An abandoned underwater research station.
A nightmarish creature from the depths of the ocean.
A trapped group of amnesiac survivors.
These are the clues.
Solve the mystery.
A new survival/mystery story engine from the award winning co-creator of Panty Explosion and Sea Dracula.
40 full color pages. Square bound 8×5.5 book
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August 11, 2009 at 6:26 am |
I just read the Ocean pdf I got from Go Play PDX forum (via the Story Games thread on one-shot game recommendations).
It occurred to me after the first read that maybe the game doesn’t scale that well. I mean with say 5 players there are five times nine dice pools whereas for 3 players there’s only three times 9 dice to convert to bonus dice. Meaning that with 3 there’s less chance of getting the necessary clues to solve all the mysteries.
Am I onto something here or is there something that negates this that I haven’t been thinking about?
August 11, 2009 at 6:45 am |
You are 100% correct. Bringing more players increases your chances of “winning” the game.
August 11, 2009 at 6:48 am |
Thanks for the quick answer. I think we’ll opt for 2 bonus dice per clue if we end up playing with three players.