Where should a rule for number of turns go?

[DaveShack]

Where should a rule for number of turns per month go?

Core ruleset
Faction platform

Poll is open for 3 days and is public

This is part 2 of a 4 part question.

 

[Provolution]

Without a core rule for how many turns that can be covered per term, we may see a faction hijack the game and play too many turns in a way it hurts the game or too few turns in a way it hurts the game too. Setting a minimum of for example 25 turns and a maximum of for example 60 turns would at least guarantee a certain progression within reason.

This core gameplay mechanic should not be up to the factions, as it is de facto a core rule influencing the metagame to the highest degree, which this poll itself is making evident.

 

[ravensfire]

Factional ruleset.

Let each faction decide how their government will progress the game.

-- Ravensfire

 

[AluminumKnight]

We need a maximum number of turns. What happens if someone decides they just want to play the whole game in one sitting? I am not in favor of a minimum amount of turns, but we need something in the core rules to prevent abuse.

 

[ravensfire]

We need a maximum number of turns. What happens if someone decides they just want to play the whole game in one sitting? I am not in favor of a minimum amount of turns, but we need something in the core rules to prevent abuse.

How do you enforce that? (And note - that has NEVER, EVER been a concern. If anything, people have complained about a SLOW pace of play.) What happens when the natural pace of play goes over that maximum number?

The answer is NOT a hard limit. The answer is to make sure that the majority of citizens are happy with the pace, and give them a way to push the faction to stick with that pace.

Finally - remember that there should be a requirement in the core rules about reporting the results of a game session in sufficient detail to allow someone else to general reproduce the turns. Can you imagine playing 500 turns in a day and still meeting that requirement?

-- Ravensfire

 

[Cyc]

Maybe that's the answer to getting one of these games finished is to play it all in one day.