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Quacks of Quedlinburg | Game over
Welcome! Quacks of Quedlinburg is a bag-building, press your luck board game. Players will simultaneously draw chips from their bag and place them into their cauldron, seeking to make it the furthest in order to afford chips so they can make it even further next time. But be careful: if you draw too many bombs, your potion will explode!
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We can do that. The main reasons I was thinking that everyone could take their turns one at a time was because of the 1d6 that the player who got the furthest would get to roll, and so players wouldn't have to update their bag by themselves.
But it would definitely speed the game up. With the current ruleset, this could take multiple months. If everyone agrees, we can make this change.-
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I'm not 100% sure, but I think Static shows up if the dice roll isn't "clean". I know it shows up if the post is edited, but I think it will also show up if you hit preview before posting (not accusing you of anything btw, this is for everyone).
You're going to keep drawing chips until you either decide to stop or you have over 7 bombs in your cauldron. Right now, you have 1 bomb. So just let me know if you want to stop or keep going.
You can also use your potion, which will remove the bomb you just drew from your cauldron, but if you do that, you won't be able to use your potion again until you spend 2 rubies to refill it.-
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Thanks!
What do you think of this suggestion?In post 8, inspiratieloos wrote:Suggestion: Let everyone just keep rolling as much as they want until someone says "I'd like to know what someone else is doing before deciding whether to roll." Then figure out who needs to catch up and go one by one from there. Usually everyone is just doing their own thing 90% of the time and people only start paying attention to others when they get close to exploding.In post 10, Farren wrote:I approve of this change for all rounds except round 9. There's a tactical advantage to being the last to drop out - it's a minor advantage when the bonus die is all that's at stake, but it's a huge advantage during round 9.-
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I meant, how do you feel about it? Right now, everybody has 24 hours to take their turn. Then, the next turn starts and everybody has another 24 hours.
Under the proposed change, everybody would still have 24 hours, but if someone wants to keep drawing chips, they can do so without having to wait for everyone else to finish their turn.-
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A couple rules clarifications:
- There are some fortune teller cards that require players to make a decision. If one of those cards is drawn, players have 24 hoursto do so
- For the purposes of evaluating black chips, the player list will be treated as if it were a circle. Farren, who is at the top of the player list, will have his black chips compared to Nancy Drew and Inspiratieloos. Inspiratieloos, who is at the bottom of the player list, will have his black chips compared to Felissan and Farren
- If a turn is being autoplayed because of a missed deadline, and a blue chip is drawn, the most expensive chip will be placed into the caulldron. If all chips drawn are bombs, no chips will be placed into the cauldron
- If a turn is being autoplayed because of a missed deadline, and Autoplay has to choose between two equally expensive chips, it will decide randomly
- If a turn is being autoplayed because of a missed deadline, and a fortune teller card that requires a player's decision is drawn, Autoplay will choose not to upset the status quo (e.g. If the card is "You can start over after drawing 5 chips", Autoplay will not start over)
- If a turn is being autoplayed because of a missed deadline, and a fortune teller card that requires a player's decision is drawn and the above guideline does not apply, Autoplay will prioritize chips. If it has to choose between chips, it will choose the most expensive chip it can (e.g. If the card is "Move your start token two spaces forward or take 1 purple chip", Autoplay will take the purple chip)
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It's not official until everyone agrees, but if someone wants to push on, I'm not going to stop them.In post 55, Farren wrote:Still waiting for the rules change to be OK'd before I start charging ahead.
You've OK'd it. I've OK'd it. Felissan didn't explicitly OK it, but is playing in accordance with the rules change so I'm assuming she's okay with it.
Nancy hasn't expressed an opinion on it yet that I'm aware of, but is still taking one turn at a time. Snakes hasn't said it's in effect. If Nancy OKs it or if Snakes explicitly enacts it, I will push on to the danger zone and wait with everyone else.-
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Farren draws a, Nancy draws aBomb 2, and Inspiratieloos draws aBomb 3.Bomb 1
It is now turn 5. Nancy Drew and Felissan have (expired on 2021-03-06 11:00:00) to let me know whether they want to keep drawing or not.
As a reminder, the number of buys, victory points, and rubies you get is based on the spotafteryou stopped drawing.
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If your cauldron explodes, it means that you have to stop immediately, aren't eligible to roll the bonus die, and have to choose between getting victory points or buys instead of getting both of them.In post 81, Nancy Drew 39 wrote:
I’m assuming my cauldron exploding would be a bad thing, so yeah.In post 80, Farren wrote:Is that your final decision?
I've committed to drawing another; once you decide for sure that you (are / aren't) drawing, I'll roll the die.-
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That's rightIn post 86, inspiratieloos wrote:If I blow up the last chip still counts for my buy points right?-
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Inspriatieloos draws aand his cauldron explodes!Bomb 2
It is now the evaluations phase.
- Nobody has their green chip in one of the last two positions, and there are no purple or black chips, so we will skip that step.
- Because they landed on a spot with a ruby, Nancy Drew and Felissan receive .1 ruby
- Nancy Drew and Felissan earn 1 victory point. Farren earns2 victory points. Because his cauldron exploded, Inspiratieloos does not earn any victory points.
9 buysand Farren and Inspiratieloos each have10 buys. Players can buy 1 or 2 chips, which will be placed in their bag for the rest of the game. If you're buying 2 chips, they can't be of the same color.
Additionally, Felissan and Nancy Drew have the option of spendingto move their start token one space forward.2 rubies
Finally, since he made it the furthest without his cauldron exploding, Farren gets to roll the bonus die.
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There are two things you can spend your rubies on: moving your start token, and refilling your potion.In post 99, Nancy Drew 39 wrote:Is it best to be acquiring rubies > making buys and what are the pros and cons of cashing in one’s rubies?
You haven't used your potion, so if you're going to be spending rubies, you can only spend it on moving your start token. Also, at the end of the game, you get a victory point for every 2 rubies you still have. So it's up to you if you want to use it now or save it for later.-
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I just reposted everyone's bags so they could see what they had. And once you buy something, it'll go into your bag where it has just as much of a chance to get drawn as any other chip.
Edit: what's already in your bag can make chips a better or worse deal though. For example, if you're the only one with black chips, then another black chip isn't as valuable.-
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I'll just post the chip list again, but only with the chips that you can afford, and then give my thoughts on the different colors.
Chip Price Effect Blue 15 Draw 1 chip from your bag. If you wish, you can place it into your cauldron Orange 13 None Red 16 If there are 1 or 2 orange chips in your cauldron, move forward an extra space. If there are 3 or more orange chips in your cauldron, move forward an extra 2 spaces Green 14 For each green chip that is the last or next-to-last chip in your cauldron, receive 1 ruby Green 28 For each green chip that is the last or next-to-last chip in your cauldron, receive 1 ruby
Blue chips are good because they basically mean that you can look into the future, see what chip you're going to draw next, and redraw if it's a chip that you don't want.
Orange chips don't do anything, but they're still a positive since they take up space in your bag, which means you're less likely to draw a bomb.
Red chips go well with orange chips. You could draw a red 1, but actually move forward 2 or 3 spaces depending on how many orange chips you've drawn.
Green chips can get you rubies, but it's not a guarantee. Nobody got a ruby from a green chip this round. But, like orange chips, they're cheap and take up space in your bag even if they don't get you a ruby.-
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Yes, it will. Let's say your cauldron has 6 bombs and you draw a Blue 1. You draw another chip, and it's a Bomb 2, which would make your cauldron explode. If you choose not to add the Bomb 2 to your cauldron, then you have the choice of stopping or continuing to draw. If you continue to draw, then you could draw a non-bomb chip...or you could get the Bomb 2 again, and still explode.
Are you asking about saving up buys for next round or saving up rubies? If you're asking about saving up buys, then no. Anything you don't spend will be gone.-
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If you had just drawn a blue chip, then yes, you could have drawn another chip and redrawn or stopped if you didn't like it.
If you had drawn the blue chip earlier or the blue chip was still in your bag, then you would have had to play normally.
Your bag is reset at the start of every round. So right now, you have 9 chips in your bag, including an Orange 1 and a Green 1.-
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That's a good, succinct way of putting it.In post 112, inspiratieloos wrote:
All chips are only useful when drawn.In post 110, Nancy Drew 39 wrote:Oh so my buying the blue chip would be pointless then? It’s only actually useful when it’s drawn.
A blue chip is the best one for making sure you don't explode if you draw a blue you're guaranteed not to blow up on your next draw, orange is the cheapest but doesn't do anything on it's own, red is the most effective for scoring when combined with orange but doesn't do anything else, green gives you rubies if you get lucky with them.
I have a question for everyone. Right now, the turns are structured like this:
Draw a chip
Post whether you're continuing to draw or stopping
Would it make more sense if they were structured like this?
If you're stopping, post that you want to stop
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Ok, noted. Until March 22nd (let me know if this date is wrong), the turn timer is extended to 72 hours.
It is now Round 2. Because Farren has 4 victory points and Nancy Drew, Felissan and Inspiratieloos have 0 or 1, they all receive 1 rat tail. That means that, for this round, they will start 1 space further ahead.
The Fortune Teller card for this round isIf you stop without an explosion, draw up to 5 chips from your bag. You may place 1 of them into your cauldron.
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Nancy, can you roll a 1d10 please? You can always tell what you should be rolling by seeing how many chips you have in your bag. In your case, you have 10 chips, so that's a 1d10. If it would be helpful, I can tell you what you need to roll in each post.
Innspiratieloos, how does this look?
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