Sight Reader
United States
Colorado
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This is the discussion thread for this variant. The downloadable PDF can be found here:
http://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/69105/veda-v1-0-an-indian-...
VEDA: The Epic Age of the Buddah and Mahavira
You can win by occupying a number of interconnected states ("Connected Win") or a total number of states ("Unconnected Win").
You are limited to a hand size of 10 cards per round (subject to gameplay changes).
You are limited to 3 cubes or Control Markers (subject to gameplay changes). If you want to take additional states, you must abandon an existing possession. The remainder of your cubes are kept in your Reserve.
The perks awarded for the capture of states (mahajanapadas or "great clans") are as follows:
Culture (cube icon): You may use a Reserve cube to occupy this state.
Power (recycle icon): You may immediately draw, discard, or replace the indicated number of cards.
Wealth (hand icon): On the next round, your hand limit is extended by the indicated number of cards.
The function of cards are themed as follows:
Bishop: The Buddha (top commanders renounce)
Pope: The Mahavira (ultra-pacifist founder of the Jains)
Winter: Monsoon (or a Seige)
Summer: Dry Season (or an Open Battle)
Heroine: Elephants
Courtesan: Advisors
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Sight Reader
United States
Colorado
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I only got to test this one twice with five players, so additional playtesting and feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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Warren Davis
United States
Jacksonville
Florida
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I approve!
 I'll let you know when I get to try it out...
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Sight Reader
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Colorado
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The powers of the different mahajanapadas is based on the Wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahajanapadas
It seems like there's a fair amount of uncertainty as to where these entities were located: they may not be nation-states so much as areas of clan influence.
hermeticmage wrote: I approve! I'll let you know when I get to try it out...
Yay! Oh, and if anyone has suggestions for my rudimentary Indian history, please give me a heads up.
As an example, I'm not too fond of the title "Veda". It was called "Vedic" before that. I considered "Magadha", but I thought that would put too much emphasis on a single mahajanapada. I also considered "Ksatriya" and "Mahajanapada", but neither seemed to be particularly evocative nor pronouncible. "Ganges" gives the wrong impression and "Ashoka" is simply the wrong century.
I'm currently fishing around for some emblematic images to add to the map.
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Posted Thu Aug 4, 2011 5:19 pm
