Where better to ask for help coming up with a good theme for Shake Out! than the birthplace of its name, the BGDF?
SO, here's the deal, I'm in talks with a publisher who wants to pick up Shake Out! (www.thegamecrafter.com/games/shake-out-). The thing is, they want to theme it, so, for this exercise, I'm asking everyone to help with coming up with a good theme! Assume, for all intents and purposes that the game isn't going to change.
What the publisher has suggested is "thieves" where each card colour becomes a different thing to steal, like yellow becomes gold, red becomes rubies, green becomes jade necklaces etc.
I had already thrown around the idea of conquering countries or provinces of a country. The bonus die could then be considered the militia die or the mercenary die.
A friend also suggested collecting a menagerie of animals.
So, BGDF, help me out! Let's come up with some great theme ideas!
I hear what you're saying, Monday, but in this case it really is still up in the air and the publisher really is looking for more ideas.
That being said, this is all great stuff, thank so much everyone!
One thing about some of the suggestion to keep in mind. Like, the example of preparing food for animals in a zoo... I like the idea, it's a good idea but in the game, collecting same coloured cards is advantageous.. so making a salad out of lots of one ingredient would actually be better for your score.. but probably a more boring salad. ^_^
Thanks for posting the rules Kirioni, you beat me to it.