Reply To: Hobby Weekender 14/04/2019 – Waking up before we get to sleep

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almost time to sleep …

Back from Elfia 🙂
Too flockin’ cold, but fun nonetheless.
Managed to find me a copy of the complete chronicles of Conan  which was an instant buy for me.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828878.The_Complete_Chronicles_of_Conan

And picked up my ‘Black rose wars’ pledge.

// What would it take for you to jump into a new game?
This is what I look for in any game (either in retail or at kickstarter) :

1. interesting setting/theme
2. lightweight mechanics that are easy to learn, but with enough depth to challenge veterans
   (streamlining of systems and consistent mechanics are essential)
3. solo gameplay option
4. great graphics & components that make the theme/setting feel alive
5. unique IP
6. replayability
   (random maps are an option, but a DIY map/scenario design section will do )
7. future proof concept at launch
   (is it possible to expand or does it require expansions to remain fun?)
8. guarantee of support past the 1 year mark or at minimum enough content to keep the game fun should support end before ‘everything’ is released
9. localization for the entire range during its lifetime
   or minimalistic use of text during actual gameplay

Of course not every game in my (constantly growing) collection ticks all of these boxes …