Taking a Moment to Appreciate…

March 8, 2016March 8, 2016 by Krellumdead

The Weather Zen™ team is taking a moment to appreciate PrezCon – you! – and our vision of what’s to come.

We had a terrifically exhilarating, amazing (and exhausting) time at PrezCon. Due to great player feedback, we made a few changes:

Storm Tokens: At PrezCon we experimented with changing from a 3-part day (morning, afternoon and evening) to a 2-part day (a.m./p.m.). Because of this change, we needed 2-sided storm tokens and they were a hit! Players found them easier to move and see on the board.

Larger storm tokens on board. — Storm tokens are now larger, 2-sided pieces.

Event Cards: Early in the PrezCon week, players still had to play a card to discard it. However, if a player didn’t like a card in their hand they had to play it – and spend Qi – to get a new one. That mechanic just wasn’t working so mid-week we introduced a new rule: Players can discard an event card for a new one. They can then play an event card again on the next turn!

Event Cards. — Don’t like an event card in your hand? Discard it!

To You-the-Gamer: We thank you for your enthusiasm.

…and a good time was had by all!

February 17, 2016April 13, 2016 by Susan Holland

The Weather Zen™ team had a great time this past Saturday! Members of the Bent Theatre improv group and friends joined us at CoshX Labs’ space in Charlottesville to play a game and create our very own video with Screenboy Productions.

Countdown to PrezCon | Developing Storms

February 10, 2016March 3, 2016 by Susan Holland

Only 12 more days til the PrezCon Winter Nationals February 22-28 where we’ll be playing our latest prototype of Weather Zen™! Will we see you there?

Storms are key to the Weather Zen™ story and to gameplay. As they move across the landscape throughout the game they continually challenge players’ planning and survival. Storms are a constant and active player in the game.