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A couple scummers casually mentioned the other day that they miss Open Setup Challenges. So as the founder of the Challenges, I’m bringing them back! These are monthly challenges to design open setups based around specific ideas. The design phase is followed by a voting phase to determine a winner, who then sets the following month’s challenge!
Previously these challenges included some mechanical restrictions like “has to include exactly 9 players” or “must use neighborhoods in a unique way”. Those were fun, but sometimes the fact that they were TOO strict made it hard to get creative. Or other times people had great ideas, only to get eliminated from winning on a technicality.
SO: The previous era of mechanics-focused challenges is over! These new challenges will be theme-based! Themes allow for a wide range of game design creativity, while still being inspiring and allowing for comparative voting. Let’s get to it:
Have fun and make sure to stretch so you don’t get injured!