Giving K&E it’s own category for now. Jai and I playtested this weekend (thanks Jai!!!!). The game is a lot of fun but needs some work. Definitely for 3+ players. Play time after getting familiar with rules I think will still be 30-45 minutes, especially after we lower the point total to win to be somewhere between 10-15 points.
There are a fair number of rules to it so turn play is a little slow, but I think it will ramp up fairly quick. Learning a lot about game design from the oldest source in the book: experience! Some principles learned:
*Balance: game elements must balance out. See the element balance matrix I put together in my last post
*One off rule overwrites must be explicit: In other words, when game components have a one off variation of the rule book (i.e. a card that says you can do something you can’t normally do), the new rules on the card/component must be very specific. Does it stay in play? How long? What does it affect? When does it happen? etc.