shinjuku

Playtest #48

Tue 29 Oct 2019

Participants: Josh Y, Adam, Gary

Comments

Testing:

• Updated Tokyo map (additional station in Setagaya)
• Track 9/player with additional neutral track
  • You may use neutral track instead of your track
  • Trying to determine if there can be a set amount of track that doesn’t need to be adjusted based on player count.

Rules clarification:

• When double expanding through Yoyogi/Shinjuku, you need to play the card that matches the first track that you placed.
• Move:
  • may stop whereever you satisfy a customer
  • must continue at if you haven’t satisfied

Josh: “I don’t like this game” “This is a good game”

• note: first comment was expressing frustration with his position, not the game in general ^_^

Used 34 track in total

Possibly require that the 2nd track is neutral (if possible). To remove the decision and streamline game.

J: Should neutral track be available at more cost?

J: Is neutral track (and the decision) good for new players?

J: New player question:

• Where to place track?
• Can hints be placed on the map? Like connect dept stores

Another hint: don’t commit to a part of the map too early.

Scores (single/double = total):

					Score
Josh	~3/2 = 7~	2/1 = 4	3/2 = 7	0/2 = 4	15
Adam	~2/3 = 8~	2/3 = 8	1/1 = 3	3/0 = 3	14
Gary	2/1 = 4	2/1 = 4	~3/1 = 5~	2/1 = 4	12

Suggestions/Actions

Neutral track was interesting, but probably for an expansion.

Next time:

• Department store locations on the map need to be larger - hard to see when covered