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2022/05-gencant/Rules.md

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ Choose one element to be the one placed, and the other to decide the direction i
 > This means that the players can place a Fire to the top-right of a filled hex,
 > or a Light below a filled hex.
 
+If you are unable to place either element in any direction, you must nullify (cross out) an empty hex instead.
+Nullified hexes count as being filled, but have no element associated.
+
 If either of the following elements are touching, cross them out.
 They have nullified each other.
 For reference, these pairs are on the nexus cards.
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ For reference, these pairs are on the nexus cards.
 - Fire and Water
 - Earth and Air
 
-When all 15 mana cards have been flipped, the festival is over.
+When all 15 mana cards have been flipped twice, the festival is over.
 See how the audience liked your display with the following rules.
 Do not count nullified elements.
 
@@ -37,14 +40,19 @@ Do not count nullified elements.
     - Darkness tries to swallow everything
 - Fire = 2 points for each connection between adjacent fire hexes
     - Fire grows and burns
-- Water = 3 times length for straight line of 3 or more
+- Water = 3 points for each in longest path
     - Water flows like a river
-- Earth = 4 points for each cluster of 3
+- Earth = 4 points for each triangular cluster
     - Earth is solid and clustered together
-- Air = 3 points per hex in the longest path
+- Air = 4 points for every fork in the line
     - Air is flowing
-- Harmonic Convergence = flower or line of all 6 elements = 10 points
+
+Advanced scoring conditions:
+
+- Harmonic Convergence = flower or line of all 6 elements = 15 points
     - Perfect convergence of elements puts on a flashy show
+- Void = flower of nullified hexes = 10 points
+    - Making good use of negative space
 
 The highest scoring display wins the festival!
 In case of a tie, use the scores for the individual elements, in clockwise order starting from the top.

2022/05-gencant/deck.rb

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ require 'squib'
 element_descs = {
   "light" => "3 per cluster",
   "dark" => "3 each after first in clusters",
-  "fire" => "2 points per connected pair",
+  "fire" => "2 points per connection between hexes",
-  "water" => "3 times length for straight line of 3+",
+  "water" => "3 points for each in longest path",
   "earth" => "4 per triangle cluster",
-  "air" => "3 points for each curve in line"
+  "air" => "4 points for every fork in line"
 }
 
 Squib::Deck.new(cards: 18, layout: 'layout.yml', width: '3.5in', height: '2.5in') do
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ Squib::Deck.new(cards: 6, width: '3in', height: '4in') do
   svg x: '0.5in', y: '0.5in', width: '2.0in', height: '2.0in', file: 'images/hexgrid.svg'
 
   text x: '0.5in', y: '2.75in', width: '2in', height: '0.5in', str: 'Scoring', align: :center
-  (0..6).each do |i|
+  syms = %w(light dark fire water earth air)
-    rect x: inches(0.5) + i * inches(2.0/7.0), y: '3.0in', width: '0.25in', height: '0.25in'
+  (0..5).each do |i|
+    svg x: inches(0.5) + i * inches(2.0/7.0), y: '3.0in', width: '0.25in', height: '0.25in',
+        file: "images/#{syms[i]}.svg"
     rect x: inches(0.5) + i * inches(2.0/7.0), y: '3.25in', width: '0.25in', height: '0.25in'
   end
   star x: inches(0.5) + 6 * inches(2.0/7.0) + inches(0.125), y: '3.125in',

2022/05-gencant/plays/Feedback.md

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Luke
+    "Directional stuff" hardest to wrap head around
+    Cancelation good, maybe suggest playing without for the first game
+    Compass rose for the elements?
+        It *is* cool that it reuses the board as a compass
+    Ignored certain elements, which helped him focus
+        Elk in Cascadia
+    Scoring was familiar and straightforward
+    Put symbols directly scoring sheet