clearclaw wrote:
I'm curious as to what others find the most valuable improvements,
Here are my thoughts:
- Make the map physically larger?
- Yes, but only slightly
- Multi-track income/versus dilution chart?
- Not necessary
- Fill the hexes with the terrain colour for easier recognition?
- This is nice, but some redraws overdo it. Just a bit of colour to differentiate the types of terrain, or possibly some texture (a la AoS)
- Player aid data on the map?
- A nice feature but pretty useless after a few plays
Also, let me add:
- Mounted board?
- A nice feature but not necessary
- Money?
- Not sure how Queen will handle this but I'm pretty sure I'm sticking to my poker chips
My biggest complaint with Winsome's production quality is yellow letters or numbers without an outline on a white background; I can barely read the coordinates on West Riding, but other than that, I kinda like their minimalist approach. I don't think Queen has too far to go with this one.
I've had this discussion with other gamers before. We setup Railroad Tycoon and take a minute and appreciate the beautiful artwork, but then when actually start playing, everyone gets distracted by the same artwork. It's too much. (That and the blue/purple thing - 'nough said about that!)



































































