Snow Fight Board Game

v.01

Turn based board game on hex grid.

Starting Rules

• Players
  • 2 pieces each
• Turns
• Barriers
  • barriers block throws
  • can only throw in straight line past barriers
• Capture the flag
  • enter flag space to capture
  • piece carries flag
  • bring flag back to your own to score
  • First to 2 captures wins
  • After capture game carries on from current state
  • Flags with 10 spaces between
• Throwing snowballs
  • Roll d20
  • Ranges, hits on
    • 1 >= 9
    • 2 >= 12
    • Roll of 20 hits and player takes another turn of move/throwing
      • Pieces do not return in extra turn
  • when hit, piece is removed for 1 whole turn (skips next turn)
• returning pieces can be placed adjacent to flag space, player's choice where
• returning pieces can move/throw immediately

Assets Required

• Hex grid image
• d20
• player pieces/bits
• 3 flag bits

Playtest 1

• 3 players
• Triangle board
• Flags are 10 spaces apart
• 2 pieces per team

Rules

• Get flag
  • Changed: space next to flag captures, returns
• Own flag returned immediately upon touching by defender
  • Changed: Flag must be carried back home, this greatly sped up the game by allowing someone to actually score a goal
• Move 3 spaces
  • Spread across 2 pieces in any order or amount
• Throws:
  • 1 throw per player per turn
    • Changed: each piece can throw once per turn

Observations

• Sped up when each piece could throw
• Timing of when to hit a player matters. Move speed and board means that typically when a flag was captured and the piece starts to return home, the defending player got a piece next turn and immediately gave chase.
  • this means that a lot rode on that first throw by the chasing piece
    • if missed, chase continued and really came down to a hit or not, mostly at range of 1, so odds were good to hit
• Teaming up (2 v 1) is key but difficult to achieve
• Play largely occurred along edges, straight lines between goals
  • open center avoided
  • barriers played a huge role

Playtest 2

• 4 players
• squarish board
• Each piece can move up to 3 and throw once each turn
• Can move or throw in any order
• Throwing
  • Added throw range 3 >= 17

Rules to Consider

• Can't move after throw
• Snowball inventory needs to be replenished
  • trade movement for a turn to make snowballs
  • central snowball repository anyone can use

Cards?

• Get hit, draw card for consequence
• Snowball cards for inventory