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A jam submission

Highland TerriersView game page

Submitted by alexonemillion — 2 days, 3 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Creativity/Uniqueness#123.9384.067
Use of This Year's Theme#124.0674.200
Clarity of Rules/Mechanics#193.0983.200

Ranked from 15 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Includes Law of Root?

No

Includes PnP?

Yes

Includes TTS files?

No

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

The warriors being suited so that they're thematically of different clans is such an awesome idea. And your artwork is so much fun as usual. I look forward to seeing it every year!

Submitted(+1)

Thematically and mechanically, this seems so fun to play. This may be my favorite Root Jam faction so far that I have read through. Very cool!

Submitted(+1)

I love the theme for this faction!  It almost sounds like you have three smaller factions running around the board, but they get stronger if they can be united.  If you ever made a physical version of this faction, I'd hope that the Crown has wearable by the King ;-)

Developer

Thank you! I designed the meeples with flat ears so you can balance the crown on top of the king. Not QUITE wearable but close!

Submitted(+1)

First off, the artwork is incredibly clean. I love the subtle nod to the actual Honours of Scotland for the crown design!

That being said, despite my best efforts, I can't quite grasp the crown displacement diagram. Could you clarify how it's supposed to work?

Developer

Thank you! Sure, so imagine the crown and your pieces are be in the clearing with the word “hoof!” in it, so you take a battle action to hoof the crown. Roll a single dice.  A roll of 0 would mean you could place the crown on any connecting path. A roll of 1 and you can move it along the path and then into a clearing where it stops (scoring you 1vp). A roll of 2 means you move it along a path, through a clearing and place it on a new path (scoring you 1vp for the clearing still) and a roll of 3 is path - clearing - path - clearing (for 2vp). The idea came to me when kicking a ball for my dog. I liked the idea of a bunch of dogs chasing a ball around the woodland and the ball became a crown and the dogs became Scottish in tribute to my friend’s West Highland Terrier, Raki.

Submitted (2 edits)

Oh, I see! For some reason, I skipped the fact that it can end on a path. My bad. That's very funny.

And for the king or any terrier warrior to pick the crown back up, they only need to get into its clearing or move along its path, correct?

And does the berry ability really mean that if the king is alone in the clearing, he can't act during Daylight?

Developer

To pick the crown up they need to rule the clearing or move along a path with it. 

Not sure what you mean by berry ability? The king acts like a warrior whether he is alone or with other warriors, but his andvantage is he can act with any revealed card. Just treat him like any other warrior for move, battle etc. BUT he must battle in daylight or be removed. 

Submitted

Under "King o the dugs" it says that he can take actions with any Highland warriors. Which made me understand that he can't take an action alone. But perhaps your phrasing is good and it's just me 😅

Developer

Yeah it says “can” rather than “must”. Maybe it’s not too clear? Only two weeks to make the thing means it’s hard to iron out everything.