Six days left to e-mail Hippodice with my entry. As the moment of truth draws near I have a feeling that I’m wasting my time submitting my stuff to people who are probably looking for the next ‘Settler’s of Catan’ or ‘Puerto Rico’.
As you probably know, talking about the future for board games in an article online Wolfgang Kramer wrote - 'Social strategy games will have difficulty maintaining their special position. Nevertheless, they can succeed. What is required are new, innovative game ideas to bring players a unique playing experience. Authors and publishers must develop good new products that are able to attract new groups of buyers.'
I hope the people at Hippodice have read his words, and won’t be shocked to receive a ‘Gooey Louie’ variant :)
The point I was making is that I am submitting a burger and fries to a competition being judged by gourmets of French cuisine. As you say, there is only one way to find out whether they like the taste.
Like others you seem surprised that I could spend so much time making cards. In turn, I cannot understand that after spending a thousand hours perfecting a game design anybody can be surprised that I am prepared to spend a long afternoon making a near production quality prototype!
Thanks for the good wishes.