We think so! The first prototype had about 100, then 128, and we realized we were seeing a decent amount of repeats and "waiting" for certain cards. This wasn't as much fun as not knowing what was coming next. With 256 cards, there are so many more possibilities every turn, and we believe that enhances replayability significantly.

One of the things we noticed during playtesting and design was that "countering" an opponents card, either by moving pieces to prevent their Joke move, or by placing them in check, was a strong move, and also un-fun if it was too easy to do. Cheap checks are especially possible late in games, and not particularly enjoyable to play against. So we decided to make the act of placing someone in check have a cost - giving them 25 points. It does change strategy up a bit, but we found that it doesn't hamper a successful attack if it's meant to angle toward checkmate instead of just a card-counter.

You can, although you'll often need additional pieces. You can use the discs provided in the game in such a case.

Very little! The cards and rulebook are complete, although we'll take feedback from new players if any errors or unclear elements are found. The board is...well, it's a chessboard! It's done. The box art is the last thing we're wrapping up work on. Aside from that, this game is print-ready!

We did indeed just run a Kickstarter campaign for another game, Mystic Curling Club. If you haven't seen it, it's a fun dexterity-based Curling game, with magic! We had two great ideas for new games this year, and we want to make them both. They'll be printing at the same time at the factory. If you're also a Mystic Curling Club backer, we'll ship both together to you with a discount (shipping one larger box is cheaper than shipping two small boxes!). Mystic Curling Club is also be available as an add-on in this campaign.

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