[spoon-discuss] Card Reinforcement

[Daniel Lepage <dpl33@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Idea for a card mechanic: Reinforcement.

A card could have a Reinforcement X text, where X is a number (or maybe 
just X); the normal text happens if you play just the card, but you may 
choose to play multiple copies of the card, if it has Reinforcement, 
and it would count as a single play, and would do whatever was in the 
Reinforcement text.

An example:

{{
__NakStorm__
Image: Fists coming into the picture box from all directions.
Body: A random Syn card ceases to be waiting.
Reinforcement 2: All Syn cards cease to be waiting.
}}

{{
__Smuggling Ring__
Image: A group of black-clad gentlemen sitting around a table in a 
darkened room.
Body: Choose a player. That player loses 2 points, and you gain 2 
points.
Reinforement X: Choose a player. That player loses X^3+2 points, and 
you gain x^3 points.
}}

The first would destroy a random Syn if played by itself, or would 
destroy all Syns if you played three at once (though playing three at 
once would count as a single play)

The second could be used to steal 2 points from a player; or you could 
play any number of them as a single play to steal 2+X^3 points, losing 
2 in the process, from that player, so playing two would take 3 points 
and give you 1, three would take ten points and give you eight, four 
would take 29 points and give you 27, etc.

Both of these cards would create a real incentive to trade cards using 
things like Syn and Ack, and to prevent such trades with Nak, etc., as 
a player with three Smuggling Rings might offer two NakStorms to 
another player who only had one in exchange for a fourth Ring, etc.

Any thoughts?

--
Wonko

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