Hello all. Want to ask folks for some advice.
I'm working on self-publishing my next game, called SPAR (Scissors, Papers, And Rocks). This is an abstract game I've been offering in a cheap, paper board version for a while, as seen in the link below.
In fact, you can get the Print and Play version here.
Recently, I've ordered a prototype from Blue Panther Games and Steve's amazing laser printer, with a new, modular wooden board. See the link below.
The best thing about this is that you can turn the boards around to make a three player board, as seen below. In this case, the hexes with printing in them are not in play, so that each player has an equal field.
Now, my question is this: I've had the thought that it might be good to have the initial starting positions of both the two player and three player games demarcated on the board itself, since the positions are a bit complex and it would ease set up time. Steve tells me it can easily be done. The diagram of the marked board would look like in the link below.
But the concern would be whether having letters in the hexes is distracting to players once the game starts? If so, should I just leave the hexes alone? What say you all?
Once I get details worked out, I'm hoping to have a limited run of the game available this summer/fall.
No, I don't think that printing on both sides is possible, or at least it'd be cost prohibitive.
Maybe subtle pictures would work. A small rectangle for paper, an X for scissors, a circle for rock, a "P" shape for the flags. I'll at least give it a try. I do worry that it'd be too busy.