started its turn on a space *without* a particle but then moved to a space *with* a particle could collect the top card from the latter spot [without first removing the particle, seeing as though the condition of beginning its turn on a space with no particles was met] (though I assume rules-as-intended would not allow this), seeing as though the actions can be performed in any order.Neko_camnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-76733328659837321452012-02-21T00:26:45.175-05:002012-02-21T00:26:45.175-05:00Just a small matter of phraseology:
Under the ...Just a small matter of phraseology:<br /><br />Under the 'Collect a Card' rules, it says that "if your pawn enters (or begins a turn) on a space with no particles, you may collect the top card from this space and add it to your hand", yet in the example of play the top card is collected when the pawn was on a space *with* a particle.<br /><br />This phrasing also leads to ambiguity as to whether a pawn which started its turn on a space *without* a particle but then moved to a space *with* a particle could collect the top card from the latter spot (though I assume rules-as-intended would not allow this), seeing as though the actions can be performed in any order.Neko_camnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-80938847325142474392011-11-07T12:46:50.157-05:002011-11-07T12:46:50.157-05:00Oh yes, definitely. The competitive nature of ZOMB...Oh yes, definitely. The competitive nature of ZOMBIES!!! gradually morphed into a cooperative game like Forbidden Island, until they sort of blended together a bit.Daniel Solishttp://profiles.google.com/gobi81noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1818073417709561773.post-17609782956098905122011-11-07T12:12:44.210-05:002011-11-07T12:12:44.210-05:00On first skim, this reminds me a lot of Pandemic (...On first skim, this reminds me a lot of Pandemic (or its little sibling, Forbidden Island). We're those inspirations too?Jens Alfkehttp://mooseyard.com/Jensnoreply@blogger.com