Interested to see how League/Organized play would be set up for a game like this. I'm not entirely sure I could dredge up enough support at my shop (between Magic, Heroclix, Yu-gi-oh, and a dedicated board game group, my local gaming community's pretty tapped out - pun not intended), but I'd love to try, as it seems like a great game, with tons of expansion capabilities.
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
i agree as well. i am trying to organize various types of Organize play for fan favourites but first test was a bit slow as there were no play examples in the game book (i.e. 2 player scenario to 4 player scenario)
I can see it happening but it will need more time for exposure before people start to gather in droves.
Plus product support from Bandai would help bring people to the door as it is always nice to receive something free.
Bandai's evidently been fairly successful with their organized play for their Resident Evil Deck Building Game, and have offered out various promo cards and playmats as prize support - I haven't, however, been able to find any real explanations as to how it worked for that, beyond just the shop signing up for an OP kit.
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Organized Play is a bit of a relax format for stores. We provide promotional items but leave it to the store to choose how to run the event. Players can simply bring a copy of the game and play with new people or the store can set games down and come up with a slightly more rigid format.
Here are some examples that you can do in regards to playing with more then 5 people in a single game:
Klingon Civil War can be played with multiple teams of 2 (Ex. 2 v 2 v 2 v 2) or 2 teams of up to 5 each if you combine 2 games.
Borg Invasion can be played in teams of 3 or 4, where the goal is to either win or survive the longest, by combining 2 or more games.
If this is something that the store is interested in trying, then you can report how it went and we can compile a list of rules for such games.
Alright, that sounds great. I like the game, and would love to throw my support behind it on the local level. I've already got a group of about 6 other people playing and enjoying it - the occasional tournament day dedicated specifically to STDBG as opposed to the general board game nights we have could be a lot of fun.
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
I'm new to this forum and have been playing STDBG for perhaps over a year. But my group of friends is a small number of players.Originally Posted by Mr. Domino
On a side note I've also personally founded and designed a sport-themed CCG. Through my experience with that I can offer some good feed back.
Players would organize a "ladder league" type of league through a third party website called www.myleague.com. It would be a good way to track player's records, scores, rank, and so on. They also use the ELO rating system to rank players so each player would have a legit number rating reflecting their level of skill. Chess organizations use the same system.
I've personally organized, hosted, and offered the same type of league for my card game to other players within the state of FL. It's been working for us.
However there ought to be some standard format of play or game types. The only flaw to that ladder league is their system doesn't keep track of formats, just a player's wins/losses. So it would reflect their record which is a combined total of whatever formats they've played, not each one individually. My game is strictly 1v1 while STDBG can expand into a multi-player game.
I would encourage the leaders in charge to somewhat follow Magic: the gathering's type of formats since they're very well established world-wide and have a strong infrastructure for their tournament play. It would be foolish to ignore whatever credibility they've racked up for the years.
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