Playtest 2 for: Battle of the Suits, Skyjo, One/Evil UNO, Rainbow Dash, Magic Circle

Battle of the Suits
1. Other players teamed up against me to eliminate me
2. Eliminating other players was fun
3. No
4. Experience improved, HP and Shield trackers helped
5. Improve the physical quality of trackers, game still takes long
6. Clarity, easy tracking
7. Yes, simple and not much needed to play

Skyjo

1. Not frustrating, quite enjoyable
2. Column rule was fun
3. I wish I could match columns AND rows
4. N/A – Didn’t play last time
5. See 3
6. See 4
7. Yes, very cute art and easy to learn

One (Evil UNO)
1. Drawing cards was most frustrating, yet fun
2. Using action cards
3. No
4. N/A – Didn’t play last time
5. Card quality
6. See 4
7. Yes! I would genuinely buy a set of these cards.

Rainbow Dash
1. Limited moves on the last row
2. Climbing ladders to get ahead
3. No
4. N/A – Didn’t play last time
5. Bigger board
6. See 4
7. Yes, simple, beautiful, and easy to learn

Magic Circle
1. Missing pieces during playtest (but can be played without them)
2. Gambling my earnings was fun
3. No
4. N/A – Didn’t play last time
5. Rule clarity could be improved, increase win requirements
6. See 4
7. Not really, not much engagement/interaction. Game is very short.

Rainbow Dash Playtest 2

This game is a really fun adaptation of Chutes and Ladders! I loved when I landed on the ladders and got to move up a lot. The main critique I have is that I wish the board was either bigger or the pieces were smaller. It was a little bit clunky to try and move around a small board with such large characters. The mechanics worked very well and I enjoyed the clover spots! This was a very enjoyable experience that I would absolutely play again. Even though I was losing, I found myself cheering for Saomi to get the win. I enjoyed the luck required for the last row!

Evil Uno Playtest 2

This game is SO good. It truly is Uno from hell. I hated having to draw 10+ cards, but that just added to the experience. All of the added cards were so fun and made it a dreadful experience (which is a good thing). The main critique I have about this game is that the cards were too thick. Drawing large amounts was hard and I was constantly having to recount them. The thickness made them harder to shuffle as well. Other than that this game was a wonderfully terrible experience that I enjoyed every second of! I wish this was a real version of Uno. It is perfection.

Battle of the Suits Playtest 2

This is a very enjoyable game, but trying to play it with a group of 4 was not as enjoyable as when it was played with a group of 2. It was fun to gang up on players and get them out, but once I discovered that always keeping a health card on me meant I was essentially immortal, it became very long. The revive system is very overpowered. I loved the addition of the trackers for health and shields. It made the game so much easier to follow and was a lot more enjoyable than trying to do math and remember it. This version was a lot clearer than the last!

Magic Circle Playtest 2

I found the risk aspect to be way too powerful as someone in my group won just by winning on risk twice in a row. The game ended very fast. I really enjoyed the aspect of luck/chance in this game. It made for a very fun experience to not be able to control who wins. One thing I wish we could have done was steal other player’s chips. In my opinion, the risk should give less chips or the number of chips needed to win should be more. This game was a fun way to pass time, but it was missing pieces when we attempted to play. We definitely weren’t able to play it to its full potential.

SkyJo Playtest 2

Overall a very fun and enjoyable game to play! I really enjoyed the card flipping system and I found it very fun to not know everything you have on the board. This created some very fun moments while playing! One thing I wish I could have done was steal other people’s cards. The only crit I still have after playing is just that the deck was hard to shuffle, so less cards would be better in my opinion.

Game Test Pirates

  • A bit of a learning curve for people who haven’t played DND before
  • Less character stats would mitigate the overwhelmingness of being thrown into a DND game with no experience
  • The boss at the end definitely needs less health. It took forever to even try and get its health down
  • Maybe a sheet that includes a short explanation of DND and a sort explanation of how the game is supposed to play out

Game Test Battle of the Suits

  • Unclear if aces count as 1 or 11
  • It is a LOT to keep track of, so a system to have your health/shields tracked would be easier
  • We went through the deck twice and no one won, so maybe a cap on how many times you can go through the deck
  • Clearer rules would benefit player experience