Re: [spoon-discuss] On Win Resets

["Orc In A Spacesuit" <orcinaspacesuit@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: "Glotmorf" <glotmorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Pay more with what?  Would everyone start out with a pool of something that 
> they could use to bid for a few big things or a slew of little things?  And 
> would it be sealed bids, or rounds of sealed bids, or are we talking N-Bay 
> here?

Regarding resources, I said at some point before giving everything a BNS 
value that might be purchased after a win, and allow purchase with a set 
amount of BNS that you have to spend at the beginning of the game.  Or we 
could set up an equivalent currency, like Character Creation Points or 
something.

Regarding purchasing and bidding:
I say a combination.  Some unique things that we want someone to have at all 
times, but many would want, we could bid on.  How, exactly, I would likely 
say sealed bids, with perhaps a public "set of bids" that can be modifeid by 
anyone before the win happens; essentially, Wonko could say "If there's ever 
a win, I automatically bid 1000 BNS for the Ministry of the Force position." 
 And after a win, people would have a few short ndays to bid secretly on 
the things up.

Anything drawn out, like rounds of bids or N-Bay, would take too long, and 
would put those who don't check their email that often at a disadvantage.

Most things, however, should be freely purchaseable, as long as you have the 
BNS or whatever.  These things could include stuff like location purchasing, 
aquirement of an unowned improvement, getting a Boots of +1 Speed, etc.

One thing we will have to do is make sure that there is no set of things 
that could be bought at the start (with the amount of BNS you get) that 
would result in a nearly instant win.

Wandering a bit off topic, since ministerial positions and benefits 
associated with societies was mentioned:  I think that singularly empowering 
societies in the rules is a Bad Thing.  Things like Gnomes, Airspeeders and 
their Upgrades, and even my Boomcages, having those restricted to specific 
societies, I don't like.  But I think this has already been discussed, and 
most players agree with me.  Just we never got a good prop hammered out to 
fix it.

Orc in a Spacesuit

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