Dvorak

[Vesth]

Note: I did not invent this game. Website is here. Credits to them, and I think Kevan Davis. For leading me there via his website at here. Which he happens to share the same first name as me.

The game is simple. Dvorak is played entirely with cards, and there are just two types of card - Things and Actions. When you play a Thing card, it goes onto the table in front of you and stays there, usually having a useful effect while it remains in play; when you play an Action card, it does whatever it does and goes to a discard pile.

Starting with a random player, you take turns in order. A turn consists of:-

-Drawing the top card from the draw pile. (If the draw pile's empty, shuffle the discard pile and turn it over to make a new draw pile.)

-Playing up to two cards from your hand. You can play one Thing and one Action per turn (or just one of those, or no cards at all).

-Checking your hand size; if you have more than five cards, discard down to five.

The game continues until somebody meets whatever victory condition the deck has. (Some decks have fixed victory conditions, while others have them written on a card - "when you play this card, you win the game if...")

I'll take around 6 players. More is possible, but will be messier for me. I'll see how it goes.

Currently, Grue Bait and Ramsus, C'nor, Usourselves&we, The Grimmace, Matthias2207, Penguinator and MethosH are on the list. Recruitment has ended.

For now, I'll be running one of these three decks. Please choose! (If you want, you can suggest another deck

Devouring Horrors

Mediaeval Warfare

Nausicaa

[Grue Bait]

I'm in, and I'll leave the deck up to you, Mr. Vesth.

[Ramsus]

I'm in, I'll read the rules soon.

[C'nor]

I'm in, as I said in WW Central.

I'll look over the decks in a bit.

[usourselves&we]

Would like to be in on this.

Nausicaa sounds like it would be fun.

[Zjoot]

Better join before it's too late. In the meantime...

*goes to D&D thread*

[C'nor]

Nausicaa sounds good, yeah. What happens if you use Master of the Garden on Nausicaa, though?

[usourselves&we]

One would think the game would be at a standstill until one of the 'Nausicaa' are destroyed.

[Zjoot]

My vote is for Devouring horrors. That one sounds fun.

[Ramsus]

I'm down for Devouring Horrors or Medieval Warfare.

[C'nor]

Honestly, I'm fine with either of those too. Maybe with a slight preference for Medieval Warfare over Devouring Horrors, though...

[Matthias2207]

In! I'll check on the decks, but if I'm going to choose on name only, Devouring Horrors sounds great.
Edit:
1. Mediaeval Warfare
2. Devouring Horrors
3. Nausicaa

[usourselves&we]

So is the only win condition in Mediaeval Warfare collecting 75 gold and being able to play the Kingdom Come card? That does not sound fun as there is only one card that gives a win.

Devouring Horrors sounds alright as there are plenty of random things that could happen, but it could end 'suddenly' in a random way, randomosity is all well and good but controlled chaos is so much more fun.

Nausicaa has four was to win witch gives many more things for people to be worried about, and plan for. It is a struggle for power of different kinds and doesn't end just because someone got lucky with taking one card form the deck near the end of the game.

So for a list of what we would like to see plyed:
Nausicaa
Devouring Horrors
Mediaeval Warfare

[Vesth]

Note: If Devouring Horrors and Mediaeval Warfare are to be played, it'll be a multi-deck system (i.e. each person has his own draw and discard piles).

Nausicca is a shared deck by everyone.

[The Grue]

Would be interested if this were a true nomic-style Dvorak game. Alas, I shall pass.

[Grue Bait]

Holy crap, who are you?! Oh, please don't kill me! *sobs*

[Ramsus]

Rofl.

&we, my thought was that we should cut our teeth (where does this phrase even come from?) on one of the simpler ones first. Multiple win condition games usually flow better and feel less "what, where did that win come from? I forgot all about that thing! why are there so many things!?" when players have more experience with the game.

[Zjoot]

It refers to when babies get their teeth, according to a quick Google search.

*realizes that may have been hypothetical*

*doesn't care*

[usourselves&we]

That is true Ramsus, and with the info about a deck for everyone Mediaeval Warfare may possibly be the best bet for a starter game here, though sadness will be had is no Nausicaa like game is played here in the weeks to come.

[Ramsus]

*Begins to engineer a plan where we systematically go through all of the functioning games aside from Nausicaa*
I'll be looking forward to Paranoia.

[Zjoot]

I think it'd be fun to build an "In the Playground" deck.

[Ramsus]

Originally Posted by The Grimmace

I think it'd be fun to build an "In the Playground" deck.

Sounds like a lot of cards.

[Penguinator]

I'll take a look if you're willing to do more than six people, despite "messiness."

[Zjoot]

Actually if Vesth is moderating, that makes you number six, so welcome aboard! (I love how this turned out to be almost exactly the same group as Rings of Destiny )

[Vesth]

Seven, actually...I haven't included Matthias yet. But welcome aboard, Penguinator! You are the final participant

[Grue Bait]

*looks at player list*

We're gettin' the band back together.

[Vesth]

So...what's the general consensus? Mediaeval Warfare?

[usourselves&we]

Originally Posted by Ramsus

*Begins to engineer a plan where we systematically go through all of the functioning games aside from Nausicaa*

Gaa *killed by the force of cruelty*
Paranoia will be fun, yes.
It does indeed Look like it is Mediaeval Warfare, Vesth.

[The Grue]

Originally Posted by Grue Bait

Holy crap, who are you?! Oh, please don't kill me! *sobs*

om nom nom nom

[MethosH]

in if I still can