Retheme that makes teaching Diamonds a breeze |

zombie homer

I was going to introduce Diamonds to a group of friends who are familiar with trick taking games. I found the suit actions a little abstract and started to think if I can slap on a theme to make it easier to teach and play without referencing the suit actions.

Here's what I came up with - mining dwarves (cos I can't get enough of them

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My 'Mine' card and 'Kingdom' shield compared to the original (no reference cards required!)

The suit actions are related to mining gold, and bringing them into your kingdom. The 4 dwarf classes that will help you do that are:

Wizards (Magic) - move 1 gold from the supply straight into your kingdom
d10-2

Miners (Dig) - move 1 gold from the supply to your mine
d10-3

Goldsmith (Extract) - move 1 gold from your mine into your kingdom
d10-4

Warrior (Rob) - move 1 gold from your opponent's mine into your mine

I placed the basic rules behind the shield and it took me just 2 minutes to teach the game (as the players are all familiar with trick-taking games)

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allison

(mad4hatter)

United States
Plainfield
Indiana

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I really love this retheme, you did an awesome job.

As far as teaching goes, we typically say you get to 'bury' your diamond with your spade (shovel) and you can steal a diamond by 'clubbing' (punching) an opponent. This still leaves hearts and diamonds. I usually make a point to show that diamonds are the best and most efficient suit (which is why it is called diamonds). That only leaves hearts, but it is still all very abstract.

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LYNDA ORM

(star5red)

United States
Atlanta
Michigan

I like this theme! Is there a PNP posted?

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