!% (Bangmod)
by Matthew E. Boyce
Description
!% started it's life as the boardgame ! (a boardgame by Nic Kent and Vasily Koroslev).
The modified version was decided upon after playtesting the original game and deciding to convolve its ruleset with
Fluxx for a bit more choas in the ruleset (and hopefully a bit
more fun for computerized play, which suffers a bit). This version was also simpler in some respects; e.g. it only has
one deck of cards. The key things you should know about !% are as follows:
- Up to 6 players may play the game.
- There board consists of colored road tiles.
- Each Player has a location and orientation on the board.
- All players start with a hand of 5 cards.
- The Cards consist of effects and replacement board tiles.
- Players first play up to two cards, and then move up to one space each turn.
- Players discard as much as they want and draw to five cards at the end of their turn.
- The goal of !% is to reach all checkpoints and return to the start.
Normal Use
Normal use is as follows:
- Load !%: `java -jar BangMod.jar` (requires java 1.5)
- Enter player information in the dialog.
- (Turns have begun, for each turn)
- Play tiles by double clicking on effects or dragging tiles onto the board (rotate them using right click).
- End each turn phase with the end phase button on the right.