Game idea - Stix Shapes - card/board game

Hello,

Just some thoughts:

As abstract games go it sounds like it could be fun though relying on the random drawing of cards to determine which piece you can use could get frusterating especially towards the end when your shape is almost complete and you need a very specific piece to finish it. Maybe having a selection of several pieces each turn would be better? Also, what happens if you run out of a shape that is vital to completeing your construction?

It definitely could make a nice set with the wooden peices and board.

Thank you for the clarification.

The rules are simple and well written though maybe they could use a bit of clarification in building the shapes and various kinds and powers of the cards. I was a bit tired when i read them and confused stix and shapes leading to some of my difficulties.

I may be wrong but it seems like it would be pretty easy to build the shapes when you do not have to match them exactly. I suppose I should print out the rules and shapes and play test it to find out instead of just talking about it :P

I haven't play tested it yet, and I think you're exactly right. During playtesting I'll find shapes both on the cards and that the "stix" are made of which will be too hard, too easy, to create. Also, one of the possible strategies in the game, since you can see the shapes other players have played in front of them, is to use your pieces to prevent them from making a shape. In relation to that, if you have a card with a complex shape on it (worth more points), you might work towards it but keep the card in your hand til closer to the end of the game so people don't know what shape you're trying to make.

I think the basic structure of the game will work and should be an interesting mix of strategy and luck, but the trick will be fine tuning the shapes involved to make it just complex enough and still be fun. Another thought I had was to have two decks of shapes: an "easy" and an "advanced" deck.