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7 Blunders variant

Posted: 17 September 2018, 23:16
by Ragnarokawaits
I'd love to see the game variant "7 Blunders" implemented on BGA!
This is a delightful fan-designed variant, described here https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/895830/7-blunders
and with rules here https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/85134/7-blunders

Losing 7 Wonders (shooting for a low score) is at least as fun as trying to get a high score. It certainly makes for interesting decisions, especially for experienced 7 Wonders players.
This variant is a hit among our group (most of whom are bored of 7 Wonders) and really adds longevity to this well-designed high player count game.

Re: 7 Blunders variant

Posted: 18 September 2018, 14:32
by CB Droege
Irrelevant to your suggestion: I tried this variant recently and found it extremely boring, as all the 'right decisions' were even more obvious than in a regular 7 Wonders games. Maybe the people in my group just weren't looking at it right, but all but one of us hated it.

Relevant to your suggestion though: This won't happen, as BGA has a policy of only implementing official variants, so unless the game publisher or designer has published this as an option in some official errata, it's not going to happen.

Re: 7 Blunders variant

Posted: 19 September 2018, 00:36
by 6element
I'm curious what prevents people from shooting for the lowest score using the existing implementation?

You likely want to disable ELO rating since the goal of the game is opposite to normal 7 Wonders, but what would your gaming group need in terms of other features? It seems that all you need is agreement that a player who is the next to the one who discarded for coins can claim that the discard was illegal. This can be done already using the text chat, right?