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Title: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 11/06/18, 02:17pm
Let us play a little game and earn some Magic Potion!

The first person to name our next game will earn 1 month of Magic Potion! Yes 1 month of Magic Potion!

But that's not all, any person who asks an interesting question (a question that helps us get significantly closer to the solution) will also be rewarded with Magic Potion or Gold. Just be aware that we can only reply Yes or No to your questions. So don't ask the color of the box or the number of letters in the title!

Ready to play? Let's go!

PS: only one rule, you cannot ask two questions in a row or make two propositions in a row! You need to wait for another player to post another question/proposition before asking again. This is just to avoid flooding by one player.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Carlos C. on 11/06/18, 02:29pm
Let's play. \o/


Was the physical game released in the last 5 years?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 11/06/18, 03:06pm
Quote
Was the physical game released in the last 5 years?

Indeed it was Carlos.

Since you were the first player, you deserve a little reward. Please find 50 coins in your account!
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Carlos C. on 11/06/18, 04:03pm
Thank you. Now let us wait for someone else chime in. =)
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jeff M. on 11/06/18, 04:34pm
Is it a card based game?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 11/06/18, 05:35pm
Is it a card based game?

Yes, it is a card-only game.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Carlos C. on 11/06/18, 06:16pm
Was the game created by a single designer?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Ann L. on 11/06/18, 07:30pm
Is the game from a well known game author?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 11/06/18, 08:17pm
Was the game created by a single designer?

No.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 11/06/18, 08:18pm
Is the game from a well known game author?

I think the best answer is no. But it certainly depends on how you look at it.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Daisuke S. on 11/06/18, 10:47pm
Hi,

Is there already a game of the same editor on happy meeple?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 12/06/18, 09:01am
Hi,

Is there already a game of the same editor on happy meeple?

No.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Michel G. on 12/06/18, 09:09am
Is the original game (not the version that will be on Happy Meeple) a game that can be played by more than 2 players?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 12/06/18, 10:02am
Is the original game (not the version that will be on Happy Meeple) a game that can be played by more than 2 players?

No. It is a 2-player only game.

This is good progress. Here is 100 gold coins for you.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jamie A. on 12/06/18, 11:19am
Does the game include set collection?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 12/06/18, 12:14pm
Does the game include set collection?

Sometimes :)

100 coins for you Jamie. Good one.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Carlos C. on 12/06/18, 12:28pm
Does it have a real-world theme (as in not literature, movies, fantasy, sci-fi)?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 12/06/18, 12:44pm
Does it have a real-world theme (as in not literature, movies, fantasy, sci-fi)?

I'd say it has got a historical theme. But not a strong one.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Carlos C. on 12/06/18, 03:50pm
Is it Trambahn?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 12/06/18, 04:07pm
Is it Trambahn?

Interesting game, but no it is not Trambahn (a game similar to Lost Cities, with less luck and longer).
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jonathan C. on 12/06/18, 04:55pm
Is it more luck based or strategic?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 12/06/18, 05:19pm
Is it more luck based or strategic?

I would say strategic.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Carlos C. on 12/06/18, 06:14pm
Does it have more than 500 ratings (Num Voters) on BGG?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Daisuke S. on 12/06/18, 06:54pm
Tides of Time ?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 12/06/18, 07:30pm
Does it have more than 500 ratings (Num Voters) on BGG?

No.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 12/06/18, 07:30pm
Tides of Time ?

No. But it is a good effort. We looked at Tides of Time a few years ago.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: David M. on 12/06/18, 07:39pm
Is it 7 Wonders Duel?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Carlos C. on 12/06/18, 07:52pm
Is it Tessen?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Anne B. on 12/06/18, 08:57pm
Le jeu est-il sorti en France?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 12/06/18, 09:03pm
Is it 7 Wonders Duel?

No.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 12/06/18, 09:04pm
Is it Tessen?

No.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 12/06/18, 09:04pm
Le jeu est-il sorti en France?

No the game was not released in France.
Good one. 100 coins for you Anne.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Carlos C. on 12/06/18, 09:55pm
Is the designer German?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Daisuke S. on 13/06/18, 12:34am
Did the game win any award?
(Est-ce que le jeu a gagné un prix quelconque? : Je vois qu'on peut parler en français!  :P)
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jamie A. on 13/06/18, 06:30am
Is the winner determined by scorekeeping/point counting?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jack S. on 13/06/18, 08:00am
Is it Throne and the Grail?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 13/06/18, 09:49am
Is the designer German?

No.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 13/06/18, 09:50am
Did the game win any award?
(Est-ce que le jeu a gagné un prix quelconque? : Je vois qu'on peut parler en français!  :P)

I am not aware that the game won any award. But it won something as far as I know...
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 13/06/18, 09:51am
Is the winner determined by scorekeeping/point counting?

Yes indeed.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 13/06/18, 09:55am
Is it Throne and the Grail?

No. Interesting game that could well be on Happy Meeple it seems. I had never heard of it. Thanks for the heads up! 100 gold coins for you Jack.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Joseph S. on 13/06/18, 03:25pm
Does it have card drafting?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 13/06/18, 04:26pm
Does it have card drafting?

No. At least not in the usual sense like in 7 Wonders.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Carlos C. on 13/06/18, 05:00pm
Is the theme related to war or physical violence (like boxing or mafia)?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Aamir S. on 13/06/18, 05:07pm
is it Dominoes(the Card Version)?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 13/06/18, 11:08pm
Is the theme related to war or physical violence (like boxing or mafia)?
No. Or very little.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 13/06/18, 11:09pm
is it Dominoes(the Card Version)?
No.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Clive P. on 15/06/18, 12:07am
Does it have a mythical theme?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 15/06/18, 09:38am
Does it have a mythical theme?
No.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Carlos C. on 15/06/18, 08:04pm
Minimum age above 10?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 15/06/18, 10:41pm
Minimum age above 10?
The publisher has just let me know that it is below 10.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Guest 202382 on 16/06/18, 07:07am
Is it posible to score more than 100?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 16/06/18, 08:33am
Is it posible to score more than 100?
I don't think it is theoretically possible to score more than 100 points. If it is, it won't happen in practice.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Daisuke S. on 16/06/18, 03:29pm
Are there "path cards", like in "saboteur" for example?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 16/06/18, 06:09pm
Are there "path cards", like in "saboteur" for example?
No path as such.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Clive P. on 16/06/18, 10:31pm
Does it involve dice?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 17/06/18, 08:52am
Does it involve dice?
It is a card-only game. See earlier.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Daisuke S. on 17/06/18, 01:40pm
To summarize the clues :

_Released in the last 5 years
_Card-only game (no dices etc.)
_2-players only
_Include set collection ("sometimes")
_Strategic (more than game)
_Not released in France
_No card drafting, No path cards

_No Mythical theme
_No physical violence theme, or very little (war, mafia...)
_Award game
_Scorekeeping/point counting, (maybe possible above 100pts)
_Less than 500 rating on BGG
_Minimum age : below 10
_Historical theme. But not a strong one.
_Several designers
_NOT a known game author (Not a Reiner Knizia for example...!)
_New editor an happymeeple


Games already proposed :

_Trambahn
_Tides of Time
_7 Wonders Duel
_Tessen
_ Throne and the Grail
_Dominoes
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Daisuke S. on 17/06/18, 01:45pm
Are there several types of resources to collect?
(Like in "Keltis or", to the contrary to "Hanakimoji" or "Lost cities" for example)
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 17/06/18, 03:59pm
Are there several types of resources to collect?
(Like in "Keltis or", to the contrary to "Hanakimoji" or "Lost cities" for example)
Yes, many different things to "collect".
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jamie A. on 17/06/18, 08:47pm
To summarize the clues :

_Released in the last 5 years
_Card-only game (no dices etc.)
_2-players only
_Include set collection ("sometimes")
_Strategic (more than game)
_Not released in France
_No card drafting, No path cards

_No Mythical theme
_No physical violence theme, or very little (war, mafia...)
_Award game
_Scorekeeping/point counting, (maybe possible above 100pts)
_Less than 500 rating on BGG
_Minimum age : below 10
_Historical theme. But not a strong one.
_Several designers
_NOT a known game author (Not a Reiner Knizia for example...!)
_New editor an happymeeple

Also not a German designer.

Designer may be known to some, just not broadly well known (as in your example)

Regarding Awards, not sure what to make of - "I am not aware that the game won any award. But it won something as far as I know..."
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Ann L. on 18/06/18, 01:30am
Was the game released in Germany?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Guest 171790 on 18/06/18, 01:38am
Is the original name in English?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 18/06/18, 09:00am
Regarding Awards, not sure what to make of - "I am not aware that the game won any award. But it won something as far as I know..."
It is a good clue though.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 18/06/18, 09:00am
Was the game released in Germany?
No. I don't think so.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 18/06/18, 09:01am
Is the original name in English?
Yes. 100 gold coins for you.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Daisuke S. on 18/06/18, 01:30pm
Is it a sequel or an adaptation of another game? (like hanamikoji for example, which is a card adaptation of the board game, or like "keltis or")
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 18/06/18, 02:29pm
Is it a sequel or an adaptation of another game? (like hanamikoji for example, which is a card adaptation of the board game, or like "keltis or")
As far as I know the game does not have any predecessor.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Guest 171790 on 20/06/18, 01:43am
Is the original name in English?
Yes. 100 gold coins for you.

Thank You!!

Does it take more than 4 minutes to play (happy meeple scale)?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 20/06/18, 08:09am
Does it take more than 4 minutes to play (happy meeple scale)?

I am not 100% sure yet. But I think it should be more than 4 minutes on the Happy Meeple scale. The Happy Meeple scale is optimistic and mostly based on play against a bot.
The publisher said to me that he never saw a game last more than 15 minutes in real life, but I have played a game myself that took longer (I am a slow player).
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Alexandre S. on 20/06/18, 10:44am
Hi :)
Is the game's title made with 3 words or less ?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 20/06/18, 10:50am
Is the game's title made with 3 words or less ?
Yes!
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Ellstar M. on 20/06/18, 03:50pm
Is it Morels/Fungi?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: David M. on 20/06/18, 07:02pm
Did the game have a kick-starter campaign?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Alexandre S. on 20/06/18, 07:20pm
Are there nice illustrations on the cards or not really ?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 20/06/18, 10:30pm
Is it Morels/Fungi?
No it is not.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 20/06/18, 10:32pm
Did the game have a kick-starter campaign?
Yes it had!!!!
That was a very good question. Let me give you 1 week of Magic Potion David!!!
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 20/06/18, 10:47pm
Are there nice illustrations on the cards or not really ?
Art is always a subjective matter. But I would say the gameplay is a stronger asset of the game than its artwork.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Clive P. on 21/06/18, 09:09am
I am certain it is a game I have never heard of  ;)
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Carlos C. on 21/06/18, 12:49pm
I am getting stumped. Is it Primar?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 21/06/18, 03:06pm
I am getting stumped. Is it Primar?
No.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Ellstar M. on 21/06/18, 03:53pm
Does the game have an Asian theme?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 21/06/18, 03:54pm
Does the game have an Asian theme?
No, it is not East at all...
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: David M. on 21/06/18, 04:07pm
Wow!  Thank you.

Unfortunately I'm stumped! 

Did the game have a kick-starter campaign?
Yes it had!!!!
That was a very good question. Let me give you 1 week of Magic Potion David!!!
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 21/06/18, 04:50pm
What does stumped mean? The online translator did not help me much.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: David M. on 21/06/18, 06:15pm
Confused, perplexed, baffled would be some synonyms off the top of my head.

ie "That question really stumped me!" = "That question really confused me" = "That question has me baffled"

What does stumped mean? The online translator did not help me much.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Alexandre S. on 22/06/18, 01:43am
Can we see water on the box ?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 22/06/18, 09:51am
Can we see water on the box ?
There is no box as such.
There is water in the game though.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Guest 202382 on 22/06/18, 01:20pm
Dos it hv a ghost on it?
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Alexandre S. on 22/06/18, 03:06pm
Actually it seems what I saw from the game I thought about wan't exactly the box itself.
So I'll go with my last thought : is it Circle the Wagons ?
It corresponds pretty well to the restrictions we found til now especially the "not eastern at all" comment
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 22/06/18, 03:10pm
Actually it seems what I saw from the game I thought about wan't exactly the box itself.
So I'll go with my last thought : is it Circle the Wagons ?
It corresponds pretty well to the restrictions we found til now especially the "not eastern at all" comment

Ha Ha!

Yes indeed it IS. The water is on the rules cover, but not on the wallet.

CIRCLE THE WAGONS it is.

Well done. Let me now give you 1 month of Magic Potion.

Enjoy!



Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Alexandre S. on 22/06/18, 03:19pm
Haaaa awesome ! Damn I feel like the chosen one haha thanks a lot !
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Daisuke S. on 22/06/18, 04:42pm
Congratulations Choosen One!  ;D
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: David M. on 22/06/18, 04:59pm
Congrats!

I look forward to playing the new game when available.
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jamie A. on 23/06/18, 08:42am
Great job Alexandre!

Looking forward to this one too, and feeling a bit <slaps head>. I'm in their current kickstarter, which includes this game, and didn't even think of them.

And the not-an-award that it won was the 2016 Button Shy Wallet Design Contest. So indeed, that reply made sense.  ;)
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Daisuke S. on 23/06/18, 02:22pm
Right, I finally get this clue!  ;D I thought it was a mistype, or my english limitation. Ok, now I get it...  ;)
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jeff R. on 24/06/18, 06:04am
I don't know what your next game is going to be but I just played this game today called "Welcome to..." and the whole time I was playing it, I couldn't stop thinking about how perfect this game would be for Happy Meeple! Please look into that one as it is a perfect style game for this!
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Jimmy V. on 25/06/18, 02:55pm
Welcome to... has been under our radar for a long time but we have not had a chance to play it or even read the rules. I was under the impression that it was a bit too complicated for Happy Meeple.

Thanks for the heads up Jeff!

It is also nice reading you think about Happy Meeple when trying new games. :)
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Carlos C. on 26/06/18, 08:03pm
Actually it seems what I saw from the game I thought about wan't exactly the box itself.
So I'll go with my last thought : is it Circle the Wagons ?

Congrats, Alexandre!
Title: Re: Giveaway - find the name of your next game
Post by: Susanne on 27/06/18, 02:46pm
Congrats, Alexandre! Well done!