P.D. Magnus
United States
Albany
New York
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People have mentioned (both in the comments here and in playtest sessions) that bidding is too dangerous to be worthwhile. Here are two rules that would make bidding more attractive:
1. If the high bidder takes more tricks than they bid, they score their bid minus one for each overtrick. (This combines with the existing rules. A bidder who takes fewer tricks than they bid scores zero points. A bidder who takes exactly the number of tricks that they bid scores their bid plus a bonus of three.)
2. In a Bottom hand, Aces are considered high and Crowns are considered low. Number cards retain their usual order. So the order of cards in a Bottom hand would be: Crown,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,Ace (In a Top hand, Aces are low and Crowns are high.)
The first rule makes bidding a bit less risky by adding a margin for error. The second rule makes controlling the bid matter more, by increasing the difference between Top and Bottom hands.
Both of these rules need more playtesting. Feedback is welcome.
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P.D. Magnus
United States
Albany
New York
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The Decktet Book includes updated rules for Chicane. I've just changed the rules on the webpage and at the wiki to reflect that.
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Daniël Muilwijk
Netherlands
Zeist
Utrecht
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Part 2 of these rule changes aren't included in the book. Was that on purpose or by accident?
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P.D. Magnus
United States
Albany
New York
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That was deliberate. After playtesting, I decided that the change in bidding - and adding the Nil bid - was enough.
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Posted Thu Jul 9, 2009 8:22 pm
