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[Askot Bokbondeler]

i'm developping this boardgame, at first for a very abstract art exibition, but now i'm planning to sell this on local street fairs and renaissance fairs, and maybe one day a kickstarter or somming. It's been tested by about 8 people, 6 of wich found it fun

It's a chess-like thingie. Two players on a 8x8 board, with 12 pieces, 6 for each player. There are 6 visually distinct pieces, one for each player, and each piece move in a way only the owner knows, at least at the begnning of the game. As they play, players start to figue out the oponents pieces, and on your first games, it is a good idea to note down the oponents moves. Games tend to be short, so we always played 3 rounds to decide a winner.

I haven't decided on a name, i've thought up the two on the thread title, but i'd apreciate some input. I'm also planning to start a thread on Forum Games, but i'm having trouble finding the time to host a forum game so i'd like to tempt you into setting up a game among yourseves. An arbiter might be useful but i don't think it is needed and i can't afford to be more than a spectator, so, at least two of you would be interested?

I'd post the rules of the game in a more detailed manner, but i don't want to have a huge first post and i'm still writing it all up, so i'll end here.

[bahihs]

As an avid chess-player, this seems like a good alternate that can be played with a chess set. (Sometimes you need something to pass the time between tournament games)

Can you elaborate on the rules?

[UXLZ]

This almost sounds like that old war game. (No not chess.) There *are* large differences but the premise that you don't know what your opponent's pieces are until they're interacted with is quite similar.
I can't remember what it was called, but you had a board of pieces with a picture that faced only you, and the goal was to take your opponent's three flags (I think, it's been ages since I've played it) which were all placed on their back row. (But you didn't know which pieces were which.)
There were mines.
I think it was kind of an American Civil War setting. Napoleonic as well, maybe.

[Askot Bokbondeler]

that kinda sounds like battleships? i always thought that game was magical, we used to play it on grid paper and seeing it being played on gamesets always weirded me out.

at the start of the game you assign one of 6 move-sets to each of your pieces...  guess i'll just post this here

Spoiler: Game Rules (click to show/hide)

The game is played in a 8x8 board, each player has 6 unique pieces of his color.
In the begining of the game each player lays their pieces on the board in the folowing manner:
 
  ░▒░▒░▒░▒
  ▒abcdef░
  ░▒░▒░▒░▒
  ▒░▒░▒░▒░
  ░▒░▒░▒░▒
  ▒░▒░▒░▒░
  ░uvwxyz▒
  ▒░▒░▒░▒░

Each player then assigns a move-set to each piece, noting it down on a card which is kept hidden from the oposing player.
There are 6 unique move-sets, and all must be assigned to one piece, no two pieces of the same player can move in the same manner.
The folowing move-sets are available:

  ▒░▒░▒  ▒░▒░▒  ▒░▒░▒  ▒░∙░▒  ▒░∙░▒  ∙░▒░∙
  ░▒∙▒░  ░∙░∙░  ░∙∙∙░  ░▒∙▒░  ░∙░∙░  ░∙░∙░
  ▒∙Ω∙▒  ▒░Ω░▒  ▒∙Ω∙▒  ∙∙Ω∙∙  ∙░Ω░∙  ▒░Ω░▒
  ░▒∙▒░  ░∙░∙░  ░∙∙∙░  ░▒∙▒░  ░∙░∙░  ░▒∙▒░
  ▒░▒░▒  ▒░▒░▒  ▒░▒░▒  ▒░∙░▒  ▒░∙░▒  ▒░▒░▒


Players then take turns moving their pieces, one each turn, acording to the move-sets they were assigned in the begining o the game.


It is alowed, and advisable for begining players, to note down their oponent's moves to try and figure out how a given piece moves.
Pieces cannot move into a square ocupied by a piece owned by the same player.
When a piece lands on a square ocupied by the oponent's piece, the opponent's piece is taken and the oponent discloses its move-set. The player who took the piece scores a point
when a piece reaches the oposing end of the board and is not taken by the oponent in the folowing move, at the begining of the piece owner's next turn that piece is removed from the board and the owner scores 2 points, and discloses the move-set of the removed piece.
When a player scores 6 points the game ends, both player disclose their cards, and the scoring player wins the round. The game tends to be somewhat short, so if everyone is still having fun two other games are played to decide the best player.

the boardgame i'm planning to sell is packaged in a burlap pouch that when untied unfolds into the gameboard: an 8x8 grid handprinted on the cloth. The game pieces are polished slices of branches with fhuthark runes burned on them. 6 pairs of runes, half of wich are varnished in a darker color. That's for the 15($20?) euro edition that i'll start with. Then i want to make a fancy edtion, in a velvet cloth and with tiger eye and red jasper runes for 40(50?).
pics!:

Spoiler:  not my work (click to show/hide)

[UXLZ]

Nah, it wasn't battleships. You had reasonably large amount of pieces, probably twice as many as chess.

The pieces look pretty cool. Will the piece of paper explaining what the runes actually are come with it?

I don't think 50 dollars is anywhere near 40 euros, but I'm Australian so I don't really know. (Assuming you mean American dollars here.)
 

[Askot Bokbondeler]

I havent put much thought on shipping it abroad so i don't care much for the conversion rates yet. the local price isn't settled yet either

The game board doesnt feature all the runes, but i'm using them all and you get 6 out of 24 runes, in two colors, so i'm listing them all in the generic pamphlet that comes wth the game. Their names are spelled out, their mistical uses in neopagan religious practices arent described though.

i'm typing up an op on forum games right now, just to call attention in a more visible place.

[Askot Bokbondeler]

game thread in http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=146741.0

[coolio678]

This almost sounds like that old war game. (No not chess.) There *are* large differences but the premise that you don't know what your opponent's pieces are until they're interacted with is quite similar.
I can't remember what it was called, but you had a board of pieces with a picture that faced only you, and the goal was to take your opponent's three flags (I think, it's been ages since I've played it) which were all placed on their back row. (But you didn't know which pieces were which.)
There were mines.
I think it was kind of an American Civil War setting. Napoleonic as well, maybe.

You're thinking of Stratego. That's a fantastic game, although it's been a while since I've played.