Aug
3
2008
Quäsenbö: a new Decktet game
I hung out with Ricci this afternoon. I brought along my Decktet, and we tried some of the games, then decided to make up one of our own. I suggested adapting Crazy Eights to this weird double-suited deck; a direct adaptation didn’t do too well on its own (it was too easy to get rid of cards), but Ricci had an idea that worked brilliantly, of incurring penalties for repeating suits.
Then I came home and wrote down the rules … Give it a try! (Don’t believe a word of the historical background, though! I just made it up, and stole the great nonsense word “quäsenbö” from an old Roz Chast cartoon.)
August 4th, 2008 at 8:23 AM
You should include a pronunciation guide!
September 29th, 2008 at 1:31 AM
This game is REALLY good! I love the Decktet. It adds a certain charm to playing cards. Nice work. You should definitely consider quitting your day job and doing this full time :-P
September 29th, 2008 at 10:00 AM
Woo, thanks DangerPrune! Unfortunately I’ve become addicted to the lifestyle of a well-paid software engineer, and last I checked, board/card-game designers were not compensated at the same level :-P (Plus, I’d miss the fabulous cafeterias at my current day job.)
You might want to look at my latest game related project, a
laser-cut lucite hex game board. I think it came out really well!