I have created a card game (race for the hills) which I would like to see what other people besides my group of friends think off.
The game is set in a post apocalyptic world. The settlement you were living in has just been raided by outsiders. You and a few other survivors loaded your shotguns, took the last remaining working car and are fleeing to a nearby friendly settlement up in the hills. This will be far from easy. There are many dangers like outsiders shooting everything that moves. Your goal is to gain as much fame as you can.
During play you have cards with one or two effect. All cards have a scene effect. This can always be chosen. Slightly over half the cards also have a player effect. If you want to choose this effect you have to be still alive and sit in the right place in the car to use that effect.
This is not a friendly family game.
It can be played with 3 to 6 players.
If you would like to test this game you can send me a message and I will e-mail you the print and play files.
I'm thinking about using this game mechanic for some other settings, but I would like to know if more people like this kind of game.
Thank you for your feedback. I see may explanation is a bit lacking. The survivors are cooperating to reach safety, but on your turn you have to play a card. The player effects are beneficial. The scene effects are something bad that happens from the outside. You can sort off look at that as the game system fighting back (but controlled by players).
I have chosen fame points as a method of scoring because fame is something that is also something achieved outside of the group. In this way a player can die and still win the game. There is a fame bonus if your character survives the trip.
In my test games this worked nicely.
I hope this clears it up a bit. If there are anymore questions I'd be happy to answer them.