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marine world card search mechanics
Posted: 04 August 2025, 13:39
by k4r
hey guys.
I wonder - when we get university with specific animal, what is the procedure?
Algorithm start searching from the top of the deck, until it finds the animal.
Then what? searched cards went to waste deck? goes back to deck on top?
It would be interesting to know these number of cards wasted
Plus, I would like to know - how many cards are left in the deck.
Any thoughts?
Re: marine world card search mechanics
Posted: 04 August 2025, 21:21
by SiRan90
Searched cards go to the bottom of the draw deck. Not sure what use knowing the number of cards left are, in my games at least i never get close to the end of the deck.
Re: marine world card search mechanics
Posted: 05 August 2025, 20:28
by k4r
SiRan90 wrote: ↑04 August 2025, 21:21
Searched cards go to the bottom of the draw deck. Not sure what use knowing the number of cards left are, in my games at least i never get close to the end of the deck.
how do you know you never get close if you dont have deck countdown?
Re: marine world card search mechanics
Posted: 05 August 2025, 20:53
by SiRan90
I play in real life
Re: marine world card search mechanics
Posted: 06 August 2025, 04:35
by David314
Alright, so I'll ask the silly followup question: The search reveals cards until you find one of the appropriate type. Can we see the revealed cards anywhere? (Hunter, for instance, puts that information in the public game log.) Knowing "opponent doesn't have golden eagle and since it's now on the bottom of a huge deck we'll never see it this game", for example, could be useful information.
Re: marine world card search mechanics
Posted: 06 August 2025, 09:11
by Tisaac
David314 wrote: ↑06 August 2025, 04:35
Alright, so I'll ask the silly followup question: The search reveals cards until you find one of the appropriate type. Can we see the revealed cards anywhere? (Hunter, for instance, puts that information in the public game log.) Knowing "opponent doesn't have golden eagle and since it's now on the bottom of a huge deck we'll never see it this game", for example, could be useful information.
No, designer specifically ask to not didplay this information publicly. It was also changed on older abilities to work the same.
Re: marine world card search mechanics
Posted: 06 August 2025, 16:37
by D20Headshot
Interesting! I am not a fan of searching cards because it involves a lot of handling and discarding, not something I like IRL. But even if I consider it to be a flaw of game design, I am (mildly) shocked that they decided to have a different experience between online and offline games.
Re: marine world card search mechanics
Posted: 06 August 2025, 19:11
by Tisaac
D20Headshot wrote: ↑06 August 2025, 16:37
Interesting! I am not a fan of searching cards because it involves a lot of handling and discarding, not something I like IRL. But even if I consider it to be a flaw of game design, I am (mildly) shocked that they decided to have a different experience between online and offline games.
Well it's because you obviously can't do the current online way IRL !
Re: marine world card search mechanics
Posted: 06 August 2025, 22:48
by danielvictor
I'm a bit confused,here. Playing face-to-face,one player would need to see what the cards were,so then they would have an unfair advantage if the others couldn't. So,then it looks as if the designers are choosing not to mimic the face-to-face situation in online games.
Re: marine world card search mechanics
Posted: 06 August 2025, 23:12
by SiRan90
danielvictor wrote: ↑06 August 2025, 22:48
I'm a bit confused,here. Playing face-to-face,one player would need to see what the cards were,so then they would have an unfair advantage if the others couldn't. So,then it looks as if the designers are choosing not to mimic the face-to-face situation in online games.
But i guess noone sees the cards, the current player only sees the card that they get, not all the ones that have been put back into the deck