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Friday, June 7, 2013

Complete Set List

Included in the updated demo (link on right) is a complete set list of every card in the game. An examination of the set list will reveal that each faction tends to have one set of numbers that trends higher. Kingdom is bottom, Monster is top, Undead is left, and Wild is right. This is from an earlier iteration of the game where the numbers meant things (i.e. bottom was "Defense," and top was "Strength"--they opposed just like Kingdom and Monster generally oppose).

If you can anchor the game in one direction, having predominantly one faction is pretty strong. For example, if you were Kingdom and played first, playing in the bottom middle would anchor the game so that bottom numbers were often the adjacent side being compared to see if you defeat your opponent. This strategy has proven hard to implement successfully. 

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Friday, May 31, 2013

What happens when...

What happens when real life gets in the way? A year long hiatus is what happens. Fortunately while development tended to halt, play testing did not. A solid year of fresh eyes, fresh games, and fresh strategies and Scratch still stands as a genuinely fun play experience.

I've just begun actively promoting Scratch to a wider audience for a final round of play testing and polish before seeing how the game stands. If you, dear reader, are willing, grab the most recent demo to the right and send along your feedback!