And then They came…
Friday, March 21st, 2008I sent my wife away. I sent my daughter away. And I opened the door when They came.
Who are They? Well, let’s cut out the mysterious sounding crap and get to business. “They” simply are some friends who have been playing Warlord “back when” and turned away from it. I invited them for a pre-playtest session last night, and mayhem ensued.
This is a photo of my living room, just as we started:
What I enjoyed most, was the initial reactions. When they read the new Warlords the response ranged from “WOW” to “That’s SOOOO Broken!”. But listening to the tone of their voices was most important to me: they were full of glee and anticipation.
At the end of the day (or rather the middle of the night), we had barely tested 3/4ths of the new Warlords. As was to be expected, some are too strong, especially in combination with some cards, others were lacking. The overall tempo of the game is not quite right yet. But that’s what playtest is for and I know it will be fixed in playtesting. Most important to me was, that it was so much fun they didn’t want to go home.
Now I have an hour to get my living room fixed, before They are at the door again.
