Cards You Sacrifice for Benefit

[jeff]

One suggestion from last year — I think it came from Adam or Nate in SF (are you guys on here yet?) — was to consider cards that you could sacrifice yourself for some expanded benefit.

Here's one we tested recently:

During play, this made a Crowne player's head explode — in a magnificently dramatic way —when our Outworld tester played three of these at once, out of nowhere, to completely diffuse a 16-point attack.

Observations? Thoughts? Reactions?

[Brainiac4]

I like it. I am guessing that you intend that the mechanic could be used in other ways - attack cards that can be destroyed to yield additional power (Throw The Guns At Them), maneuver cards that can be destroyed to yield additional maneuver (Ablative Brake Linings).

I probably wouldn't use it with lower benefit than 4.

[Kevin]

I can dig this mechanic.

Destroy, super effect, then play recycle-from-destroyed pile cards.

Also makes room to introduce CWZ anti-graveyard cards to act as a balancing response.

[jeff]

Indeed — there's already a similar card for Attack icons in the playtest mix.

Agreed — I think that four additional icons is probably what it would take to make me blow up a card for it.

Although, also: In playtests at Protospiel this weekend, I routinely saw people blow up more cards than that pushing their turbines for attack icons. One guy destroyed something like 10 cards hunting for seven attack icons he was short for a long-range shot at a fast enemy. So there is a willingness among (some?) players to do some serious self-damage in order to do what they want to do.

[littlewozo]

Yes, my (the aforementioned Crowne player) head did explode in a "That's Bull(crap)" sort of way, but that's not to say that's not fun. I enjoy being surprised by exception-based stuff.