Rad Pirates of the Toxic Sands Development Discussion.

[@ktizoid]

In the Alpha Tango game engine, cards are used for actions as well. One suit is a 13-man crew. Hands are only 6 cards at a time and are discarded as they are used. Only one can be selected as a repair card, so it takes a couple of rounds to get that card back, which prevents both sides from hanging out for repair too long. For Rad pirates, you could limit repair capabilities to certain cards or card combinations and achieve similar.

[@Ched80]

Really enjoyed the discussion. It's wonderful to see the discussion unfold, why some decisions were taken. I also agree that it's important to have a great core system before scribbling all over it with asymmetrical factions and whatnot. I wasn't sure what the sand adds to this game. It could have just been the sea. I thought there could be something the sand could do to make it different from our ship based games. Sandstorms? Sand creatures?

[@RuleofCarnage]

Well, since we were able to record the sausage being made it was cool to show it off. The thing is, figuring out what the sand could add is half the challenge.