All in all, we tried to evolve the concept of worker placement with additional layers of strategy while keeping the gameplay intuitive, thematically flavourful and not overly complicated. With that in mind, after having gone through a few early concepts, our design goals slowly took shape. That said, we felt that the classic formula could be improved in many ways, such as providing more room for player interaction, and more complex decisions.
This realization led to choosing worker placement as the core mechanic of Trickerion – a decision we were happy to make, since we’re long-time fans of worker placement games and we feel that it is one of the best board game mechanics out there. As we delved deeper into the topic, we learned that these magicians usually had a team, with well-defined roles, to work with. We both love movies such as The Prestige or the Houdini films, and we felt that the mysterious world of the 19 th century stage illusionists is unique and engaging enough to be the background of a board game. In the early days of designing our game, one of the first things we’ve agreed upon, and the main source of inspiration all along, was its theme. If they are willing to get their hands dirty, they can even visit the Dark Alley location to obtain some insidious extra actions, or change their fate by dabbling into the supernatural at the fortune teller.Ĭheck out our latest rule book for further information!
On top of managing their team and trick repertoire, players can also improve their magician’s skills by collecting shards of the mighty Trickerion Stone and learning new abilities using its power. How these Performances shape up is entirely up to the players: they build them from the ground up with the tricks of their choice, and they can perform them alone, or choose to temporarily cooperate with others in a co-performance for mutual benefits. Using these characters and their resources, players will be able to sculpt their own repertoire of Tricks from 40 available magic illusions in 4 different categories, prepare and perfect them on their very own Workshop that can be expanded during the game, and finally perform them at the Theater. Behind every great magician there is a team of helpers: a gorgeous Pretty Assistant, a cunning Manager, a resourceful Engineer and some diligent Apprentices.
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