Hi,
I have played a few games of the recently launched rememberwhen, and I have to say it seems to be a very entertaining game, but I noticed already a few points that will probably ruin it pretty soon.
So, you get 1 point for guessing the word/expression the hero/villain will use from the card you gave him/her. If this game was only for fun, it would be, actually it was the first rounds, amazing. But then, after a few games, when everybody got how it works, there intervened one more factor, the competitiveness. After all, there is a winner and an ELO, so you have to compete, not only to have fun. And, of course, those for whom the competition is more important than fun, soon noticed that the hero/villain has no restrictions in creating their memory, and no punishment if there is an illogical sentence. So, they prefer to create an absurd sentence, after all, the Champion memory doesn't come with any prize, and try to prevent their opponents to score.
I can give you a personal example, the object of the memory was SCHOOL, and the action VANDALIZED. I played the blue card with the only logical option, EMPTY. But the hero chose from that card CLUMSY... how does that go, CLUMSY SCHOOL?
Also, there were situations when the player chose to play a role, but their ulterior action suggested the opposite.
So, I think there should be done something in this matter. My suggestion is to give points to both the guesser and the hero if a guess is correct. (So, in a 6 players game, if all 5 actions are correctly guessed, the hero/villain gets 5 points. 4 if there are only 4 correctly guessed and so on). this way, the probability of getting funny sentences would increase and the competitiveness will be there, as well (I know that 'logic' is not the correct word, because they are senile heroes, after all, but some of the sentences we got were quite absurd and it was obvious they were picked this way only to prevent the opponents from gaining more points).
Also, I think the Champion memory should be voted at the end of the game, from all memories, and the winner to get points in their overall points in the game, as well.
I have played a few games of the recently launched rememberwhen, and I have to say it seems to be a very entertaining game, but I noticed already a few points that will probably ruin it pretty soon.
So, you get 1 point for guessing the word/expression the hero/villain will use from the card you gave him/her. If this game was only for fun, it would be, actually it was the first rounds, amazing. But then, after a few games, when everybody got how it works, there intervened one more factor, the competitiveness. After all, there is a winner and an ELO, so you have to compete, not only to have fun. And, of course, those for whom the competition is more important than fun, soon noticed that the hero/villain has no restrictions in creating their memory, and no punishment if there is an illogical sentence. So, they prefer to create an absurd sentence, after all, the Champion memory doesn't come with any prize, and try to prevent their opponents to score.
I can give you a personal example, the object of the memory was SCHOOL, and the action VANDALIZED. I played the blue card with the only logical option, EMPTY. But the hero chose from that card CLUMSY... how does that go, CLUMSY SCHOOL?
Also, there were situations when the player chose to play a role, but their ulterior action suggested the opposite.
So, I think there should be done something in this matter. My suggestion is to give points to both the guesser and the hero if a guess is correct. (So, in a 6 players game, if all 5 actions are correctly guessed, the hero/villain gets 5 points. 4 if there are only 4 correctly guessed and so on). this way, the probability of getting funny sentences would increase and the competitiveness will be there, as well (I know that 'logic' is not the correct word, because they are senile heroes, after all, but some of the sentences we got were quite absurd and it was obvious they were picked this way only to prevent the opponents from gaining more points).
Also, I think the Champion memory should be voted at the end of the game, from all memories, and the winner to get points in their overall points in the game, as well.