#59777: "Sequential Animal Draw Phase Option "
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Some players (myself included at times) will draw up to two solitary symbols then wait until the opponent has finished drawing to decide whether or not to draw more.
When both players do this strategy, it leads to a deadlock where neither wants to draw or declare that they are done drawing.
On BGG, the designer says that he would be ok with an "option to make the guardian animal phase done in turn order". In my mind, this suggestion would be implemented similar to Chocolate Factory, and like Chocolate Factory, this could be a setup option with the default being Simultaneous.
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• Please explain what you wanted to do, what you did and what happened
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Google Chrome v98
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Some players (myself included at times) will draw up to two solitary symbols then wait until the opponent has finished drawing to decide whether or not to draw more.
When both players do this strategy, it leads to a deadlock where neither wants to draw or declare that they are done drawing.
On BGG, the designer says that he would be ok with an "option to make the guardian animal phase done in turn order". In my mind, this suggestion would be implemented similar to Chocolate Factory, and like Chocolate Factory, this could be a setup option with the default being Simultaneous.
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2816755/drawing-animals-deadlock -
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v98
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
Some players (myself included at times) will draw up to two solitary symbols then wait until the opponent has finished drawing to decide whether or not to draw more.
When both players do this strategy, it leads to a deadlock where neither wants to draw or declare that they are done drawing.
On BGG, the designer says that he would be ok with an "option to make the guardian animal phase done in turn order". In my mind, this suggestion would be implemented similar to Chocolate Factory, and like Chocolate Factory, this could be a setup option with the default being Simultaneous.
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2816755/drawing-animals-deadlock • Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v98
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• What was displayed on the screen when you were blocked (Blank screen? Part of the game interface? Error message?)
Some players (myself included at times) will draw up to two solitary symbols then wait until the opponent has finished drawing to decide whether or not to draw more.
When both players do this strategy, it leads to a deadlock where neither wants to draw or declare that they are done drawing.
On BGG, the designer says that he would be ok with an "option to make the guardian animal phase done in turn order". In my mind, this suggestion would be implemented similar to Chocolate Factory, and like Chocolate Factory, this could be a setup option with the default being Simultaneous.
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2816755/drawing-animals-deadlock • Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v98
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• Which part of the rules was not followed by the BGA adaptation?
Some players (myself included at times) will draw up to two solitary symbols then wait until the opponent has finished drawing to decide whether or not to draw more.
When both players do this strategy, it leads to a deadlock where neither wants to draw or declare that they are done drawing.
On BGG, the designer says that he would be ok with an "option to make the guardian animal phase done in turn order". In my mind, this suggestion would be implemented similar to Chocolate Factory, and like Chocolate Factory, this could be a setup option with the default being Simultaneous.
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2816755/drawing-animals-deadlock -
• Is the rules violation visible on game replay? If yes, at which move number?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v98
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• What was the game action you wanted to do?
Some players (myself included at times) will draw up to two solitary symbols then wait until the opponent has finished drawing to decide whether or not to draw more.
When both players do this strategy, it leads to a deadlock where neither wants to draw or declare that they are done drawing.
On BGG, the designer says that he would be ok with an "option to make the guardian animal phase done in turn order". In my mind, this suggestion would be implemented similar to Chocolate Factory, and like Chocolate Factory, this could be a setup option with the default being Simultaneous.
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2816755/drawing-animals-deadlock -
• What did you try to do to trigger this game action?
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• What happened when you tried to do this (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v98
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• At which step of the game did the problem occur? What was the current game instruction?
Some players (myself included at times) will draw up to two solitary symbols then wait until the opponent has finished drawing to decide whether or not to draw more.
When both players do this strategy, it leads to a deadlock where neither wants to draw or declare that they are done drawing.
On BGG, the designer says that he would be ok with an "option to make the guardian animal phase done in turn order". In my mind, this suggestion would be implemented similar to Chocolate Factory, and like Chocolate Factory, this could be a setup option with the default being Simultaneous.
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2816755/drawing-animals-deadlock -
• What happened when you tried to do this game action (error message, game status bar message, ...)?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v98
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• Please describe the display issue. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
Some players (myself included at times) will draw up to two solitary symbols then wait until the opponent has finished drawing to decide whether or not to draw more.
When both players do this strategy, it leads to a deadlock where neither wants to draw or declare that they are done drawing.
On BGG, the designer says that he would be ok with an "option to make the guardian animal phase done in turn order". In my mind, this suggestion would be implemented similar to Chocolate Factory, and like Chocolate Factory, this could be a setup option with the default being Simultaneous.
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2816755/drawing-animals-deadlock • Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v98
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• Please copy/paste the text displayed in English instead of your language. If you have a screenshot of this bug (good practice), you can use Imgur.com to upload it and copy/paste the link here.
Some players (myself included at times) will draw up to two solitary symbols then wait until the opponent has finished drawing to decide whether or not to draw more.
When both players do this strategy, it leads to a deadlock where neither wants to draw or declare that they are done drawing.
On BGG, the designer says that he would be ok with an "option to make the guardian animal phase done in turn order". In my mind, this suggestion would be implemented similar to Chocolate Factory, and like Chocolate Factory, this could be a setup option with the default being Simultaneous.
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2816755/drawing-animals-deadlock -
• Is this text available in the translation system? If yes, has it been translated for more than 24 hours?
• Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v98
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• Please explain your suggestion precisely and concisely so that it's as easy as possible to understand what you mean.
Some players (myself included at times) will draw up to two solitary symbols then wait until the opponent has finished drawing to decide whether or not to draw more.
When both players do this strategy, it leads to a deadlock where neither wants to draw or declare that they are done drawing.
On BGG, the designer says that he would be ok with an "option to make the guardian animal phase done in turn order". In my mind, this suggestion would be implemented similar to Chocolate Factory, and like Chocolate Factory, this could be a setup option with the default being Simultaneous.
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2816755/drawing-animals-deadlock • Which browser are you using?
Google Chrome v98
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If I were playing the game in real life, I think we'd either agree not to look or just force players to commit starting from the First Player marker. There are a number of games out there where it usually doesn't matter and players can perform their actions at the same time, but there's a defined order which players can use as needed. (Roll for the Galaxy has this sort of rule, but I don't know how (or if) it's implemented on BGA.)
boardgamegeek.com/thread/2816755/drawing-animals-deadlock
I don't understand the point of revealing the drawn cards while players are creating their line (no matter the competition level).
IMO, it's just flawed
- Checking what other players did doesn't seem to be the designer's intent here.
- This can lead to mentionned deadlocks. No need to play arena, if you try to win even a bit, weighting decisions is a normal thing, and knowing current risks is part of it.
- And it SPAMS the gamelog with a bunch of USELESS lines mixing "Alice draws @2#3", "Bob draws §1£1¤2", "Carl draws #2§1¤2", etc., making it barely readable
(I gave up both last times I tried to look for something in the log on this game... quite annoying)
I perfectly understand that the designer didn't initially think of this, but now that the issue is raised, why not fix it completely ?
Thanks for you opinion, but drawing simultaneously is part of the game, whether you like it or not.
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