Hey guys, first submission here. While i have other games I'm working on, i was browsing around and thought of a patent based game. Not too sure of the mechanics yet, or much of anything past a premise of gathering a bunch of old style patents together (Like the head mounted automatic chicken feeder, or rain water collecting umbrella).
The ideas so far are:
1) A bidding style game where cards are flipped up with points attached, and players have to try to get them.
2)A 'war' style card game where players throw down patents in an effort to steal other lower cost patents.
Any other ideas on how this could be developed? It's just a rough idea.
Patents: They could be victory conditions
Stealing: Not sure. Just hashing out ideas and mechanics that could work with it.
Win: Potential the most victory points, or most patents. Again, not too sure, as it's too amorphous of an idea.
Mostly just wanted to start discussions on how something like this could be done.