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This document summarizes the initial brainstorming, theme, mechanics, and initial playtesting of a board game about Celtic society called "Na Celtigh". The game is for 2-6 players over 2 eras of 5 turns each. Players take on roles like Druid or Bard and collect resources like wealth, knowledge, and faith to build structures, maintain their civilization, and advance to the next era. Buildings provide resources and special abilities depend on the player's civilization. Initial playtesting helped evaluate the game mechanics.
Board Game Presentation
- 1. Na Celtigh (The Celts) Ludology & Gameplay - Board Game Team 2- Bernhard Raml Fabrizio Velero Covone Marc O Donoghue
- 2. Contents Initial Brainstorming Theme & Design Game Mechanics Initial Playtests & Findings
- 3. Initial Brainstorming God / Gods theme / functionality Epic scale (God of War, etc.) Folklore Economy/ Resource management Influences: Age of Empires From Dust Celtic Village (mini-game) Risk Celtic folklore & art (Tuatha de Danann, knot-work, etc.) Anno Games
- 4. Theme & Design Celtic Society, History & Mythology Art (metalwork, sculpture, Illumination) Buildings Resources Societal roles Events Warfare Technology & advancement
- 5. Game Mechanics 2-6 players 5 turns per era, 2 eras Players choose a civilization / identity & starting region Druid, Sage, Bard Each player throws a dice to decide the starting player: highest roll wins. Turn rotation is clock-wise Main Goal Every 5 rounds, each player has to gather enough resources to progress to the new Era At the beginning of each new era all the players have to pay the era ’ s progression target A new era allows placement of more buildings & a refresh of building cards ’ hand If a player cannot afford to progress, they are out of the game .
- 6. Game Mechanics Each turn is divided into five phases: Draw Building Card: The player can draw a card from the Building Deck only by paying 3 Knowledge resources Pay Maintenance on Buildings: The player will have to pay the maintenance for all the buildings he/she placed into his/her region. Gathering Resources: The player will gather the resources he/she planned to produce by placing buildings into his/her counties. Draw Event Card: The player has to draw a card from Event ’ s Deck and follow the instructions described on it. Production Plan: During this phase the player has to plan his/her income by placing and/or changing a building into the available counties. Placing strategy will be based on his/her needs.
- 7. Game Mechanics Buildings Farm, Distillery, Secluded Monastery, Offering Altar, School, Mystic Circle
- 8. Game Mechanics Civilizations have certain inherent bonuses Bard ( Distillery and Farm maintenance is free) Druid ( Offering Altar and Secluded Monastery maintenance is free) Sage ( School and Mystic Circle maintenance is free) Players draw building cards Resources (Wealth, Knowledge & Faith) Must be spent to maintain buildings and progress to next era Each player will start with 5 units of each resource type (i.e.: 5 Wealth, 5 Knowledge and 5 Faith) Knowledge: pay 3 to draw another building card Wealth: pay 5 to place a building into a county Faith: pay 5 to draw another event card Resources are useful trading goods, they can be spent to maintain buildings and they will let the player to go forward into the game
- 9. Initial Playtests & Findings