In this entry of my blog I quit writing on my boardgame designs on chronological order but I write about my recent design, Warwick the Kingmaker.I was thinking to find a different scoring system to my new boardgame which I was toying for a while… something very simple but different. I found my answer while surfing in Wikipedia. I was reading an article about “War of the Roses”; the civil war in medieval England, suddenly a flash of light struck my head and Richard Neville known as Warwick the Kingmaker inspired me.
In this mechanism, players earn points from the position of their tokens on the board but the point is, they earn more points from the other player whom they choose secretly. A similar (but different) mechanic is used the game of “Clans” but W.t.K is much fast and easy. In the game players can move one of his or opponents’ tokens and take a best position for his tokens and the chosen player’s tokens just before scoring.
I managed to use small number of game components. This helps to produce the game cheap, learn and teach it quicker. The game is played 20 minutes. Every move the players make effect the board dramatically so players must watch the game constantly.
In the play tests we tried to find a winning strategy but every strategy has its counter-strategy unless you can keep a low profile. So, watching other player’s play and figuring out their strategy is essential to win.
The full game of Warwick the Kingmaker is available for download at www.izgames.vze.com
Happy gaming,
Tunc Iper
