Topic: Has this happened to you?
Started by: phredd
Started on: 1/19/2006
Board: Muse of Fire Games
On 1/19/2006 at 10:02pm, phredd wrote:
Has this happened to you?
So, I ran a 3.5 hour Capes! demo that was fun for everyone involved at Recess VII over the weekend. However, unlike the previous times I've demoed it, not everyone really picked up on the complexities of turn order. I was constantly having to correct players when they tried to take an action when it was time for them to introduce a free conflict and/or claim a side or when it was time to react. I was surprised by this, because my previous demos didn't have this kind of problem at all.
On 1/19/2006 at 10:05pm, Vaxalon wrote:
Re: Has this happened to you?
It's a complicated turn order compared to other RPG's. I made a cheat-sheet for the players that I introduced it to.
On 1/19/2006 at 10:10pm, phredd wrote:
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I had one too, Tony's excellent two page precis of the rules.
On 1/20/2006 at 12:10am, Matthew Glover wrote:
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To help my newbies out, I took three cards and wrote "Scene Starter", "Page Starter", and "Action!" on them. It really did the trick.
On 1/20/2006 at 5:00am, phredd wrote:
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Matthew wrote:
To help my newbies out, I took three cards and wrote "Scene Starter", "Page Starter", and "Action!" on them. It really did the trick.
How did you use these in play? I'm imagining you sticking them on your forehead at appropriate times, which I like.
On 1/20/2006 at 3:09pm, Matthew Glover wrote:
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phredd wrote:
How did you use these in play? I'm imagining you sticking them on your forehead at appropriate times, which I like.
Hahaha, man, I wish I'd thought of that at the time.
"I'm starting the first Scene, so I'll put Scene Starter in front of me to remind everybody. Blah blah blah set the scene. And I'm starting the first Page as well, so I'll put Page Starter here too. Blah blah blah. And I take my action, blah blah slap down Conflict. Now my turn is over, so I pass the Action! card to my left. Blah blah next guy's action, everybody gets to react, go around the table clockwise, blah blah, now we're back to the Action! card, which means everybody got to react, so next action and the Action! card moves to the left. Blah blah turns, end of Page. Now I pass the Page Starter to my left. Blah blah end of Scene. Now I pass the Scene Starter to my left. Etc."
On 1/20/2006 at 3:50pm, Bret Gillan wrote:
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I'm running a Capes game this weekend, and I think I'm going to swipe this idea. Awesome.
On 1/20/2006 at 6:12pm, Matthew Glover wrote:
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I expect that this sort of reminder isn't necessary for a lot of groups, but I had five players with one person who'd played exactly once before and three who were newbies, so it was a big help.
On 1/22/2006 at 6:55am, demiurgeastaroth wrote:
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When I run it, I know I'll need this so thanks for the idea.
On 1/23/2006 at 4:09am, Gaerik wrote:
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I bought two different colored Koosh Balls just like Tony used at GenCon. One is for the Page Starter and one is for whoever's turn it is. Passing the Koosh works great. I've never had an issue with remembering the Scene Starter. I highly reccomend something tangible and that can be physically passed from person to person. The act of passing the Koosh is a ritual that lets everyone know that one person's turn is over and another's is beginning. Passing both Kooshes means the Page has turned to a new one. It's a ritual. It cements the change. It's important.
On 1/27/2006 at 9:40pm, drnuncheon wrote:
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Vaxalon wrote:
It's a complicated turn order compared to other RPG's. I made a cheat-sheet for the players that I introduced it to.
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